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 In this remarkable recording, C. S. Lewis shows why millions of readers have acclaimed him the greatest spokesman for Christianity in the 20th century. In a resonant, baritone voice, Lewis explores the nature of the four Greek words that are translated love in English: storge (affection), philia (friendship), eros (sexual or romantic love) and agape (selfless love).

Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 - November 22, 1963), born in Belfast, Ireland, was a British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford, and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters. The following recording is a discussion on prayer, God and Christianity.

Before the world knew East Palestine for the devastating train derailment and chemical disaster, Fran Figley, a successful construction businessman, had already faced adversities that few could fathom. He endured what can only be described as unexpected tragedies, the heart-wrenching losses of three sons, a daughter-in-law, an employee, and four of his closest friends. This was not on one occasion but a series of untimely deaths, each episode leaving a lasting imprint on his life.

Aspiring stage actress Maven Mackenzie tried to take a bite out of the Big Apple...and choked. Returning from NYC with her head down and ego shattered, she had no idea what to do next. Until the Funeral Fakers find her and offer her a role as a professional mourner. It isn’t the best gig she’s ever gone after, but, hey, it’s something. Her boring new life goes from 0 to 60, however, when a family friend winds up murdered.

Joni ‘Webb’ Webber has spent the last fifteen years in the service of Earth. Currently a senior technician aboard the starship Independence, she has been tasked with keeping one of the most important ships in the fleet operational by any means necessary… so long as it doesn’t affect the bottom line or inconvenience a commanding officer. She was just a red shirt after all. Regulations might not specify that a red shirt’s life is worth any less than an officer’s, but at the end of the day regulations are just words on a screen while orders are orders.

Angelique Clairvoux lives in St. Martinsville, Louisiana, free of the slavery in other parts of the South. Living together with her grandmother, she practices voodoo and makes her living telling fortunes and selling charms and remedies. When the slave catchers arrive, Angelique is captured and assaulted, but manages to escape to the wilds of the bayou with her meager belongings, only to be never heard from again. Soon after, several men in the area enter the bayou in search of Angelique's treasure...unaware of the danger for those who hold evil in their hearts against women.

You were born to live your passion and purpose. You’re smart, hard-working, have a decent job, but you feel empty. When someone asks you, “What is your true passion?” you are like a deer in the headlights. You’ve spent most of your life caring for others, and now that you finally have some time and space to look at your life...you’re blank. You wonder how you got here and if it is too late to change paths. All you know is that there has got to be more to life than this! But where do you start?