Latest on Lewis – December 2023 Update

Each month you can find the latest news and information about Lewis-related happenings. It might be about an upcoming event, a recent event that posted a video or audio, a podcast that had an especially unique episode about Lewis, or an online article related to Lewis. NOTE: Not all articles are read, nor are each audio or …

[PODCAST] Inkling-Plus Premiere Global Conference (Ron Vinson)

NOTE: The dates for this conference CHANGED to September 7-9, 2022. The Presbyterian Heritage Center (PHC) is hosting another great event related to C.S. Lewis. Their Inkling-Plus Premiere Global Conference is called “From Shakespeare to the Inklings: The Bible’s Impact on Creative Imagination.” It will be held at the Montreat Conference Center from Wednesday, September …

CSL Daily 10/20/20

QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Mrs. Beaver to Susan:) “If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most, or else just silly.” The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Published 10/16/1950) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On October 20, 1949 the last reported Thursday Inklings meeting …

CSL Daily 06/23/20

QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Admits:) “Prayers offered in the state of dryness are those which please Him (God) best.” The Screwtape Letters VIII (Published in The Guardian on 6/20/1941) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s poem “Vitrea Circe” was published in Punch on June 23, 1948  and was revised and reprinted in Poems. – – – PURCHASE The Misquotable …

CSL Daily 06/22/20

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is not really you who are holding fast to Him but He to you: and He will bring you to wherever He wants.” Letter to Rhona Bodle 6/22/1948 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II)  – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis showed the proofs for The Lion, …

90 Sec #6 – Tolkien’s The Hobbit Read by C.S. Lewis Before Published (YouTube)

Here’s the sixth regular episode of my 90 second YouTube show. The focus is on the fact that Lewis read Tolkien’s The Hobbit years before it was published. – – – Mentioned in this episode: Join the 90 Seconds to Knowing C.S. Lewis FB group The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings (one-volume edition) The Letters of …

CSL Daily 10/20/19

  QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Mrs. Beaver to Susan:) “If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most, or else just silly.” The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Published 10/16/1950) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On October 20, 1949 the last reported Thursday Inklings …

CSL Daily 06/23/19

QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Admits:) “Prayers offered in the state of dryness are those which please Him (God) best.” The Screwtape Letters VIII (Published in The Guardian on 6/20/1941) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s poem “Vitrea Circe” was published in Punch on June 23, 1948  and was revised and reprinted in Poems. – – – PURCHASE The Misquotable …

CSL Daily 06/22/19

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is not really you who are holding fast to Him but He to you: and He will bring you to wherever He wants.” Letter to Rhona Bodle 6/22/1948 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II)  – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis showed the galley proofs for The Lion, …

CSL Daily 10/20/18

FACT OF THE DAY: On October 20, 1949 the last reported Thursday Inklings meeting occurred according to Lewis’s brother’s diary. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Mrs. Beaver to Susan:) “If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most, or else just silly.” The Lion, the …