C.S. Lewis: My Life's Journey

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  • David Payne stars in this one-man play recalling the life and times of C.S. Lewis. Presented as part of the "Let There Be Light Series." For information about David Payne visit: birdandbabypro... [3/2003] [Show ID: 7183]
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  • @Scott-d7d
    @Scott-d7d 6 месяцев назад +59

    If you just randomly clicked on this STOP! You will not find anything else as touching, heartwarming, or sheerly brilliant on the internet today. IF, that is what you're searching for.

    • @Yet333
      @Yet333 3 месяца назад +3

      🤖

    • @lydiahiott6164
      @lydiahiott6164 14 дней назад +1

      Thank you for your post. I would have gone by otherwise. It was a treat.♥️ I listened again and it was transformative.

  • @zsrz4877
    @zsrz4877 2 года назад +24

    I thought he was talking about himself, until he said that his birthday was 1909. I thought what, no way is he that old. That’s when I realized that this was a performance of unequaled quality.

  • @cileford
    @cileford Год назад +23

    C. S. Lewis was my first best friend when I was saved. I cried. Thank you, Mr. Payne, Bravo!💋⚔️🕊

  • @robbytune1058
    @robbytune1058 2 года назад +7

    I was mesmerized and enthralled by the vigour, dynamic and supreme wit of English lore.

  • @folushookulaja9448
    @folushookulaja9448 2 года назад +10

    I have never ceased to be an avid fan of my friend, C. S. Lewis. No author has ever kept me so spell bound as he has been here. I do agree with him that the younger generation has no cause to disbelieve in God and His Creation if they find someone to tell it to them faithfully and as softly and convincingly as possible.

  • @billcoen8837
    @billcoen8837 3 года назад +242

    Today I stumbled upon this magnificent video presentation. I am blown away with joy and emotion. I know nothing of David Payne, but for me, today I met C.S. Lewis face to face.

    • @emilywatson2498
      @emilywatson2498 2 года назад +10

      I stumbled across this only 15 minutes ago and I had to pause it because I read your comment and was moved to a similar response literally by everything you said in that short comment . That's why I love reading and discovering new literature ( new to me) because two very different people can have the same visceral response to said literature!
      Have a great day 😁.

    • @edgarmacias7594
      @edgarmacias7594 2 года назад +5

      I know, me too

    • @edgarmacias2725
      @edgarmacias2725 2 года назад +3

      Amen

    • @paulswanson534
      @paulswanson534 2 года назад +2

      Ditto!

    • @mona2242
      @mona2242 2 года назад +2

      Wonderfully said!

  • @lindadeluca9075
    @lindadeluca9075 2 года назад +8

    One of the most beautiful love stories you may ever hear. Listen carefully to the very end.

  • @dloidean5940
    @dloidean5940 3 года назад +14

    I’ll have some lines from this read at my funeral. I just listened through twice , and cried each time, marveled each time, and learned each time. And then yearned for more.

  • @susanhoxter1566
    @susanhoxter1566 3 года назад +9

    Such a wonderful and beautiful story. Thank you.

  • @madisonmclendon7191
    @madisonmclendon7191 6 лет назад +412

    i was baptized (for the second time) tonight. it was real. i have made my commitment for the rest of my days. Glory be to you God, glory be to you my Lord and Savior Jesus. I cannot wait to speak to Lewis in heaven

    • @westizbest2017
      @westizbest2017 5 лет назад +18

      It's not a commitment its a sure trust that there is heaven and that the only way is belief of His atonement on your behalf😘

    • @debanheir
      @debanheir 4 года назад +8

      No doubt you’ll call him Jack there. 🙂

    • @marksmale827
      @marksmale827 4 года назад +19

      @Karl Jansen Yes, Karl is correct. You were given the gift of the Holy Spirit at your original baptism, and your commitment is a sign of the outworking of - your response to - that priceless gift. I now: I was persuaded to have a second (immersion) baptism, but realised years later that God had been present in my life all along. I just needed to acknowledge that and make a continuing committment.
      The debate about immersion vs sprinkling is foolishness. The early church used both - and a third, putting one's head under a flow of water.

    • @madisonmclendon7191
      @madisonmclendon7191 3 года назад +2

      @Nik Kingman how so?

    • @marksmale827
      @marksmale827 3 года назад +4

      @@annbrucepineda8093 "Christening" is simply a nickname for baptism, from the priest/minister making the sign of the Cross on the forehead of the person being baptised. Sacraments are "outward visible signs of inward spiritual grace" to quote Augustine. Baptism is a sacrament, meaning that the grace of God is given to us in it. (Presbyterians believe in Sacraments: read the Westminster Confession). How we respond to that grace is another matter, a matter of our own free will.
      I am not a theologian and cannot comment on why the Lord Himself was baptised. It would be helpful if people used 21st century English, not obsolete 16th century English, when quoting Scripture.

  • @MaGuFer
    @MaGuFer 2 года назад +9

    I never thought I would be so joyously mesmerized for an hour and a half by a speaker.

  • @pattyvanpelt
    @pattyvanpelt 2 года назад +41

    As a hospice nurse, I live these sad moments daily. I hate it. I had a patient this week who has a loving husband and two sweet babies aged 9 and 6. Her husband wept through the entire admission process. I am leaving my career in hospice in a month’s time. I just can’t do it anymore. But I will continue to pray for those strong enough to keep at it. LOVE C.S. Lewis and Joy. Shadowlands is one of the best movies ever!!

