QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is not really you who are holding fast to Him but He to you: and He will bring you to wherever He wants.” Letter to Rhona Bodle 6/22/1948 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis showed the proofs for The Lion, …
[PODCAST] 2019 Douglas Gresham Interview
Back in 2013, I did my first interview with Douglas Gresham (stepson of C.S. Lewis). What follows is a new conversation I had with him that occurred in early November 2019 at an event hosted by the Presbyterian Heritage Center at their International Symposium on C. S. Lewis. The reason for the delay in my …
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[PODCAST] LWW – Book verses 2005 Movie, pt. 2
This is the second and final part of an episode exploring how well the 2005 Hollywood version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe compares with the book that was published in 1950. My guests are Dr. Crystal Downing, co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College and Dr. Charlie Starr who …
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[PODCAST] LWW – Book verses 2005 Movie, pt. 1
This is the first of a two-part podcast episode exploring how well the 2005 Hollywood version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe compares with the book that was published in 1950. My guests are Dr. Crystal Downing, co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College and Dr. Charlie Starr who teach at …
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90 Sec ex #3 – PREVIEW of LWW Book vs. 2005 Movie (YouTube)
Here’s the third special extended edition of my 90 second YouTube show. This time I’m giving a PREVIEW of the podcast show I do, called All About Jack. The episode I’m previewing is a discussion between Dr. Crystal Downing and Dr. Charlie Starr, comparing the 2005 movie version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with …
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CSL Daily 03/10/20
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nothing, not even the best and noblest, can go on as it now is. Nothing, not even what is lowest and most bestial, will not be raised again if it submits to death.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce XVIII (Published in The Guardian on 3/9/1945) – – – FACT OF THE …
90 Sec #3 – When The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was Published (YouTube)
Here’s the third regular show from my new 90 second YouTube channel. The purpose is to help people briefly learn about significant events in the life of C.S. Lewis. Note the text version of the show is below, WITH footnotes! The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Published (October 16, 1950) If you asked someone …
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CSL Daily 10/23/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God makes no appetite in vain.” Learning in War-Time (Preached on 10/22/1939 as “None Other Gods: Culture in War-Time”) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The sixth and final radio drama of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe aired on the BBC on Oct. 23, 1959. – – – PURCHASE The …
CSL Daily 10/20/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Mrs. Beaver to Susan:) “If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most, or else just silly.” The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Published 10/16/1950) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On October 20, 1949 the last reported Thursday Inklings …
CSL Daily 10/16/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “’Safe?’ said Mr. Beaver; ‘don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.’” The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Published 10/16/1950) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The Lion, the Witch …