QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I can obey advice from others which I have often given myself in vain.” Letter to Mary Van Deusen 6/10/1952 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The U.K. edition of Letters to an American Lady was published in June, 1969 (it was first …
Month: June 2019
CSL Daily 06/09/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The human soul is not the seeker but the sought: it is God who seeks, who descends from the other world to find and heal Man; the parable about the Good Shepherd looking for and finding the lost sheep sums it up.” Edmund Spenser, 1552–99 (Republished in Studies in Medieval and Renaissance …
[PODCAST] Discussion of Tolkien Biopic (Glyer and Dickieson)
In May 2019 a biopic on J.R.R. Tolkien, simply entitled Tolkien was released. While there has been no shortage of opinions on the film, I wanted to add some thoughts on it for those who follow this podcast. Two guests join me to share a hopeful perspective about the movie while acknowledging its shortcomings. They are …
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CSL Daily 06/08/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The New Testament has lots to say about self-denial, but not about self-denial as an end in itself.” The Weight of Glory (Sermon preached on 6/8/1941) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “The Weight of Glory,” Lewis’s most famous sermon was preached on June 8, 1941 at St. Mary the Virgin …
CSL Daily 06/07/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It does one good to see the fine side of people we’ve always seen the worst of.” Letter to Arthur Greeves 6/7/1930 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “The Morte Darthur” by Lewis was a book review of The Works of …
CSL Daily 06/06/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Boasts:) “There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human’s mind against the Enemy [i.e. God].” The Screwtape Letters VI (Published in The Guardian on 6/6/1941) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The sixth Screwtape letter was published on June 6, 1941 in The Guardian. Topics include how to “weaken …
CSL Daily 06/05/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I now feel that one must never say one believes or understands anything: any morning a doctrine I thought I already possessed may blossom into this new reality.” Letter to Sister Penelope 6/5/1951 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The first known …
CSL Daily 06/04/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Advises Wormwood:) “Do not allow any temporary excitement to distract you from the real business of undermining faith and preventing the formation of virtues.” The Screwtape Letters V (Published in The Guardian on 5/30/1941) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On June 4, 1954 Lewis accepted the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance …
CSL Daily 06/03/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “After all, almost the main work of life is to come out of our selves, out of the little, dark prison we are all born in.” Letter to Keith Masson 6/3/1956 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis wrote to …
CSL Daily 06/02/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The real difficulty is, isn’t it, to adapt ones steady beliefs about tribulation to this particular tribulation; for the particular, when it arrives, always seems so peculiarly intolerable.” Letter to Owen Barfield 6/2/1940 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “Membership,” …