FACT OF THE DAY: Broadcast Talks was first released in the U.K. on this date (7/13) in 1942, containing the first two BBC radio series. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Whenever you find a man who says he does not believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/27
FACT OF THE DAY: The first paperback edition of The Magician’s Nephew came out today (6/27) in 1963 (first published 5/2/55). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You can’t get second things by putting them first; you can get second things only by putting first things first. “ First and Second Things (Published in …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/26
FACT OF THE DAY: First and Second Things was first published June 27, 1942 under the “Notes on the Way” column in Time and Tide. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think we may except [accept] it as a rule that whenever a person’s religious conversation dwells chiefly, or even frequently, on the …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/22
FACT OF THE DAY: “Hamlet: The Prince or the Poem?” is the Annual Shakespeare Lecture Lewis gave on April 22, 1942 for the British Academy in London. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.” Hamlet: The Prince …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The Cosmic Trilogy (a collection of all three Sci-Fi books) was released in February, 1990. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Christian…does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.” The Practical Conclusion (BBC talk given …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/15
FACT OF THE DAY: The final radio talk from the second BBC series was given today (2/15) in 1942. It is now known as “The Practical Conclusion.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We have to take reality as it comes to us: there is no good jabbering about what it ought to be …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/10
FACT OF THE DAY: The World’s Last Night collection of essays book was first published on this day (2/10) in 1960. Lewis also gave a talk now known as “Membership” today in 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We are forbidden to neglect the assembling of ourselves together.” Membership (Talk given on 2/10/1945; …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/9
FACT OF THE DAY: The Screwtape Letters (book) was first published in the UK on this date (2/9) in 1942. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/8
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth talk from the second BBC series was given on this day (2/8) in 1942. It’s now know as “The Perfect Penitent.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The central Christian belief is that Christ’s death has somehow put us right with God and given us a fresh start.” …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/6
FACT OF THE DAY: The Magician’s Nephew took Lewis the longest to write of all the Narnia books (almost 5 years, from ’49 to ’54). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth …