FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of St. Andrews on this day (6/28) in 1946. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Think of yourself just as a seed patiently wintering in the earth; waiting to come up a flower in the Gardener’s good time, up into …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/21
FACT OF THE DAY: An Expostulation (against too many writers of science fiction) – a poem from June, 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Glory, as Christianity teaches me to hope for it, turns out to satisfy my original desire and indeed to reveal …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/14
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis finished his academic studies at Oxford in June, 1923, beginning his exams today (14th). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Perfect humility dispenses with modesty. If God is satisfied with the work, the work my be satisfied with itself.” The Weight of Glory (Sermon preached on 6/8/1941) – – …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/13
FACT OF THE DAY: The seventh Screwtape letter was published today (6/13) in The Guardian in 1941. Mentions “Materialist Magician.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All extremes, except extreme devotion to the Enemy, are to be encouraged.” The Screwtape Letters VII (Published in The Guardian on 6/13/1941) – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Of …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/7
FACT OF THE DAY: “The Morte D’Arthur” by Lewis was published today (6/7) in 1947 in the Times Literary Supplement. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It does one good to see the fine side of people we’ve always seen the worst of. “ Letter to Arthur Greeves 6/7/1930 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/24
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s obituary of Charles Walter Stansby Williams (1886-1945) was published in The Oxford Magazine today (5/24) in 1945). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Advises:) “Teach them to estimate the value of each prayer by their success in producing the desired feeling.” The Screwtape Letters IV (Published in The Guardian on …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The Planets, a poem by Lewis was first published this month in 1935 in Lysistrata, II. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Everywhere, except in theology, there has been a vigorous growth of scepticism about scepticism itself. “ Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism (Talk given on 5/11/1959) – – – QUIZ …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/3
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s article “Two Ways with the Self” was published on this date (5/3) in 1940 in The Guardian. It’s available in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are two kinds of self-hatred which look rather alike in their earlier stages, but of which one is …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/26
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis began keeping a diary for nearly five years starting this month (April) in 1922. It was released after his death as All My Road Before Me. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All that is made seems planless to the darkened mind, because there are more plans than it looked …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/19
FACT OF THE DAY: Christian Behaviour was first published on this day (4/19) in 1943. It is better known for being Book 3 of Mere Christianity. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Hope is…a continual looking forward to the eternal world is not (as some modern people think) a form of escapism or wishful …