FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (1/5) in 1945 the ninth installment of (the eventual) The Great Divorce (chapter seven) was published in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In praying for people one dislikes I find it helpful to remember that one is joining in His prayer for them.” Letter …

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FACT OF THE DAY: The book Screwtape Proposes a Toast, an essay collection was first published (but now out of print) on this day (1/4) in 1965. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by …

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FACT OF THE DAY: The essay “Religion and Science” was published in The Coventry Evening Telegraph on this day (1/3) in 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If there were anything outside Nature, and if it interfered – then the events which the scientist expected wouldn’t follow. That would be what we call …

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FACT OF THE DAY: The paperback edition of Reflections of the Psalms was published on this date (1/2) in 1961. It was first released in 1958. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “No good work is done anywhere without aid from the Father of Lights.” Reflections on the Psalms  (Published  in paperback in the …

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FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (1/1) in 1931 Lewis began the first “walking tour” with his brother, Warnie. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There is no use in talking as if forgiveness were easy…For we find that the work of forgiveness has to be done over and over again.” Reflections on …

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FACT OF THE DAY: Letter to the Editor, “Version Vernacular” published today (12/31) in 1958 in The Christian Century. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In this world everything is upside down. That which, if it could be prolonged here, would be a truancy, is likest that which in a better country is the …

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FACT OF THE DAY: On December 29, 1944 the essay “Private  Bates” was published in The Spectator. Now available in Present Concerns. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We must get rid of our arrogant assumption that it is the masses who can be led by the nose. As far as I can make …

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FACT OF THE DAY: “Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VIII” was published today (12/29) in 1944 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “”Great works’ (of art) and ‘good works’ (of charity) had better also be Good Work. Let choirs sing well or not at all.” Good Work and Good …

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FACT OF THE DAY: “On the Atomic Bomb (Metrical Experiment)” by Lewis was a poem printed today (12/28) in 1945 in The Spectator. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In a rational world, things would be made because they were wanted; in the actual world, wants have to be created in order that people …

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FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (12/27) in 1918 Lewis arrived home unexpectedly in the AM after being demobilized on the 24th. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Thirst was made for water; inquiry for truth.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII (Published in The Guardian on 12/22/1944) – – – QUIZ OF …

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