An Empty Cup
Job 23:1--24:25
Sermon
by King Duncan

Series on the Book of Job, #2

Suggested song for silent meditation: "The Day is Dawning"

Suggested video clip: "Shadowlands"

About 90 minutes into the movie. Scene starts in the cloakroom at the cathedral.

C.S. Lewis (Anthony Hopkins) is putting on his robes while speaking to a colleague.

The move "Shadowlands" tells the true story of C.S. Lewis, one of the most influential Christian theologians of the 21st century. Late in life, Lewis fell in love with a woman named Joy Gresham. Not long after their wedding, Joy contracted cancer. Lewis only realized after her diagnosis just how much he loved her. In a clip from the movie, a colleague is attempting to comfort Lewis, whom he calls Jack. He asks about Joy:

"What news, Jack?"

"Good news, Harry," Lewis responds. "I think good news."

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Dynamic Preaching, Collected Sermons, by King Duncan