FACT OF THE DAY: A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C.S. Lewis became available for the first time today (3/4) in 1968. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I believe no angel ever appears in Scripture without exciting terror: they always have to begin by saying ‘Fear not.’” Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne 3/4/1953 (Published …
Month: March 2016
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #3r
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Before The Screwtape Letters was released as a book, it first appeared weekly (starting May 2, 1941) in The Guardian, a Church of England …
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CSL Daily 3/3
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis read his paper “The Personal Heresy in Poetics” to a group known as the Martlets on this day (3/3) in 1930. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Every natural love will rise again and live forever in this country: but none will rise again until it has been buried.” …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #2r
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Lewis dedicated The Screwtape Letters to his friend J.R.R. Tolkien. Ironically, Tolkien actually disliked the book! Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis Goes …
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CSL Daily 3/2
FACT OF THE DAY: “Memory of Sir Walter Scott” was a talk Lewis gave on this date (3/2) in 1956. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “What we practise, not (save at rare intervals) what we preach, is usually our great contribution to the conversion of others.” Letter to Mrs. Johnson 3/2/1955 (Published in The …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #1r
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Before C.S. Lewis became famous for the Narnia stories, his first best seller was The Screwtape Letters. Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis …
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CSL Daily 3/1
FACT OF THE DAY: Of Lewis’s two pre-Christian books of poetry, only Dymer was republished during his lifetime. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The one really adequate instrument for learning about God is the whole Christian community.” The Three-Personal God (Initially a BBC broadcast from 2/29/44) – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: …