FACT OF THE DAY: First and Second Things is an essay collection released on July 11, 1985 that actually contains material found in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Flippancy builds up around a man the finest armour-plating against the Enemy [God].” The Screwtape Letters XI (Published in The Guardian on 7/11/1941) …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/8
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis first used the term “Mere Christianity” in The Screwtape Letters #25; initially published 10/17/41 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Our divisions should never be discussed except in the presence of those who have already come to believe that there is one God and that Jesus …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/4
FACT OF THE DAY: The tenth installment of The Screwtape Letters was published today (7/4) in 1941 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: (Screwtape commenting on the patent faking cynical and skeptical attitudes): “All mortals tend to turn into the thing they are pretending to be.” The Screwtape Letters X (Published in The Guardian on 7/4/1941) …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/23
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s poem “Vitrea Circe” was published in Punch, today (6/23) in 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) – – …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/16
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s brother, Warren “Warnie” Hamilton Lewis was born today (6/16) in 1895. He wrote books on French History. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We want the Church to be small not only that fewer men may know the Enemy but also that those who do may acquire the uneasy …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/13
FACT OF THE DAY: The seventh Screwtape letter was published today (6/13) in The Guardian in 1941. Mentions “Materialist Magician.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All extremes, except extreme devotion to the Enemy, are to be encouraged.” The Screwtape Letters VII (Published in The Guardian on 6/13/1941) – – – QUIZ OF THE DAY: Of …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/30
FACT OF THE DAY: The fifth Screwtape letter was published today (5/30) in The Guardian in 1941. 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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/23
FACT OF THE DAY: The fourth Screwtape letter was published today (5/23) in 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 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/16
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (5/16) in 1941 the third Screwtape Letter 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) – – – QUIZ OF …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 5/10
FACT OF THE DAY: Yesterday (5/9) in 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 …