QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Either the day must come when joy prevails and all the makers of misery are no longer able to infect it: or else for ever and ever the makers of misery can destroy in others the happiness they reject for themselves.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XXII (Published in The …
90 Sec ex #3 – PREVIEW of LWW Book vs. 2005 Movie (YouTube)
Here’s the third special extended edition of my 90 second YouTube show. This time I’m giving a PREVIEW of the podcast show I do, called All About Jack. The episode I’m previewing is a discussion between Dr. Crystal Downing and Dr. Charlie Starr, comparing the 2005 movie version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with …
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CSL Daily 04/05/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All our offerings, whether of music or martyrdom, are like the intrinsically worthless present of a child, which a father values indeed, but values only for the intention.” On Church Music (Published in the April 1949 issue of English Church Music) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “On Church Music” …
CSL Daily 04/04/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The laws of Nature explain everything except the source of events.” The Laws of Nature (Published April 4, 1945 in The Coventry Evening Telegraph) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “The Laws of Nature” by Lewis was published on April 4, 1945 in The Coventry Evening Telegraph. It’s now found …
CSL Daily 04/03/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those who read poetry to improve their minds will never improve their minds by reading poetry.” Lilies That Fester (Published April, 1955 in Twentieth Century) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Christian Apologetics was a talk Lewis gave sometime around Easter 1945 to an Anglican church group; now found in God …
CSL Daily 04/02/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think we must attack wherever we meet it the nonsensical idea that mutually exclusive propositions about God can both be true.” Christian Apologetics (Talk given sometime around Easter 1945) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On April 2, 1908 Lewis’s grandfather (Richard Lewis) died. – – – PURCHASE The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 04/01/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Christianity is a statement which, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important.” Christian Apologetics (Talk given sometime around Easter 1945) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s review of The Life of Samuel Johnson appeared on April 1, 1962 in Sunday Telegraph under …
(CCSLQ-54) 1942 Fake Lewis Quote – Satan vs. Jesus
Updated 7/1/2020 UPDATE: Here’s a quick overview about this and TWO other fake Screwtape quotes…from my YouTube channel: The following is part of a series exploring quotations attributed to C.S. Lewis that are questionable for one reason or another. This is the first quote I’ve examined here that is not included in my 2018 book …
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CSL Daily 03/31/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of others.” Miserable Offenders: An Interpretation of Prayer Book Language (Sermon Preached 3/31/1946) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis preached “Miserable Offenders: An Interpretation of Prayer Book Language” at …
CSL Daily 03/30/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Friendship is unnecessary…it has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” The Four Loves (Published on 3/28/1960) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On March 7, 1945 Lewis wrote a letter to Mr. McClain turning down an offer for a speaking …