What was the Eye of the Needle and why did Jill pass through it? What made Puddleglum's foot so strong in stomping out the green fire? How did we get stuck with a comfort-breaking challenge again? (How did three sisters get through recording this?)

I hope you enjoy this episode, and in these dangerously contentious times, I hope we can all take with us what the Underlanders of Bism learned: "Why, then, your majesty is a friend!"

Colleen Mueller joins us on the journey from British boarding school to a Parlaiment of Owls, through the icy moors and to Harfang Castle. Grab some berries-and-cream tea and enjoy the nostalgia and the challenge. (Are we really going to talk about comfort again? I'll give you one guess!)

For more of Colleen, you'll find her blog at colleenmuellerwrit.wix.com/mysite. She shares musings on both popular books and writing itself.

As always, you'll find more on Substack, Instagram and Etsy under Mystic Tea and Stories.

Thank you for listening!

JC Alexandre is back for another adventure to the Utter East of Narnia (and into the things of God).

The tea: Wait, we might actually mean punch?

The narrative: More like a story than a spell, and He'll tell it to us for years and years.

The PARDES: We're invited into a personal confidence, and reassured.

The Challenge: Five minutes to transform your day.

As always, you'll find more on Substack, Instagram and Etsy under Mystic Tea and Stories.

Thank you for listening!