FACT OF THE DAY:
The World’s Last Night collection of essays book was first published on this day (2/10) in 1960. Lewis also gave a talk now known as “Membership” today in 1945.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“We are forbidden to neglect the assembling of ourselves together.”
Membership
(Talk given on 2/10/1945; now found in The Weight of Glory)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who is Reepicheep’s successor?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The Magician’s Nephew took Lewis the longest to write of all the Narnia books (almost 5 years, from ’49 to ’54).
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.”
The Shocking Alternative
(Given as a talk on the BBC on 2/1/1942)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who is the only daughter of Kidrash Tarkaan and where is her story told?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis’s short story “The Shoddy Lands” was published this month in 1956 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself.”
The Shocking Alternative
(Given as a talk on the BBC on 2/1/1942)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which Narnia book is the following passage from and who said it:
“I have come home at last! The is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now.”
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There are a variety of books available about the writings of C.S. Lewis (in addition to the biographies) and you can find a decent amount of material online about his life and writings. However, there are not too many audio based resources. One great FREE resource that has been around for nearly six years is called “All About C S Lewis.” Reggie Gates has been an enthusiast of Lewis’s writings for many decades and provides excellent podcast that are somewhat like what you make get from CliffsNotes, only it’s in audio.
FACT OF THE DAY:
First paperback edition of The Last Battle came out today (1/30) in 1964. It was published as ‘Puffin Books’ by Penguin Books Ltd.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“One cannot be too careful: one must try to hold fast to one’s duties (I wish I did) which are the prose of the spiritual life and not learn to depend too much on these delightful moments.”
Letter to Arthur Greeves on 1/30/1930
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Name the mountainous land south of Narnia that is usually their ally.
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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 OF THE DAY:
All the letters of the alphabet are used for names of the characters in Narnia except one, none of them start with the letter “x.”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The human mind has no more power of inventing a new value than of planting a new sun in the sky or a new primary colour in the spectrum.”
The Poison of Subjectivism
(Published in Christian Reflections on 1/23/1967)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
We know that Perelandra is Venus, but what is Earth’s name?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis’s “The Efficacy of Prayer” essay appeared in the January issue of The Atlantic Monthly in 1959.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Simply to say prayers is not to pray; otherwise a team of properly trained parrots would serve as well.”
The Efficacy of Prayer
(Published in the January, 1959 issue of The Atlantic Monthly)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What other fictional book by Lewis was published the same year as the final Narnia book “The Last Battle?”
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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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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Xmas and Christmas: A Lost Chapter from Herodotus” is a satirical piece by Lewis published in the December 4, 1954 issue of Time and Tide.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Unless there is something about which the author is never ironical, there can be no true irony in the work.”
A Note on Jane Austen
(Published in Selected Literary Essays; released on 12/4/1969)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which Narnia book has the character Strawberry in it, what new name is he given and what does it mean?
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