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Much has been made, both satirical and serious, about how modern praise worship adds a “chorus “to existing hymns. The argument against the chorus often points out how these songs have existed in some cases for over a century and done just fine without a chorus or power chords to make an impact.

Dysphoria is a feeling of not belonging, of being that odd key left on the keyring because no one knows what you do but they’re afraid to throw you away. My Christian faith is quite clear that all mankind suffers from a kind of dysphoria caused by the brokenness of creation.

Bethany Dillon When Disney partnered with Walden Media to release The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, they went all out when it came to marketing this film towards the faith-based communities that made up the target audience for Narnia.

Hey, everybody! Welcome back to Tumnus’ Bookshelf, where we review any and all books written by, about, and inspired by CS Lewis, The Land of Narnia, and The Inklings. For this special edition review we will be looking at the brand new illustrated picture book by Thai My Phuoung, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew! TITLE: Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew. BASED ON THE NOVEL BY: CS Lewis.

Follow enough fantasy and science fiction related accounts on social media and you will inevitably find one of two memes find their way to your feed. The first is the argument of it could Goku from the anime series DragonBall Z could defeat character X from another series.

If I were to rank the craziest covers of a CCM album from my youth, I think number one spot would have to go to “King of Fools” by the band Delirious?

Despite what some may thing, “Christian music” isn’t all about hymns or gospel music. Any fan of any genre of music can find something that’s right up their ally, but with a positive twist. If someone was a fan of glam rock like Kiss, AC/DC, Guns n Roses, then Stryper had all the hard rock edge and spectacle of those groups. If someone enjoyed the power chords of stadium rock by The Eagles, Journey, Foreigner or REO Speedwagon, then Petra could literally supply the rock.

Everyone loves the story of the “young phenom” rising out of nowhere, with a powerful voice and soulful chords. Not only is there no shortage of powerful female vocalists in the CCM industry as well as secular pop, look no further than the long running success of American idol where often times young talent is plucked up from obscurity and given a ticket to stardom.

While the Netflix adaptation of  Narnia has been pushed back to February 2027, Friends of Narnia will have at least to brand new adaptations of The Magician’s Nephew to look forward to adding to their personal libraries. Look! Polly is wearing a pinafore dress! Digory has an Eaton Collar! The first is a brand-new picture book, illustrated by Thai My Phuong, slated to hit shelves on July 21, 2026.

Hey, everybody! Welcome back to Tumnus’ Bookshelf, where we review any and all books written by, about, and inspired by CS Lewis, The Land of Narnia, and The Inklings.