Thursday, November 29, 2012

Today in History - November 29, 1898 - Birth of C.S. Lewis

Birth of C.S. Lewis - November 29, 1898

   Today in History, C.S. Lewis made his entry into the world. He was a Christian writer of his day, and wrote the books, 'The Screwtape Letters', 'Mere Christianity', and 'The Chronicles of Narnia'.
  Born in Belfast, Ireland, C.S. Lewis lost his mother, to cancer, when he was 9, became and atheist at age 15, and was converted to Christ at the age of 31, under the teachings of G.K. Chesterton. He married late in life at the age of 59, and widowed 4 years later due to his wife's suffering from bone cancer. He died on November 22, 1963, at his home known as 'The Kilns'. He is buried in the grave yard of the Holy Trinity Church in Headington Quarry in Oxford.
Source: http://www.cslewis.com/about.aspx

"He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it, hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart."

"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. "

“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal...."

Happy Birthday, C.S.!

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