FACT OF THE DAY: Nearly ten years after Lewis’s death, his older brother, Warnie, died this month (yesterday the 9th) in 1973 (at the age of 77). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[God] can’t be used as a road. If you’re approaching Him not as the goal but as a road, not as …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/7
FACT OF THE DAY: Another edition (a paperback) of A Grief Observed was published on this date (4/7) in 1966. It was first published in 1961. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I gave these talks, not because I am anyone in particular, but because I was asked to do so.” Preface to Broadcast Talks …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/3
FACT OF THE DAY: Christian Apologetics was a talk Lewis gave sometime around Easter 1945 to an Anglican church group; now found in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those who read poetry to improve their minds will never improve their minds by reading poetry.” Lilies That Fester (Published April, …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/1
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s review of The Life of Samuel Johnson appeared today (4/1) in Sunday Telegraph under the title of “Boswell’s Bugbear.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Christianity is a statement which, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 3/24
FACT OF THE DAY: “Must of Image of God Go?” is an essay published by Lewis in The Observer today (3/24) in 1963 and is available in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Any entity describable without gross abuse of language as God must be ultimate reality, and if ultimate reality is …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 3/13
FACT OF THE DAY: This month in 1984 (actually on the 15th) The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C.S. Lewis (edited by Hooper) was released. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Prudence means practical common sense, taking the trouble to think out what you are doing and what is likely to come of …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 3/10
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (3/10) in 1949 Lewis shared two chapters of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with his friend (and former student) Roger Green. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nothing, not even the best and noblest, can go on as it now is. Nothing, not even what …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/24
FACT OF THE DAY: This evening (2/24/1943) Lewis gave the 1st talk (“Men Without Chests”) of the Riddell Memorial Lectures that became The Abolition of Man. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts.” Men Without Chests (First a lecture …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/20
FACT OF THE DAY: John, the main character in “The Pilgrim’s Regress” was born in Puritania (on the western side of the Eastern Mountains) – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “First-hand knowledge is not only more worth acquiring than second-hand knowledge, but is usually much easier and more delightful to acquire.” On the Reading …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The Cosmic Trilogy (a collection of all three Sci-Fi books) was released in February, 1990. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Christian…does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.” The Practical Conclusion (BBC talk given …