Although it has the fewest days, February has always felt like the longest month to me. Below are recommendations (which may include spoilers) of some of the books I’ve been reading this month:

The Great Divorce, by C. S. Lewis – In this book, Lewis imagines what it might be like if the souls in Hell were given a vacation to Heaven. Written in first person, we also meet Lewis’ rendering of George MacDonald whose works greatly influenced Lewis. Lewis does make clear that this musing is not meant to help form any theological ideas – it is simply a story.

Lord, Teach Me to Study the Bible in 28 Days, by Kay Arthur – If you have heard of inductive Bible study, you have probably heard of Precepts Ministries International. This short workbook is meant to offer a basis for learning this approach. There are other works by Arthur also mentioned, but this book is more than adequate for learning the method.

Mere Christianity, by C. S. Lewis – One of Lewis’ best known non-fiction works, the basis for this book was from radio talks he gave. In this work, he logically presents the basics of Christianity. If you have tried to read this work before and gave up, as I did, I recommend listening to it via audio book.

Orthodoxy, by G. K. Chesterton – In the late 1800s through the early 1900s, Chesterton (who also wrote the Father Brown mysteries) was an author and Christian apologist who debated with contemporaries such as George Bernard Shaw. This book is his answer to his work Heretics and speaks of why he believes Christianity. Reading it at the same time as Mere Christianity has been very illuminating. It is not necessary to read Heretics before Orthodoxy.