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  • Pilgrim’s Progress: Doubting Castle

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    Christian is faced with more challenges as his journey continues, but he is not alone, because of his new friend Hopeful. Let’s follow the two pilgrims as they meet new foes and are captured by a giant of Doubting Castle… The first part of this chapter tells about Christian and Hopeful meeting By-Ends, an inconsistent…

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  • Pilgrim’s Progress: Vanity Fair

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    Let’s get back into the Pilgrim’s Progress and see what happens next in Christian’s journey… Christian and his companion Faithful made it to a city called Vanity, where a never ending fair was being held. As soon as they’d walked into the fair they were bombarded with questions and taunts from the residents of Vanity…

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  • Pilgrim’s Progress: The Valley of Humiliation

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    The Palace Beautiful has rested and refreshed Christian, preparing him for upcoming challenges, including monsters, demons, smooth talk, and other dangers around each corner After being armed and dressed in armor, Christian descends into the Valley of Humiliation. He is attacked by a “foul fiend coming over the field to meet him; his name is…

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  • Pilgrim’s Progress: The Palace Beautiful

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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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  • Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

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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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  • Pilgrim’s Progress: Salvation Hill

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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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  • Lord of the Rings: More Characters

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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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  • The Interpreter: Part Two

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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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  • Pilgrim’s Progress: The Interpreter

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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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  • Pilgrim’s Progress: Good Will

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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’.”…

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