FACT OF THE DAY: “Dangers of National Repentance” is an essay by Lewis published March 15, 1940 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The hard sayings of our Lord are wholesome to those only who find them hard.” Dangers of National Repentance (Published in The Guardian on 3/15/40)
Month: March 2018
CSL Daily 03/14/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth of the final series of BBC talks, The Obstinate Toy Soldiers, was given by Lewis on March 14, 1944. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” The Obstinate Toy Soldiers (Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/14/44)
CSL Daily 03/13/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On March 15, 1984 The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C.S. Lewis (edited by Hooper) was released. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Prudence means practical common sense, taking the trouble to think out what you are doing and what is likely to come of it.” The ‘Cardinal Virtues’ (Reading for …
CSL Daily 03/12/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On March 12, 1919 Lewis presented a paper to the Marlets on the textile designer, artist, writer and Utopian socialist, William Morris. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God is love, and that love works through men— especially through the whole community of Christians.” Good Infection (Initially a BBC broadcast from …
(CCSLQ-48) – Thirty So Strange
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, releasing by the end of this month) collects material presented so far and will contain expressions not yet posted here (plus existing online material is updated in the …
CSL Daily 03/11/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On March 11, 1936 Lewis wrote to Charles Williams for the first time; it became the start of a close friendship. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him.” Who …
THE MISQUOTABLE C.S. LEWIS is Releasing Soon!
UPDATE: The book is NOW available for sale! To learn the various places you can buy it FOLLOW THIS LINK. I’m happy to announce that after years of research and writing, my book dealing with questionable quotations associated with C.S. Lewis will be available soon. The book cover (at the right) was just sent to …
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CSL Daily 03/10/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On March 10, 1949 Lewis shared two chapters of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with his friend (and former student) Roger Green. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nothing, not even the best and noblest, can go on as it now is. Nothing, not even what is lowest and most …
CSL Daily 03/09/18
FACT OF THE DAY: 18th installment of the eventual book The Great Divorce was published in The Guardian on March 9, 1945. It was the first half of Ch. 12. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is no use to say `Lord, Lord’, if we do not do what Christ tells us.” Mr C. S. Lewis on …
CSL Daily 03/08/18
FACT OF THE DAY: In March, 1948 Lewis began writing his autobiography Surprised by Joy, but it wasn’t published until 1955. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The words ‘God is love’ have no real meaning unless God contains at least two Persons.” Good Infection (Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/7/44)