FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s poem “Vitrea Circe” was published in Punch on June 23, 1948 and was revised and reprinted in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Admits:) “Prayers offered in the state of dryness are those which please Him (God) best.” The Screwtape Letters VIII (Published in The Guardian on 6/20/1941) More Details about The Misquotable …
CSL Daily 06/16/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s brother, Warren “Warnie” Hamilton Lewis was born on June 16, 1895. He wrote books on French History. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape Advises:] “We want the Church to be small not only that fewer men may know the Enemy but also that those who do may acquire …
CSL Daily 06/13/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The seventh Screwtape letter was published on June 13, 1941 in The Guardian. Mentions “Materialist Magician.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: Screwtape States: “All extremes, except extreme devotion to the Enemy [i.e. God], are to be encouraged.” The Screwtape Letters VII (Published in The Guardian on 6/13/1941) More Details about The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 05/30/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The fifth Screwtape letter was published May 30, 1941 in The Guardian. It talked about Wormwood failing in his duties because of relying on anxiety caused by a war. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape on the Dangers of War:) “One of our best weapons, contented worldiness, is rendered useless. …
CSL Daily 05/24/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s obituary of Charles Walter Stansby Williams (1886-1945) was published in The Oxford Magazine on May 24, 1945). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Advises:) “Teach them to estimate the value of each prayer by their success in producing the desired feeling.” The Screwtape Letters IV (Published in The Guardian on 5/23/1941) More Details …
CSL Daily 05/23/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth Screwtape letter was published May 23, 1941 in The Guardian. It deal with “the painful subject of prayer.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape Boasts:) “It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things …
CSL Daily 05/16/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On May 16, 1941 the third letter from Screwtape was published in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Keep his mind off the most elementary duties by directing it to the most advanced and spiritual ones.” The Screwtape Letters III (Published in The Guardian on 5/16/1941) More Details about The Misquotable C.S. …
CSL Daily 05/10/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On May 9, 1941 the second Screwtape Letter premiered in The Guardian before being available in the famous book. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You don’t see Nature till you believe in the Supernatural: don’t get the full, hot, salty tang of her except by contrast with the pure water from beyond …
CSL Daily 05/09/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The revised edition of Miracles: A Preliminary Study was published May 9, 1960 containing a revised third chapter. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape boasts:) “All the habits of the patient, both mental and bodily, are still in our favour.” The Screwtape Letters II (Published in The Guardian on 5/9/1941) More Details about The …
CSL Daily 05/01/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The first of The Screwtape Letters debuted this month (May 2nd) in 1941 when it appeared in The Guardian (a weekly newspaper). Gain more from this material with my enhanced study guide, C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell: A Companion and Study Guide to The Screwtape Letters. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We are not …