There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human's m…

C. S. Lewis
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There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human's mind against the Enemy. He wants men to be concerned with what they do; our business is to keep them thinking about what will happen to them. ✨ C.S. Lewis (1996). Joyful Christian, p.149, Simon and Schuster
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There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human's mind against the Enemy. He wants men to be concerned with what they do; our business is to keep them thinking about what will happen to them. ✨ C.S. Lewis (1996). Joyful Christian, p.149, Simon and Schuster

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