Residents pleaded with the Queen Creek Town Council on Wednesday to preserve the town's rural character, as members voted to approve the general plan update. In bits and pieces, the plan was approved by the council in a 5-2 vote, with council members Jon Wootten and Lisa Coletto-Cohen voting no.

Arizona Theatre Company’s production portrays an imaginary 1939 meeting between Sigmund Freud, the famous atheist, and C.S. Lewis, the renown Christian apologist. They discuss God, love, sex and the meaning of existence.

In her Sept. 5 (Spiritual Side) column (“‘Coming out’ for marriage equality — a letter of thanks”) Diane Meehl proclaimed her support for legal and church marriages between persons other than one man and one woman. Meehl urged Christian churches to follow suit, saying “does the church want to continue to be associated with a divisive issue about which we likely will never achieve consensus?” There are many “divisive issues” — including the divinity of Christ and the message of salvation — on which the church must take an unwavering position on principle, not on the nose count of a supposed “consensus.”

“One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. Which road do I take? She asked. Where do you want to go? was his response. I don’t know, Alice answered. Then, said the cat, it doesn’t matter.”

Never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Furthermore, never judge a White Witch until you've sat a minute or so on her icy throne.

C.S. Lewis began the third book in his Narnia series, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader": "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."

Cardinals analyst and radio talk show host Ron Wolfley tells about the joys of fatherhood.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other "Peanuts" characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91.

Though “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” elegantly preserves the Christian themes of C.S. Lewis' famed fantasy novel, it's unlikely to inspire the religious fan devotion of “Star Wars,” “The Lord of the Rings” or even “The Passion of the Christ.”

Though “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” elegantly preserves the Christian themes of C.S. Lewis' famed fantasy novel, it's unlikely to inspire the religious fan devotion of “Star Wars,” “The Lord of the Rings” or even “The Passion of the Christ.”

Life is messy and full of unexpected twists along the way leaving even the most obsessive control freaks among us feeling a bit undone, considering so much of the change introduced into our lives is rarely invited and not always good.

Appearances can be deceptive. In this age of open disclosure and the Internet, one would think we have access to all knowledge, but we don’t. We are still at the mercy of those in charge of providing any given piece of information. Unless we are satisfied with the lop-sided information being spoon-fed to us by those having an agenda, it is up to us to do our own digging for the truth.

The "Harry Potter" culture warriors have surged into action one last time, adding their familiar notes of discord to the fanfares greeting the release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2."

"You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you." - C.S. Lewis

Guest commentary by Susan Stamper Brown

Star Parker: Within weeks of Fox airing videos of a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute being advised by ACORN "community organizers" on how to evade taxes and set up a prostitution ring, our stalwart Washington legislators voted to cut off federal funds to the organization. But similar publicized abuses at Planned Parenthood -- workers agreeing to cover up rape or earmarking funds to abort black babies -- all captured on video and audio -- produced no similar action in Washington to cut off funds.

LOS ANGELES - Another fantasy world has joined Hollywood's instant-blockbuster club. Disney's "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" - adapted from C.S. Lewis' tale of enchantment, epic battles and talking animals - debuted as the weekend's top movie with $67.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

When the first two Harry Potter novels came out in the late 1990s, Cinda Webb would sit in the upstairs hallway of her Irvine, Calif., home and read aloud as her two sons drifted off to sleep, visions of wizards dancing in their heads.

It’s going to be series business this holiday season at the movies. One of Hollywood’s biggest franchises is nearing an end. Others are returning after long absences.

With the current increases in college tuition, it would be a nightmare for any student if he or she lost a big scholarship.

With the current increases in college tuition, it would be a nightmare for any student if he or she lost a big scholarship.

I visit bookstores a lot. In other decades, I spent much more time in public libraries, especially at the shelves displaying the newest titles.