Month: November 2013

Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 7th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

The last month of weekly letters from Screwtape began today (11/7) in 1941 when the 28th letter was published in The Guardian.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“[Humans] do tend to regard death as the prime evil and survival as the greatest good. But that is because we have taught them to do so. Do not let us be infected by our own propaganda.”

The Screwtape Letters – XXVIII
(First published in The Guardian on 11/7/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What four children’s names did Lewis FIRST consider for the Pevensie children?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 6th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

Is Theology Poetry? was a paper read by Lewis to the Socratic Club today (11/6) in 1944.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Christian theology can fit in science, art, morality, and the sub-Christian religious. The scientific point of view cannot fit in any of these things, not even science itself.”

Is Theology Poetry?
(Talk given on 11/6/1944 to Socratic Club)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (4 words):
“It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort; it’s not the sort of _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 5th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

After being released in the UK earlier in 1958, Reflections of the Psalms came out in the US the same year on November 5th.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“A little comic relief in a discussion does no harm, however serious the topic may be. (In my own experience the funniest things have occurred in the gravest and most sincere conversations.)”

Reflections on the Psalms
(Published in November 5, 1958 in the U.S.)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Despite being very creative and having an amazing memory, Lewis had a lot of trouble with one aspect of writing. What was it?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 4th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

“The Weight of Glory” was published in the November, 1941 issues of Theology.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The load, or weight, or burden of my neighbor’s glory should be laid daily on my back, a load so heavy that only humility can carry it, and the backs of the proud will be broken.”

The Weight of Glory
(Published in November, 1941 issue of Theology)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Once Lewis began to seriously write the Narnia books, which one took the longest for him to write?

Online Video – C. S. Lewis: Why He Matters Today *REVISED*

William OFlaherty CSL Minute

Why has Lewis’s legacy endured? There has been a lot of books written to help answer this very question and some were even just released this year.
While these are great resources, what do you do if you were wanting to introduce a friend to the life and writings of Lewis and they don’t have a lot of time to hear you out? Thanks to the Internet this isn’t a problem, as there are various websites that tell about Lewis. However, if you want something that will take less than 30 minutes then read on about a great video that is online.

Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 3rd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Letters: C.S. Lewis, Don Giovanni Calabria: A Study in Friendship was published on November 1, 1988 and contained 28 letters from Lewis.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The voice of God indeed daily calls to us; calls to the world to abandon sins and seek the Kingdom of God wholeheartedly.”

Letters: C.S. Lewis, Don Giovanni Calabria: A Study in Friendship
(Book published 11/1/1988; Letter written 4/17/1949)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (2 words):
“Do not let us _______ ______ evils for good.”

Fact/Quote/Quiz: Nov. 2nd

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FACT OF THE DAY:

Today (11/2) in 1967 Spenser’s Images of Life was published. It was edited by Alastair Fowler and based on #CSLewis’s Cambridge lectures.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The Faerie Queene is perhaps the most difficult poem in English. Quite how difficult, I am only now beginning to realize after forty years of reading it.”

Spenser’s Images of Life
(Published 11/2/1967)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What book did Lewis first give as several radio broadcasts that all survived, but the print version has much more content than the audio (broadcast) version?