Lewis, however, continues his reputation for honest and profound observations both of the spiritual and the carnal world. He honestly expresses his own weaknesses in respect to his own devotion.
However, he also gives his advice for dealing with such struggles. The viewpoints of others, such as pacifists and evolutionists, receive the same honest speculation, however. Sometimes, surprisingly, Lewis agrees with parts of the opposition. Quickly, though, he refutes such arguments with his own careful and logical response.
The topics range from war to the afterlife. He never fails to apply his topics directly to his audience. Sometimes he speaks on topics requested by others, and sometimes the topic seems to be of his own choosing. Each sermon exists independently, though. He never refers back to previous sermons within this volume. The time line among the sermons is, in fact, unclear. One assumes they were given in order, but no evidence of this exists.