Month: March 2014

Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 24th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

“Must of Image of God Go?” is an essay published by Lewis in The Observer today (3/24) in 1963 and is available in God in the Dock.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Any entity describable without gross abuse of language as God must be ultimate reality, and if ultimate reality is personal, then God is personal.”

Must of Image of God Go?
(Published in The Observer on 3/24/63)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What book from the Narnia series was published this month in what year?
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RETROSPECT: March 22nd – 31st

William OFlaherty Jack in Retrospect, Special Feature

Highlights for the final third of March (22nd – 31st) include: Publication of The Four Loves, his first essay collection and republication of a landmark professional work.

During the last decade of Lewis’s life his Christian-themed titles had less to do with defending the faith and more with sharing his understanding of a variety of aspects of it. The Four Loves, released on the 28th in 1960 is one of those works where he shares his wisdom on a topic related to the faith he had gained a greater understanding of over his life. Many individuals are not aware of the fact that two years prior to the book release Lewis had given ten radio talks on this theme.

Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 23rd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s first collection of shorter works, Rehabilitations and Other Essays was published today (3/23) in 1939.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Very often the only way to get a quality in reality is to start behaving as if you had it already.”

Let’s Pretend
(Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/21/44)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (3 words):
This moment ______ _______ _______ .”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 22nd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Three Kinds of Men is a short essay by Lewis that was published in The Sunday Times on 3/21/1943.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The price of Christ is something, in a way, much easier than moral effort – it is to want Him. ”

Three Kinds of Men
(Published in The Sunday Times 3/21/43)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Lewis wrote about the “dangers” of what in an essay published sometime this month?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 21st

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Let’s Pretend is the fifth talk of the final BBC series given today (3/21) in 1944. Also Lewis recorded two final talks on this date.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of a man he is? Surely what pops out before the man has time to put on a disguise is the truth?”

Let’s Pretend
(Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/21/44)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Who runs the Tempters’ Training College?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 20th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s first ever book, Spirits in Bondage was published today (3/20) in 1919. It was a book of poems and he was only 20 years old.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“An influence which cannot evade our consciousness will not go very deep.”

The Literary Impact of the Authorized Version
(Speech first given on 3/20/1950 at the University of London)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What is Trumpkin’s nickname given by Edmund in Prince Caspian?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 19th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Last Battle was first published today (3/19) in 1956. This final Narnia story won the Carnegie Medal in Literature.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“‘Beloved,’ said the Glorious One, ‘unless thy desire had been for me thou wouldst not have sought so long and so truely. For all find what they truely seek.'”

The Last Battle
(Published on 3/19/1956)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (3 words):
“If you want a religion to make you feel comfortable, I certainly _____ _____ ____ .”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 18th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

On this day (3/18) in 1946 George MacDonald: An Anthology (edited by Lewis) was released. It was a collection of MacDonald quotes.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The Bible itself gives us one short prayer which is suitable for all who are struggling with the beliefs and doctrines. It is: ‘LORD I believe, help Thou my unbelief.'”

Letter to Genia Goelz 3/18/1952
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What famous poet did Lewis meet in the early 1920’s sometime this month?
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Conversations w/ Lewis & Golden Rules of Narnia (Verlarde)

William OFlaherty All About Jack

Robert Verlarde is a former atheist who was strongly influenced by the works of C.S. Lewis and so it only seems fitting he has written a couple books to help introduce and enhance a person’s ability to understand Lewis’s writings. This interview features BOTH Conversations with C.S. Lewis (from 2008) and The Golden Rules of Narnia (latest edition from 2010).
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 17th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The first of two books edited by #CSLewis about Charles Williams came out in 1947 (2 years after his death) – Essays Presented to Charles Williams.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The natural life in each of us is something self-centred, something that wants to be petted and admired, to take advantage of other lives, to exploit the whole universe.”

The Obstinate Toy Soldiers
(Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/14/44)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Who does Aslan say the following to and which book does he say it in? “Now you are a lioness.”
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