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Fatty Bolger

Literature Theology

I Am Fatty Bolger, and That Is Okay

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

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

Tolkien vs Peter Jackson

Literature The Five Film

Tolkien vs Peter Jackson: Five Things the Books Did Better Than the Films

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Phill Lytle 5 Comments Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Gollum, The Hobbit, Peter Jackson, The Return of the King, The Two Towers, Samwise Gamgee, Frodo Baggins, Elijah Wood, Faramir, Shelob, Witch King of Angmar, Sauron, Eowyn, Beorn, Battle of the Five Armies, Thorin Oakenshield

Five Times Tolkien was > Peter Jackson.

National Book Lovers Day

Literature The Five

A Celebration of National Book Lovers Day

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 Phill Lytle, Ben Plunkett, Gowdy Cannon, Nathan Patton and Steve Lytle 1 Comment Romance, Poetry, Reading, Science Fiction, Truth, J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Picirilli, Tragedy, F. Leroy Forlines, Audiobooks, Fantasy, Biographies, C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia, Reading Aloud, Ecclesiastes, National Book Lovers Day, Adventure, Ray Bradbury, Agatha Christie, Jane Austin, Malcolm Gladwell, Charles Dickens, Charles Portis, Douglas Adams, James Joyce, A Tale of Two Cities, The Pilgrim's Progress, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Mein Kampf, Influence, Prose, Inspiration, Thomas Paine, Common Sense, Henry and the Chalk Dragon, John F. Kennedy

Here then is our ode to this singular creation. Here, is our celebration of books and all who love them. Happy Book Lovers Day from Rambling Ever On!

Peter Jackson vs Tolkien: Five things the films did better than the books

The Arts Literature The Five Film

Peter Jackson vs Tolkien: Five Things the Films Did Better Than the Books

June 28, 2019July 28, 2019 Phill Lytle 10 Comments The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, Peter Jackson, Middle Earth

Five characters, scenes, or moments Peter Jackson handled better than Tolkien.

Literature The Arts Film Music Theology

Moments of Revelation

November 7, 2018August 19, 2019 Phill Lytle 3 Comments Gandalf, Truth, J.R.R. Tolkien, Beauty, Eternity, Merlin, Revelation, Whiteheart, Stephen Lawhead, The Pendragon Cycle, Bilbo Baggins, Avalon, U2, With or Without You, The Fellowship of the Rings, Arthur, The River Will Flow

Truth and beauty have a way of finding us even when we least expect it.

The Arts Film Theology

Reform the Line: Finding Purpose in Failure

July 16, 2018July 29, 2019 Phill Lytle 9 Comments Suffering, Christian Living, Death, Failure, Disappointment, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Faithful, Missionary, Obedience, Loss, Peter Jackson, Courage, The Return of the King, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Rohirrim, Theoden, Gondor, Rohan, Mordor, Jim Elliot, Ecuador, Peter Fleming, Ed McCully, Roger Youderian, Nate Saint, Waodani, Elisabeth Elliot, Moses, David, Joseph, Paul

When failure is the best thing.

The Goodness of Effort

June 11, 2018June 28, 2019 D.A. Speer 3 Comments Suffering, Christian Living, J.R.R. Tolkien, Success, Effort, Godliness, Goodness, Tim Keller

Even the simplest things, if done in Christ and for the glory of God, are of deep value and worth.

Literature The Arts The Five

Five Literature Moments That Made Me Ugly Cry

June 8, 2018July 17, 2019 Gowdy Cannon 3 Comments Andrew Peterson, Harry Potter, Books, J.K. Rowling, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, Crying, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Road, The Wingfeather Saga, Emotion, Harper Lee, Cormac McCarthy

Join me in celebrating the moments where authors brought the emotion (1307 words)

J.R.R. Tolkien

Literature The Arts The Five

The Other Stories of J.R.R. Tolkien

April 13, 2018July 8, 2019 Ben Plunkett, Nathan Patton and Phill Lytle 3 Comments Books, Children's Literature, J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, Book Review

J.R.R. Tolkien was more than just the man who wrote about hobbits. Discover some of his other works in this edition of The Five. (1,157 words)

Grieving woman

Literature Misc Theology

The Rough Draft of Solace

May 17, 2017August 19, 2019 Phill Lytle 11 Comments Joy, Psalms, Pain, Grief, Hope, Aslan, Anger, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Sorrow, Comfort, Doubt, John, 2 Corinthians, C.S. Lewis, The Return of the King, The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian, The Silver Chair, Jill Pole, Rejoice, Galatians, Eustace Clarence Scrubb, Samwise Gamgee, Frodo Baggins, Mount Doom, Lazarus, Mary, Martha, Cancer

Searching for hope in difficult times. (2155 words)