Tag: Heaven

Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 29th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis preached his final sermon, “A Slip of the Tongue” on this day (1/29) in 1956. It was preached at Evernsong at Magdalene College.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“For it is not so much of our time and so much of our attention that God demands; it is not even all our time and all our attention: it is our selves.”

A Slip of the Tongue
(Sermon preached on 1/29/1956)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (two words):
“Heaven is not a state of mind. Heaven is ____ _____ .”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 27th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer was published today (1/27) in 1964; one of the last books Lewis prepared before his death.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Joy is the serious business of Heaven.”

Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
(Published on 1/27/1964)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Which Narnia book mentions the fictional character Sherlock Holmes?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 15th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

“Pan’s Purge,” a poem by Lewis was published today (1/15) in 1947 in Punch; it’s now printed in Poems.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Heaven is not a state of mind. Heaven is reality itself.”

The Great Divorce
(Published on 1/14/1946)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (three words):
“In any wholesome group of people which holds together for a good purpose, the exclusions are in a sense accidental…But your genuine Inner Ring _____ _____ _____ .”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 31st

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Letter to the Editor, “Version Vernacular” published today (12/31) in 1958 in The Christian Century.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“In this world everything is upside down. That which, if it could be prolonged here, would be a truancy, is likest that which in a better country is the End of ends. Joy is the serious business of Heaven. ”

Beyond the Bright Blur
(Published 12/25/1963; chapter 17 of Letters to Malcolm)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

When Lewis was 20 something special happen to him this month. What was it?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 11th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The American edition of Mere Christianity was first published on this date (11/11) in 1952. Lewis It was published on 7/7 in the UK in ’52.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next.”

Hope
(Chapter 10 of Book III (Christian Behavior) in Mere Christianity)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What is the name of the talking ape in The Last Battle?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 6th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Is Theology Poetry? was a paper read by Lewis to the Socratic Club today (11/6) in 1944.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Christian theology can fit in science, art, morality, and the sub-Christian religious. The scientific point of view cannot fit in any of these things, not even science itself.”

Is Theology Poetry?
(Talk given on 11/6/1944 to Socratic Club)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (4 words):
“It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort; it’s not the sort of _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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