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.
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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 from 2/24/1943 from the eventual The Abolition of Man)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the name of the capital of Narnia?
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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)
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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 of Old Books
(Published originally as a preface to The Incarnation of the Word of God in 1944)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
If you lived in the 50’s you had to wait almost twelve months for each of the next Narnia stories except the final two…how long was the wait for each of them?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
The Cosmic Trilogy (a collection of all three Sci-Fi books) was released in February, 1990.
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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 on 2/15/1942)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who was the most famous king of Archenland?
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FACT OF THE DAY:
This month in 1963 “Onward Christian Spacemen” was published in Show. Lewis disliked the title and it is now known as “The Seeing Eye.”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“God…is related to the universe more as an author is related to a play than as one object in the universe is related to another.”
The Seeing Eye
(Published originally as “Onward Christian Spacemen” in the February, 1963 edition of Show)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which Narnia book is the following passage from and who said it:
“They say Aslan is on the move – perhaps has already landed.”
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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:
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:
It was on this day (1/23) in 1967 that Christian Reflections (an essay collection) was published.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Unless the measuring rod is independent of the things measured, we can do no measuring.”
The Poison of Subjectivism
(Published in Christian Reflections on 1/23/1967)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which Narnia book is the following passage from and who said it:
“But even a traitor may mend. I have known one that did.”
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“Ministering Angels” is a short story by Lewis first published in the January, 1958 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present to us: it is the very sign of His presence.”
Letter to Mary Neylan
(from Collected Letters, Volume 2 on 1/20/1942)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
In The Magician’s Nephew, Lewis based the character of Digory on an important figure from this own life. Name that person.
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FACT OF THE DAY:
“The Romantics” is a poem that was found in The New English Weekly today (1/16) in 1947, but is now know as “The Prudent Jailer.”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Of all the passions, the passion for the Inner Ring is most skillful in making a man who is not yet a very bad man do very bad things.”
The Inner Ring
(Published in Screwtape Proposes a Toast on 1/4/1965)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the name of Aslan’s father?
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