The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Lewis noted that the wisdom found in The Screwtape Letters wasn’t the result of studying “moral and ascetic theology,” but rather an outgrowth of …
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The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Wormwood is a name found in the Bible. Revelation 8:10-11 tells of “a great star from heaven” that fell to the Earth whose name …
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The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. There have been many who copied the style of letters penned by Screwtape. The most well-known authors are Peter Kreeft (The Snakebite Letters) and …
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The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. After the essay “Screwtape Proposes a Toast” was first published in 1959, it was reprinted three more times within the next six years! Learn …
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The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Screwtape presents an interesting (skewed) perspective of how Satan “removed himself” from Heaven in the 19th letter. Learn more about my book, C.S. Lewis …
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The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Gluttony gets an interesting twist in The Screwtape Letters. In the 17th Wormwood is told about “gluttony of Delicacy” and how it was being …
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The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Humility is something Screwtape believes he can easily overcome in an individual. In the 14th letter he tells Wormwood to make his patient feel …
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The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. In the 4th letter Screwtape admits that the devils do their “best work…by keeping things out” of a person’s mind as opposed to the …
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The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Screwtape appears to slip up in the 8th letter by admitting God’s love for humans is “an appalling truth.” He seems to backpedal a …
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The Screwtape Letter is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Laughter is “serious” business for Screwtape. In the 11th letter he details four unique causes that Wormwood must be aware of. Learn more about …
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