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the journey doesn't end here

The Journey Doesn’t End Here

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Phill Lytle 6 Comments Gandalf, Death, Journey, The Lord of the Rings, Eternity, 2 Corinthians, The Return of the King, Pippin Took, Peter Gabriel, Coronavirus, COVID-19

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.

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.

Not Alone

“Not alone.” True Christian Fellowship in Action

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Phill Lytle 1 Comment NEEDTOBREATHE, Christian Living, The Lord of the Rings, Avengers: Endgame, Fellowship

Forging bonds of fellowship during times of struggle.

Lost

The Five Television

Our Favorite Lost Moments

September 21, 2019July 26, 2020 Ben Plunkett, Michael Lytle, Phill Lytle and Gowdy Cannon 0 Comments The Lord of the Rings, Lost, Jack Shephard, Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, Jin-Soo Kwon, James "Sawyer" Ford, Dharma, Charlie Pace, Flashback, Flashforward, J.J. Abrams, Dominic Monaghan

The REO staff discusses some of their favorite moments and aspects of the show.

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.

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.

Satire Misc The Arts Film

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

September 26, 2018July 10, 2019 Phill Lytle 4 Comments The Lord of the Rings, Satire, Gollum, Smeagol, The Hobbit, Discrimination

Gollum asks for fair representation in film. #FirstTimeISawWe

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.

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)

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)