Tag: Reflections on the Psalms

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: September 8th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis was on the cover of Time on this date (9/8) in 1947. Reflections on the Psalms came out today in 1958.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Of all bad men religious bad men are the worst. Of all created beings the wickedest is one who originally stood in the immediate presence of God.”

Reflections on the Psalms
(Published on 9/8/58)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Besides reading The Chronicles of Narnia in the order they were published, how many other “orders” can you read the series?
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RETROSPECT: September 1st – 11th

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Highlights for September 1-11 include: Two Narnia books published, a final fictional work, being on the cover of Time in the U.S. and his only title devoted to a book of the Bible.

Time CoverThe number of books published over the years during these ten days would be enough for most authors for an entire lifetime. Although, two of the titles are collections of shorter works were released after his death, interestingly the five others were during the last eleven years of his life. An additional title, A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C.S. Lewis, is a lesser known collection of quotes first available in March, 1968, but was published as a paperback on the 9th in 1980.

RETROSPECT: May 11th – 21st

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Highlights for the second of May (11th – 21st) include: Initial publication of Miracles, the landmark first meeting with a famous friend and securing his longest employment.

“Miracles” is among the many misused words in our vocabulary today. This was true even back in 1947 when Miracles: A Preliminary Study was released on the 12th by C.S. Lewis. Of course, Lewis was addressing more of an unbelief in the miraculous. In fact, as the inside dusk jacket of the first edition notes, the subtitle isn’t about Lewis giving his tentative thoughts on the subject, but rather the book is designed to be “a study preliminary to any historical inquiry into the actual occurrence of miracles.” That is, before any examination of specific miracles one has to believe that the miraculous can genuinely occur. Nearly thirteen years later (as mentioned in the previous column) a new edition was released containing a revised third chapter.

Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 2nd

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FACT OF THE DAY:

The paperback edition of Reflections of the Psalms was published on this date (1/2) in 1961. It was first released in 1958.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“No good work is done anywhere without aid from the Father of Lights.”

Reflections on the Psalms
(Published in paperback in the UK 1/2/1961)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

How was Pauline Baynes selected to illustrate the Narnia books?
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RETROSPECT: January 1st – 10th

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Highlights for the first third of January (1st – 10th) include: Two books published for the first time (one posthumously), two paperback debuts, and initial US versions of two of his books.

If you’ve been reading this series for any three month span, you likely noticed he wrote a good variety of books (some being published after his death). Sometimes I’ve noted when Lewis’s books were released in the US for the first time or when debuting in paperback editions. During this short period a total of six books became available in one of these forms or another.

It was on the 6th in 1944 that The Abolition of Man was released. This is the only book of totally new material during this third segment of January.

Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 1st

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FACT OF THE DAY:

On this day (1/1) in 1931 Lewis began the first “walking tour” with his brother, Warnie.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“There is no use in talking as if forgiveness were easy…For we find that the work of forgiveness has to be done over and over again.”

Reflections on the Psalms
(Published in paperback in the UK 1/2/1961)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote (four words):
“Reality, in fact, is always something _____ _____ ______ ______ . That’s one of the reasons I believe Christianity.”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 5th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

After being released in the UK earlier in 1958, Reflections of the Psalms came out in the US the same year on November 5th.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“A little comic relief in a discussion does no harm, however serious the topic may be. (In my own experience the funniest things have occurred in the gravest and most sincere conversations.)”

Reflections on the Psalms
(Published in November 5, 1958 in the U.S.)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Despite being very creative and having an amazing memory, Lewis had a lot of trouble with one aspect of writing. What was it?
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