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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 28th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of St. Andrews on this day (6/28) in 1946.

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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 the real world, the real waking.”

Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne 6/28/1963
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What is the title on a essay by Lewis, published this month that dealt with the order of “things?”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 17th

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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.

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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 other way round— we get afraid because we struggle.”

Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne 6/17/1963
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What landmark event in Lewis’s life began related to his career this month in what year?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 4th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

The first paperback edition of Lewis’s spiritual autobiography, Surprised by Joy was published today (5/4) in 1959.

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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 think, if only we refrain from adding to its burden that of the past and the future.”

Letter to Mary Willis Shelburne on 5/4/1962
(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 (2 words):
“Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship _____ _____ .”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 9th

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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).
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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 Willis Shelburne
(from Collected Letters, Volume 3 on 1/9/1961)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

How many mothballs fall out of the wardrobe when Lucy opens it for the first time? (submitted by Al Nolan)
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