The old field of space, time, matter, and the senses is to be weeded, …

C. S. Lewis
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The old field of space, time, matter, and the senses is to be weeded, dug, and sown for a new crop. We may be tired of that old field: God is not. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1996). Miracles: A Preliminary Study, Touchstone Books
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The old field of space, time, matter, and the senses is to be weeded, dug, and sown for a new crop. We may be tired of that old field: God is not. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1996). Miracles: A Preliminary Study, Touchstone Books

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