FACT OF THE DAY: The Business of Heaven, published in July 1984 in the US was the first book of selections from Lewis in a daily format. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Avoid introspection in prayer—I mean not to watch one’s own mind to see if it is in the right frame, but …
Month: July 2017
CSL Daily 7/30/17
FACT OF THE DAY: “Epitaph” is a poem published on July 30, 1948 in The Spectator. Revised and re-titled as “Epigrams and Epitaphs” in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We really don’t know much about loving until we’re in touch with love Himself.” The Anvil (BBC Radio Broadcast aired 7/22/1943)
(CMCSL-6): Lewis Didn’t Experience Suffering Until His Wife Died
This is part of an occasional series exploring questionable claims about the life or writings of C.S. Lewis. For a list of the topics either already explored or planned to be examined you can visit the introduction to this series. – Movies that dramatize the life of famous people are frequently also famous for presenting them …
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CSL Daily 7/29/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Quam Bene Saturno, Lewis’s first published poem came out in July, 1913 (when he was just 14). It was in Cherbourg School Magazine. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We must, on pain of idiocy, deny from the very outset the idea that looking at is, by its own nature, …
CSL Daily 7/28/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The lighthearted essay “A Dream” was first published on July 28, 1944 in The Spectator. It’s available in Present Concerns. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In my waking hours I would never [approve some actions]. But the dreaming mind is regrettably immoral.” A Dream (Published in The Spectator on 7/28/1945)
CSL Daily 7/27/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The first US edition of The Four Loves was published on July 27, 1960. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We find thus by experience that there is no good applying to Heaven for earthly comfort. Heaven can give heavenly comfort; no other kind.” The Four Loves (U.S. edition Published on 7/27/1960)
CSL Daily 7/26/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The U.S. Paperback editions of Surprised By Joy and Till We Have Faces came out on July 9th ten years apart (1970, 1980). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Advises:] “I would make it a rule to eradicate from my patient any strong personal taste which is not actually a sin, even if it …
CSL Daily 7/25/17
FACT OF THE DAY: On July 25, 1941 the 13th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian. Wormwood has failed again…second conversion. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Admits:] “I know that the Enemy [God] also wants to detach men from themselves, but in a different way. Remember always, that he really likes the …
CSL Daily 7/24/17
FACT OF THE DAY: All My Road Before Me: The Diary of C. S. Lewis 1922-27 came out in the US on July 24, 1991 (three months after its release in the UK). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You can step outside one experience only by stepping inside another. Therefore, if all inside experiences are …
CSL Daily 7/23/17
FACT OF THE DAY: While two dozen poems by Lewis were published in Punch, “Revival or Decay?” is the only non-fiction work published there. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All sorts of things will make a man brave for the time being. Alcohol, ignorance of the danger, anger, self-respect, human loyalty, and love of …