FACT OF THE DAY:
Three Kinds of Men is a short essay by Lewis that was published in The Sunday Times on 3/21/1943.
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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)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Lewis wrote about the “dangers” of what in an essay published sometime this month?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Let’s Pretend is the fifth talk of the final BBC series given today (3/21) in 1944. Also Lewis recorded two final talks on this date.
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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)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who runs the Tempters’ Training College?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis’s first ever book, Spirits in Bondage was published today (3/20) in 1919. It was a book of poems and he was only 20 years old.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“An influence which cannot evade our consciousness will not go very deep.”
The Literary Impact of the Authorized Version
(Speech first given on 3/20/1950 at the University of London)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is Trumpkin’s nickname given by Edmund in Prince Caspian?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The Last Battle was first published today (3/19) in 1956. This final Narnia story won the Carnegie Medal in Literature.
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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 truely. For all find what they truely seek.'”
The Last Battle
(Published on 3/19/1956)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Finish the quote and name the source (3 words):
“If you want a religion to make you feel comfortable, I certainly _____ _____ ____ .”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
On this day (3/18) in 1946 George MacDonald: An Anthology (edited by Lewis) was released. It was a collection of MacDonald quotes.
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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)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What famous poet did Lewis meet in the early 1920’s sometime this month?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The first of two books edited by #CSLewis about Charles Williams came out in 1947 (2 years after his death) – Essays Presented to Charles Williams.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The natural life in each of us is something self-centred, 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)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who does Aslan say the following to and which book does he say it in? “Now you are a lioness.”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
19th installment of what eventually became The Great Divorce was published today (3/16) in The Guardian in 1945.
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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)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Finish the quote and name the source (3 words):
“The guilt is washed out not by time _____ _____ _____ and the blood of Christ.”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Dangers of National Repentance” is an essay by Lewis published today (3/15) in 1940 in The Guardian.
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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)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What two types (or natures) of love does Lewis describe in The Four Loves?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The fourth of the final series of BBC talks, The Obstinate Toy Soldiers, was given by Lewis on this day (3/14) in 1944.
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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)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
In the Ransom (or science-fiction) trilogy what is the name given for the planet we know as Mars?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
This month in 1984 (actually on the 15th) The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C.S. Lewis (edited by Hooper) was released.
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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)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which character is the first to say Aslan’s name in LWW?
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