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: “The Christian must wage endless war against the clamour of the ego as ego: but he loves and approves selves as such, though …
75th Anniversary of The Screwtape Letters #5
In The New York Times obituary on Lewis (11/25/63) the first book from him they mentioned was The Screwtape Letters! Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell, by getting a FREE 20 page PDF sample of it. You can now download it immediately at ScrewtapeCompanion.com. You can also hear a short talk I did about my book on …
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CSL Daily 5/5
FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (5/5) in 1924 Lewis accepted a temporary position to teach philosophy at Oxford (his former tutor was taking a one-year leave). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: Screwtape’s observation of humans: “Thanks to processes which we set at work in them centuries ago, they find it all but …
75th Anniversary of The Screwtape Letters #4
The book Screwtape Proposes a Toast, an essay collection, was first published on January 4, 1965. That book is now out of print, but all the essays are found elsewhere. Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell, by getting a FREE 20 page PDF sample of it. You can now download it immediately at …
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CSL Daily 5/4
FACT OF THE DAY: The first paperback edition of Lewis’s spiritual autobiography, Surprised by Joy was published today (5/4) in 1959. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Yes— it is sometimes hard to obey St. Paul’s “Rejoice.” We must try to take life moment by moment. The actual present is usually pretty tolerable, I …
75th Anniversary of The Screwtape Letters #3
Before The Screwtape Letters was released as a book, it first appeared weekly (starting May 2, 1941) in The Guardian, a Church of England (Anglican) weekly newspaper (published from 1846 to 1951). Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell, by getting a FREE 20 page PDF sample of it. You can now download it …
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CSL Daily 5/3
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s article “Two Ways with the Self” was published on this date (5/3) in 1940 in The Guardian. It’s available in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are two kinds of self-hatred which look rather alike in their earlier stages, but of which one is …
75th Anniversary of The Screwtape Letters #2
Lewis dedicated The Screwtape Letters to his friend J.R.R. Tolkien. Ironically, Tolkien actually disliked the book! Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell, by getting a FREE 20 page PDF sample of it. You can now download it immediately at ScrewtapeCompanion.com. You can also hear a short talk I did about my book on my podcast …
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75th Anniversary Reflections on The Screwtape Letters
As this podcast is released it’s the 75th anniversary of the very first letter from Screwtape. Before the book version of The Screwtape Letters was published in 1942, The Guardian (a church publication that is no longer published) released the letters weekly, starting on May 2, 1941. What follows are short reflections from a variety of individuals about the …
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CSL Daily 5/2
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (5/2) in 1955 we found out how Narnia began with The Magician’s Nephew being first published! – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.” …