As this podcast is released it’s the 75th anniversary of the very first letter from Screwtape. Before the book version of The Screwtape Letters was published in 1942, The Guardian (a church publication that is no longer published) released the letters weekly, starting on May 2, 1941. What follows are short reflections from a variety of individuals about the …
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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). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us: we are wondering how painful the best will turn …
I just gave the following talk on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Inklings Fellowship Weekend Retreat that was held in Montreat, NC at Montreat College. It was also the public debut of my first book C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell: A Companion and Study Guide to The Screwtape Letters. While I do give a summary …
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Here’s a little something I put together…a book trailer that focuses on the endorsements.
FACT OF THE DAY: The Four Loves was released on this day (3/28) in 1960 and had first been a ten-part series of broadcasts. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives.” The Four Loves (Published on 3/28/1960) – …
FACT OF THE DAY: 73 years ago today (2/16/1943) The Screwtape Letters was published in the U.S., but was released in the UK in 1942. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping …
FACT OF THE DAY: A Grief Observed was published for the first time in the US today (14th) in 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 …
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, …
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 …
The Screwtape Letters is one of many great books by C.S. Lewis. As the publication of my book about it draws near I’m sharing a fact about it each day. Before The Screwtape Letters was released as a book, it first appeared weekly (starting May 2, 1941) in The Guardian, a Church of England (Anglican) …
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