FACT OF THE DAY: The Problem of Pain, Lewis’s first apologetic book was published today (10/18) in 1940. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Evil comes from the abuse of free will.” The Problem of Pain (Published 10/18/1940) – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: What radio talk was illegally published? (Hint: It’s from …
Month: October 2015
(CCSLQ-8) Are A Soul
UPDATED (7/21/18) – The Misquotable C.S. Lewis is my book that examines 75 quotations attributed to Lewis that I caution you not to share. Some are falsely attributed to him, others are paraphrases of his words, and a few have context issues. Don’t share a quote attributed to Lewis unless you can confirm he wrote it and the meaning …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 10/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The 25th Screwtape Letter was published today (10/17) in 1941 in The Guardian. Its subtitle was “The Enemy Loves Platitudes.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Complains:] “The real trouble about the set your patient is living in is that it is merely Christian. They all have individual interests, …
Narnia Books Miniseries 01 LWW
Back in 2013 I did a miniseries on The Chronicles of Narnia. For it there was one show for each of the seven books and a different special guest. Co-hosting with me for nearly all of the shows were Paul Martin from NarniaFans.com and Dr. Crystal Hurd. Dr. Bruce Edwards discusses The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 10/16
FACT OF THE DAY: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published book of Narnia stories was published today (10/16) in 1950. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 10/15
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (10/15) in 1951 Prince Caspian was the second Narnia story published. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Things never happen the same way twice.” Prince Caspian (Published 10/15/1951) – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Finish the quote and name the source (4 words): “The whole point of seeing …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 10/14
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis gave his first ever lecture today (10/14) in 1924. It was called “The Good, Its Position among Values.” Only four attended. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by school-stories. Adults are not deceived by science-fiction; they can …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 10/13
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (10/13) in 1961 An Experiment in Criticism was published; while a professional title by Lewis it is more readable than others. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nothing can deceive unless it bears a plausible resemblance to reality.” An Experiment in Criticism (Published 10/13/1961) – – – QUIZ …
Narnia Code (Single Interview w/ Dr. Ward) 2015r
Dr. Michael Ward’s name was virtually unknown ten years ago. Today he’s considered one of the top C.S. Lewis scholars and that’s because of his landmark work Planet Narnia and the sequel that adapts that material, The Narnia Code. This latter book was actually first a TV special on the BBC before coming out on DVD. William O’Flaherty …
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: 10/12
FACT OF THE DAY: A second edition of The Pilgrim’s Regress was published in October, 1935 by Sheed & Ward. The first publisher was J.M. Dent in 1933. The Pilgrim’s Regress: The Wade Annotated Edition officially came out on this day (10/12) in 2014. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “What does not satisfy when …