Tag: Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis: Volume 3

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 18th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

“Solomon,” a poem by Lewis was published in the August 14, 1946 issue of Punch.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“I think God wants us to love Him more, not to love creatures (even animals) less.”

Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne on 8/18/1956
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Which Narnia book is the following passage from and who said it:
“No more Aslan, no more Kings, no more silly stories about other worlds. The Dwarfs are for the Dwarfs.”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 7th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

The poem “Two Kinds of Memory” was published today (8/7) in Time and Tide in 1947. A revised version is in Poems.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The good things even of this world are far too good ever to be reached by imagination. Even the common orange, you know: no one could have imagined it before he tasted it. How much less Heaven. ”

Letter to Mrs. Johnson 8/7/1956
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What did Lewis do this month that made the publication of the Narnia books possible?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 3rd

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FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis resigned from Cambridge this month in 1963 where he held the chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“I take it as a first principle that we must not interpret any one part of Scripture so that it contradicts other parts, and specially we must not use an apostle’s teaching to contradict that of Our Lord.

Letter to Mrs. Emily Mclay 8/3/1953
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“Everyone begins as a child by liking Weather. You learn the art of disliking it _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 2nd

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FACT OF THE DAY:

“On the Death of Charles Williams” (“To Charles Williams” in Poems) was first published in the August, 1945 issue of Britain Today.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“God’s presence is not the same as the feeling of God’s presence and He may be doing most for us when we think He is doing least. ”

Letter to Mary Margaret McCaslin 8/2/1954
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Lewis edited three books during his life, each about another writer. Two of them were about the same author. Who was that writer?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 1st

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FACT OF THE DAY:

Today (8/1) in 1941 the 14th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian before being in the book The Screwtape Letters.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“How little people know who think that holiness is dull. When one meets the real thing … it is irresistible. If even ten per cent of the world’s population had it, would not the whole world be converted and happy before a year’s end?”

Letter to Mary Margaret McCaslin 8/1/1953
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

In which book does Lewis have Merlin play a role?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 31st

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FACT OF THE DAY:

The Business of Heaven, published earlier this month in 1984 in the US was the first book of selections from Lewis in a daily format.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Avoid introspection in prayer—I mean not to watch one’s own mind to see if it is in the right frame, but always to turn the attention outwards to God.”

Letter to Dr. F. Morgan Roberts 7/31/1954
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What was Edmund’s reply to Mr. Beaver’s description of Aslan and that he was coming back to Narnia?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 21st

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FACT OF THE DAY:

The poem known today as The Magician and the Dryad was first published in Punch on July 20, 1949.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The feeling of being, or not being, forgiven and loved, is not what matters. One must come down to brass tacks. If there is a particular sin on your conscience, repent and confess it. If there isn’t, tell the despondent devil not to be silly.”

Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne 7/21/1958
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Which of the Narnia books is dedicated to a family?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 18th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

On this day (3/18) in 1946 George MacDonald: An Anthology (edited by Lewis) was released. It was a collection of MacDonald quotes.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The Bible itself gives us one short prayer which is suitable for all who are struggling with the beliefs and doctrines. It is: ‘LORD I believe, help Thou my unbelief.'”

Letter to Genia Goelz 3/18/1952
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What famous poet did Lewis meet in the early 1920’s sometime this month?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 6th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

“Christianity and Culture” appeared in the March 1940 issue of Theology, but someone replied to it that lead Lewis to comment further.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Once we have accepted an omniscient & providential God, the distinction we used to draw between the significant and the fortuitous must either break down or be restated in some v. much subtler form.”

Letter to Sheldon Vanauken 3/6/1955
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

How many books are there in The Chronicle of Narnia series?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 2nd

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FACT OF THE DAY:

“Memory of Sir Walter Scott” was a talk Lewis gave on this date (3/2) in 1956.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“What we practise, not (save at rare intervals) what we preach, is usually our great contribution to the conversion of others.”

Letter to Mrs. Johnson 3/2/1955
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (4 words):
“Until you conquer the fear of being ___ ___, ___ ____ you will remain.” (submitted by Winifred Sherman)
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