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The Rings of Power

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Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”: Maybe We Should Withhold Judgment

February 23, 2022 Phill Lytle 1 Comment Alt-Right, Amazon, Anger, Art, Color, Conservative, Controversy, Conversation, Disagreement, Diversity, Equality, Frodo Baggins, J.R.R. Tolkien, Judgment, Middle Earth, Passion, Progressive, Race, Racism, Racist, Respect, Samwise Gamgee, Television, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power, WOKE

In case you haven’t heard, Amazon is making a “Lord of the Rings” television show. The official title is “The

Happy 20th Anniversary to “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”

December 29, 2021 Phill Lytle 1 Comment Fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, New Line Cinema, Peter Jackson, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, Trilogy

Our belated celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of “The Fellowship of the Ring”.

Five More Times LOTR Makes Me Cry

Film Literature The Five

Five More Times The Lord of the Rings Makes Me Cry

July 23, 2021 Phill Lytle 1 Comment Andrew Lesnie, Film, Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, Hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth, Movies, Peter Jackson, Pippin Took, Samwise Gamgee, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Trilogy

“A sad face is good for the heart.”

the lord of the rings makes me cry

Five Times The Lord of the Rings Makes Me Cry

November 12, 2020 Phill Lytle 8 Comments Aragorn, Boromir, Crying, Fantasy, Film, Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Peter Jackson, Sad, Samwise Gamgee, Tears, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien

Not all tears are an evil.

World is too big

Current Events Theology

The World Is Too Big

June 23, 2020 Phill Lytle 2 Comments 2 Chronicles, Abortion, Act, Andrew Peterson, Brokenness, Care, Clark Kent, darkness, Disease, Frodo Baggins, Great Physician, Hate, Healing, Human Trafficking, Is He Worthy?, Isaiah, J.R.R. Tolkien, James, Jehoshaphat, Justice, Light, Listen, Man of Steel, Martha Kent, Matthew, Matthew 6, Mordor, Overwhelmed, Persecution, Poverty, Proverbs, Psalm 34, Psalm 9, Psalms, Redemption, Samwise Gamgee, Serving, Shadows, Speak, Suffering, Superman, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Theoden

Kingdom living surrounded by brokenness and shadows.

Hobbits

Film Literature The Five

How Hobbits Teach Us Courage

May 8, 2020 Phill Lytle 2 Comments Aragorn, Bilbo Baggins, Courage, Dwarves, Elves, Ents, Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, Gimli, Hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Merry Brandybuck, Middle Earth, Peregrin Took, Pippin Took, Samwise Gamgee, Second Breakfast, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Two Towers, Wizards

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”

The Journey Doesn’t End Here

March 20, 2020 Phill Lytle 6 Comments 2 Corinthians, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Death, Eternity, Gandalf, Journey, Peter Gabriel, Pippin Took, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Coronavirus: Five Messages of Encouragement and Comfort

End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path… One that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass… And then you see it.

Fatty Bolger

Literature Theology

I Am Fatty Bolger, and That Is Okay

February 12, 2020 Phill Lytle 6 Comments Contentment, Discontentment, Fatty Bolger, Frodo Baggins, J.R.R. Tolkien, Samwise Gamgee, The Lord of the Rings

Overcoming discontentment by understanding the unique role we each have to play.

Not Alone

“Not alone.” True Christian Fellowship in Action

December 12, 2019 Phill Lytle 1 Comment Avengers: Endgame, Christian Living, Fellowship, NEEDTOBREATHE, The Lord of the Rings

Forging bonds of fellowship during times of struggle.

Television The Five

Our Favorite Lost Moments

September 21, 2019 Ben Plunkett 0 Comments Charlie Pace, Dharma, Dominic Monaghan, Flashback, Flashforward, Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, J.J. Abrams, Jack Shephard, James "Sawyer" Ford, Jin-Soo Kwon, Lost, The Lord of the Rings

The REO staff discusses some of their favorite moments and aspects of the show.

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