FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth Screwtape letter was published today (5/23) in 1941 in The Guardian. It deal with “the painful subject of prayer.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Boasts:) “It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 3/31
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis preached “Miserable Offenders: An Interpretation of Prayer Book Language” at his parish church, Evensong, today (3/31) in 1946. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of others.” Miserable Offenders: An Interpretation …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 3/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (3/18) in 1946 George MacDonald: An Anthology (edited by Lewis) was released. It was a collection of MacDonald quotes. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Bible itself gives us one short prayer which is suitable for all who are struggling with the beliefs and doctrines. It …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 3/5
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (3/5) in 1908, when Lewis was just 9, he recorded in his diary that he had read Paradise Lost. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A man is never so proud as when striking an attitude of humility.” Christianity and Culture (Published in March 1940 in Theology) – – – …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/12
FACT OF THE DAY: Letters to Malcolm came out in the US today (2/12) in 1964 It was released in the UK at the end of the previous month. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[Charles Williams writes] that sort of book in which we begin by saying, ‘Let us suppose that this everyday …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/9
FACT OF THE DAY: The Screwtape Letters (book) was first published in the UK on this date (2/9) in 1942. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 31st
FACT OF THE DAY:
The Business of Heaven, published earlier this month in 1984 in the US was the first book of selections from Lewis in a daily format.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Avoid introspection in prayer—I mean not to watch one’s own mind to see if it is in the right frame, but always to turn the attention outwards to God.”
Letter to Dr. F. Morgan Roberts 7/31/1954
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What was Edmund’s reply to Mr. Beaver’s description of Aslan and that he was coming back to Narnia?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 23rd
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.
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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)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which book from The Chronicles of Narnia did Lewis share the galley proofs of to his friends, the Inklings?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 23rd
FACT OF THE DAY:
The fourth Screwtape letter was published today (5/23) in 1941 in The Guardian. It deal with “the painful subject of prayer.”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
(Screwtape Boasts:) “It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out. ”
The Screwtape Letters IV
(Published in The Guardian on 5/23/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
After Lewis’s death an early fictional work was published; what was it?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: March 31st
FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis preached “Miserable Offenders: An Interpretation of Prayer Book Language” at his parish church, Evensong, today (3/31) in 1946.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of others.”
Miserable Offenders: An Interpretation of Prayer Book Language
(Sermon Preached 3/31/1946)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What landmark event happen in Lewis’s life this month that was actually for the second time?
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