FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis resigned from Cambridge this month in 1963 where he held the chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I take it as a first principle that we must not interpret any one part of Scripture so that it contradicts other parts, and specially we …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/2
FACT OF THE DAY: “On the Death of Charles Williams” (“To Charles Williams” in Poems) was first published in the August, 1945 issue of Britain Today. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God’s presence is not the same as the feeling of God’s presence and He may be doing most for us when we …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/1
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (8/1) in 1941 the 14th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian before being in the book The Screwtape Letters. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “How little people know who think that holiness is dull. When one meets the real thing … it is irresistible. If even …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/31
FACT OF THE DAY: The Business of Heaven, published earlier this month in 1984 in the US, was the first book of selections from Lewis in a daily format. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Avoid introspection in prayer—I mean not to watch one’s own mind to see if it is in the right …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/30
FACT OF THE DAY: “Epitaph” is a poem published today (7/30) in 1948 in The Spectator. Revised and retitled as “Epigrams and Epitaphs” in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We really don’t know much about loving until we’re in touch with love Himself. “ The Anvil (BBC Radio Broadcast aired 7/22/1943) – – …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/29
FACT OF THE DAY: Quam Bene Saturno, Lewis’s first published poem came out in July, 1913 (when he was just 14). It was in Cherbourg School Magazine. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We must, on pain of idiocy, deny from the very outset the idea that looking at is, by its own nature, …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/28
FACT OF THE DAY: The lighthearted essay “A Dream” was first published on this date (7/28) in 1944 in The Spectator. It’s available in Present Concerns. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In my waking hours I would never [approve some actions]. But the dreaming mind is regrettably immoral.” A Dream (Published in The Spectator on 7/28/1944) …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/27
FACT OF THE DAY: The first US edition of The Four Loves was published today (7/27) in 1960. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We find thus by experience that there is no good applying to Heaven for earthly comfort. Heaven can give heavenly comfort; no other kind.” The Four Loves (U.S. edition Published …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/26
FACT OF THE DAY: The U.S. Paperback editions of Surprised By Joy and Till We Have Faces came out on July 9th ten years apart (1970, 1980). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Advises:] “I would make it a rule to eradicate from my patient any strong personal taste which is not actually …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/25
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (7/25) in 1941 the 13th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian. Wormwood has failed again…second conversion. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Admits:] “I know that the Enemy [God] also wants to detach men from themselves, but in a different way. Remember always, that …