Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis is frequently cited as a favorite book; but did you know that it all began on the radio?
Month: June 2013
Quote: June 19, 2013
“How God thinks of us is not only more important, but infinitely more important. Indeed, how we think of Him is of no importance except in so far as it is related to how He thinks of us.”
The Weight of Glory
(First preached as a sermon on 6/8/1941)
Quiz: June 19, 2013
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“Joy is the serious _____ _____ _____ .”
Fact: June 19, 2013
Early attempts at writing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Lewis had a key character missing: Aslan!
Quote: June 18, 2013
“When we want to be something other than the thing God wants us to be, we must be wanting what, in fact, will not make us happy.”
The Problem of Pain
Fact: June 18, 2013
Daily Readings with C.S. Lewis came out on this day in 1992. It was republished as C.S. Lewis: Readings for Meditation and Reflection.
Quiz: June 18, 2013
Whom did Lewis start a life-long correspondence with sometime this month in what year?
EC04r – “Is Theology Poetry?” with Dr. Holly Ordway (Essay Chat)
The following is a repeat of the fourth “essay chat” program. For those not familiar with it, the purpose of this show is to focus on a single essay (or similar shorter work) by C.S. Lewis and discuss it with another Lewis expert or enthusiast. The essay discusses is “Is Theology Poetry?” and my guest …
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Fact: June 17, 2013
“Membership” was published in the June 1945 issue of Sobornost. Previously it was a talk given in February to the Society of St. Alban and St. Sergius in Oxford.
Quote: June 17, 2013
“Remember, though we struggle against things because we are afraid of them, it is often the other way round— we get afraid because we struggle.”
Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne
(from Volume 3 on 6/17/1963)