As J.R.R. Tolkien lay in bed, convalescing from trench fever during World War I, he fleshed out much of his conception of Middle Earth, the backbone of his mythos behind The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The […]
Tag: Lord of the Rings
Reading the Bible like a novel
There are parts of the Bible which are like a manual. But not a lot. It’s mostly story, poetry, and dream language. Even the manual parts aren’t all that much like a manual. Sure, there […]
When superheroes aren't so super
My family watches a lot of superhero TV shows and movies. Just about every Marvel and DC release is consumed with relish, even the schlocky ones. We need heroes. They embody our desires for ourselves. […]
Why we love Darth Vader and other villains
For a culture that is getting more and more irreligious, we have an abiding and growing fascination with evil. One of my cherished memories as a kid is waiting in line for hours to see […]