S2E7 Advent — "The Weight of Glory" with Rev. Dr. Dean Pinter (Part 1)

Reflecting on the first part of C. S. Lewis' most famous sermon "The Weight of Glory," from 1941. Here Lewis makes the famous quote that, "Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased." 

Sean and Jordan, together with their first guest and long-time friend Dr. Dean Pinter, reflect on the ways Lewis' legendary sermon helps us learn to "wait for the weight of glory" during the season of Advent. 

To purchase Dean Pinter's books, look for "Acts" in Zondervan's Story of God Commentary series. Also, see his contributions to "Jesus is Lord, Caesar is Not" (IVP Academic, 2012), and "Reading Romans in Context," (Zondervan, 2015). 

Camille Parkman's song, "Deliverer / O Come O Come Emmanuel" can be found on Spotify and other music platforms for purchase or streaming. 

The book Jordan mentioned that explores the theme of desire in C. S. Lewis' writings is "Pursuing an Earthly Spirituality," by Gary S. Selby.

If you want to read or listen to C. S. Lewis' "The Weight of Glory" you can find links to it in print, online, and in audio format at pintswithjack.com/essays.

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