QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.” Learning in War-Time (Preached on 10/22/1939 as “None Other Gods: Culture in War-Time”) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis preached his first sermon on Oct. 22, 1939. We know it as “Learning …
CSL Daily 08/09/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One hopes there will come a day when one can enjoy nice things said about one’s self just in the same innocent way as one enjoys nice things about anyone else—perfect humility will need no modesty.” Letter to Sister Penelope 8/9/1939 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II) – – …
CSL Daily 05/08/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The process of living seems to consist in coming to realise truths so ancient and simple that, if stated, they sound like barren platitudes. They cannot sound otherwise to those who have not had the relevant experience.” Letter to Dom Bede Griffiths OSB on 5/8/1939 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, …
CSL Daily 04/27/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One never can see, or not till long afterwards, why any one was selected for any job. And when one does, it is usually some reason that leaves no room for vanity.” Perelandra (Published 4/20/1943) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The Personal Heresy, published April 27, 1939 is …
CSL Daily 03/23/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Very often the only way to get a quality in reality is to start behaving as if you had it already.” Let’s Pretend (Initially a BBC broadcast from 3/21/44) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s first collection of shorter works, Rehabilitations and Other Essays was published on March 23, 1939. – – – PURCHASE The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 12/18/18
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Can it really be my duty to buy and receive masses of junk every winter just to help the shopkeepers? If the worst comes to the worst I’d sooner give them money for nothing and write it off as a charity.” What Christmas Means to Me (Published in Twentieth Century; December, 1957) – …
CSL Daily 10/23/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The sixth and final radio drama of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe aired on the BBC on Oct. 23, 1959. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God makes no appetite in vain.” Learning in War-Time (Preached on 10/22/1939 as “None Other Gods: Culture in War-Time”) Learn More Details about The …
CSL Daily 10/22/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis preached his first sermon on Oct. 22, 1939. We know it as “Learning in War-Time” (Then it was called “None Other Gods: Culture in War-Time”) – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.” Learning in War-Time …
CSL Daily 08/09/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The first known letter Lewis wrote to Sister Penelope was on August 9, 1939. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One hopes there will come a day when one can enjoy nice things said about one’s self just in the same innocent way as one enjoys nice things about anyone else—perfect …
CSL Daily 05/08/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis was interviewed in May 1963 by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Published later that year and it is in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The process of living seems to consist in coming to realise truths so ancient and simple that, if stated, they sound like …