SHINE A LIGHT TODAY. AKA: SALT
The Christian & Faith-Based go-to media review series that spotlights faith-driven books, films, and podcasts worth your time.
Tip Lewis and His Lamp (Audio Drama)
The Basket of Flowers (Lamplighter)
A Basket of Flowers Audiobook by Lamplighter Ministries is a full-cast, full-special effects audiobook based on Christoph von Schmid’s 1755 children’s novel of the same name. In it, Mary is taught to build her faith and reliance on God as she goes through trial after trial. The story is presented both richly and lovingly, with audio effects and top-tier acting, all while maintaining the story’s original plot and message.
Cat of Bubastes (Audio Drama)
The Cat of Bubastes audio drama by Heirloom Audio is a high-quality adaptation of G.A. Henty’s beloved 1889 historical novel of the same name. This full-cast audio drama boasts the voices of Brain Blessed, Anthony Daniels, Sylvester McCoy, and John Rhys-Davies, to name a few. While abridged, this adaptation follows the original story’s overall plot and message, providing the same excitement and richness to the plot and characters as in the novel. The story follows Amuba and Chebron, a prince stolen from his land to be sold as a slave in Egypt and the son of the High Priest, respectively. In the story, the boys encounter adventure, conflict, and find a guiding faith in the One True God through interactions with faithful Israelites.
That Hideous Strength
The final entry into C.S. Lewis’ The Space Trilogy is an author-described “fairytale for adults”. That Hideous Strength is part Arthurian legend, part dystopic nightmare, part study on the intricacies or both human nature and spiritual warfare, pulling no punches on any of these topics.
Perelandra
The sequel to C.S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet and second installment of his space trilogy, Perelandra, is a blunt, breathtaking, and intricately crafted allegory on the temptation of sin and retelling of the Biblical story of Eden.
Out of the Silent Planet
Out of the Silent Planet is the first installment of C.S. Lewis’ space epic The Ransom Trilogy. In this 1938 novel, a philologist named Elwin Ransom is kidnapped by two scientists, Devine and Weston, and taken to the planet of Malacandra to be handed over to the natives. Through a twisting and turning adventure across this alien world, Ransom confronts new species of sentients, strange ethereal beings, and perils of all kinds, including hunger and cold. Through this, Ransom discovers the cosmos is not what he thought it would be and that it is, in fact, teeming with life and sentient creatures beyond his imagination.