free from the adicting powers of the present moment

Here is an ironic quotation for a blog, but tremendously refreshing. From John Piper’s message on C.S. Lewis at the DG pastors’ conference:

He loved the wisdom of the ages, not the whimsy of the passing present. He called himself a Neanderthaler and a dinosaur. He didn’t read newspapers. He never wore a watch. He never learned to type. He did not own or drive a car. He cared nothing about cutting a good appearance and wore the same old clothes until they were threadbare. He was incredibly free from the addicting powers of the present moment.

HT: Justin Taylor