QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The human mind has no more power of inventing a new value than of imagining a new primary colour.” The Way (First a lecture from 2/25/1943 from the eventual The Abolition of Man) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The 2nd Riddell Memorial Lecture entitled “The Way” by Lewis was given on …
CSL Daily 02/16/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out.” The Screwtape Letters (Released in the U.S. on 2/16/1943) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The Screwtape Letters was published in the U.S. on February 16, 1943, but was …
CSL Daily 09/04/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Only children quarrel about whether pancakes are nice or nasty, but grown men quarrel about whether an act is right or wrong.” Answers to Listeners’ Questions transcript (BBC Broadcast from 9/3/1941 known as “Some Objections” in Broadcast Talks) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On September 4, 1943 “My First …
CSL Daily 08/28/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Friends are not primarily absorbed in each other. It is when we are doing things together that friendship springs up – painting, sailing ships, praying, philosophizing, fighting shoulder to shoulder. Friends look in the same direction. Lovers look at each other: that is, in opposite directions.” Equality (Published in The Spectator on 8/27/1943) …
CSL Daily 08/14/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We must use the talent we have, not the talents we haven’t.” Letter to Cynthia Donnelly 8/14/1954 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Voyage to Venus by Lewis was published on August 14, 1953. It is the exact same book as Perelandra from 1943. …
CSL Daily 07/30/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We really don’t know much about loving until we’re in touch with love Himself.” The Anvil (BBC Radio Broadcast aired 7/22/1943) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “Epitaph” is a poem published on July 30, 1948 in The Spectator. Revised and re-titled as “Epigrams and Epitaphs” in Poems. – – – …
CSL Daily 07/23/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All sorts of things will make a man brave for the time being. Alcohol, ignorance of the danger, anger, self-respect, human loyalty, and love of God. But they’re not all equally good sources.” The Anvil (BBC Radio Broadcast aired 7/22/1943) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: While two dozen …
CSL Daily 07/22/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you will go to God just as you are, fully admitting that you care about Him very little, and put yourself in His hand, if you’re even ready to be made to care and leave Him to work, He’ll do the rest.” The Anvil (BBC Radio Broadcast aired 7/22/1943) …
CSL Daily 07/19/19
FACT OF THE DAY: On July 19, 1943 “The Anvil” (a BBC radio program) recorded its show with Lewis as one of the guests. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Boasts:) “The safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.” The …
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 …