FACT OF THE DAY: The 27th Screwtape Letter was published today in 1941 in The Guardian. Its subtitle was “The Historical Point of View.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Anything, even a sin, which has the total effect of moving him close up to the Enemy [i.e. God], makes against us in the …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 10/24
FACT OF THE DAY: The 26th Screwtape Letter was published today (10/24) in 1941 in The Guardian. Its subtitle was “The Generous Conflict Illusion.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Courtship is the time for sowing those seeds which will grow up ten years later into domestic hatred.” The Screwtape Letters – XXVI – The …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 10/10
FACT OF THE DAY: The 24th letter from Screwtape was published today in 1941 in The Guardian. The theme was Spiritual Pride. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape laments:] “If you try to make him explicitly and professedly proud of being a Christian, you will probably fail; the Enemy’s [God’s] warnings are too …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 10/3
FACT OF THE DAY: The 23rd letter from Screwtape was published today (10/3) in The Guardian in 1941. It was the first one with a subtitle, which was “The Historical Jesus.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The earliest converts were converted by a single historical fact (the Resurrection) and a single theological doctrine …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/26
FACT OF THE DAY: The 22nd Screwtape letter was published today (9/26) in 1941 in The Guardian (before being release in 1942 as a single book). It’s the only one signed by Toadpipe. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Everything has to be twisted before it’s any use to us.” The Screwtape Letters – XXII (First …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/19
FACT OF THE DAY: Surprised By Joy: The Shape of My Early Life by Lewis was published today in 1955. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Joy is not a substitute for sex; sex is very often a substitute for Joy. I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for Joy.” Surprised By …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/12
FACT OF THE DAY: The 20th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian today (9/12) in 1941. The main topic is sexual temptation. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape boasts:] “Our best weapon—the belief of ignorant humans, that there is no hope of getting rid of us except by yielding [to temptation].” The …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/5
FACT OF THE DAY: Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories edited by Walter Hooper was released today (9/5) in 1966. All the stories are also in The Dark Tower. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “No man would find an abiding strangeness on the Moon unless he were the sort of man who could …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/29
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s parents, Albert and Florence (Flora) were married at St. Mark’s Church on this day (8/29) in 1894. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Do you place yourself in the obedience,’ said the Director, ‘in obedience to Maleldil?’ ‘Sir,’ said Jane, ‘I know nothing of Maleldil. But I place myself …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/22
FACT OF THE DAY: The 17th letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian today (8/22) in 1941. It dealt with gluttony in a unique way. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “One of the great, achievements of the last hundred years has been to deaden the human conscience on [gluttony], so that by …