Tag: Christian Apologetics

C.S. Lewis Said What? YES, He Really Did!

William OFlaherty Special Feature

I’ve been working on a short talk for the 2014 Taylor Colloquium (9th Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on C.S. Lewis & Friends) about quotes falsely attributed to Lewis. Along the way I’ve come across some lesser known quotations that some might have a difficult time believing he DID say. While a collection of quotes of this nature could contain a variety of categories, I’ve chosen to share sayings that are generally humorous (however, some may be more ironic, than funny).

“A good toe-nail is not an unsuccessful attempt at a brain: and if it were conscious it wd. delight in being simply a good toe-nail.”

(Letter to Hugh Kilmer from April 5, 1961 in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 3)

“If you think you are a poached egg, when you are looking for a piece of toast to suit you, you may be sane, but if you think you are God, there is no chance for you.”

(Essay – What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ? in God in the Dock)

Fact / Quote / Quiz: April 3rd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Christian Apologetics was a talk Lewis gave sometime around Easter 1945 to an Anglican church group; now found in God in the Dock.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Those who read poetry to improve their minds will never improve their minds by reading poetry.”

Lilies That Fester
(Published April, 1955 in Twentieth Century)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Which Narnia book is the following passage from and who said it:
“And this is the marvel of marvels, that [Aslan] called me Beloved, me who am but as a dog.”

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Fact / Quote / Quiz: April 2nd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

On this day (4/2) in 1908 Lewis’s grandfather (Richard Lewis) died.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“I think we must attack wherever we meet it the nonsensical idea that mutually exclusive propositions about God can both be true.”

Christian Apologetics
(Talk given sometime around Easter 1945)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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RETROSPECT: April 1st – 10th

William OFlaherty Jack in Retrospect, Special Feature

Highlights for the first third of April (1st – 10th) include: Final broadcast from his last BBC series; preaching the same sermon for second time and the death of his grandfather.

The concluding BBC broadcast in the fourth and final series for Lewis stands out as the most noteworthy for this period. On the 4th in 1944 “The New Men” talk was heard from a recording made the previous month. It is the only surviving recording from the Beyond Personality series. When the book version came out it contained four additional chapters not heard on the radio (which are also found in Mere Christianity). When expanding the material for print Lewis actually modified the content of this talk and so what was actually heard that night is somewhat different than what is in the book. For the sake of simplicity I will

Fact / Quote / Quiz: April 1st

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s review of The Life of Samuel Johnson appeared today (4/1) in Sunday Telegraph under the title of “Boswell’s Bugbear.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Christianity is a statement which, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important.”

Christian Apologetics
(Talk given sometime around Easter 1945)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

“The Wild Waste Lands” was once a considered title of what Narnia book?
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