    • @cjk6736
      @cjk6736 2 года назад +4

      Thank you for your care of those in need.

    • @sharonsparks5121
      @sharonsparks5121 Год назад +3

      You're an angel ...

    • @artworkjeremystudio521
      @artworkjeremystudio521 11 месяцев назад +2

      YOU ARE GOOD

    • @CrownOfThornss
      @CrownOfThornss 22 дня назад +1

      Thank you for the work you have done🙏 May God lead you ways on this path👑✝️🕊

    • @geoffthompson9521
      @geoffthompson9521 15 дней назад +1

      I too work daily caring for the sick I have faith in Jesus it's so hard living sometimes.

  • @janinefarris7565
    @janinefarris7565 2 года назад +5

    I believe this actor David Payne captured the Inner Essence a CS Lewis and carefully and respectfully shared CS Lewis aluminum moments. I was not only transported but I identified with my own illumined moments of my own deep love,
    the love of my life which I was blessed with in my own life

  • @essentialcraftsman
    @essentialcraftsman 2 года назад +53

    Lewis has been a blessing in my life for 30 years, and now David Pyne has made him real… and personal…and known to me. Thank you for this!!

    • @homefrontforge
      @homefrontforge Год назад +3

      I enjoy your channel sir, almost as much as I enjoyed reading Lewis' series to my boys those many years ago, with voices and emotion, evoking the usual call from my wife downstairs, "You're supposed to be putting them to bed, not getting them wound up!"
      Respect.

  • @sherribrtn
    @sherribrtn 5 лет назад +14

    I met Mr. Payne after his presentation in Nashville, Tennessee several years ago; he graciously allowed me to have my picture taken with him. I think I will have the first ten thousand years in Heaven, drinking tea and talking with Mr. Lewis.

  • @maureenbarrett7246
    @maureenbarrett7246 2 года назад +7

    Eloquently & beautifully
    Relayed as to the souls reaction to true love.

  • @susandamsen1218
    @susandamsen1218 2 года назад +20

    20 years ago I lost my husband to cancer when he was 48 and I was 46. I read many books during my grieving. “A Grief Observed” was the most impactful of them all. What a gift that book was to me!

    • @daisydriver5877
      @daisydriver5877 2 года назад +4

      @ Susan Damsen
      Thanks for the " word of knowledge
      in due season"! ...abt the book "A GRIEF OBSERVED". I just lost my good friend and ex-husband very suddenly but not unexpectedly, just
      days ago. I never expected to feel like this. Perhaps your suggestion is just the balm to remove the sting of tears that I feel. He was a true Christian friend...we had eachother's
      backs. He sheltered me when I was homeless, offered food out of hospitality and sat at my bedside
      when I needed an advocate for my pain...even crying bc he hurt too!
      Perhaps this was the kind of love we were meant to experience...
      We had a son ...a petulant, brooding sort ...a very successful man in life
      and in 💑 marriage! Their daughter
      17, a top of her class electrician, is abt to set out on her own great adventure w. a flame from preschool
      days.
      Perhaps this is the lesson we were to have given to our posterity...love that begins w. friendship and matures into " life longing for itself"...(Gibran, I believe). I read
      the whole Chroicles series and
      "THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS"&
      saw "SHADOWLANDS".
      it is perhaps time to. revisit all my old acquaintances in Narnia.
      I have decided to make a memory
      quilt out of my "friend's" old shirts
      ...for our grand-daughter 's ...but also for anyone needing a hug from a good friend, "papou" or dad.
      Sir!
      You had me in the palm of your hand and circumstance held me there!
      Fascinating!

    • @susandamsen1218
      @susandamsen1218 2 года назад +1

      @@daisydriver5877
      My cousin lost her husband to ALS a few years ago. She made a quilt out of Tom’s shirts and has done quilts for others since then. I wish I had saved Larry’s shirts! I love this idea!

    • @daisydriver5877
      @daisydriver5877 2 года назад +2

      ...I think, cuz it came
      from "Asland's heart"!

  • @bopeep5662
    @bopeep5662 3 года назад +297

    Cannot begin to know how he had all of this memorized while also as something with such feeling and naturalness, believably as if it was his own story personally lived. What a gift this was.

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 3 года назад

      When Christian bottomfeeders brainwash you, it's like a Holy Water Enema mixed with Kentucky Moonshine. It leaves you feeling like you've just had a spiritual orgasm.

    • @dand1260
      @dand1260 3 года назад +7

      He was not telling his.own story ? I thought he was .

    • @joelbuzbee1750
      @joelbuzbee1750 3 года назад +12

      Incredible- such a gift-

    • @WideAwakeHuman
      @WideAwakeHuman 3 года назад +8

      @@martinkent333 you just keep saying the same thing over and over... Quite unimaginative.

    • @andrewgreener
      @andrewgreener 3 года назад +3

      Martin.
      May we assume you're an atheist?

  • @markjohnson9455
    @markjohnson9455 2 года назад +42

    One word- excellently done, (paraphrase) his wife smiled at God's face upon passing. That is the way to go out.

  • @FloridaSalon
    @FloridaSalon 3 года назад +150

    I walked in after the video started.
    I thought I was seeing someone speaking about their life. I hung on his every word. I cried for him believing he was speaking about the death of his wife. Only after reading the comments did I realize it was a performance. Unbelievable Talent.

    • @shannonfountain7172
      @shannonfountain7172 2 года назад +5

      Same here...I had no idea...blown away...so glad I found this!

