FACT OF THE DAY: God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics was released on Nov. 30, 1970 in the US. It was edited by Walter Hooper. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it …
CSL Daily 4/06/17
FACT OF THE DAY: 22nd installment of what eventually became part of The Great Divorce was published today (4/6) in The Guardian in 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Either the day must come when joy prevails and all the makers of misery are no longer able to infect it: or else for …
CSL Daily 3/28/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The Four Loves was released on March 28, 1960 and had first been a ten-part series of broadcasts. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives.” The Four Loves (Published on 3/28/1960)
CSL Daily 12/31
FACT OF THE DAY: Letter to the Editor, “Version Vernacular” published today (Dec. 31) in 1958 in The Christian Century. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “When I was a youngster, all the progressive people were saying, ‘Why all this prudery? Let us treat sex just as we treat all our other impulses.’ I …
CSL Daily 12/21
FACT OF THE DAY: “We Have No ‘Right to Happiness’” was first published in the December 21-28, 1963 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We depend for a very great deal of our happiness or misery on circumstances outside all human control. A right to happiness doesn’t, for …
CSL Daily 11/30
FACT OF THE DAY: God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics was released today (Nov. 30) in the US in 1970. It was edited by Walter Hooper. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think …
(CCSLQ-28) – Happiness Depend On
This is part of a series exploring quotations attributed to C.S. Lewis that are questionable for one reason or another. Presently a new article is posted the first Saturday of each month. There is an “at a glance” page HERE to quickly see what has been posted so far in this series. Also, if you haven’t …
CSL Daily 4/6
FACT OF THE DAY: 22nd installment of what eventually became part of The Great Divorce was published today (4/6) in The Guardian in 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Either the day must come when joy prevails and all the makers of misery are no longer able to infect it: or else for …
CSL Daily 3/28
FACT OF THE DAY: The Four Loves was released on this day (3/28) in 1960 and had first been a ten-part series of broadcasts. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives.” The Four Loves (Published on 3/28/1960) – …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/21
FACT OF THE DAY: “We Have No ‘Right to Happiness’” was first published in the December 21-28, 1963 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We depend for a very great deal of our happiness or misery on circumstances outside all human control. A right to happiness doesn’t, for …