FACT OF THE DAY: Later known as “The Invasion,” Lewis’s second talk from his second BBC radio series was given on January 18, 1942. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Besides being complicated, reality, in my experience, is usually odd.” The Invasion (Second Talk from BBC Broadcast on 1/18/1942)
CSL Daily 1/11/17
FACT OF THE DAY: On January 11, 1942 Lewis gave his first talk in the second BBC series called “What Christians Believe.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you do not take the distinction between good and bad very seriously, then it is easy to say that anything you find in this world …
CSL Daily 2/1
FACT OF THE DAY: Known as “The Shocking Alternative,” Lewis gave the 3rd talk on this date (2/1) in 1942 on the BBC from What Christians Believe series. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You can shut [Jesus] up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or …
CSL Daily 1/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Later known as “The Invasion,” Lewis’s second talk from his second BBC radio series was given today (1/18) in 1942. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Besides being complicated, reality, in my experience, is usually odd.” What Christians Believe (Second Talk from BBC Broadcast on 1/18/1942) – – – …
CSL Daily 1/11
FACT OF THE DAY: Today (1/11) in 1942 Lewis gave his first talk in the second BBC series called “What Christians Believe.” – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you do not take the distinction between good and bad very seriously, then it is easy to say that anything you find in this world …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 2/1
FACT OF THE DAY: Known as “The Shocking Alternative,” Lewis gave the 3rd talk on this date (2/1) in 1942 on the BBC from What Christians Believe series. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 1/18
FACT OF THE DAY: Later known as “The Invasion,” Lewis’s second talk from his second BBC radio series was given today (1/18) in 1942. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Besides being complicated, reality, in my experience, is usually odd.” What Christians Believe (Second Talk from BBC Broadcast on 1/18/1942) – – – QUIZ …
RETROSPECT: February 10th – 18th
Highlights for the second third of February (10th – 18th) include: The concluding talk from the “What Christians Believe” BBC series, an explanation of the word “membership” in a talk to a group and the publication of a selection of Christian-themed essays.
In 1945 on the 10th Lewis gave a talk, simply called “Membership,” to the Society of St. Alban and St. Sergius in Oxford. It was also published later in the year and is now best found in The Weight of Glory. Lewis explained in his presentation that the word “membership” in the New Testament differs from the way it is used today. Instead of speaking of it in the sense of a group containing like items, the Christian meaning is close to “what we should call organs, things essentially different from, and complementary to, one another.” He also pointed out that believers are
Fact / Quote / Quiz: February 1st
FACT OF THE DAY:
Known as “The Shocking Alternative,” Lewis gave the 3rd talk on this date (2/1) in 1942 on the BBC from What Christians Believe series.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Nobody who gets enough food and clothing in a world where most are hungry and cold has any business to talk about ‘misery.'”
The Shocking Alternative
(Given as a talk on the BBC on 2/1/1942)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
One of the few times Lewis discuss politics was published in an essay on what date last month (January) in what year (Hint: It related to one of the commandments)?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: January 18th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Later known as “The Invasion,” Lewis’s second talk from his second BBC radio series was given today (1/18) in 1942.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Besides being complicated, reality, in my experience, is usually odd.”
What Christians Believe
(Second Talk from BBC Broadcast on 1/18/1942)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What was the title of the final sermon Lewis preached this month?
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