Author: William OFlaherty

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 16th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published book of Narnia stories was published today in 1950.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(Published 10/16/1950)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

The names of characters in Narnia include every letter in the alphabet except one letter; what letter is missing?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 15th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Today in 1951 Prince Caspian was the second Narnia story published.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Things never happen the same way twice.”

Prince Caspian
(Published 10/15/1951)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (4 words):
“The whole point of seeing through something is to _____ ______ _____ ____.”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 14th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis gave his first ever lecture today in 1924. It was called “The Good, Its Position among Values.” Only four attended.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by school-stories. Adults are not deceived by science-fiction; they can be deceived by the stories in the women’s magazines.”

An Experiment in Criticism
(Published 10/13/1961)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Lewis was honored and/or received an award twice in his life, but he actually turned one of them down. What was it?
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C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists #5 – The Argument from Reason

William OFlaherty All About Jack

This is the fifth in a series of eight shows on C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists. In addition to having the author of the book (Peter S. Williams) with me (William O’Flaherty), I am also joined again by Peter Byrom to help co-host. Today’s discussion is about the forth chapter of the book. If you haven’t listened …

Read the full post →“C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists #5 – The Argument from Reason”

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 13th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

On this day in 1961 An Experiment in Criticism was published; while a professional title by Lewis it is more readable than others.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Nothing can deceive unless it bears a plausible resemblance to reality.”

An Experiment in Criticism
(Published 10/13/1961)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

“They smell battle, said ________, pointing at the birds. They know we’re preparing a feed for them.” Which character said this in which Narnia book?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 12th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

A second edition of The Pilgrim’s Regress was published in October, 1935 by Sheed & Ward. The first publisher was J.M. Dent in 1933. The Pilgrim’s Regress: The Wade Annotated Edition officially comes out today (10/12/14).

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.”

The Pilgrim’s Regress
(2nd Edition Published October 1935)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“It is great men, potential saints, not little men, who become merciless fanatics…. They are _____ _____, _____ _____ , some temptations.”
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RETROSPECT: October 11th – 21st

William OFlaherty Jack in Retrospect, Special Feature

Highlights for the middle third of October (11th – 21st) include: Premier of the first and second Narnia books, debut apologetic work, plus three other books published!

This period over the years for Lewis likely ranks as the most significant. Aslan was introduced and Lewis began to be recognized as a spokesperson for the Christian faith from the book that came out during this time in 1940 (more about that later). The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (LWW), released on the 16th in 1950, while the longest title in The Chronicles of Narnia series, was also how people used to initially meet the beloved characters from Lewis’s fairy tale land. While much can be said about the original first book, I want to highlight a few aspects from a special podcast mini

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 11th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The fourth talk from the third BBC series, “Sexual Morality” was given today in 1942.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The Christian rule is, ‘Either marriage, with complete faithfulness to your partner, or else total abstinence.’ Now this is so difficult and so contrary to our instincts, that obviously either Christianity is wrong or our sexual instinct, as it now is, has gone wrong.”

Sexual Morality
(Broadcast on BBC on 10/11/1942; Chapter Five from Book Three, Christian Behaviour in Mere Christianity)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What book that is a part of Mere Christianity was published this month (in what year)?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 10th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The 24th letter from Screwtape was published today in 1941 in The Guardian. The theme was Spiritual Pride.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

[Screwtape laments:] “If you try to make him explicitly and professedly proud of being a Christian, you will probably fail; the Enemy’s [God’s] warnings are too well known.”

The Screwtape Letters – XXIV – Spiritual Pride
(First published in The Guardian on 10/10/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

More than half of the Narnia books were published in the U.S. for the first time in October in the U.S.; which ones are they?
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Northern Michigan C. S. Lewis Festival

William OFlaherty Resource Spotlight

This time I’m shining the spotlight on a site from a group who hosts an annual event that involves quite a celebration. Even if you’re reading this beyond the big weekend at the end of October, 2014 it’s not too soon to plan to be a part of the next gathering! This year the kick-off is October 24th-26th and the theme is “A Quest for Meaning.” This is the twelfth year for events in Petoskey, Michigan. The site also has a few recordings from previous celebrations.