FACT OF THE DAY: “On the Death of Charles Williams” (“To Charles Williams” in Poems) was first published in the August, 1945 issue of Britain Today. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God’s presence is not the same as the feeling of God’s presence and He may be doing most for us when we …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/30
FACT OF THE DAY: “Epitaph” is a poem published today (7/30) in 1948 in The Spectator. Revised and retitled as “Epigrams and Epitaphs” in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We really don’t know much about loving until we’re in touch with love Himself. “ The Anvil (BBC Radio Broadcast aired 7/22/1943) – – …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/23
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s poem “Vitrea Circe” was published in Punch, today (6/23) in 1948) and was revised and reprinted in Poems. – – – 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 / Quote / Quiz: 5/22
FACT OF THE DAY: Dangerous Oversight is a poem by Lewis published in Punch on 5/21/1947 and revised and re-titled Young King Cole in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Only the courteous can love, but it is love that makes them courteous.” The Allegory of Love (Publish 5/21/1936) – – – QUIZ OF …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/14
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (5/14) in 1936 Lewis had Sonnet published in The Oxford Magazine under the name of Nat Whilk. It is available in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is probable that Nature is not really in Time and almost certain that God is not. Time is probably (like …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/13
FACT OF THE DAY: Adam at Night is a poem published in Punch on 5/11/1949 then revised and re-titled as The Adam at Night in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Christianity…is precisely the story of a great Miracle. A naturalistic Christianity leaves out all that is specifically Christian.” Miracles: A Preliminary Study …
The Collected Poems of C. S. Lewis (Dr. Don King)
Some Lewis readers are unaware that he wrote poetry (or at best are uninterested in it). Dr. Don King, editor of The Collected Poems of C.S. Lewis: A Critical Edition, believes such individuals are missing out on not only gaining a better understanding of the author, but they are also depriving themselves of some great writings. William …
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 19th
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Turn of the Tide” is a Lewis poem that was published on 11/1/1948 in Punch (Almanac). Revised version is in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I saw how stories of this kind [fairy stories] could steal past a certain inhabitant which had paralysed much of my own …
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 26th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Poems is a book collecting nearly all of Lewis’s shorter poems that was released on this date (10/26) in 1964.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.”
Forgiveness
(Broadcast on BBC on 10/18/1942; Chapter Seven from Book Three, Christian Behaviour in Mere Christianity)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (3 words):
“A man can’t be always defending the truth; there must be a time to _____ _____ _____ .”
TODAY’S ANSWER WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW.
ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S QUESTION: On October 22, 1939 Lewis preached “None Other Gods: Culture in War Time.” This first sermon was later published as “Learning in War-Time” and is found in The Weight of Glory.
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 24th
FACT OF THE DAY:
On September 12, 1951 “The Country of the Blind” is a poem first published in Punch and available in Poems.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered.”
Out of the Silent Planet
(Published 9/23/1938)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (2 words):
“Those who are enjoying something, or suffering something together, _____ _____ . Those who enjoy or suffer one another, are not.”
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