FACT OF THE DAY: The twelfth letter from Screwtape was published on this date (7/18) in The Guardian in 1941. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The only thing that matters is the extent to which you separate the man from the Enemy [God]. It does not matter how small the sins are provided …
CSL Daily 5/6
FACT OF THE DAY: The Magician’s Nephew took Lewis the longest to write of all the Narnia books (almost 5 years, from ’49 to ’54). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Christian must wage endless war against the clamour of the ego as ego: but he loves and approves selves as such, though …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 10/31
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: 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: 7/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The twelfth letter from Screwtape was published on this date (7/18) in The Guardian in 1941. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The only thing that matters is the extent to which you separate the man from the Enemy [God]. It does not matter how small the sins are provided …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/6
FACT OF THE DAY: The Magician’s Nephew took Lewis the longest to write of all the Narnia books (almost 5 years, from ’49 to ’54). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The Christian must wage endless war against the clamour of the ego as ego: but he loves and approves selves as such, though …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 31st
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 …
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 26th
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).
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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 a sin, even if it is something quite trivial.”
The Screwtape Letters XIII
(Published in The Guardian on 7/25/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What is the only essay by Lewis having the word “slaves” in the title that was also first published this month in what year?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 18th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The twelfth letter from Screwtape was published on this date (7/18) in The Guardian in 1941.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The only thing that matters is the extent to which you separate the man from the Enemy [God]. It does not matter how small the sins are provided that their cumulative effect is to edge the man away from the Light and out into the Nothing.”
The Screwtape Letters XII
(Published in The Guardian on 7/18/1941)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
In “The Great Divorce” what animal was perched on the shoulder of a ghost that symbolized lust (and what color was it)?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 6th
FACT OF THE DAY:
The Magician’s Nephew took Lewis the longest to write of all the Narnia books (almost 5 years, from ’49 to ’54).
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“The Christian must wage endless war against the clamour of the ego as ego: but he loves and approves selves as such, though not their sins.”
Two Ways with the Self
(Published on 5/3/1940 in The Guardian)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Someone very close to Lewis was born this month; who was it?
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