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the lord of the rings makes me cry

Five Times The Lord of the Rings Makes Me Cry

November 12, 2020July 22, 2021 Phill Lytle 10 Comments Movies, Film, Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Sad, Crying, Tears, Fantasy, Peter Jackson, Aragorn, Samwise Gamgee, Frodo Baggins, Tolkien, Boromir

Not all tears are an evil.

Virtue

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“If There Be Any Virtue” – The Mid-Week Spotlight

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Phill Lytle 2 Comments Television, Movies, Theology, Film, Books, Literature, Fantasy, Apologetics, Jeffrey Overstreet, Greg Koukl, The Story of Reality, Sports Night, Auralia's Colors, Sweet Land, Aaron Sorkin, Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Lois Smith, Ned Beatty, John Heard, Alex Kingston, Alan Cumming, Josh Charles, Peter Krause, Felicity Huffman

You can find truth, beauty, and joy just about anywhere.

Bill and Ted

Five Most Excellent Life Lessons From Bill and Ted

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Phill Lytle 3 Comments Jesus, History, Time Traveling, Friends, Friendship, Hard Work, Moby Dick, 1980s, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Philosophy, Bill S. Preston Esq., Ted "Theodore" Logan, Bill and Ted, Bodacious, '80s, Marco Polo, George Washington, Sigmund Freud, Napoleon, Hundred Years' War, Classical Music, Mongolian Empire, Abraham Lincoln, Billy the Kid, Joan of Arc, Socrates, Wyld Stallyns, Time Machine, Time Travel, World Peace, Hunger, Poverty

Bill and Ted were wise. Let’s learn from their most excellent example.

Hobbits

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How Hobbits Teach Us Courage

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Phill Lytle, Gowdy Cannon, Ben Plunkett, D.A. Speer and Nathan Patton 2 Comments Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Middle Earth, Courage, The Return of the King, Aragorn, Gimli, The Two Towers, Bilbo Baggins, Pippin Took, Peregrin Took, Samwise Gamgee, Frodo Baggins, Hobbits, Merry Brandybuck, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Elves, Dwarves, Wizards, Ents, Second Breakfast

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”

Film Current Events The Arts

December 16, 1994: “Dumb and Dumber” and a perfect night at the movies

December 16, 2019August 16, 2020 Gowdy Cannon 3 Comments ROTFL, Dumb and Dumber, Jim Carrey, Ace Ventura, The Mask, Jeff Daniels, Gettysburg, Arachnophobia

Going to see this movie on opening night was a no-brainer

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

I am Thankful For… “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Phill Lytle 5 Comments Movies, Film, Thanksgiving, Steve Martin, planes trains and automobiles, John Candy, John Hughes

We kick off Thanksgiving Week with a look at one of the best Thanksgiving films of all time – Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) – 500 Words or Less Review

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Ben Plunkett 4 Comments Movies, Film, Comedies, Don Knotts, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Andy Grifith

Our review of the classic Don Knotts comedy.

favorite non-conventional heroes

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There Goes My Hero: Five of My Favorite Non-Conventional Heroes

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Phill Lytle 1 Comment Stranger Things, The Lion, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Superman Returns, Gravity, Super 8, the Witch, Lucy, Jack Lamb, Ryan Stone, Bob Newby, Richard White

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Here are five of my favorite non-conventional heroes.

Aladdin

Aladdin (2019) – 500 Words or Less Review

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 Phill Lytle 2 Comments Disney, Aladdin, Will Smith, Naomi Scott, Guy Ritchie, Robin Williams, Mena Massoud, Marwan Kenzari

The new Aladdin is better than the original. Read and find out why that probably won’t matter to most.

Tolkien vs Peter Jackson

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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.