FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of St. Andrews on this day (6/28) in 1946. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Think of yourself just as a seed patiently wintering in the earth; waiting to come up a flower in the Gardener’s good time, up into …
CSL Daily 6/27
FACT OF THE DAY: The first paperback edition of The Magician’s Nephew came out today (6/27) in 1963 (first published 5/2/55). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You can’t get second things by putting them first; you can get second things only by putting first things first.” First and Second Things (Published in Time …
CSL Daily 6/26
FACT OF THE DAY: First and Second Things was first published June 27, 1942 under the “Notes on the Way” column in Time and Tide. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think we may except [accept] it as a rule that whenever a person’s religious conversation dwells chiefly, or even frequently, on the …
Taylor Colloquium 2016 Panel Discussion
What follows is the panel discussion from the 2016 Taylor Colloquium that was held at Taylor University in Indiana just a few weeks ago. Joe Ricke moderated the session with the featured keynote speakers, Diana Glyer, Colin Duriez, and Sorina Higgins. Those attending will recall that Carol Zaleski joined in via the Internet, however the quality of the …
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CSL Daily 6/25
FACT OF THE DAY: On Stories: and Other Essays on Literature was initially published on June 24th in 1982. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We act from duty in the hope that someday we shall do the same acts freely and delightfully.” The Novels of Charles Williams (Published in On Stories on 6/24/1982)
CSL Daily 6/24
FACT OF THE DAY: The first paperback edition of The Silver Chair came out today (6/24) in 1965 (first published 9/7/53). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The simple physical pains and (still more) the pleasures can’t be expressed in language. I labour the point lest the devil should hereafter try to make you …
CSL Daily 6/23
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s poem “Vitrea Circe” was published in Punch, today (6/23) in 1948) and was revised and reprinted in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Admits:) “Prayers offered in the state of dryness are those which please Him (God) best.” The Screwtape Letters VIII (Published in The Guardian on 6/20/1941)
CSL Daily 6/22
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis showed the galley proofs for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to the Inklings on this day (6/22) in 1950. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is not really you who are holding fast to Him but He to you: and He will bring you to wherever …
CSL Daily 6/21
FACT OF THE DAY: An Expostulation (against too many writers of science fiction) – a poem from Lewis was published in the June, 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Glory, as Christianity teaches me to hope for it, turns out to satisfy my original …
CSL Daily 6/20
FACT OF THE DAY: The eighth Screwtape letter was published in The Guardian today (6/20) in 1941. It has the first mention of Slubgob. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Admits:) “One must face the fact that all the talk about His love for men, and His service being perfect freedom, is not …