FACT OF THE DAY:
The eleventh letter from Screwtape was published on this date (7/11) in The Guardian in 1941.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I don’t believe that good work is ever done in a hurry.”
Letter to Arthur Greeves 7/11/1916
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
In The Screwtape Letters where are the young demons initially taught and who leads the place?
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Highlights for the period of July 11-21 include: the first book resulting from speaking on the BBC, an unusual meditation, and the death of Joy.
When Lewis agreed to do talks over the radio he had no idea how well received they would be. After two successful series of talks that were each in five parts and another series scheduled to start in late September, the book Broadcast Talks was released on the 13th in 1942. Unlike the later books released after each of his last two series, this book contained no additional material. They were merely five chapters each to match what was on the air. The only difference had to do with the order of the chapters from the first series.
FACT OF THE DAY:
Present Concerns, an essay collection, came out on this day (July 10) in 1986. At the time all 19 essays had not previously been collected.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The knight…is not a compromise or happy mean between ferocity and meekness; he is fierce to the nth and meek to the nth.”
The Necessity of Chivalry
(Available in Present Concern published 7/10/1986)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who was the last king of Narnia?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Revival or Decay?” was published in the British weekly humor magazine Punch today (July 9th) in 1958.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion.”
Mere Christianity
(Published in 7/7/1952)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“What you see and hear depends a good deal on _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis first used the term “Mere Christianity” in The Screwtape Letters #25; initially published 10/17/41 in The Guardian.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Our divisions should never be discussed except in the presence of those who have already come to believe that there is one God and that Jesus Christ is His only Son.”
Mere Christianity
(Published in 7/7/1952)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What non-fiction book was published this month that contained very little new material but is one of Lewis’s best known works?
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As this podcast episode is releasing the latest issue of a publication called Sehnsucht is shipping soon. I spoke with Dr. Bruce Johnson a few months ago before unexpected delays meant the combined Volume 7/8 would not come out until this month. Bruce discusses the regular features found in each issue of Sehnsucht along with articles by Dr. David Downing and Dr. Don King that is in this latest issue. Also learn about the Arizona C.S. Lewis Society, the group that publishes Sehnsucht.
FACT OF THE DAY:
Mere Christianity was first published on this day (July 7th) in 1952.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“When a man who accepts the Christian doctrine lives unworthily of it, it is much clearer to say he is a bad Christian than to say he is not a Christian.”
Mere Christianity
(Published in 7/7/1952)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
If you consider the order they were first published, what do you first notice about The Silver Chair that is different from the previous three stories?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C.S. Lewis was published on July 5th in 1984 and was edited by Walter Hooper.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”
Passage from The Weight of Glory
(Published in The Business of Heaven)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“Nothing can deceive unless it bears a plausible _____ _____ _____ . ”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis wrote his preface to the first edition of The Screwtape Letters on this day (7/5) in 1941.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“There are two equal and opposite errors into which can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them.”
from Preface to The Screwtape Letters
(Written 7/5/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Two dozens poems by Lewis were published in Punch, but only one essay. That essay came out during the month of July; what was the title?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The tenth installment of The Screwtape Letters was published today (7/4) in 1941 in The Guardian.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
(Screwtape commenting on the patent faking cynical and skeptical attitudes):
“All mortals tend to turn into the thing they are pretending to be.”
The Screwtape Letters X
(Published in The Guardian on 7/4/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the title of the non-Lewis fictional book that was published this month by a famous friend?
