FACT OF THE DAY: “The Birth of Language” is a poem by Lewis published today (1/9) in Punch in 1946 (it uses planetary imagery). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “May God’s grace give you the necessary humility. Try not to think—much less, speak—of their sins. One’s own are a much more profitable theme!” Letter to Mary …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/18
FACT OF THE DAY: “Solomon,” a poem by Lewis was published in the August 14, 1946 issue of Punch. – – – 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. …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/1
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. – – – 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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/21
FACT OF THE DAY: The poem known today as The Magician and the Dryad was first published in Punch on July 20, 1949. – – – 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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/28
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of St. Andrews on this day (6/28) in 1946. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Think of yourself just as a seed patiently wintering in the earth; waiting to come up a flower in the Gardener’s good time, up into …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The paperback edition of The Personal Heresy by Lewis (with E.M.W. Tillyard) was published today (6/17) in 1965. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. Remember, though we struggle against things because we are afraid of them, it is often the …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/4
FACT OF THE DAY: The first paperback edition of Lewis’s spiritual autobiography, Surprised by Joy was published today (5/4) in 1959. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Yes— it is sometimes hard to obey St. Paul’s “Rejoice.” We must try to take life moment by moment. The actual present is usually pretty tolerable, I …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 18th
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 1st
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 21st
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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