Quote of the Week
Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 06:58AM 
This week's quote of the week was sent to me by my pastor.
"For my own part, I tend to find the doctrinal books often more helpful in devotion than the devotional books, and I rather suspect that the same experience may await others. I believe that many who find that "nothing happens" when they sit down, or kneel down, to a book of devotion, would find that the heart sings unbidden while they are working their way through a tough bit of theology with a pipe in their teeth and a pencil in their hand'"
--C. S. Lewis, from a preface he wrote for a translation of Athanasius' The Incarnation of the Word of God
I don't study with a pipe in my teeth, but I do read with a pencil in my hand and have often been moved to joy or tears when the light dawns on "a tough bit of theology" with which I've been wrangling. I know many of you feel the same.
Seeing the cup of tea at his elbow, I can't resist sharing another of my favorite C. S. Lewis quotes:
"You can't get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."
I can relate to both quotes, can't you? (And don't you love the look on his face?)
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Reader Comments (8)
Yes, yes, my answer is yes to all of your questions.
I love both quotes and the look on Lewis' face is gorgeous. H e really does look like he is going to salivate at the joy of discovering some profound theological truth.
I knew you would like these quotes.
Yes, he has a joy from within... one that says he knows who's child he is. :)
Love the quote!
Well, maybe I should try reading theology with a pipe...
Here's another quote:
A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to stick in his mouth.
Anyway, I read the pregace, but I still haven't got around to reading On the Incarnation. :(
*preface
yes, most books aren't large enough :)
Also....learning directly from God's word...beats most devotionals hands down1 :)
The tea... I could pass on... make it a cup of hot chicken bouillon though...ah... now that settles. :)
Love this quote, Kim. :)