For Your Weekend: Anything But Ordinary

Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 5:1-12

“Then he isn’t safe?” said Lucy.

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver. “Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”[1]

These lines from C.S Lewis’ beloved book, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, are among my favorite literary quotes. The character of Mr. Beaver is speaking to Lucy and her sister and brother about Aslan, the lion king of the world of Narnia. Aslan also happens to be an archetype of Jes...