QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The price of Christ is something, in a way, much easier than moral effort – it is to want Him.” Three Kinds of Men (Published in The Sunday Times 3/21/43) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Three Kinds of Men is a short essay by Lewis that was published in The Sunday Times on March …
CSL Daily 03/21/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of a man he is? Surely what pops out before the man has time to put on a disguise is the truth?” Let’s Pretend (Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/21/44) – – – …
CSL Daily 03/20/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “An influence which cannot evade our consciousness will not go very deep.” The Literary Impact of the Authorized Version (Speech was first given on 3/20/1950 at the University of London) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s first ever book, Spirits in Bondage was published on March 20, 1919. It was a book …
CSL Daily 03/19/19
FACT OF THE DAY: The Last Battle was first published on March 19, 1956. This final Narnia story won the Carnegie Medal in Literature. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “‘Beloved,’ said the Glorious One, ‘unless thy desire had been for me thou wouldst not have sought so long and so truly. For all find what they …
CSL Daily 03/18/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Bible itself gives us one short prayer which is suitable for all who are struggling with the beliefs and doctrines. It is: ‘LORD I believe, help Thou my unbelief.’” Letter to Genia Goelz 3/18/1952 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On March …
CSL Daily 03/17/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The natural life in each of us is something self-centered, something that wants to be petted and admired, to take advantage of other lives, to exploit the whole universe.” The Obstinate Toy Soldiers (Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/14/44) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The first of two books edited by Lewis …
CSL Daily 03/16/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Fame in [Heaven] and fame on Earth are two quite different things.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XIX (Published in The Guardian on 3/16/1945) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: 19th installment of what eventually became The Great Divorce was published March 16, 1945 in The Guardian. – – – PURCHASE The Misquotable C.S. …
CSL Daily 03/15/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The hard sayings of our Lord are wholesome to those only who find them hard.” Dangers of National Repentance (Published in The Guardian on 3/15/40) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “Dangers of National Repentance” is an essay by Lewis published March 15, 1940 in The Guardian. – – – PURCHASE The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 03/14/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” The Obstinate Toy Soldiers (Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/14/44) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth of the final series of BBC talks, The Obstinate Toy Soldiers, was given by Lewis on March 14, 1944. – …
CSL Daily 03/13/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Prudence means practical common sense, taking the trouble to think out what you are doing and what is likely to come of it.” The ‘Cardinal Virtues’ (Reading for March 13th in The Business of Heaven) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On March 15, 1984 The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from …