FACT OF THE DAY: While today (Aug. 23rd) was Lewis’s father birthday it is also the date (in 1908) that his mother (Flora) died. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Everyone begins as a child by liking Weather. You learn the art of disliking it as you grow up.” That Hideous Strength (Published 8/16/1945) …
CSL Daily 08/22/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The 17th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian today (Aug. 22) in 1941. It dealt with gluttony in a unique way. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Boasts:) “One of the great, achievements of the last hundred years has been to deaden the human conscience on [gluttony], …
CSL Daily 08/21/18
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Day with a White Mark,” a poem by Lewis was published in the August 17, 1949 issue of Punch. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those who are enjoying something, or suffering something together, are companions. Those who enjoy or suffer one another, are not.” That Hideous Strength (Published 8/16/1945) …
CSL Daily 08/20/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The third radio talk from Lewis’s first broadcast series was given August 20, 1941; it was called “Materialism or Religion.” Now known as “What Lies Behind the Law” (chapter 4) of Mere Christianity. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If there was a controlling power outside the universe, it could not show …
CSL Daily 08/19/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis began recording on August 19, 1958 the first half of a 10-part radio series about four types of love. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “To nearly all ancient men, and to many medieval men, friendship seemed the most valuable and the most completely human of all natural loves. …
CSL Daily 08/18/18
FACT OF THE DAY: “Solomon,” a poem by Lewis was published in the August 14, 1946 issue of Punch. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think God wants us to love Him more, not to love creatures (even animals) less.” Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne on 8/18/1956 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, …
CSL Daily 08/17/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The essay now known as “The Necessity of Chivalry” was first published on August 17, 1940 in Time and Tide. Listen to an essay chat about this shorter work from my All About Jack podcast. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There is still life in the tradition which the Middle …
CSL Daily 08/16/18
FACT OF THE DAY: That Hideous Strength, a book from Lewis’s Sci-Fi trilogy, was published August 16, 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are a dozen views about everything until you know the answer. Then there’s never more than one.” That Hideous Strength (Published in 8/16/1945) Learn More Details about The Misquotable C.S. …
CSL Daily 08/15/18
FACT OF THE DAY: A previously unpublished essay by Lewis was the lead title piece in Christian Reunion published on August 15, 1990. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Advises:) “Surely you know that if a man can’t be cured of churchgoing, the next best thing is to send him all over the neighbourhood looking …
CSL Daily 08/14/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Voyage to Venus by Lewis was published on August 14, 1953. It is the exact same book as Perelandra from 1943. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We must use the talent we have, not the talents we haven’t.” Letter to Cynthia Donnelly 8/14/1954 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) Learn …