FACT OF THE DAY: Voyage to Venus by Lewis was published today (Aug. 14) in 1953. It is the same book as Perelandra from 1943. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We must use the talent we have, not the talents we haven’t.” Letter to Cynthia Donnelly 8/14/1954 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, …
Month: August 2016
CSL Daily 8/13
FACT OF THE DAY: The second ever radio talk by Lewis was given today (Aug. 13) in 1941. At the time it was called “Scientific Law and Moral Law” but is “THE REALITY OF THE LAW” in Mere Christianity. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The laws of nature, as applied to stones …
CSL Daily 8/12
FACT OF THE DAY: A second edition of The Abolition of Man was published by Geoffrey Bles on this day (Aug. 12) in 1946. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “An open mind, in questions that are not ultimate, is useful. But an open mind about ultimate foundations either of Theoretical or Practical Reason is …
CSL Daily 8/11
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Sailing of the Ark” was published on this day (Aug. 11) in 1948 in Punch. Revised and re-titled “The Late Passenger” in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Future is, of all things, the thing least like eternity. It is the most completely temporal part of time-for …
CSL Daily 8/10
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s letter to the editor of Church Times on “The Holy Name” was published today (Aug. 10) in 1951. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think almost all the crimes which Christians have perpetrated against each other arise from this, that religion is confused with politics.” Letter to Don …
CSL Daily 8/09
FACT OF THE DAY: The first known letter Lewis wrote to Sister Penelope occurred on this day (Aug. 9) in 1939. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One hopes there will come a day when one can enjoy nice things said about one’s self just in the same innocent way as one enjoys nice …
Highlights Inklings Week in Oxford 2016
Most of you are aware that last month (July, 2016) there was an event in England called “An Inklings Week in Oxford.” It was hosted by the Inklings Fellowship. There were 10 plenary talks (one hour), five “second breakfast” speakers (thirty minutes) and also each morning during morning worship there was someone sharing to help …
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CSL Daily 8/08
FACT OF THE DAY: The 15th letter from Screwtape was published today (Aug. 8) in 1941 in The Guardian. Themes include understanding Time. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The humans live in time but our Enemy [God] destines them to eternity. He therefore, I believe, wants them to attend chiefly to two things, …
CSL Daily 8/07
FACT OF THE DAY: The poem “Two Kinds of Memory” was published today (Aug. 7) in Time and Tide in 1947. A revised version is in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The good things even of this world are far too good ever to be reached by imagination. Even the common orange, you …
(CCSLQ-27) – Make Your Choice
This is part of a series exploring quotations attributed to C.S. Lewis that are questionable for one reason or another. Presently a new article is posted the first Saturday of each month. There is an “at a glance” page HERE to quickly see what has been posted so far in this series. Also, if you haven’t …