  • @Nubian_Traveller
    @Nubian_Traveller 2 года назад +19

    I saw him live in Chicago. We, the audience, filled less than 2 rows. We got to witness something intimate and unique. A night we'll never forget.

  • @lindsaydoke9308
    @lindsaydoke9308 2 года назад +6

    The mark of brilliance is not the intellectual that comes from the mouth that so many believe. The humility and grace that comes within now that is radiance. In many of his stories CS Lewis created characters based on this and the Lion Aslan is a brilliant example. I am grateful that his books filled my heart during my childhood. Mr Payne you did a wonderful characterization of an amazing man who faced many trials and tribulations but kept rising and his faith alone was the reason. A testament to the love you had for him.

  • @simkwakia
    @simkwakia 5 лет назад +440

    This is a brilliant portrayal of a brilliant man. C.S.Lewis was a master craftsman of the old school, a gentleman, a soldier of Christ. He is sorely missed.

  • @JayGideon-7
    @JayGideon-7 2 года назад +5

    On a trip to England in the early 80s, I had the improbable good fortune to visit The Kilns, Lewis's home outside of Oxford. There in the living room, I listened to Walt Hooper, Lewis's secretary, tell stories of his life with the great man. I would never have imagined that I would, one day, sit in the room where Mere Christianity was written -- not to mention the books of Narnia. It was obvious that Walt - with his gentle almost hushed recollections of the life that had filled the Kilns - had loved Lewis. It was a very modest place that was full of Lewis's absence, full of the kind of quiet that follows the bang of the back door.

  • @curtisuwuigbe6343
    @curtisuwuigbe6343 2 года назад +5

    Amazing! Superb! Fantabulous! William Payne deserves a kind of Nobel for this...

  • @beingheardmedia6339
    @beingheardmedia6339 2 года назад +10

    My goodness! The brilliance of actors never shines quite so brightly as when a lone actor delivers a monologue of such poignancy and power. Well done, Mr. Payne, well done indeed!!

  • @thevoiceofprophecytoday
    @thevoiceofprophecytoday 2 года назад +7

    How Incredible that a man who died in 1963 continues to impact the world so well for Christ. Dr. Francis Collins is a Witness of His influence. God bless His descendants more. See him in The Resurrection Morning After This Short Night Sleep

  • @dominiquetreacy5502
    @dominiquetreacy5502 3 года назад +143

    I feel blessed to have heard this life of C S Lewis. DAVID Pyne was extraordinary.

    • @almachristinemixer1611
      @almachristinemixer1611 2 года назад +5

      The very finest!!

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 2 года назад +1

      BRAINWASHING IS A BEAUTIFUL THING?

    • @robgnisir4672
      @robgnisir4672 2 года назад

      Its amazing im so brainwashed i see my brainwashing as the most obvious and easy to understand truth that makes all of life make sense and coherent amazing and through brainwashing that has been done to me. I have made many predictions based in my brainwashing and they also have come true as the coherent outcome of this amazing and thorough brainwashing.

    • @thunderpooch
      @thunderpooch 2 года назад

      I feel put upon that this religious lunatic was created by the universe and admired by mouth-breathers.

  • @wilmazetazate3668
    @wilmazetazate3668 2 года назад +9

    How privileged I feel, I am, having heard his awesome soliloquies.

  • @katelynngraham2738
    @katelynngraham2738 2 года назад +19

    I find myself watching this over and over. Thank you Lord for the gifts of C.S Lewis they bring joy for all to come.❤️

  • @Lebone_Bona-fide
    @Lebone_Bona-fide Год назад +28

    I remember the first time I stumbled across this video. I was looking for something that I could play in the background while I fall asleep. I was tired. I ended lying on my bed, wide-eyed and full of intrigue for the entire hour and a half, listening to it. I've repeated it a few times since

    • @SpicyInvalid
      @SpicyInvalid Год назад +3

      I fell asleep to Mere Christianity a number of times, I've been programed by it's comforting message!

  • @KimberlyADarling
    @KimberlyADarling 3 года назад +83

    I loved this. What a testimony to the love and glory of Christ, in His people, shining as the sun.

    • @tatitorodriguez376
      @tatitorodriguez376 2 года назад +4

      Amen

    • @annephilomenamoore8758
      @annephilomenamoore8758 2 года назад +2

      A wonderful story. Just brilliant. I hope that C.S.Lewis is happy with the Lord and Our Lady and all the Angels and Saints and all the clan. We ask him to pray for us. R I P.

  • @tjbugger7994
    @tjbugger7994 3 года назад +10

    There are no word just laughs and tears.
    Wow, what talent, what life.
    Thank you

  • @margierice2560
    @margierice2560 2 года назад +19

    Lewis one of the most down to earth genuine people ever!!! Nothing held him back from truth or at least not giving up the search until he found truth!

  • @woodiethompson526
    @woodiethompson526 5 лет назад +271

    I'm a new fan of CS Lewis I'm ashamed to say, his fame is far less than it should be he is brilliant

    • @pc6262
      @pc6262 3 года назад +7

      Give it time, in time his fame will be what history determines.
      Many others with much less, throughout history have much fame, give it time Woodie, just time.
      Be in peace.

