If Harry Potter wanted to visit Narnia, he’d get there
through A Doorway Back to Forever.
How fun is it mash our favorite stories or characters
together! It shows how meaningful they are to us and that we have an affection
for what they represent. We let our imagination continue to grow beyond the
story we love, and like vines, they grab hold of everything meaningful,
gathering it all together into one giant fantasy comfort-zone.
What did we love about Narnia? It was a fantasy series with gospel
symbols that reminded us of our foundation—we come from a divine beginning, we
have a divine heritage, and we will return to it one day. These are themes that
resonate with people of every faith, nationality, and race, for one simple
reason—they are true. Not only are they true, they are necessary, we crave
them, and we look to them to strengthen our character and to build hope.
What did we love about Harry Potter? We got a chance to
exhibit magical powers outside of this world, with characters we grew to love
in a world we wanted to be a part of. We let our imagination take us to this
world and we found our own personal place to live in it. We found family there.
We found friendship that is loyal and true. We came home.
Do I claim to be a C.S. Lewis or J.K. Rowling? Not at all. But
I was so touched by these authors’ works, I decided to tell my story just as
they told theirs. I am a simple author with a powerful message. My message has
the potential to touch readers’ hearts, to help them remember who they are, and
to remind them of what they can become.
Reading uplifting works is a source of peace and strength
for me—I hope for you too. It’s why I read scriptures every day. Reading good fiction has a similar effect. It’s
not simply a way to escape the chaos of the world. If the characters overcome
trials of the heart, if good triumphs over evil, and if the message points us
back home, then reading fiction is one more way we can grow stronger in our
sojourn here on Earth.
There is so much evil in the world. The Pevensie children learned
how to face it in Narnia. Harry overcame it at Hogwarts. Here’s your chance to
immerse in another such world, in A Doorway Back to Forever: Believe, to
witness another family find their way home.
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