The Screwtape Letters was the first book from C.S. Lewis that was a best seller. Yet, more than likely if a person is only familiar with three books by Lewis, it is The Chronicles of Narnia (any of the seven books), Mere Christianity and THEN The Screwtape Letters. This is interesting to me because it was The Screwtape Letters that led to …
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FACT OF THE DAY: Poems is a book collecting nearly all of Lewis’s shorter poems that was released on this date (10/26) in 1964. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.” Forgiveness (Broadcast on BBC on 10/18/1942; Chapter Seven from Book …
FACT OF THE DAY: The sixth talk from the third BBC radio series was give live today (10/25) in 1942. It is known as “The Great Sin.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere fleabites in comparison…[pride] is the complete anti-God state of mind.” The Great …
UPDATED (7/28/18) – 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. Don’t share a quote attributed to Lewis unless you can confirm he wrote it and the meaning …
FACT OF THE DAY: The 26th Screwtape Letter was published today (10/24) in 1941 in The Guardian. Its subtitle was “The Generous Conflict Illusion.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Courtship is the time for sowing those seeds which will grow up ten years later into domestic hatred.” The Screwtape Letters – XXVI – The …
This is the third is a special series on the books in the Narnia series. Previously this program had not been share on All About Jack because it was created for another venture (that is now inactive). Returning to help co-host are Paul Martin (from NarniaFans.com) and Dr. Crystal Hurd. Will Vaus (author of The Hidden Story of …
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FACT OF THE DAY: The sixth and final radio drama of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe aired on the BBC today (10/23) in 1959. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God makes no appetite in vain.” Learning in War-Time (Preached on 10/22/1939 as “None Other Gods: Culture in War-Time”) – – – …
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis preached his first sermon today (10/22) in 1939. We know it as “Learning in War-Time” (Then it was “None Other Gods: Culture in War-Time”) – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.” Learning in War-Time …
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (10/21) in 1948 Arthurian Torso was published. It contains commentary by Lewis on Charles Williams’s Arthurian poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,” said Aslan. “And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, …
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (10/20) in 1949 the last reported Thursday Inklings meeting occurred according to Lewis’s brother’s diary. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most, or else just silly.” The Lion, the Witch and …
