FACT OF THE DAY: The eleventh letter from Screwtape was published on this date (7/11) in The Guardian in 1941. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I don’t believe that good work is ever done in a hurry.” Letter to Arthur Greeves 7/11/1916 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I) – – …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/15
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s appointment at Magdalen College at Oxford officially began on this day (6/15) in 1925 and lasted there three decades. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is so fatally easy to confuse an aesthetic appreciation of the spiritual life with the life itself— to dream that you have waked, …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/7
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Morte D’Arthur” by Lewis was published today (6/7) in 1947 in the Times Literary Supplement. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It does one good to see the fine side of people we’ve always seen the worst of. “ Letter to Arthur Greeves 6/7/1930 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/5
FACT OF THE DAY: The first known letter that Lewis wrote to Arthur Greeves was on this date (6/5) in 1914. He wrote so many they filled a book! – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I do not feel that one must never say one believes or understands anything: any morning a doctrine I …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/4
FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (2/4) in 1933 Lewis wrote to his friend Arthur Greeves about reading a draft of The Hobbit (not published till ’37). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Since term began I have had a delightful time reading a children’s story which Tolkien has just written.” Letter to …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 11th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The eleventh letter from Screwtape was published on this date (7/11) in The Guardian in 1941.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I don’t believe that good work is ever done in a hurry.”
Letter to Arthur Greeves 7/11/1916
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
In The Screwtape Letters where are the young demons initially taught and who leads the place?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 15th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis’s appointment at Magdalen College at Oxford officially began on this day (6/15) in 1925 and lasted there three decades.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It is so fatally easy to confuse an aesthetic appreciation of the spiritual life with the life itself— to dream that you have waked, washed, and dressed, & then to find yourself still in bed.”
Letter to Arthur Greeves 6/15/1930
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“Woe to you if you ____ _____ _____ .”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 7th
FACT OF THE DAY:
“The Morte D’Arthur” by Lewis was published today (6/7) in 1947 in the Times Literary Supplement.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It does one good to see the fine side of people we’ve always seen the worst of. ”
Letter to Arthur Greeves 6/7/1930
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
The first book that was a collection of essays edited by Walter Hooper came out this month…what was it?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 5th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The first known letter that Lewis wrote to Arthur Greeves was on this date (6/5) in 1914. He wrote so many they filled a book!
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I do not feel that one must never say one believes or understands anything: any morning a doctrine I thought I already possessed may blossom into this new reality…”
Letter to Sister Penelope 6/5/1951
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What was Lewis’s response when a girl asked her about “Aslan’s other name?”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 4th
FACT OF THE DAY:
On this date (2/4) in 1933 Lewis wrote to his friend Arthur Greeves about reading a draft of The Hobbit (not published till ’37).
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Since term began I have had a delightful time reading a children’s story which Tolkien has just written.”
Letter to Arthur Greeves on 2/4/1933
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Lewis had a debate in the late 1940’s with whom and what was it about?
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