FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (2/4) in 1933 Lewis wrote to his friend Arthur Greeves about reading a draft of The Hobbit (not published till ’37). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Since term began I have had a delightful time reading a children’s story which Tolkien has just written.” Letter to …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/3
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s short story “The Shoddy Lands” was published this month in 1956 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself.” The Shocking Alternative (Given as a talk on the BBC on 2/1/1942) – …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/2
FACT OF THE DAY: The (often misunderstood) debate between Lewis and Anscombe happen on this date (2/2) in 1948. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those that hate goodness are sometimes nearer than those that know nothing at all about it and think they have it already.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/1
FACT OF THE DAY: Known as “The Shocking Alternative,” Lewis gave the 3rd talk on this date (2/1) in 1942 on the BBC from What Christians Believe series. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/31
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis was president of the Oxford Socratic Club from it’s founding (1942) until 1955 (when he started teaching at Cambridge). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nobody who gets enough food and clothing in a world where most are hungry and cold has any business to talk about ‘misery.’” Letter …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/30
FACT OF THE DAY: First paperback edition of The Last Battle came out today (1/30) in 1964. It was published as ‘Puffin Books’ by Penguin Books Ltd. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One cannot be too careful: one must try to hold fast to one’s duties (I wish I did) which are the …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/29
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis preached his final sermon, “A Slip of the Tongue” on this day (1/29) in 1956. It was preached at Evernsong at Magdalene College. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “For it is not so much of our time and so much of our attention that God demands; it is …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/28
FACT OF THE DAY: The Abolition of Man (released 1/6/1944) is the book Lewis did that he claimed addressed “a ‘serious’ point” that is presented in That Hideous Strength. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is no use to ask God with facetious earnestness for A when our whole mind is in reality filled …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/27
FACT OF THE DAY: Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer was published today (1/27) in 1964; one of the last books Lewis prepared before his death. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Joy is the serious business of Heaven.” Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer (Published on 1/27/1964) – – – QUIZ OF THE …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/26
FACT OF THE DAY: The first meeting of the Oxford Socratic Club was today (1/26) in 1942. Lewis was the 1st president. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There have been men before now who got so interested in proving the existence of God that they came to care nothing for God Himself…as if …