QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is not really you who are holding fast to Him but He to you: and He will bring you to wherever He wants.” Letter to Rhona Bodle 6/22/1948 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis showed the proofs for The Lion, …
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 03/20/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “An influence which cannot evade our consciousness will not go very deep.” The Literary Impact of the Authorized Version (Speech was first given on 3/20/1950 at the University of London) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s first-ever book, Spirits in Bondage was published on March 20, 1919. It was a book …
90 Seconds #2 – When The Screwtape Letters was Published (YouTube Show)
Here’s the second show from my new 90 second YouTube “show.” The purpose is to help people briefly learn about significant events in the life of C.S. Lewis. Note the text version of the show is below, WITH footnotes! The Screwtape Letters Published (February 9, 1942) Even though The Screwtape Letters were popular when first …
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CSL Daily 11/25/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “To convert one’s adult neighbour and one’s adolescent neighbour (just free from school) is the practical thing. . . . If you make the adults of today Christian, the children of tomorrow will receive a Christian education. What a society has, that, be sure, and nothing else, it will hand on …
CSL Daily 10/20/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Mrs. Beaver to Susan:) “If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most, or else just silly.” The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Published 10/16/1950) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On October 20, 1949 the last reported Thursday Inklings …
CSL Daily 10/19/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “From at least the age of six, romantic longing – Sehnsucht – had played an unusually central part in my experience. Such longing is in itself the very reverse of wishful thinking: it is more like thoughtful wishing. But it throws off what may be called systems of imagery.” Preface …
CSL Daily 10/16/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “’Safe?’ said Mr. Beaver; ‘don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.’” The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Published 10/16/1950) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The Lion, the Witch …
CSL Daily 10/01/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Where, except in the present, can the Eternal be met?” Historicism (Published in October, 1950 issue of The Month) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “Historicism” is an article published in the October, 1950 issue of The Month. It’s reprinted in Christian Reflections. – – – PURCHASE The Misquotable C.S. Lewis …
CSL Daily 06/22/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is not really you who are holding fast to Him but He to you: and He will bring you to wherever He wants.” Letter to Rhona Bodle 6/22/1948 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis showed the galley proofs for The Lion, …