    • @marysmyth8288
      @marysmyth8288 3 года назад +12

      As a daughter of Northern Ireland , how proud I am of my country man CSLewis
      I cannot get enough of my searching to know more about this wonderful
      Scholar , his integrity, his honesty

    • @pedritatulica
      @pedritatulica 3 года назад +12

      I'm amazed not only by this marvellous acting but by the text collection! It brings to life also Tolkien! I'm a CSLewis fan since I was a child living in Brazil's interior and many years after a Tolkien's fan when I went to get my MScience in Agriculture in the UFla. I consider myself blessed, miraculously blessed, to have have found those great minds...My mind, my world was expanded many times... Thank you, Lord!

    • @freedomforever1962
      @freedomforever1962 3 года назад +3

      @@pedritatulica 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼🌿❤️🌿🙏🏻 Agree.

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 3 года назад +1

      @@pc6262 Some folks just don't like bottomfeeders brainwashing dimwits.

  • @IrishTechnicalThinker
    @IrishTechnicalThinker 3 года назад +5

    So proud he is from my city of Belfast, I visited his home and walked in the Lewis garden where liked to relax. And he was very close to his dear friend, Tolkien.

    • @schmetterling4477
      @schmetterling4477 3 года назад

      Two mediocre writers are walking in a garden... what a cute picture!

  • @GeraldTodd
    @GeraldTodd 3 года назад +100

    I'm pleasantly surprised the U of California would tolerate sharing the wisdom of one of the great Christians. More is needed. RUclips carries a ton of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen. He had a long running favorite prime time TV show in the 1950's. His insights are badly needed today. Great humor and wisdom in 24 minute shots.

    • @hahasleepyjokelostforever3797
      @hahasleepyjokelostforever3797 2 года назад

      This is from 13 years ago. The woke democrats have completely destroyed the college campuses across the country in the last 4 years.

    • @joyceyaffe1832
      @joyceyaffe1832 2 года назад +3

      ¹

    • @mcfcDJ51
      @mcfcDJ51 2 года назад

      He is not a great Christina my friend. In fact, he was part of a secret pagan society and friends with many Luciferians. Do your research.

    • @philipe6293
      @philipe6293 2 года назад +14

      Today antifa would shout him off the campus.

    • @hahasleepyjokelostforever3797
      @hahasleepyjokelostforever3797 2 года назад

      @@philipe6293 all thanks to the seditious Demonrats perverting the laws while emboldening the domestic terrorists.

  • @MumT05
    @MumT05 5 лет назад +74

    Superb. Listened, watched as I gardened to the Screwtape letters, then this rolled over, how lovely. I laughed, smiled and cried.. And praise the generousity of a loving God.

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher 3 года назад +1

      There’s only one TINY little problem with what you wrote above, Sir.☝️
      There has never been, nor will there ever be, even the SLIGHTEST shred of evidence for the existence of the Godhead, that is, a Supreme Person or Deity.‬🤓
      It is high time for humanity to awaken from all INANE superstitions such as the belief in a Personal God which created the Universe, would you not agree, Slave? 😩

    • @MumT05
      @MumT05 3 года назад +11

      @@TheWorldTeacher you call yourself teacher, yet you don't know what is obvious.
      The evidence of God is all around you. You are without excuse. Even your own conscience is proof of God.
      And as extra proof of your not knowing everything, I am no sir.
      Read the Bible, read Romans, before you throw away thoughtlessly your only hope, read it and ask if it's true.

    • @T-aka-T
      @T-aka-T 3 года назад +5

      @@TheWorldTeacher "Is there a god?
      I do not know.
      Is man immortal?
      I do not know.
      But one thing I do know
      Is that neither doubt nor hope, belief nor denial
      Will change the fact.
      It is as it is
      And it will be as it must be.
      We wait and hope".
      (Dag Hammarskold I think said that, and I hope I've not misremembered.)
      Either way, O "Teacher" it is not necessary to be a believer in order to be charitable to your fellow man. A lesson worth pondering.

    • @MumT05
      @MumT05 3 года назад +11

      @@T-aka-T you are correct, but the Lord Jesus did not come to earth to teach a social gospel. He came as a propitiation, an atonement for your transgressions against a Holy God.
      Romans 6:23 " the wages of sin is death,...."
      " No liar nor thieves, But nothing unclean will ever enter the kingdom of heaven nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life"
      "...but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
      Love your brother, because that is righteous, but understand someone must pay for every time you did not. Someone must pay for every lie you have told, every rude word you have uttered, every time you have thought something wicked, every theft, no matter how small you are guilty of, had to be atoned for. You are guilty, make a deal with the judge before your appointed time, because then it will be too late. Accept that the Lord Jesus willingly paid for debt so that you don't have to, then trust Him, read His Words and follow Him to life everlasting.

    • @joelbuzbee1750
      @joelbuzbee1750 3 года назад +7

      Well said D Thomas- the beauty of the earth screams “A Creator”- no excuse for not believing in God-

  • @internetfairy1
    @internetfairy1 3 года назад +127

    I found the notes my father took during a lecture given by C. S. Lewis when he was at Oxford. Fascinating!

  • @rharkins123
    @rharkins123 8 лет назад +55

    I watched Mr. Payne perform this live last night in Youngstown Ohio ... so unbelievably wonderful.

  • @cynthiaholland9348
    @cynthiaholland9348 2 года назад +112

    Laughter, tears, joy, importance and a feeling of being with Lewis. This is what Mr. Payne gave to me. Thank you. You don't want to miss this great story.

    • @GHogGirl
      @GHogGirl 2 года назад +4

      I totally & heartily agree! I miss this caliber of theater, AND of Truth in media!

