FACT OF THE DAY: 22nd installment of what eventually became part of The Great Divorce was published today (4/6) in The Guardian in 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Either the day must come when joy prevails and all the makers of misery are no longer able to infect it: or else for …
CSL Daily 3/29
FACT OF THE DAY: 21st installment of what eventually became part of The Great Divorce was published today (3/29) in The Guardian in 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[In Heaven there] is joy that cannot be shaken. Our light can swallow up your darkness: but your darkness cannot now infect our light.” …
CSL Daily 3/16
FACT OF THE DAY: 19th installment of what eventually became The Great Divorce was published today (3/16) in The Guardian in 1945. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Fame in [Heaven] and fame on Earth are two quite different things.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XIX (Published in The Guardian on 3/16/1945) – – …
CSL Daily 3/9
FACT OF THE DAY: 18th installment of the eventual book The Great Divorce was published in The Guardian today (3/9) in 1945. It was the first half of Ch. 12. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is no use to say `Lord, Lord’, if we do not do what Christ tells us.” Mr …
2016 Inklings Weekend in Montreat
The 2016 Inklings Weekend is approaching soon. This event will be in Montreat (N.C.) April 1-3. Dr. Hal Poe, who organizes the weekend is the guest for the show. The theme this year is “The Devil and C.S. Lewis.” Speakers at the event include William O’Flaherty, Don King, Dennis Beets and Hal Poe. Topics the speakers will address …
CSL Daily 1/15
FACT OF THE DAY: “Pan’s Purge,” a poem by Lewis was published today (1/15) in 1947 in Punch; it’s now printed in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Heaven is not a state of mind. Heaven is reality itself.” The Great Divorce (Published on 1/14/1946) – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Finish …
CSL Daily 1/14
FACT OF THE DAY: The Great Divorce (complete book) was published on this day (1/14) in 1946. The installments were called “Who Goes Home? Or The Grand Divorce.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and …
CSL Daily 1/12
FACT OF THE DAY: The tenth installment of The Great Divorce was published today (1/12) in 1945; it covered all of chapter eight. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Could you, only for a moment, fix your mind on something not yourself?” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce X (Published in The Guardian on 1/12/1945) …
CSL Daily 1/5
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (1/5) in 1945 the ninth installment of (the eventual) The Great Divorce (chapter seven) was published in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In praying for people one dislikes I find it helpful to remember that one is joining in His prayer for them.” Letter …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/22
FACT OF THE DAY: “Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII” was published today (12/22) in 1944 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I will bring you to the land not of questions but of answers, and you shall see the face of God.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand …