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“The Return of the King” – 20 Years of Transcendent Magic

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 Phill Lytle 2 Comments Love, Movies, Sacrifice, Virtue, Honor, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, Anniversary, Oscars, Academy Awards, Peter Jackson, Courage, The Return of the King, The Two Towers, Films, Epic

Today we celebrate “The Return of the King”.

Hobbits

Literature The Five Film

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.”

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.

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.

goodbye songs

Leave-Taking: My Favorite Goodbye Songs

July 10, 2019August 7, 2019 Phill Lytle 4 Comments NEEDTOBREATHE, Grief, Death, Sorrow, Songs, Sadness, Whiteheart, Goodbye, The Return of the King, Madonna, Jimmy Eat World, Adam Again, Peter Gabriel, Michael W. Smith, Nouveaux, Annie Lennox

“It’s difficult to say goodbye…” Here are a few of my favorite goodbye songs.

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.

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)