    • @connorlancaster7541
      @connorlancaster7541 2 года назад +3

      Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you and to guide you. I would recommend the RUclips channel Cleveland street preachers and follow Jesus no man no religion. Be holy and obey Jesus. Hebrews 5:9 “salvation is for those who obey.uu

  • @jmurry6695
    @jmurry6695 2 года назад +7

    Superb. I have listened to this more than once. I cried this is so beautiful. God's grace is in his words.

  • @BeesWaxMinder
    @BeesWaxMinder 2 года назад +19

    I’ve never heard of this Actor
    but he’s GREAT, isn’t he?

  • @CaptainCrunchOwns
    @CaptainCrunchOwns 6 лет назад +83

    Truly, truly fantastic. If you're skimming the comments while considering the video, it's worth the time.

    • @godsgrace1137
      @godsgrace1137 5 лет назад +4

      Captain Crunched that I was!

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher 3 года назад

      @@godsgrace1137, are you a THEIST? 🤔
      If so, what are the reasons for your BELIEF in God? 🤓

    • @rosalietijamo5075
      @rosalietijamo5075 3 года назад

      Ea
      aa\

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher 3 года назад

      @@rosalietijamo5075, kindly repeat that in ENGLISH, Miss.☝️

    • @carolameyer7915
      @carolameyer7915 3 года назад +2

      @@TheWorldTeacher Watch the video, read the book - Mere Christianity by CS Lewis. That's a good start, if you're open to knowing. If not, God will not force Godself on you.

  • @sheilaprice5202
    @sheilaprice5202 5 лет назад +30

    With tears of appreciation I applaud all ...May I be such a witness through my pending death where I am to be born again of spirit..God bless you and keep you HIS children...He is faithful and true!!! Amen

  • @raydickensjr2226
    @raydickensjr2226 6 лет назад +32

    GOD IS THE GIVER AND YOU ARE THE GIFT AND WHAT A GIFT YOU ARE . THESE WORDS ARE FOR YOU MR. LEWIS AND HOW TRUE THEY ARE . RIP JACK LEWIS YOUR HOME NOW

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher 3 года назад

      There’s only one TINY little problem with what you wrote above, Sir.☝️
      There has never been, nor will there ever be, even the SLIGHTEST shred of evidence for the existence of the Godhead, that is, a Supreme Person or Deity.‬🤓
      It is high time for humanity to awaken from all INANE superstitions such as the belief in a Personal God which created the Universe, would you not agree, Slave? 😩

    • @Psalm-31-24
      @Psalm-31-24 3 года назад +1

      @@TheWorldTeacher I pray that you will seek and find the truth about Jesus Christ who died on the cross over 2000 yrs for you and I. Please study near death experiences, true near death experiences. Many children have also spoken with Jesus while their heart had stopped beating. Medical doctors are also among near death experiences meeting Jesus and Satan, Hell. Hell exists, Satan exists and you will find out the second you breathe your last breath with your thinking.

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher 3 года назад

      @@Psalm-31-24, I apologize for shattering your illusions, Slave, but Lord Jesus DIED a couple of millennia ago. 🙄
      First of all, Mr. Deluded Religionist, there is no TANGIBLE evidence for the claim that Lord Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to some mythical place called “Heaven”.
      Words in a book can not prove anything which has occurred in the phenomenal sphere. Words, at best, can only prove abstract concepts. 🤓
      Secondly, even if He did, in fact, rise after one and a half days, His body was not the same as the one He had at the time of death (assuming what was written in the Gospels is accurate).
      In fact, it was SO different, that at least some of His closest disciples were unable to recognise Lord Jesus, even after conversing with their master for several hours.🤔
      “After this he appeared in ANOTHER form to two of them, as they were walking into the country.”
      Mark 16:12.
      And, obviously, a person IS the physical body (plus consciousness).
      There is absolutely no evidence of such a thing as a “soul” or a “spirit”.

    • @Psalm-31-24
      @Psalm-31-24 3 года назад +1

      @@TheWorldTeacher I feel sorry for you. Good luck with your ignorance!!! I know people who have seen and spoken with Jesus and experienced HIS Love. Your free will to be prideful makes you ignorant to the truth.

    • @TheWorldTeacher
      @TheWorldTeacher 3 года назад

      @@Psalm-31-24, PMS are the initials for “Premenstrual Syndrome”, which every woman (except, perhaps, Mama Maria) has at LEAST once a month, when she cannot control her moods and emotions.
      And it seems from your impetuous and DISRESPECTFUL response, that you are experiencing some kind of premenstrual affliction, Slave?

  • @kathyandlee
    @kathyandlee 3 года назад +27

    Thank you whoever was responsible for bringing this program to my IPad. I have read some of C.S. Lewis’s’ books, but this was excellent and moved me very much. I wish my husband were still alive. There is so much there that we experienced together.

  • @louislark4506
    @louislark4506 5 лет назад +25

    For Lewis not known to be an emotive but an intectual man, this play really depicted more humanely.

  • @elizabethhunter4525
    @elizabethhunter4525 2 года назад +26

    A remarkable performance about a remarkable man, a joy from beginning to the end.

  • @janetwhite4272
    @janetwhite4272 2 года назад +6

    It took me quite a while to realise it was an actor speaking and not C S Lewis himself. It portrayed the man very much as I imagined him to be. An excellent performance, funny, familiar and very moving towards the end.

  • @TheCatquillen
    @TheCatquillen 3 года назад +8

    I can not explain how much I love this.

  • @ritamorrisguynup44
    @ritamorrisguynup44 4 месяца назад +3

    I've listened to this 6 times..such a love story.

