FACT OF THE DAY:
19th installment of what eventually became The Great Divorce was published today (3/16) in The Guardian in 1945.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Fame in [Heaven] and fame on Earth are two quite different things.”
Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XIX
(Published in The Guardian on 3/16/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Finish the quote and name the source (3 words):
“The guilt is washed out not by time _____ _____ _____ and the blood of Christ.”
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While there are a variety of places online to listen to audio lectures about the life and work of C.S. Lewis none that I’m aware of have a archive going back over 30 years. That’s the case for a annual lecture series held at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. While the site hasn’t obviously existed that long, it collects all the available recordings dating back to 1983 when the inaugural lecture was given by the Dr. Paul Holmer from Yale University.
As time of this posting the site does have several shortcomings. The audio only played well on Internet Explorer browser on my computer, but fortunately a quick check on my Android phone yielded no difficulty.
FACT OF THE DAY:
“Dangers of National Repentance” is an essay by Lewis published today (3/15) in 1940 in The Guardian.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The hard sayings of our Lord are wholesome to those only who find them hard.”
Dangers of National Repentance
(Published in The Guardian on 3/15/40)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What two types (or natures) of love does Lewis describe in The Four Loves?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The fourth of the final series of BBC talks, The Obstinate Toy Soldiers, was given by Lewis on this day (3/14) in 1944.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.”
The Obstinate Toy Soldiers
(Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/14/44)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
In the Ransom (or science-fiction) trilogy what is the name given for the planet we know as Mars?
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Highlights for the second third of March (12th – 21st) include: First ever published book, final Narnia book and a second marriage to Joy Davidman!
Spirits in BondageTwo books by Lewis were released for the first time during this period. His debut as an author came on the 20th in 1919 with Spirits in Bondage. This was a very small volume of poems published while he was only 20 years old, but many were written when he was just sixteen or seventeen. When initially released it was under the pseudonym of Clive Hamilton. They were composed in a period of Lewis’s life when his primary goal was to be known as a poet. It is also a time when he wasn’t a Christian.
FACT OF THE DAY:
This month in 1984 (actually on the 15th) The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C.S. Lewis (edited by Hooper) was released.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Prudence means practical common sense, taking the trouble to think out what you are doing and what is likely to come of it.
The ‘Cardinal Virtues’
(Reading for March 13th in The Business of Heaven)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which character is the first to say Aslan’s name in LWW?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
3/12/1919 Lewis gave his first paper on textile designer, artist, writer and utopian socialist, William Morris, to the Martlets
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“God is love, and that love works through men— especially through the whole community of Christians.”
Good Infection
(Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/7/44)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Finish the quote and name the source (5 words):
“We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with ____ ____ ____ ____ _____ when infinite joy is offered us…”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Today (3/11) in 1936 Lewis wrote to Charles Williams for the first time; it become the start of a close friendship.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him.”
Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XVII
(Published in The Guardian on 3/2/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Of Lewis’s two books of poetry released before his conversion, which one was re-released during his life?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
On this day (3/10) in 1949 Lewis shared two chapters of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with his friend (and former student) Roger Green.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Nothing, not even the best and noblest, can go on as it now is. Nothing, not even what is lowest and most bestial, will not be raised again if it submits to death.”
Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XVIII
(Published in The Guardian on 3/9/1945)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the name of the north star in Narnia?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
18th installment of the eventual book The Great Divorce was published in The Guardian today (3/9) in 1945. It was the first half of Ch. 12.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It is no use to say `Lord, Lord’, if we do not do what Christ tells us.”
Mr C. S. Lewis on Christianity
(published in The Listener 3/9/44)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Finish the quote and name the source (5 words):
“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us: we are _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ will turn out to be.”
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