The Screwtape Letters: Confronting Evil in Our Time – Practical Christian Living & Spiritual Warfare

If you’re tired of pretending everything is fine, this is the book you need. Confronting Evil in Our Time - Now on Amazon https://amzn.to/3XgCodL In this special milestone episode of the Screwtape Letters podcast, host Ian explores C.S. Lewis’s nuanced perspective on patriotism, democracy, and freedom to mark America's 250th Independence Day. Drawing from Lewis’s Christian philosophy, the discussi...

If you’re tired of pretending everything is fine, this is the book you need. Confronting Evil in Our Time - Now on Amazon https://amzn.to/3XgCodL In this special listener feedback episode, Ian Faith reflects on the growth of Confronting Evil in Our Time and shares updates on the podcast's co-hosts, including Galen Balinski's exciting expansion into a historic winery and Michael Blueitt’s Montana c...

Ian Faith interviews Dr. Michael Ward , Oxford scholar, Catholic priest, and leading C.S. Lewis expert, about the depth and relevance of The Screwtape Letters . Dr. Ward traces his lifelong immersion in Lewis's work from childhood, through living at The Kilns, to his Oxford PhD and beyond. The conversation opens with the book's dual purpose: mocking the devil (drawing on Luther and More) while sim...

If you’re tired of pretending everything is fine, this is the book you need. Confronting Evil in Our Time - Now on Amazon https://amzn.to/3XgCodL Ian emphasizes the importance of church leadership, community, and transparency. He noted that scandals, financial concerns, and poor leadership have caused many people to question organized religion and seek more authentic faith communities. He advocate...

Amazon Purchase Link $9.99 https://amzn.to/4v9E0ou In this episode of The Screwtape Letters Podcast: Confronting Evil in Our Time , Ian Faith introduces the Spiritual Warfare Study Guide that accompanies Confronting Evil in Our Time and explains why summer can be a meaningful season for spiritual growth, personal study, and group discussion. Ian shares how the guide was designed to work for indivi...

If you’re tired of pretending everything is fine, this is the book you need. Confronting Evil in Our Time - Now on Amazon https://amzn.to/3XgCodL This episode of The Screwtape Letters podcast explores the tension between conflict, silence, and the slow emotional drift that happens when people suppress honesty instead of engaging in truthful conversation. Building on the previous discussion about t...

If you’re tired of pretending everything is fine, this is the book you need. Confronting Evil in Our Time - Now on Amazon https://amzn.to/3XgCodL This episode explores the “illusion of strength,” arguing that what people often celebrate, self-reliance, toughness, and independence, can actually create distance from God. The hosts suggest that pride in personal strength may become a barrier to faith...

If you’re tired of pretending everything is fine, this is the book you need. Confronting Evil in Our Time - Now on Amazon https://amzn.to/3XgCodL This episode opens with a reflection by Brandon Walton on 1 John 4, grounding the conversation in the idea that true love originates from God and is demonstrated through Christ’s sacrifice. Ian introduces a young guest, Brandon Walton, and they talk abou...

This episode of The Screwtape Letters podcast explores the “fear of disapproval” as part of the Lenses series, shifting from the previous topic of controlling others to examining what controls us—specifically, the need for validation. The hosts unpack how this fear often begins in childhood, where the desire to belong can lead to compromising personal values. Whether it’s peer pressure, performanc...

If you’re tired of pretending everything is fine, this is the book you need. Confronting Evil in Our Time - Now on Amazon https://amzn.to/3XgCodL This episode of The Screwtape Letters podcast builds on the previous discussion of urgency by introducing a new lens: “the need to be needed.” The hosts explore how this desire can masquerade as care, purpose, or love, while actually being rooted in cont...

This episode of The Screwtape Letters podcast continues the “lenses” series by exploring the “lens of urgency” and how it fuels anxiety. The hosts reflect on how modern culture equates speed with significance, creating a false sense that constant busyness equals productivity or success. They challenge this idea, emphasizing that rushing often leads to poor decisions, mistakes, and lack of clarity....

In this episode of the Screwtape Letters Podcast, Ian celebrates Easter week and talks about Jesus accepting what God had laid before him. Ian reflects on the importance of establishing “constants” in life that keep us grounded. Drawing inspiration from The Screwtape Letters, he explains how steady rhythms, such as regular church attendance or small group gatherings, can ground a person spirituall...