  • @Peace-tk3gr
    @Peace-tk3gr 2 года назад +21

    How did this guy remember all his lines? Impressive!

  • @MrSteeljazz
    @MrSteeljazz 2 года назад +1

    I stumbled across this presentation last week and finished watching it today. I was moved. Well done to Mr. David Payne. I don’t think I’ve been so impressed by a performance about the life of C.S. Lewis since the last time I watched the movie “Shadowlands” with Sir Anthony Hopkins in the lead role.

  • @knightingalesaid
    @knightingalesaid 3 года назад +54

    Mr. Paynes did a phenomenal job. I was totally captivated. I don't see how C.S. Lewis could have portrayed himself better. Bravo!!

  • @ricardozk
    @ricardozk 2 года назад +8

    It feels like I lived through CS Lewis' life and felt what he felt, especially when he spoke about his wife.

  • @Rentaghost76
    @Rentaghost76 12 лет назад +125

    wow, what an acting masterclass by David Payne! He brings CS Lewis to life, and what a memory he must have to recite all these lines!

    • @fillof5606
      @fillof5606 5 лет назад +6

      Excellent thought provoking 🙏🏼

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      @shadrakgorumuchu8862 3 года назад

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  • @elizabeths5896
    @elizabeths5896 2 года назад

    This video started up after another I was watching ended, and suddenly I was held captive for 1 1/2 hours. My heart is full.

  • @NihouNi
    @NihouNi 2 года назад +4

    C.S.Lewis has a special place in my heart, as my father read all the Narnia books to my brother and I as children. Remembering my father weeping after Shadowlands, as he recalled his own parents' experiences with cancer, brought tears of my own now that he too is gone, from cancer. This play was beautiful and I could have listened for hours more. Thanks so much for sharing it. It has rekindled a desire to read Lewis again.

  • @marymcgloin3663
    @marymcgloin3663 3 года назад +6

    David Payne is wonderful. Thank you University of California for this presentation.

  • @christophermyers8157
    @christophermyers8157 3 года назад +15

    Masterpiece! Still crying with joy!

  • @gsaenz90
    @gsaenz90 8 лет назад +121

    What a personality; what a mind; what a man! Thank you for sharing this with us. God's speed.

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 3 года назад

      You like shiny objects too?

    • @lindamahrer1760
      @lindamahrer1760 3 года назад +5

      Marten Kent...its nice to see you 😉 enjoy yourself...

    • @worldwords9569
      @worldwords9569 2 года назад +3

      @@martinkent333, why don't you change your first name into Clark ?...
      Oh ! And, by the way, put an *S* on your chest, like the little Ssssserpent you like to play...
      And, while you're finished playing games, start to grow up, will you ?...

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 2 года назад

      @@lindamahrer1760 Holy water enemas are my bag. Once I spewed on the cat!!!!

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 2 года назад

      @@worldwords9569 Shiny objects are very pretty!

  • @alexandraasbury9974
    @alexandraasbury9974 4 года назад +57

    What a brilliant man!! I love this. A fellow believer of Jesus Christ, CS LEWIS. He's amazing. Thanks so much for this!!!

  • @beckiburchett1411
    @beckiburchett1411 3 года назад +17

    I knew he was amazing with pen. But to hear him tell his story is to intimately share his precious gift. This was unforgettable. Thank you for sharing this with me.

  • @vhoffer8403
    @vhoffer8403 3 года назад +11

    One of the greatest writers along with JRR Tolkien. I’ve read all their works. I marveled T their originality and creativity!

  • @leliamdecastrorana2223
    @leliamdecastrorana2223 2 года назад

    How lucky I am this time browsing RUclips videos and find this one.I feel blessed and have no words to describe it. Recently I read The Great Divorce and recommend it vigorously.

  • @MamaCeeCee
    @MamaCeeCee 15 лет назад +173

    What an awesome performance. You can tell he is one with CS Lewis. The last half hour -- where he talks about his relationship with Joy -- brought me to tears.

    • @christinabernat6709
      @christinabernat6709 3 года назад +9

      me too. tears.

    • @dalerobinson8051
      @dalerobinson8051 3 года назад +8

      I, too. Could hardly get through it.

    • @foxbearchillinbytheriver
      @foxbearchillinbytheriver 3 года назад +11

      It was so beautifully written. I cried too

    • @sharonkuhn2482
      @sharonkuhn2482 3 года назад +16

      I cried too. CS Lewis' Book "A Grief Observed" helped me through a very difficult time when my husband and father of my three children died of a chronic illness.

    • @kencramer2232
      @kencramer2232 3 года назад +3

      I was slightly indignant from being held captivated by Mr Payne’s work & then have the weight of loss thrust upon me

  • @paulinewarjri705
    @paulinewarjri705 3 года назад +80

    WELL! I have no words to describe what an impact this made on me. I was totally riveted all the time. Thank you for sharing this precious portrayal of Lewis so superbly done by David Payne. Thank you!

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 2 года назад

      You suffer from Christian Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Rube.

  • @judithdembowski149
    @judithdembowski149 3 года назад +11

    Worth the time to watch.
    God bless. ❤💕

  • @rev.j.rogerallen9328
    @rev.j.rogerallen9328 8 лет назад +410

    I began reading the works of Lewis more than 40 years ago. I love his books and the story of his life. Thank you for posting this. If anyone out there has never seen the movie "Shadowlands", you really should see it. It is about the life of Lewis and is a really good film.

