QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Quarreling means trying to show that the other man is in the wrong. And there would be no sense in trying to do that unless you and he had some sort of agreement as to what Right and Wrong are.” The Law of Human Nature (First heard on the BBC …
Month: August 2020
CSL Daily 08/05/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape advises:] “You must therefore conceal from the patient the true end of Humility. Let him think of it not as self-forgetfulness but as a certain kind of opinion (namely, a low opinion) of his own talents and character.” The Screwtape Letters XIV (Published in The Guardian on 8/1/1941) – – – FACT …
[PODCAST] Till We Have Faces: A Reading Companion (Christine Norvell)
Some readers only know Lewis from his Narnia series, or his books directly related to the Christian faith. Few are aware that his last work of fiction was a book called Till We Have Faces. Many who read it have it too different from his other works and have trouble understanding it. If only there was …
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CSL Daily 08/04/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape advises:] “Your patient has become humble; have you drawn his attention to the fact? All virtues are less formidable to us once the man is aware of that he has them, but this is specially true of humility.” The Screwtape Letters XIV (Published in The Guardian on 8/1/1941) – – – FACT …
90 Sec Ex #7 – Guest on Podcast: Believe to See (YouTube)
Here’s the seventh extended episode from my 90 second YouTube show. It features highlights from another podcast where I was the guest; the segments deal with Lewis misquotes. – – – Related links: HEAR THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW QUOTES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: 1. Go back and change (CCSLQ-41) – Go Back and Change 2. Fake …
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CSL Daily 08/03/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I take it as a first principle that we must not interpret any one part of Scripture so that it contradicts other parts, and specially we must not use an apostle’s teaching to contradict that of Our Lord.” Letter to Mrs. Emily McLay 8/3/1953 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, …
CSL Daily 08/02/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God’s presence is not the same as the feeling of God’s presence and He may be doing most for us when we think He is doing least.” Letter to Mary Margaret McCaslin 8/2/1954 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “On the …
(2020CCSLQ-3) 2020 Confirming C.S. Lewis Quotes – Episode 3
INTRODUCTION This is the 3rd in a series devoted to clarifying whether or not C.S. Lewis wrote something you’ve seen quoted in a book and/or shared on social media. Each post examines one quote that I became aware of examining since my book, The Misquotable C.S. Lewis came out in early 2018 and another quote …
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CSL Daily 08/01/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “How little people know who think that holiness is dull. When one meets the real thing … it is irresistible. If even ten per cent of the world’s population had it, would not the whole world be converted and happy before a year’s end?” Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne 8/1/1953 (Published in The …