FACT OF THE DAY: Christian Behaviour, the third BBC series for Lewis began on this day (9/20) in 1942. The first talk was “The Three Parts of Morality.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Think of humanity as a band playing a tune. To get a good result, you need two things . Each …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/6
FACT OF THE DAY: The Horse and His Boy was published today (9/6) in 1954. It was the fifth published book. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We’re free Narnians, Hwin and I, and I suppose, if you’re running away to Narnia, you want to be one too. In that case Hwin isn’t your …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/30
FACT OF THE DAY: The 18th Screwtape letter first came out on August 29, 1941 in The Guardian before being published in The Screwtape Letters. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The whole philosophy of Hell rests on recognition of the axiom that one thing is not another thing, and, specially, that one self …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/23
FACT OF THE DAY: While today (8/23) was Lewis’s father birthday it is also the date (in 1908) that his mother (Flora) died. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Everyone begins as a child by liking Weather. You learn the art of disliking it as you grow up.” That Hideous Strength (Published in 8/16/1945) …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/16
FACT OF THE DAY: That Hideous Strength, a book from Lewis’s Sci-Fi trilogy, was published today (8/16) in 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are a dozen views about everything until you know the answer. Then there’s never more than one. “ That Hideous Strength (Published in 8/16/1945) – – – QUIZ …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/9
FACT OF THE DAY: The first known letter Lewis wrote to Sister Penelope occurred on this day (8/9) in 1939. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One hopes there will come a day when one can enjoy nice things said about one’s self just in the same innocent way as one enjoys nice things …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/26
FACT OF THE DAY: The U.S. Paperback editions of Surprised By Joy and Till We Have Faces came out on July 9th ten years apart (1970, 1980). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Advises:] “I would make it a rule to eradicate from my patient any strong personal taste which is not actually …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/22
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis was a guest on “The Anvil” that was aired today (7/22) in 1943. This BBC radio program was recorded on the 19th. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you will go to God just as you are, fully admitting that you care about Him very little, and put …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/19
FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (7/19) in 1943 “The Anvil” (a BBC radio program) recorded its show with Lewis as one of the guests. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.” The Screwtape …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/12
FACT OF THE DAY: First and Second Things is an essay collection released on July 11, 1985 that actually contains material found in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Flippancy builds up around a man the finest armour-plating against the Enemy [God].” The Screwtape Letters XI (Published in The Guardian on 7/11/1941) …