    • @rev.j.rogerallen9328
      @rev.j.rogerallen9328 7 лет назад +28

      ***** You are very welcome. Lewis is one of the greatest Christian apologist of all time. If you are blessed by his writings you will love Shadowlands.

    • @AVIDEOGAL
      @AVIDEOGAL 3 года назад +1

      @@rev.j.rogerallen9328 ARE YOU A PREIST ?

    • @wisconsinfarmer4742
      @wisconsinfarmer4742 3 года назад +7

      I think I have seen it some years back as I was going through my undoing. It grabs your mind and rivets you to the end.

    • @simmiedavissimmiesings8185
      @simmiedavissimmiesings8185 3 года назад +5

      @@big1boston this description I am more familiar with. People have hijacked his writing so much, trying to create a man who never existed.

    • @pAusten
      @pAusten 2 года назад +3

      I saw the movie 10 years ago and was very disappointed. I thought it left out many important details about his life and writings.

  • @itsgoodforthesoul9749
    @itsgoodforthesoul9749 3 года назад +73

    Absolutely in awe of David. How wonderful he is. I was totally consumed with his presentation. There were times it was so believable. I loved getting to know CS Lewis. How amazing.

    • @deanneb5274
      @deanneb5274 2 года назад +4

      It’s his real biography

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 2 года назад

      Christians never check Bible facts, but dwell in fantasyland!

  • @ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE
    @ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE 2 года назад +5

    Brilliant performance. And the fact that CS Lewis got angry at God for what he believed about Him, after his wife died.
    We always feel guilty , and wonder if we're the only person who feels that way. It's comforting to know that others have gone through situations where they rail at God, when they can't see the reason for what's happened. I've been there any number of times in the last 8 months. Thankfully, God sees the fear that we camouflage in angry words.

  • @agathaloewen8342
    @agathaloewen8342 3 года назад +34

    I have never cried at the beauty of a story before. Specially at a love story.

  • @bellabb5127
    @bellabb5127 3 года назад +17

    Wow! What a splendid man to tell the story of splendid C S Lewis! I cried tears of all emotions! ♥️

  • @marymorningstar4508
    @marymorningstar4508 5 лет назад +34

    totally awesome . Tears streamed down my face all though the last part.

  • @estherwiskel6550
    @estherwiskel6550 3 года назад +80

    Such a special man, I learned more, understanding of the real factors for living a worthy life. I’m in love with C.S. Lewis and his writings✝️🙏❤️

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 3 года назад

      SLIMY TURDS TURN YOU ON, EH? PUTRID? STINKY? HOW LOW DO YOU GO?

    • @guydetrick1661
      @guydetrick1661 3 года назад +5

      @@martinkent333 Somewhere a rock is wondering where you crawled off to. Good God, man- and in your case I use the term loosely- you only describe yourself, when you defile others.

    • @murielbutt9428
      @murielbutt9428 2 года назад

      @@martinkent333 ..555555

    • @ravindrinrangasamy578
      @ravindrinrangasamy578 2 года назад

      Can u tell me in brief if u read he's book on "screwtape letters" I always wanted to read it plse

  • @dalemoyer
    @dalemoyer 3 года назад +25

    What an amazing man. Loved hearing about his faith and his wife.

  • @pippinbaker8440
    @pippinbaker8440 3 года назад

    2021, June, and as I wait to be gathered and taken home, this gem, this beautiful gem is gifted to me,,,, Oh, my precious Jesus, soon n very soon, we will embrace.................. TO GOD BE THE GLORY..........................

  • @m.brizzy5407
    @m.brizzy5407 2 года назад +10

    This is truly amazing. As I have done my share of acting I can appreciate that one man sitting in front of an audience with only a chair and a table and speaking more or less non-stop is quite remarkable. To remember all those lines and I agree with the positive comments that others have written. A most unique method of portraying a person's life story. Well done indeed Mr Payne.

  • @ShowCat1
    @ShowCat1 5 лет назад +64

    Deeply and incredibly moving. I relished every second of this video. Thank you for posting.

  • @raychlc5959
    @raychlc5959 2 года назад +61

    For the numbers of views this video has had, I find the number of likes is sorely lacking.
    This was excellent, humorous, emotional, thought provoking, and David Pain has a sumptuously smooth voice.

    • @roxannetomlin3113
      @roxannetomlin3113 2 года назад +4

      Unfortunately the true Character of Ravi Zachariah made many jaded in believing men like Lewis also might have fallen short of the Glory of God . Lewis was a confessing Christian and Ravi used his name many times in his lectures…..There is a reason why Christ said “Many will come and say they know me ….)

  • @Meheytabel
    @Meheytabel 2 года назад +1

    This is absolutely the best oration I’ve ever heard about love, sacrifice, redemption, revelation, salvation, and translation. This was life-changing for me. Siri very much with my time no thank God for the blessing of being privileged to experience it.

  • @marilynpetric4554
    @marilynpetric4554 2 года назад +16

    Absolutely incredible performance! Stunning! I felt I was in the presence of C.S. Lewis. David Payne has extraordinary talent. He's a master of his craft. It has been an honour and a privilege to have viewed this video. Thank you for posting it and allowing us mere mortals to see this heavenly performance

  • @bonitashields6250
    @bonitashields6250 3 года назад +44

    Magnificent! Thank you for your hard work in bringing one of my favorite authors and Christian inspirations to life!

