Tag Archives: J.R.R. Tolkien

Reading L.M. Montgomery as Fantasy: Anne of Green Gables (SPACE Short Course Announcement)

Hello fellow pilgrims. Things have been quiet here on the blog front, but some great new things are happening in the background. One of these projects is a brand new short course with Signum University’s SPACE program. SPACE is an … Continue reading

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“Your Fingers Would Remember Their Old Strength Better, if They Grasped a Sword-hilt.” Gandalf and The Healing of Théoden by Stephen Winter

Hi folks, here is a thoughtful post on one of my favourite lines in The Lord of the Rings. I would encourage you to check it out and follow Stephen Winter‘s thought-of-the-week short essay on the trilogy. “Wisdom from the … Continue reading

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Introducing C.S. Lewis’ Unfinished Teenage Novel “The Quest of Bleheris”

Hello friends! I want to share what I have been up to in the last few weeks. Some folks will know that I have been working for about nine years on C.S. Lewis’ unfinished teenage Arthurian novel, “The Quest of … Continue reading

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Why Did Star Wars Stick? #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay

As much as we wonder about it, it’s a question that is not perfectly easy to answer. Long before technologically precise blockbuster films, Star Wars had cheesy lines, over-the-top acting, and zippers up the back of the monster’s costume. How … Continue reading

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2022: My Year in Books: The Infographic

Happy New Year, everyone! I am once again assembling the “reading nerd data” in an upcoming post. I love charts. And behind every chart is a great spreadsheet. I guess I just love spreadsheets. Meanwhile, as is my tradition, I … Continue reading

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