This episode centers on the “familiarity trap,” the subtle danger of becoming too comfortable in life, relationships, and faith. The hosts reflect on how people often tie their identity to performance and then drift into routines where nothing feels wrong, but growth quietly stops. In a world of endless choice and convenience, especially in modern American culture, people can build comfortable ech...

This episode centers on the concept of “lenses”—the internal frameworks through which people interpret life, and how those lenses shape relationships, identity, and spiritual health. A key focus is the “gap” between people, especially in a father-son relationship: the unspoken thoughts, emotions, and misunderstandings that can quietly define connection. The hosts, Ian and Micheal, emphasize that v...

In this episode of Confronting Evil in Our Time , hosts Ian and Micheal continue their “Lenses” series , exploring how the ways we interpret life are often shaped long before we realize it. A lens is not simply what we believe; it is the framework through which we interpret every experience. Many of these lenses are formed in childhood, through family dynamics, stability or instability at home, an...

Introducing our new co-host, Micheal Blueitt, and the "Lenses" series In this episode of The Screwtape Letters podcast: Confronting Evil in Our Time , host Ian Faith introduces new co-host Micheal Blueitt, launching a year-long deep dive into Lenses. The conversation centers on the subtle strategies of spiritual warfare first explored by C. S. Lewis, particularly distraction. Rather than dramatic...

The Screwtape Letters: Confronting Evil in Our Time podcast, hosted by Ian Faith, explores the real-world spiritual battles affecting families, faith, and peace. Born out of a desire to confront evil honestly rather than pretend everything is fine, the podcast blends biblical teaching, personal testimony, and practical encouragement to help listeners recognize spiritual deception, reject it, and p...

Ian Faith offers a thoughtful and appreciative review of The Screwtape Letters on stage, presented by Max McLean and Fellowship for Performing Arts at the Herberger Theatre in Phoenix. Approaching the production with both deep familiarity and cautious expectation as a longtime student of C. S. Lewis, Faith finds that the adaptation successfully honors Lewis’s original intent. Rather than leaning i...

This episode of The Screwtape Letters Podcast: Confronting Evil in Our Time features an in-depth interview with David Bates, co-founder and host of the long-running C.S. Lewis podcast Pints with Jack . Ian Faith and Galen Balinski open by sharing the heart behind their own devotional and podcast, born out of real spiritual battles, and welcome David as both a friend and an early supporter of their...

The episode centers on the idea of catharsis, its roots in Greek tragedy and how it shows up today in social media outrage, reality TV, and public emotional outbursts. Ian and Galen contrast classical and modern understandings of catharsis with Christian wisdom, arguing that while emotional release is often celebrated as healthy or therapeutic, unrestrained emotion can become destructive when deta...

Ian Faith Co-Author of Confronting Evil in Our Time provides a reading of Chapter 15, "Breaking Anxiety's Grip.” Introduction: In the quiet of his study, C.S. Lewis leaned forward, his fingers tracing the delicate lines of the manuscript that explores one of humanity's most profound spiritual struggles. Anxiety, he understood, was not merely an emotion but a demonic strategy, a subtle weapon desig...

This episode is an in-depth interview with Max McLean, an award-winning actor, producer, and founder of Fellowship for Performing Arts, whose career has been devoted to bringing Christian literature and Scripture to life on stage, screen, and audio. McLean is best known for his acclaimed portrayal of Screwtape in the stage adaptation of The Screwtape Letters and for portraying C. S. Lewis in The M...

In this episode of The Screwtape Letters: Confronting Evil in Our Time , Ian opens with prayer and a teaching on the biblical relationship between faith and work, stressing that God calls believers to active obedience, not passive spirituality. Drawing from Scripture, he emphasizes integrity, diligence, and purposeful action, encouraging listeners to “sow seeds” through faithful effort rather than...

In this special episode, Ian and Galen examine the recent freedom movement in Venezuela through a moral and biblical lens, challenging listeners to look beyond politics and international law to confront clear acts of evil. They frame the situation as a test of moral clarity, comparing inaction in the face of oppression to ignoring the abuse of an innocent victim. By drawing on contemporary and his...

Ian Faith’s appearance on the Seth Leibsohn Radio Show, Dec 31st, 2025 where Leibsohn shares how deeply moved he was by Confronting Evil in Our Time , a Christian devotional inspired by Lewis’s work. The discussion centers on how a paraphrased Screwtape insight about “noise” drowning out the voice of God became a catalyst for the book and podcast. Faith explains that spiritual warfare is usually q...