Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/31

FACT OF THE DAY: Letter to the Editor, “Version Vernacular” published today (12/31) in 1958 in The Christian Century. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In this world everything is upside down. That which, if it could be prolonged here, would be a truancy, is likest that which in a better country is the …

Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/30

FACT OF THE DAY: On December 29, 1944 the essay “Private  Bates” was published in The Spectator. Now available in Present Concerns. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We must get rid of our arrogant assumption that it is the masses who can be led by the nose. As far as I can make …

The Narnia Code Series 05 (Shows 11-13)

This is the fifth and final episode in the re-packaged series on The Narnia Code. It combines what was previously the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth episodes. Back in 2012 I had the privilege to interview Dr. Michael Ward for a series of thirteen episodes to discuss his book The Narnia Code. With me to help co-host the show was …

Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/27

FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (12/27) in 1918 Lewis arrived home unexpectedly in the AM after being demobilized on the 24th. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Thirst was made for water; inquiry for truth.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII (Published in The Guardian on 12/22/1944) – – – QUIZ OF …

Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/26

FACT OF THE DAY: “The End of the Wine” is a poem published in Punch on 12/3/47; a revised version called “The Last of the Wine” is in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In this world everything is upside down. That which, if it could be prolonged here, would be a truancy, …

Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/25

FACT OF THE DAY: Beyond the Bright Blur was a limited edition title published today (12/25) in 1963 that contained chapters 15-17 of Letters to Malcolm. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[God] must constantly work as the iconoclast. Every idea of Him we form, He must in mercy shatter. The most blessed result …