{"product_id":"what-i-learned-in-narnia","title":"What I Learned in Narnia","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;One rainy day, years ago, a little girl named Lucy discovered that the back of a wardrobe isn't always just the back of a wardrobe. Sometimes, it's a door into another world.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}'\u003eOne rainy day, years ago, a little girl named Lucy discovered that the back of a wardrobe isn't always just the back of a wardrobe. Sometimes, it's a door into another world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;We tend to think being \\\u0026quot;stressed out\\\u0026quot; is a normal state of affairs, and that contentment means sitting back and just bottling things up. For the Christian, however, contentment is something we must apply, work at, and make our own in every circumstance, because anxiety and frustration are not neutral behaviors.\\nIt is certainly easier to go with our natural impulses when times are very hard or even just \\\u0026quot;annoying,\\\u0026quot; but contentment is an important part of our Christian life. Even the apostle Paul had to \\\u0026quot;learn\\\u0026quot; contentment. So we shouldn't wonder why we're still in spiritual kindergarten—repeating the same lessons over and over again—if we haven't given ourselves to study contentment. Thankfully, every test God gives on contentment is open book (even the pop quizzes!). In Learning Contentment, Nancy Wilson looks to the Bible and Puritans like Jeremiah Burroughs, Samuel Rutherford, Thomas Watson, and Charles Spurgeon to help us develop the practical, spiritual strength and the perspective that comes from contentment's deep satisfaction with the will of God. This encouraging little book follows after Nancy Wilson's Virtuous: A Study for Ladies of Every Age. Learning Contentment includes concise explanations, application questions and assignments that will involve and challenge everyone, and lots of biblical wisdom for individuals and groups.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #6fa8dc;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/FC-204.pdf?2778\" title=\"What I Learned Narnia Look Inside the Book Sample\" style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLook Inside the Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff9900;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/B0792J59SY\/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-105729\u0026amp;ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_105729_rh_us\" style=\"color: #ff9900; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"What I Learned in Narnia on Audible\"\u003eListen on Audible\u003c\/a\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Lucy's case, that other world was called Narnia, and though she was among the first to enter it, she was by no means the last. Millions of children (young and old) have followed her there and met its strange but wonderful inhabitants—Mr. Tumnus, Reepicheep, and Puddleglum, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the lessons of Narnia don't just belong to the world of fiction and fantasy. We may never meet fawns, talking mice, or marshwiggles in our ordinary lives, but the lessons they teach in The Chronicles of Narnia are the very lessons we need to fight the battles we face in our everyday lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouglas Wilson begins this series of meditations on C.S. Lewis's \u003cem\u003eThe Chronicles of Narnia\u003c\/em\u003e with the observation, \"This is not intended to be an introduction to Narnia at all, but is rather more like a conversation between good friends about some other good friends, talking about what a good time we all had and why.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilson highlights the practical themes of mature, Christian living that emerge from these classic tales—nobility, confession, complete grace—a joyful contrast to the thinness of modern life. A must for any Narnia fan, young or old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also purchase this as an audiobook here, on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/B0792J59SY\/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-105729\u0026amp;ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_105729_rh_us\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/A-Serrated-Edge-A-Brief-Defense-of-Biblical-Satire-and-Trinitarian-Skylarking-Audiobook\/B07D9385RR?qid%3D1562178701%26sr%3D1-12%26pf_rd_p%3De81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe%26pf_rd_r%3D4NY941T4SQVHPRE8THD1%26ref%3Da_search_c3_lProduct_1_12\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1562266018989000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNHlwufl2BIUvNxEgG3714Uy6mIeow\" title=\"What I Learned in Narnia on Audible\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaudible\u003c\/a\u003e,* on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/audiobook\/407655316\/What-I-Learned-in-Narnia\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/audiobook\/407655342\/A-Serrated-Edge-A-Brief-Defense-of-Biblical-Satire-and-Trinitarian-Skylarking\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1562266018989000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNHkdcW8851hG_fe5TTlqF_Ayih21g\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSCRIBD\u003c\/a\u003e, and wherever audiobooks are sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* All purchases made through this link will earn us a small commission through Amazon Associates, an affiliate program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhat People Are Saying:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A fine book. Douglas Wilson knows that the best way to learn from the Narnia Chronicles is by approaching them as stories to be read and reread. Only when we freely enjoy them as tales of adventure will they ever truly edify. Love is the great opener of eyes, and this book is full of insights.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-Michael Ward, author of \u003cem\u003ePlanet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis\u003c\/em\u003e and Chaplain of St Peter's College, Oxford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"For me, Doug Wilson is like his mentor Lewis—even when I disagree I find myself spiritually challenged, thoughtfully provoked, and longing for more child-like wonder and enchantment. I trust this book will do the same for all who read its pages.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Justin Taylor, managing editor, ESV Study Bible and blogger, \u003cem\u003eBetween Two Worlds \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"The best reading is the kind that weaves in and out of our own lives, so that it's hard to tell where the books end and we begin. C. S. Lewis wrote books that ask to be read that way, and here Douglas Wilson heeds the call. \u003cem\u003eWhat I Learned in Narnia\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich response to stories that hold a world of wisdom. Wilson draws forth that wisdom and shows it to us.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Alan Jacobs, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis\u003c\/em\u003e and professor of English, Wheaton College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a pastor in Moscow, Idaho, a father of three, and grandfather of seventeen. He is the author of numerous books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecluttering Your Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFuture Men\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Exasperate Your Wife\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/FC-204.pdf?2778\"\u003eLook Inside the Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR: Douglas Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAGE COUNT: 174 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 5.50x8.50\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBINDING: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-10: 1591280796\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781591280798\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePUB. 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