92. Twenty Years Later, How Did We Enjoy ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’? | with Rilian of NarniaWeb

Twenty years after The Fellowship of the Ring released in theaters, NarniaWeb’s good prince Rilian helps us recall how Christians love exploring Peter Jackson’s one film trilogy to rule them all.

Théoden King From ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Shows How We Live In A World of Loss

Tolkien’s masterpiece embraces hope born of mourning, embodied by heroes who fight even when all seems lost.
— Shannon Stewart —

Duke Leto Also Shows How Christians Can Practice Shrewd Wisdom in a Hostile World

Frank Herbert’s novel Dune shows the crafty head of House Atreides using many ploys against the enemies who seek to destroy him.
— Josiah DeGraaf —

Joining Lewis’s ‘Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ Taught Me How to Sail for Aslan’s Country

C. S. Lewis’s third Chronicle beckons to a distant land whose Hero is greater than the fantastic realm of Narnia.
— Elijah David —

Try These Three Practical Questions to Discern Fictional Magic

Challenge the story’s supernatural system by exploring its sources, moral results, and heroes’ motives.
— Marian A. Jacobs —

Great Books Were Not Meant to Be Read Alone

Solitary reading has some benefits, but Christian fans can grow better by exploring great stories in quest parties.
— Josiah DeGraaf —

Don’t Let Halloween Flippancy Distract You From Real Horrors and Promises

Halloween’s tropes can make light of darkness, twist the glories of resurrection, and keep us from reckoning with real-world suffering.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

How H. P. Lovecraft’s Cosmic Horrors Turn Cliché

Humans don’t just stare in fear at monsters. We explore or fight back.
— Parker J. Cole —

Read My Eight Favorite Spooky Stories Suitable for Your Church’s Harvest Festival

From evil spirits to end-times Vikings, and from flooded spooks to weird vanishings, Christian fans can explore these hallowed haunts.
— L.G. McCary —

Why ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Can’t Deliver Holiday Joys

What’s this? Elijah David explores how the cult classic lacks substance.
— Elijah David —

Keep the Parallel World Speculations to Stories

Real multiverses would weaken human responsibility and God’s rights.
— Parker J. Cole —

Yes, Stories Should Help Heal You, the Reader

Good books should imitate Jesus, harming only with intent to heal.
— Marian A. Jacobs —

Why Boromir Failed Gondor, Yet Died a Hero

Boromir succumbs to temptation, yet Aragorn tells him, “You have conquered†because greater hope drove the man of Gondor.
— Shannon Stewart —

I Love Beholding the Old Stories Coming True in ‘Prince Caspian’

Good legends prepare our hearts to expect greater realities.
— Elijah David —

How Iron Man and Superman Won and Lost in Afghanistan

American superheroes show wish-fulfillment and nobledark realism.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

My Afghanistan Odyssey Makes Me Pray for These Embattled People

Travis Perry recalls helping fight real battles in fantastic desert lands.
— Travis Perry —

Christians Can Grow in Faith By Studying, Not Cancelling, Secular Stories

Let’s view stories as tools for learning rather than weapons of war.
— Josiah DeGraaf —
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