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The next leg of Christian’s journey brings him to a resting place: the Palace Beautiful. His entrance to the palace isn’t easy–he has to walk past two lions. After he does so, bravely putting his trust that the King’s way will not lead him in the wrong, Christian makes it to the door and realizes…
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The last movie in the Lotr series is Return of the King, and today I’m going to tell you the highlights of the film (spoilers included) and share a few thoughts. We get a couple different perspectives in this film: This movie was a little longer and more complicated than the other ones, so this…
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The last time we read Pilgrim’s Progress, we read about the Interpreter. Today we’ll look at Christian’s journey up, then down, Salvation Hill. Quick summary: Christian comes to a difficult path up Salvation Hill. Trusting that the King will help him if needed, he follows the path and makes it to the top, his burden…
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In my last post, I shared a review of the second Lotr movie: The Two Towers. But today I’m going to look at a few of my favorite characters in this film…let’s get started! Gimli First up we have the best (and practically only) dwarf! Gimli is a surprisingly important character in this movie, especially…
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As an addition to my last few Lotr posts, I’m going to summarize and share my opinion on the second movie: The Two Towers! Going back in time, The Two Towers’ opening scene shows Gandalf. He had seemingly given up his life so that the rest of the Fellowship could escape the fiery monster inside…
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This post is about the second half of the Interpreter chapter in Pilgrim’s Progress (see previous posts). In it, the interpreter shows Christian another vision. This vision is of a man in a cage, weeping. He is called Despair. He represents the one who used to follow God and thought himself a believer, but has…
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Welcome back to Lord of the Rings post! If you’ve never seen these movies or read the books, check out my previous post for a quick background and plot explanation. Anyways, today will be fun because I’m going to share my thoughts on the four best characters–at least, they’re the best ones in my opinion.…
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It’s time for the ultimate book-turned-movie post: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R. R. Tolkien!! These exciting, enchanting stories are some of the most well-known in the literature world. We’re going to be looking at them through the movie, because the movie follows the story line closely and gives a really good picture…
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The next part of Christian’s journey brings him to the house of the Interpreter. He comes to the Interpreter’s house and is welcomed in. The Interpreter, a wise man who looks kindly upon Christian, shows him many things. Every time, after watching a scene unfold, Christian asks what the meaning is. The Interpreter explains the…
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Welcome back to our weekly reading of Pilgrim’s Progress!! Today we’re going to take a look to see what happens after Christian’s encounter with Legality Hill. “Continue on the way,” Evangelist had told Christian. “Keep going until you reach the gate, where there are words written on it: ‘Knock, and the door will be opened’.”…
