QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next.” Hope (Chapter 10 of Book III (Christian Behavior) in Mere Christianity) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The American edition of Mere Christianity was first published on …
Month: November 2020
CSL Daily 11/10/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “When the most important things in our life happen we quite often do not know, at the moment, what is going on.” Faith (Given as a talk on the BBC on November 8, 1942 and later published as chapter 12 in Christian Behavior) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The …
CSL Daily 11/09/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The truth is that the whole criticism which turns on dates and periods, as if age-groups were the proper classification of readers, is confused and even vulgar.” Period Criticism (Published on 11/9/1946 as “Notes on the Way” column in Time and Tide) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “Period Criticism” …
CSL Daily 11/08/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are a great many things [in Christianity] that cannot be understood until after you have gone a certain distance along the Christian road.” Faith (Given as a talk on the BBC on November 8, 1942 and later published as chapter 12 in Christian Behavior) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: …
90 Sec #8 – Learning in War-time: 1st C.S. Lewis Sermon (YouTube)
Here’s the eighth regular episode of my 90 second YouTube show. It tells about the very first time Lewis gave a sermon on October 22, 1939. – – – Links to information shared in this episode: Learning in War-time essay is found in THE WEIGHT OF GLORY essay collection Join the 90 Seconds to Knowing …
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CSL Daily 11/07/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[Humans] do tend to regard death as the prime evil and survival as the greatest good. But that is because we have taught them to do so. Do not let us be infected by our own propaganda.” The Screwtape Letters – XXVIII (First published in The Guardian on 11/7/1941) – – – FACT …
CSL Daily 11/06/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We are taught from childhood to notice how the perfect oak grows from the acorn and to forget that the acorn itself was dropped by a perfect oak.” Is Theology Poetry? (Talk given on 11/6/1944 to Socratic Club) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “Is Theology Poetry?” was a paper …
CSL Daily 11/05/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A little comic relief in a discussion does no harm, however serious the topic may be. (In my own experience the funniest things have occurred in the gravest and most sincere conversations.)” Reflections on the Psalms (Published in November 5, 1958 in the U.S.) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: …
CSL Daily 11/04/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The load, or weight, or burden of my neighbor’s glory should be laid daily on my back, a load so heavy that only humility can carry it, and the backs of the proud will be broken.” The Weight of Glory (Published in November, 1941 issue of Theology) – – – FACT OF …
CSL Daily 11/03/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The voice of God indeed daily calls to us; calls to the world to abandon sins and seek the Kingdom of God wholeheartedly.” Letters: C.S. Lewis, Don Giovanni Calabria: A Study in Friendship (Book published 11/1/1988; Letter written 4/17/1949) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Letters: C.S. Lewis, Don …