I love what Tolkien wrote about the sometimes cantankerous hobbit, Bilbo, (quoted above)in his Lord of the Rings; The Fellowship of the Ring... "So it went on, until his forties were running out, and his fiftieth birthday was drawing near…that adventure had suddenly befallen Bilbo." I suspect for many Christians, if not the majority, their … Continue reading The Gospel according to Middle Earth
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Hobbits & Hope
What follows is an excerpt taken from a sermon given by Dr. Alister McGrath, professor of science and religion at Oxford University on October 26, 2014. The need for hope remains important to all of us. We need hope - not a naive and shallow optimism, but a robust and secure confidence that there is … Continue reading Hobbits & Hope
Lessons from Middle Earth
[Jesus said], "A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of." (John 10:10, Message) In J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (The Return of the King), Lady Éowyn desperately desires to be allowed to … Continue reading Lessons from Middle Earth
God Isn’t Dead in Gotham
God Isn't Dead in Gotham: Thousands pack the services of the evangelical Redeemer Presbyterian Church, most of them single and under 35. By Kate Bachelder, Wall Street Journal New York 12.21.14 ‘Cheer up, you’re worse than you think,” Rev. Timothy Keller says with a smile. He’s explaining that humans are more weak, more fallen, more … Continue reading God Isn’t Dead in Gotham