“The New Testament has lots to say about self-denial, but not about self-denial as an end in itself.” The Weight of Glory (First preached as a sermon on 6/8/1941)
Quiz: June 8, 2013
What book did Lewis claimed addressed “a ‘serious’ point” that is presented in That Hideous Strength?
Fact: June 8, 2013
“The Weight of Glory,” Lewis’s most famous sermon was preached on this day in 1941 at St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford.
Narnia Radio Dramas (CSLM-07)
LISTEN TO AUDIO/PODCAST VERSION If you think seeing The Chronicles of Narnia come to life on the big screen is exciting wait until you HEAR this! Fans of the Narnia series have generally been delighted by the way the movies have given them the chance to visually see what Lewis describes in his books. However, …
Quote: June 7, 2013
“It does one good to see the fine side of people we’ve always seen the worst of.”
Letter to Arthur Greeves
(from Volume 1 on 6/7/1930)
Fact: June 7, 2013
“The Morte D’Arthur” by Lewis was published today in 1947 in The Times Literary Supplement.
Quiz: June 7, 2013
Of the themes in Till We Have Faces what Non-fictional work directly deals with one of the central topics?
Twice Joy (CSLM-06)
Were you aware that C.S. Lewis tied the knot twice…to the same woman?! I’m not making this up…
Quote: June 6, 2013
(Screwtape Boasts:)
“There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a human’s mind against the Enemy [i.e. God].”
The Screwtape Letters – VI
(first published in The Guardian on 6/6/1941)
Quiz: June 6, 2013
What animals helped to freed Aslan in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe?