FACT OF THE DAY: The eleventh installment of The Great Divorce was published today (1/19) in 1945; it covered the first quarter of chapter nine. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Ye cannot fully understand the relations of choice and Time till you are beyond both.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XI …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Later known as “The Invasion,” Lewis’s second talk from his second BBC radio series was given today (1/18) in 1942. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Besides being complicated, reality, in my experience, is usually odd.” What Christians Believe (Second Talk from BBC Broadcast on 1/18/1942) – – – QUIZ …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s “The Efficacy of Prayer” essay appeared in the January issue of The Atlantic Monthly in 1959. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Simply to say prayers is not to pray; otherwise a team of properly trained parrots would serve as well.” The Efficacy of Prayer (Published in the January, …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/16
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Romantics” is a poem that was found in The New English Weekly today (1/16) in 1947, but is now know as “The Prudent Jailer.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Of all the passions, the passion for the Inner Ring is most skillful in making a man who is …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/15
FACT OF THE DAY: “Pan’s Purge,” a poem by Lewis was published today (1/15) in 1947 in Punch; it’s now printed in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Heaven is not a state of mind. Heaven is reality itself.” The Great Divorce (Published on 1/14/1946) – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Finish …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/14
FACT OF THE DAY: The Great Divorce (complete book) was published on this day (1/14) in 1946. The installments were called “Who Goes Home? Or The Grand Divorce.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and …
Beyond the Shadowlands (Wayne Martindale)
If you spoke with ten people about the topic of Heaven and Hell you were likely get more than a dozen viewpoints! C.S. Lewis wrote a lot on the issue through-out his nonfiction and fictional works. In Beyond the Shadowlands, Dr. Wayne Martindale details Lewis’s views on the subject in an easy to read format. Dr. Martindale is a …
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/13
FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (1/13) in 1919 Lewis returned to Oxford after being demobilized the previous month (WWI, of course). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Recently (although the outward condition of my life has not changed for the better) it has pleased God to pour into my soul great tranquillity.” …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/12
FACT OF THE DAY: The tenth installment of The Great Divorce was published today (1/12) in 1945; it covered all of chapter eight. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Could you, only for a moment, fix your mind on something not yourself?” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce X (Published in The Guardian on 1/12/1945) …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/11
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (1/11) in 1942 Lewis gave his first talk in the second BBC series called “What Christians Believe.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you do not take the distinction between good and bad very seriously, then it is easy to say that anything you find in this world …