Biblical

  • 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: 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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  • 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: the Two Towers

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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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  • 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: 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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  • Pilgrim’s Progress: Legality Hill

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    As we know from the previous post, Christian has been led astray by a certain Mr. Worldly Wise Man, who sent him to Legality Hill. Let’s get into what happened and how it represents our own lives as believers. The Hill Christian goes to Legality Hill hoping that whoever is there can remove the burden…

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