FACT OF THE DAY: Narrative Poems was published for the first time in the US today (2/23) in 1972. It had been released in the UK in 1969. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It’s only the little germ of a desire for God that we need to start the process.” Who Goes Home? …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #53
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Gluttony gets an interesting twist in The Screwtape Letters. In the 17th Wormwood is told about “gluttony of Delicacy” and how it was being …
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CSL Daily 2/22
FACT OF THE DAY: “Making and Begetting,” the first of the 4th BBC radio series was given today (2/22) in 1944. Eventually in Mere Christianity. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A vague religion – all about feeling God in nature, and so on – is so attractive. It is all thrills and no …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #52
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Humility is something Screwtape believes he can easily overcome in an individual. In the 14th letter he tells Wormwood to make his patient feel …
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CSL Daily 2/21
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (2/21) in 1945 “”Who Was Right—Dream Lecturer or Real Lecturer?” was published in The Coventry Evening Telegraph. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Is it not equally reasonable to look outside Nature for the real Originator of the natural order?” Who Was Right—Dream Lecturer or Real Lecturer? (First …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #51
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. In the 4th letter Screwtape admits that the devils do their “best work…by keeping things out” of a person’s mind as opposed to the …
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CSL Daily 2/20
FACT OF THE DAY: John, the main character in “The Pilgrim’s Regress” was born in Puritania (on the western side of the Eastern Mountains) – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “First-hand knowledge is not only more worth acquiring than second-hand knowledge, but is usually much easier and more delightful to acquire.” On the Reading …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #50
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Screwtape appears to slip up in the 8th letter by admitting God’s love for humans is “an appalling truth.” He seems to backpedal a …
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CSL Daily 2/19
FACT OF THE DAY: “On the Reading of Old Books” – an essay that was first published as the preface to a book by his friend Sister Penelope from 1944. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till …
Fascinating Facts About The Screwtape Letters #49
The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Laughter is “serious” business for Screwtape. In the 11th letter he details four unique causes that Wormwood must be aware of. Learn more about …
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