I've now finished reading The Lord of the Rings. As I completed part 3, The Return of the King, a passage from the last chapter, the very end where Frodo leaves Middle-Earth, there is this wonderful description of what Frodo sees as he sails across the sea to the West: And the ship went out …
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“Pain and delight flow together”
I'm closing in on the end of The Return of the King, and I have really enjoyed reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy again. When I last spent some time reading it, something in the text stood out. In the aftermath of the victory over Sauron and the forces of Mordor, there is a …
Sometimes Doing Nothing is Doing Something
Yesterday early in the afternoon I finished my sermon for tomorrow. For anyone who’s a pastor, you will understand the significance of this. A free Saturday!! Actually, I always endeavour to finish my Sunday prep before my kids are home from school on Fridays. That’s my goal, though I’m not always successful. Because from Friday …
Reading to Slow Yourself Down (Or Why Spending Time in Middle-Earth is a Spiritual Discipline)
For the last few weeks I've been re-reading J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I'm about halfway of the way through book 2, The Two Towers. Since I don't read a lot of fiction, I'm enjoying the refreshing change from the books on theology and pastoral ministry that I usually read. Still, there …
For Such a Time as This . . .
In The Fellowship of the Ring, the first book (and film) in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, a hobbit by the name of Frodo has volunteered to be the one to take the ring of power to Mount Doom in the land of Mordor so it can be destroyed once and for all. The …
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