FACT OF THE DAY: Lilies that Fester by Lewis was published this month in 1955 in Twentieth Century and is available in The World’s Last Night. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The more we get what we now call ‘ourselves’ out of the way and let Him take us over, the more truly …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 4/5
FACT OF THE DAY: On Church Music was published this month in 1949 in English Church Music and is available in Lewis’s Christian Reflections. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All our offerings, whether of music or martyrdom, are like the intrinsically worthless present of a child, which a father values indeed, but values …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 3/22
FACT OF THE DAY: Three Kinds of Men is a short essay by Lewis that was published in The Sunday Times on 3/21/1943. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The price of Christ is something, in a way, much easier than moral effort – it is to want Him. “ Three Kinds of Men (Published …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/22
FACT OF THE DAY: “Making and Begetting,” the first of the 4th BBC radio series was given today (2/22) in 1944. Eventually in Mere Christianity. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A vague religion-all about feeling God in nature, and so on-is so attractive. It is all thrills and no work.” Making and Begetting …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/15
FACT OF THE DAY: The final radio talk from the second BBC series was given today (2/15) in 1942. It is now known as “The Practical Conclusion.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We have to take reality as it comes to us: there is no good jabbering about what it ought to be …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/8
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth talk from the second BBC series was given on this day (2/8) in 1942. It’s now know as “The Perfect Penitent.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The central Christian belief is that Christ’s death has somehow put us right with God and given us a fresh start.” …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/1
FACT OF THE DAY: Known as “The Shocking Alternative,” Lewis gave the 3rd talk on this date (2/1) in 1942 on the BBC from What Christians Believe series. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 22nd
FACT OF THE DAY: C.S. Lewis died on this date (11/22) in 1963, the same day as JFK and Aldous Huxley. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: The general rule which we have now pretty well established among them is that in all experiences which can make them happier or better only the physical …
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 17th
FACT OF THE DAY: “Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce II” was published today (11/17) in 1944 in The Guardian. It later became part of chapter two of The Great Divorce. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [About the grey town:] “That’s one of the disappointments. I thought you’d meet interesting historical characters. …
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 15th
FACT OF THE DAY: On 11/14/1958 Lewis wrote to Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher to accept his invitation to become a member of the Commission to Revise the Psalter. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Despair is a greater sin than any of the sins which provoke it.” The Screwtape Letters – XXIX (First published in The …
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