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The Lord of the Rings

Not Alone

“Not alone.” True Christian Fellowship in Action

December 12, 2019December 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.

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Lost

Television The Five

Our Favorite Lost Moments

September 21, 2019September 25, 2019 Ben Plunkett, Michael Lytle, Phill Lytle and Gowdy Cannon 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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Tolkien vs Peter Jackson

Film Literature The Five

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

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

Five Times Tolkien was > Peter Jackson.

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

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

June 28, 2019July 28, 2019 Phill Lytle 8 Comments J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, Middle Earth, Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings

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

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Film Misc Satire The Arts

Gollum Cries Discrimination After Being Portrayed by “Nasty” Human Actor in “The Lord of the Rings” Films

September 26, 2018July 10, 2019 Phill Lytle 3 Comments Discrimination, Gollum, Satire, Smeagol, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings

Gollum asks for fair representation in film. #FirstTimeISawWe

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Film The Arts Theology

Reform the Line: Finding Purpose in Failure

July 16, 2018July 29, 2019 Phill Lytle 5 Comments Aragorn, Christian Living, Courage, David, Death, Disappointment, Ecuador, Ed McCully, Elisabeth Elliot, Failure, Faithful, Gimli, Gondor, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jim Elliot, Joseph, Legolas, Loss, Missionary, Mordor, Moses, Nate Saint, Obedience, Paul, Peter Fleming, Peter Jackson, Roger Youderian, Rohan, Rohirrim, Suffering, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Theoden, Waodani

When failure is the best thing.

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Literature The Arts The Five

Five Literature Moments That Made Me Ugly Cry

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

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Moments That Made Me Ugly Cry or ROTFL

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

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Grieving woman

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The Rough Draft of Solace

May 17, 2017August 19, 2019 Phill Lytle 8 Comments 2 Corinthians, Anger, Aslan, C.S. Lewis, Cancer, Comfort, Doubt, Eustace Clarence Scrubb, Frodo Baggins, Galatians, Grief, Hope, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jill Pole, John, Joy, Lazarus, Martha, Mary, Mount Doom, Pain, Prince Caspian, Psalms, Rejoice, Samwise Gamgee, Sorrow, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Silver Chair

Searching for hope in difficult times. (2155 words)

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One Ring To Rule Them All: The Fellowship of the Ring Fifteen Years Later

December 19, 2016January 23, 2019 Staff, Ben Plunkett, Jonathan Postlewaite, Michael Lytle, Nathan Patton, Gowdy Cannon and Phill Lytle 13 Comments Film, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings

We geek out a little about one of our favorite movies of all time.

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Film Literature The Arts The Five

Five Times Gandalf Was the Master of Trash Talk

June 24, 2016August 5, 2019 Gowdy Cannon 4 Comments 1 Kings, 2 Corinthians, Bilbo Baggins, Elijah, Galatians, Gandalf, Grima Wormtongue, J.R.R. Tolkien, Job, Larry Bird, Peregrin Took, Pippin Took, Return of the King, Sherlock Holmes, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, The Mouth of Sauron, The Two Towers, Trash Talking

Gandalf was the King of throwing shade.

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