The Lord of the Rings

Current Events Theology 

The World Is Too Big

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Phill Lytle 1 Comment 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.

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Film Literature The Five 

How Hobbits Teach Us Courage

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Phill Lytle, Gowdy Cannon, Ben Plunkett, D.A. Speer and Nathan Patton 1 Comment 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.”

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Current Events 

The Journey Doesn’t End Here

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Phill Lytle 5 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.

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Literature Theology 

I Am Fatty Bolger, and That Is Okay

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Phill Lytle 5 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.

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Theology 

“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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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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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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Film Literature The Arts The Five 

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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