  • @allenthomas7755
    @allenthomas7755 2 года назад +26

    Every word, every sentence, is poetic… As if he does not know how to do it any other way… Brilliant storytelling

  • @stevedoetsch
    @stevedoetsch 2 года назад

    I have read and loved Lewis since a child but never had a clue there existed video of him. Wow, can the man speak! It pulls me to a bygone age when men could regail an audience with stories and words. I'm inspired to regain such an ability.

  • @weehawker1
    @weehawker1 9 лет назад +187

    This truly is a great perfomance. Tears came to my eyes, towards the end ......

    • @jdcsheardbeats1704
      @jdcsheardbeats1704 4 года назад +11

      You and me both bro.

    • @yepnowletussee6702
      @yepnowletussee6702 3 года назад +12

      Tears came also near the start when he was describing the death of his mother... David Payne did a great job... has a lovely voice and with so much expression...

    • @yepnowletussee6702
      @yepnowletussee6702 3 года назад +11

      OMG yes tears did come to me near the end talking about his wife... so sad..

    • @helenlataille1871
      @helenlataille1871 2 года назад +1

      @@yepnowletussee6702 I

    • @stixnfeet7818
      @stixnfeet7818 2 года назад

      Same 🥲🙏

  • @gabriellemorgan8
    @gabriellemorgan8 2 года назад +1

    David Payne shows true brilliance in this performance. A master actor in this portrayal of the life of C.S. Lewis.

  • @barbarasunday3514
    @barbarasunday3514 5 лет назад +29

    Brilliant! Mr Payne is very convincing. A wonderful way t 'meet' an amazing author.

  • @tonyn1510
    @tonyn1510 7 лет назад +99

    This film is one of my favorite things posted on RUclips.

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 3 года назад +1

      DO YOU LIKE SHINY OBJECTS, RUBE?

    • @gonindunit
      @gonindunit 3 года назад +3

      @@martinkent333 You seem to enjoy tearing others down. That kind of thing comes back on you.

  • @dallasdien
    @dallasdien 3 года назад +30

    That was just wonderful and beautiful.
    Thank you to all parties responsible.

  • @heartical
    @heartical 2 года назад +64

    What a most eloquent and heartwarming performance, almost as if C.S.Lewis himself was speaking...touched my soul deeply, Thank You!

  • @logan77777771
    @logan77777771 9 лет назад +160

    David paynes acting chops are impressive. To keep an audience entertained this long by yourself seems the hardest thing to tackle in theater. (Yes i do exclude comedians)

    • @tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098
      @tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 5 лет назад +10

      As a kid, my family saw a one-man show portraying Lincoln -- at Ford's Theater, no less! It was amazing, and I think you are right about the challenge -- I was struck by it even as a young person....

    • @gordanadrmic752
      @gordanadrmic752 3 года назад +10

      This audience in majority seems to be a serious and well interested in the theme.

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 3 года назад

      THESE ARE BRAINWASHED DUMBFUCKS. NOT DRUNKS.

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 3 года назад

      @@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 DUMBFUCKS AND RUBES LOVE SHINY OBJECTS TOO.

    • @centralguy1229
      @centralguy1229 3 года назад

      @@martinkent333 qq

  • @winniecheung4678
    @winniecheung4678 3 месяца назад

    It was past 2am when I was awakened by a strong voice with a familiar accent. Apparently I fell asleep listening to Soulful Devotions based on C S Lewis' writings before that video finished. Somehow, my computer decided to play this UCTV video by David Payne. I had never heard of either, but was intrigued. Stayed up watching for half an hour and decided to finish watching it when I got up. What a gift! Thank you UCTV and David Payne for bringing CS Lewis to life for us. ❤❤

  • @magicsqr3414
    @magicsqr3414 9 лет назад +61

    an absolutely brillant performance

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 3 года назад

      You are a brainwashed zombie, in love with bullshit. Your momma must be proud!

    • @WideAwakeHuman
      @WideAwakeHuman 3 года назад +4

      @@martinkent333 and again... Lol

    • @temiongcecilio
      @temiongcecilio 2 года назад +2

      @@WideAwakeHuman I Pray God would touch Mr. Kent's heart.

    • @deanneb5274
      @deanneb5274 2 года назад +1

      @@martinkent333 hmmm why so bitter? Are you unhappy? Feeling unsuccessful

  • @xaviersonofgod4464
    @xaviersonofgod4464 3 года назад +11

    What a performance. Loved the whole thing.

  • @mikewysko2268
    @mikewysko2268 6 лет назад +16

    Wonderful life story. Wonderful acting by David Payne.

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 3 года назад

      CHRISTIAN BRAINWASHING IS A BEAUTIFUL THING, MIKE. LIKE A NAKED CHOIRBOY UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE! GREASED UP AND NOWHERE TO GO!!!!!!!!!!

    • @randalejetmagalit1198
      @randalejetmagalit1198 2 года назад

      @@martinkent333 what on Earth are you talking about?

  • @rosella1951
    @rosella1951 11 лет назад +283

    As a dedicated and totally hopeless lover of C.S. Lewis and his works, I was delighted iwith David Payne's deceptively effortless rendition of of the life of Lewis. He made me laugh and cry, and brought me totally into Lewis' world. Thank you, David. You have a wonderful gift.

  • @djmedina530
    @djmedina530 2 года назад +10

    Sitting in my comfy chair, I felt like I was sitting there, across from him. I was entirely enthralled.

  • @nicolenewsome4863
    @nicolenewsome4863 3 года назад +10

    I absolutely love him and what he stands for.