The 20th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian today in 1941. The main topic is sexual temptation.
Month: September 2013
QUOTE: September 12, 2013
[Screwtape boasts:]
“Our best weapon—the belief of ignorant humans, that there is no hope of getting rid of us except by yielding [to temptation].”
The Screwtape Letters – XX
(First published in The Guardian on 9/12/1941)
QUIZ: September 12, 2013
How many languages has the Chronicles of Narnia been translated into?
Ep. 1 NarniaCast – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Welcome to the first episode of NarniaCast, a brand new mini-series looking at the world of Narnia created by C.S. Lewis.
There will be one show for each Narnia book. Co-hosts for the shows are William O’Flaherty, Paul Martin and Dr. Crystal Hurd. A different special guest will join them for the podcast.
Dr. Bruce Edwards discusses The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in this premiere episode.
QUOTE: September 11, 2013
“The scratches on your back, tear for tear, throb for throb, blood for blood, were equal to the stripes laid on the back of your stepmother’s slave because of the drugged sleep you cast upon her. You needed to know what it felt like.”
The Horse and His Boy
(Published 9/6/54)
QUIZ: September 11, 2013
Name the source of this quote: “Enough had been thought, and said, and felt, and imagined. It was about time that something should be done.”
FACT: September 11, 2013
“Blimpophobia” is an article written by Lewis that was published on September 9, 1944 in Time and Tide.
QUIZ: September 10, 2013
Which series of broadcasts that only featured Lewis was the only one where he addressed questions from listeners?
FACT: September 10, 2013
Till We Have Faces, Lewis’s last published fictional work was released today in 1956.
QUOTE: September 10, 2013
“Die before you die, there is no chance after.”
Till We Have Faces
(Published 9/10/1956