The Christ Centred Cosmic Civilisation

• Episode 119g - Further Up, Further In

  Send us a textA donkey in a lion’s skin shouldn’t fool anyone—yet when we forget the true Lion, costumes start to look convincing. We close our Narnia arc with The Last Battle, following the trail from deception and power-grabbing religion to judgment that clarifies everything and a new creation that feels more real than stone underfoot. Along the way, we meet Shift’s manipulative theatre, Puzzle’s naive complicity, and the dwarfs’ tragic cynicism, and we press into why Lewis insists Aslan and Tash cannot be blended into a polite “Tashlan.” That clarity doesn’t cancel mercy: we wrestle with Emeth’s startling welcome and what it says about sincerity, goodness, and the King who reads the heart.We talk about counterfeit Christs, why cultures and churches grow weak when they trade the biblical Jesus for a fashionable one, and how discernment becomes a form of love in an age of spin. Judgment arrives not as an arbitrary decree but as exposure to a face—some look and love, some turn and hate—and the results are simply the truth about what we want most. Then the door opens. Colours intensify, distances call, and the cry goes up: further up, further in. Lewis refuses the thin clichés of heaven, instead sketching resurrection life as a world renewed around the presence of the good but not safe King—solid joy, deeper home, and an endless adventure.If you’ve ever wondered how to spot a false lion, how to live hopefully with judgment in view, or how to imagine eternity without flattening it into clouds and harps, this conversation is for you. Listen, reflect, and share it with someone who loves Narnia or needs a bracing vision of the real. If the wardrobe door is still open for you, step through—then subscribe, leave a review, and tell us what “further up and further in” means in your life. The theme music is "Wager with Angels" by Nathan Moore

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• Episode 119f - Guided by the Lion: Identity, Courage, and Providence in The Horse and His Boy

  Send us a textA runaway boy, a noble girl, and two talking horses cross deserts and courts while a cat comforts and a lion pursues—yet nothing is as it seems. We dive into The Horse and His Boy to uncover how C. S. Lewis weaves providence through apparent accidents, turning fear into formation and coincidence into care. When Shasta finally meets Aslan and hears “I was the lion… I was the cat…,” memory itself is baptised; the scattered pieces of his journey lock into place and reveal a patient, purposeful love at work behind the scenes.From there, we open the door to identity: Shasta’s unveiling as Kor, son of King Lune, mirrors the gospel logic of adoption—identity received, not achieved. That shift challenges modern self-making and offers a sturdier centre: chosen, royal, beloved. We talk courage without bravado, tracing how pressure forms character and calling, and why true vocation bends outward toward service rather than inward toward status. Along the way, we tackle the book’s controversies with care, noting its cultural portrayals and the moral contrast between the servant King and gods who demand service without mercy, while highlighting characters who choose Aslan from beyond Narnia’s borders.If you’ve ever wondered whether your life is guided or just chaotic, this conversation offers a way to read your past with new eyes. Walk with us through deserts and palaces, fear and comfort, pride and humility, and consider how providence, adoption, and courage might be shaping your own story. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review telling us where you’ve seen the Lion’s hidden guidance in your life. The theme music is "Wager with Angels" by Nathan Moore

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• Episode 119e - Discipleship in the Dark: Truth, Bondage, and Perseverance

  Send us a textA lamp is not a sun—and yet in the dark, it’s tempting to believe the smaller light. We journey through The Silver Chair to face the ways enchantment works on the mind and how memory, obedience, and courage break its spell. With Eustace and Jill, we track Aslan’s four signs from an easy beginning to a decisive act, showing how spiritual growth moves from encouragement to direction, from perspective to bold obedience. Along the way we meet Puddleglum, whose brave, foot-scorching stomp and stubborn speech model how to live by the truer story when the false one feels closer.We dig into the heart of captivity through Prince Rillian’s nightly bondage, exploring sin as deception and slavery rather than mere bad behaviour. When the cry comes “in Aslan’s name,” we see why delayed obedience keeps the chains tight—and why cutting the ropes is both terrifying and freeing. We link this to Ephesians 4’s call to put off the old self and be renewed in the mind, grounding Narnian drama in the lived practice of Christian discipleship. From the ruins in the north to the underworld’s suffocating room, we unpack how environments can make truth feel implausible and how rehearsing the word restores sight.We also sit with Aslan’s fierce mercy at the stream—“There is no other stream”—and with Peter’s response to Jesus’ hard sayings: where else could we go? The thread tying it all together is perseverance: walking by faith when sight is thin, keeping to the last clear instruction, and surrounding ourselves with people who will stamp out our soothing lies when we cannot. If you’re navigating doubt, craving freedom, or trying to remember what’s real, this conversation offers practical handles and deep comfort. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves Narnia or needs courage today, and leave a review to help others find the show. Where do you most feel the underworld tug—and which sign will you rehearse tonight? The theme music is "Wager with Angels" by Nathan Moore

