FACT OF THE DAY:
“Revival or Decay?” was published in the British weekly humor magazine Punch today (July 9th) in 1958.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion.”
Mere Christianity
(Published in 7/7/1952)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“What you see and hear depends a good deal on _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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Highlights for the first third of July (1st – 10th) are: the release of his landmark nonfiction book, the publication of a new collection of shorter works and the preface to his first claim to fame was written.
In the early 1950’s Lewis saw continual success from his writing. By the middle of 1952 he had experienced significant praise from his venture into children’s literature with two Narnia stories released and a third due out in a few months. But it was on the 7th of July in 1952 that a new book came out that was actually a re-release of previous material that secured Lewis as an author of practical information about the Christian faith. Mere Christianity is the best known non-fiction book by Lewis. Various individuals from many walks of life give credit to this book as either strengthening their faith, or as a tool that God used to lead them to Christianity.
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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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.
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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)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Where is Bism in the land of Narnia?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Pan’s Purge,” a poem by Lewis was published today (1/15) in 1947 in Punch; it’s now printed in Poems.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Heaven is not a state of mind. Heaven is reality itself.”
The Great Divorce
(Published on 1/14/1946)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Finish the quote and name the source (three words):
“In any wholesome group of people which holds together for a good purpose, the exclusions are in a sense accidental…But your genuine Inner Ring _____ _____ _____ .”
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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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On September 12, 1951 “The Country of the Blind” is a poem first published in Punch and available in Poems.
“The Adam Unparadised” is a poem first published today in 1949 in Punch as “A Footnote to Pre-History”
“The Day with a White Mark,” a poem by Lewis was published in the August 17, 1949 issue of Punch.
“Solomon,” a poem by Lewis was published in the August 14, 1946 issue of Punch.
