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: 5/7
FACT OF THE DAY: The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature was first published today (5/7) in 1964. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “No doubt all history in the last resort must be held by Christians to be a story with a divine plot.” The Discarded Image (Published in 5/7/1964) …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 5th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis wrote his preface to the first edition of The Screwtape Letters on this day (7/5) in 1941.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“There are two equal and opposite errors into which can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them.”
from Preface to The Screwtape Letters
(Written 7/5/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Two dozens poems by Lewis were published in Punch, but only one essay. That essay came out during the month of July; what was the title?
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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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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 7th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature was first published today (5/7) in 1964.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“No doubt all history in the last resort must be held by Christians to be a story with a divine plot.”
The Discarded Image
(Published in 5/7/1964)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“The central Christian belief is that Christ’s death has somehow put us right with God and given _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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QUOTE: September 29, 2013
“You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.”
A Grief Observed
(Published 9/29/1961)