FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s first collection of shorter works, Rehabilitations and Other Essays was published on March 23, 1939. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Very often the only way to get a quality in reality is to start behaving as if you had it already.” Let’s Pretend (Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/21/44)
Month: March 2018
CSL Daily 03/22/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Three Kinds of Men is a short essay by Lewis that was published in The Sunday Times on March 21, 1943. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The price of Christ is something, in a way, much easier than moral effort – it is to want Him.” Three Kinds of Men (Published …
CSL Daily 03/21/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Let’s Pretend is the fifth talk of the final BBC series given on March 21, 1944. Also Lewis recorded two final talks on this date. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort …
CSL Daily 03/20/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s first ever book, Spirits in Bondage was published on March 20, 1919. It was a book of poems and he was only 20 years old. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “An influence which cannot evade our consciousness will not go very deep.” The Literary Impact of the Authorized Version (Speech …
[PODCAST] Taylor Colloquium 2018
The following podcast is an interview with Dr. Joseph Ricke, who heads up by The Center for the Study of C.S. Lewis & Friends at Taylor University. It is sponsoring the 11th Frances W. Ewbank Colloquium, May 31st – June 3rd, 2018. The C.S. Lewis and Inklings Society is joining in on this event. A …
CSL Daily 03/19/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The Last Battle was first published on March 19, 1956. This final Narnia story won the Carnegie Medal in Literature. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “‘Beloved,’ said the Glorious One, ‘unless thy desire had been for me thou wouldst not have sought so long and so truly. For all find what they …
CSL Daily 03/18/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On March 18, 1946 George MacDonald: An Anthology (edited by Lewis) was released. It was a collection of MacDonald quotes. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Bible itself gives us one short prayer which is suitable for all who are struggling with the beliefs and doctrines. It is: ‘LORD I believe, …
(CCSLQ-49) – Take a Step
The following is part of a series exploring quotations attributed to C.S. Lewis that are questionable for one reason or another. My book (THE MISQUOTABLE C.S. LEWIS, just released, but presently only available from the publisher) collects material presented so far and will contain expressions not yet posted here (plus existing online material is updated …
CSL Daily 03/17/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The first of two books edited by Lewis about Charles Williams came out in 1947 (2 years after his death) – Essays Presented to Charles Williams. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The natural life in each of us is something self-centered, something that wants to be petted and admired, to take …
CSL Daily 03/16/18
FACT OF THE DAY: 19th installment of what eventually became The Great Divorce was published March 16, 1945 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Fame in [Heaven] and fame on Earth are two quite different things.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XIX (Published in The Guardian on 3/16/1945)