FACT OF THE DAY: A Grief Observed was published for the first time in the US on February 14, 1963, after being released in the UK on 9/29/1961. Also paperbacks of The Screwtape Letters and Mere Christianity (both 1955) in the UK. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Bereavement is not the truncation of married love …
75th Anniversary of The Screwtape Letters BOOK
Today (February 9th) marks the 75th anniversary of the book version of The Screwtape Letters. As you might be aware, it was first published weekly in 1941, but 1942 was when the title was released in the U.K. (it came out in the U.S. in 1943). It’s no secret that The Screwtape Letters is my favorite book …
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CSL Daily 2/9/17
FACT OF THE DAY: The Screwtape Letters (book) was first published in the UK on this date (2/9) in 1942. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, …
(CCSLQ-32) – Fixated on Politics
Updated 7/1/2020 UPDATE: Here’s a quick overview about this and TWO other fake Screwtape quotes…from my YouTube channel: The Misquotable C.S. Lewis is my book that examines 75 quotations attributed to Lewis that I caution you not to share. Some are falsely attributed to him, others are paraphrases of his words, and a few have context issues. …
200 Seconds in Hell with C.S. Lewis Episode 3
Practicing humility can be a very humbling experience, one that might just lead to pride! At least that’s what Wormwood is partly told he should try to make happen with his patient in The Screwtape Letters. In this third episode of “200 Seconds in Hell with C.S. Lewis” you’ll be reminded about some of the ways the devils …
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200 Seconds in Hell with C.S. Lewis Episode 2
Laughter is a funny business and you can learn more about its causes in this second episode of “200 Seconds in Hell with C.S. Lewis.” If you are just learning about this short-term podcast then be sure to also listen to the debut show that overviews my focus on The Screwtape Letters. 2017 is the 75th anniversary …
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200 Seconds in Hell with C.S. Lewis Episode 1
Welcome to the premier episode of the podcast “200 Seconds in Hell with C.S. Lewis.” It focuses on highlighting the classic book The Screwtape Letters. The first show, however, serves more as an introduction to the type of information that will normally be covered. Being a podcast you need to click the link below to hear it. …
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Study The Screwtape Letters
Start off 2017 by studying THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS with an enhanced guide that’s endorsed by Lewis scholars and other experts! Kindle version is just $5.49. Paperback also available. Hear a podcast talk based on the study guide.
CSL Daily 11/28
FACT OF THE DAY: The final letter from Screwtape (31st) was printed today (Nov. 28) in 1941 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: [Screwtape bemoans the patient’s fate:] “He got through so easily! No gradual misgivings, no doctor’s sentence, no nursing home, no operating theatre, no false hopes of life; sheer, …
CSL Daily 11/23
FACT OF THE DAY: “March for Drum, Trumpet, and Twenty-one Giants” is a Lewis poem first published in Punch in their Nov. 4, 1953 issue. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Whatever men expect they soon come to think they have a right to: the sense of disappointment can, with very little skill on …