The following is part of a revised shorter series reflecting on the life of C.S. Lewis. This is accomplished by summarizing various events or happenings during his lifetime for the month and may include significant events related to him after his death. Each column will remind those already familiar with Lewis why he is so well respected …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/1
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (1/1) in 1931 Lewis began the first “walking tour” with his brother, Warnie. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There is no use in talking as if forgiveness were easy…For we find that the work of forgiveness has to be done over and over again.” Reflections on …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 31st
FACT OF THE DAY: Letter to the Editor, “Version Vernacular” published today (12/31) in 1958 in The Christian Century. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In this world everything is upside down. That which, if it could be prolonged here, would be a truancy, is likest that which in a better country is the …
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2014 Recap, Part TWO
This is the second of a two-part reflection reviewing some of the podcasts I did over the past year. Previously I did a recap on shows posted through July. This episode picks up in August (when I began to have the audio files host at the new location. As before I mention all the new …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 30th
FACT OF THE DAY: On December 29, 1944 the essay “Private Bates” was published in The Spectator. Now available in Present Concerns. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We must get rid of our arrogant assumption that it is the masses who can be led by the nose. As far as I can make …
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 29th
FACT OF THE DAY: “Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VIII” was published today (12/29) in 1944 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “”Great works’ (of art) and ‘good works’ (of charity) had better also be Good Work. Let choirs sing well or not at all.” Good Work and Good …
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 28th
FACT OF THE DAY: “On the Atomic Bomb (Metrical Experiment)” by Lewis was a poem printed today (12/28) in 1945 in The Spectator. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In a rational world, things would be made because they were wanted; in the actual world, wants have to be created in order that people …
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 27th
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (12/27) in 1918 Lewis arrived home unexpectedly in the AM after being demobilized on the 24th. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Thirst was made for water; inquiry for truth.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII (Published in The Guardian on 12/22/1944) – – – QUIZ OF …
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 26th
FACT OF THE DAY: “The End of the Wine” is a poem published in Punch on 12/3/47; a revised version called “The Last of the Wine” is in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In this world everything is upside down. That which, if it could be prolonged here, would be a truancy, …
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 25th
FACT OF THE DAY: Beyond the Bright Blur was a limited edition title published today (12/25) in 1963 that contained chapters 15-17 of Letters to Malcolm. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[God] must constantly work as the iconoclast. Every idea of Him we form, He must in mercy shatter. The most blessed result …
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