FACT OF THE DAY: The Magician’s Nephew took Lewis the longest to write of all the Narnia books (almost 5 years, from ’49 to ’54). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.” …
CSL Daily 2/5/17
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Man Born Blind” was published on February 4, 1977 in Church Times. But a different version was later discovered called “Light.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I fancy we are all too ready, once we are converted ourselves, to assume that God will deal with everyone exactly as …
(CCSLQ-32) – Fixated on Politics
Updated 7/1/2020 UPDATE: Here’s a quick overview about this and TWO other fake Screwtape quotes…from my YouTube channel: The Misquotable C.S. Lewis is my book that examines 75 quotations attributed to Lewis that I caution you not to share. Some are falsely attributed to him, others are paraphrases of his words, and a few have context issues. …
CSL Daily 2/4/17
FACT OF THE DAY: On February 4, 1933 Lewis wrote to his friend Arthur Greeves about reading a draft of The Hobbit (not published till ’37). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Since term began I have had a delightful time reading a children’s story which Tolkien has just written.” Letter to Arthur Greeves …
CSL Daily 2/3/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s short story “The Shoddy Lands” was published in the February, 1956 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself.” The Shocking Alternative (Given as a talk on the BBC on 2/1/1942)
2017 Inklings Weekend in Montreat
The 2017 Inklings Weekend is approaching soon. This event will be in Montreat (N.C.) March 31st – April 2nd. Dr. Hal Poe, who organizes the weekend is the guest for the show. The theme this year is “G. K. Chesterton and other Voices that Shaped C. S. Lewis.” Speakers at the event include Dr. Joseph Pearce, …
CSL Daily 2/2/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The (often misunderstood) debate between #CSLewis and Anscombe happen on February 2, 1948. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those that hate goodness are sometimes nearer than those that know nothing at all about it and think they have it already.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XIII (Published …
CSL Daily 2/1/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Known as “The Shocking Alternative,” Lewis gave the 3rd talk on February 1, 1942 on the BBC from What Christians Believe series. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You can shut [Jesus] up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can …
CSL Daily 1/31/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis was president of the Oxford Socratic Club from it’s founding (1942) until 1955 (when he started teaching at Cambridge). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nobody who gets enough food and clothing in a world where most are hungry and cold has any business to talk about ‘misery.’” Letter …
CSL Daily 1/30/17
FACT OF THE DAY: First paperback edition of The Last Battle came out on January 30, 1964. It was published as ‘Puffin Books’ by Penguin Books Ltd. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One cannot be too careful: one must try to hold fast to one’s duties (I wish I did) which are the …