FACT OF THE DAY: “The Trouble with ‘X’” is an essay by Lewis first published in the August, 1948 issue of Bristol Diocesan Gazette. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I find that I do not exist on my own, that I am under a law; that somebody or something wants me to behave …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 8/24
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s mother, Flora had a short story called “The Princess Rosetta” published in the The Household Journal in 1889. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “God has made it a rule for Himself that He won’t alter people’s character by force. He can and will alter them – but only …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 25th
FACT OF THE DAY:
“The Trouble with ‘X'” is an essay by Lewis first published in the August, 1948 issue of Bristol Diocesan Gazette.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I find that I do not exist on my own, that I am under a law; that somebody or something wants me to behave in a certain way.”
3rd BBC Broadcast
(Given on 8/20/1941; Then known as Materialism or Religion)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
How many Earth years do the Chronicle of Narnia stories cover?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: August 24th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis’s mother, Flora had a short story called “The Princess Rosetta” published in the The Household Journal in 1889.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“God has made it a rule for Himself that He won’t alter people’s character by force. He can and will alter them – but only if the people will let Him.”
The Trouble with ‘X’
(Published in August 1948 of Bristol Diocesan Gazette)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“Nothing, not even what is lowest and most bestial, will not be raised again if _____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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RETROSPECT: August 22nd – 31st
Highlights for August 22nd – 31st include: An unfortunate childhood loss, letters from Screwtape on gluttony and love, and the radio broadcast of the last chapter of what’s now book one of Mere Christianity.
As mentioned during a previous column last month, Lewis lost his wife to cancer. The second most significant loss for him was during his childhood, when his mother, Florence Augusta Hamilton Lewis, died on the 23rd in 1908. This was also due to cancer. Although Lewis had prayed for his mother to live, he reports not actually being a Christian at the time
FACT: August 25, 2013
“The Trouble with ‘X'” is an essay by Lewis first published in the August, 1948 issue of Bristol Diocesan Gazette.
QUOTE: August 24, 2013
“God has made it a rule for Himself that He won’t alter people’s character by force. He can and will alter them – but only if the people will let Him.”
“The Trouble with ‘X'”
(First published August 1948 issue of Bristol Diocesan Gazette
RETRO: August 22nd – September 1st
Highlights for August 22nd – September 1st include: An unfortunate childhood loss, letters from Screwtape on gluttony and love, and the radio broadcast of the last chapter of what’s now book one of Mere Christianity.
As mentioned during a previous column last month, Lewis lost his wife to cancer. The second most significant loss for him was during his childhood, when his mother, Florence Augusta Hamilton (Flora) Lewis died