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• Episode 119d - Dragon Skin and Sweet Seas

  Send us a textA painting becomes a portal, a ship cuts the waves, and suddenly we’re charting a voyage that maps the soul as much as the sea. We stay with Caspian, Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace, but our real subject is the inner life: transformation that costs, temptations that reveal, and a homesickness for a country where the sea grows sweet. This is a story about sanctification that refuses to be cosmetic—because dragon skin doesn’t peel off with effort—and a pilgrimage that doesn’t mistake arrival for starting well.We dive deep into Eustace’s unforgettable turning: greed made visible, self-help exhausted, and Aslan’s claws cutting to heal. From the Lone Islands to Deathwater, the Dark Island to Ramandu’s shore, each stop becomes a mirror that shows us pride, fear, vanity, and desire in a harsher light. Reepicheep’s holy restlessness pushes the question further: what does it mean to live as if the far country is more real than the deck beneath our feet? Along the way, we draw on Scripture’s language of exile and promise, and the wisdom of saints and mystics who insisted that the Spirit offers not only a verdict of righteousness but a tasted presence that pulls us onward.By the time the water sweetens and the light gathers, the lesson is clear: temptation isn’t a detour from discipleship; it is the place where discipleship happens. Transformation is Christ’s work, not ours, yet our consent matters—standing still while the lion tears away what we cannot keep so we can receive what we cannot lose. We close with an invitation to read Dawn Treader as your own map: name your islands, notice your companions, and keep your eyes on the horizon where longing and courage meet.If this voyage stirred your hunger for the far country, share the episode with a friend, leave a review to help others find the show, and subscribe so you won’t miss our journey into The Silver Chair next. Where are you on the map today? The theme music is "Wager with Angels" by Nathan Moore

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• Episode 119c - Recovering Aslan: Faith When the World Forgets

  Send us a textWhat if you returned to a place you loved and found its heart deleted? We step into Prince Caspian to explore how a culture forgets its stories, how power polices memory, and why the ache for wonder is really a longing for the true king. From the ruins of Cair Paravel to the whispers that awaken a young prince, we follow the thread of worship, memory, and courage—and ask what it means for our own disenchanted age.We dig into the Bible’s rhythm of nearness and neglect—Exodus fire, promised‑land faithfulness, and the long slide into exile—and map it onto the Telmarine strategy of erasing Aslan’s name. Along the way, we talk about the most dangerous counterfeit: a “flat” Christianity reduced to social optics that inoculates seekers against the real thing. The remedy is older and simpler than it sounds: Scripture as our counter‑memory, worship that expects presence, and communities that become living signs of another kingdom. Caspian’s conversion, shaped by forbidden stories and faithful mentors, offers a model for awakening; Lucy’s clear sight shows the cost and beauty of trusting when consensus prefers a safer path.When Aslan returns, everything changes scale—trees wake, rivers dance, and crowns are set under a higher authority. That vision reframes leadership, politics, and hope itself, echoing Romans 8’s promise that creation will be set free from decay. If you’re a doubter, a seeker, or someone who feels the silence of God, this conversation is a horn in the woods: remember what is true, walk the ancient paths, and let your life make the rumour credible. If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs courage, and leave a review so more listeners can find their way back to the story. The theme music is "Wager with Angels" by Nathan Moore

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