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Book Review: The Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien

Kudos to Jamie over at Books and Beverages for selecting this book to read for her August discussion. Now that …

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C. S. Lewis in Defense of Culture and His Vocation

Originally posted on Andrea Lundgren:
I wanted to spend some time looking at Christian engagement in culture and the arts, and…

King of Ages: A King Arthur Anthology

Originally posted on This Is Not Hitchhikers Guide:
Let me get two things out of the way before I start this book review.  First,…

Medieval Monday: The Thrill of The Hunt

Originally posted on Allison D. Reid:
“The time of the hunter is without idleness and without evil thoughts…hunters live in this world…

Tolkien’s Poetry in the Hobbit

Today’s post is provided by Josh Brown, who has been featured on here a few times before. He has a piece on Tolkien’s poetry and songs that will be coming out next month in Critical Insights: The Hobbit, and this is something I’m very excited about and going to have to try to get my […]

Let’s Read A Midsummer Night’s Dream

My apologies about a week’s delay on making a decision on the play. I have wrestled with which of the plays to choose, since there was no clear winner in the voting process. I am certain that part of me was hoping someone new would come and cast a vote for something else already elected. […]

Medieval Monday: Let the Games Begin!!

Originally posted on Allison D. Reid:
“Look in the streets and behold the little boys, How in fruit-season for joy the sing and hop.” – Alexander Barclay (medieval poet) I mentioned in a previous post that summer was not only a time for hard work, but also games and other enjoyable activities. Some of these…

Release for After Avalon

It released on Friday, but here is the official announcement for the release of After Avalon. This anthology was put together by 18th Wall Productions and is one I am excited to read. You can get a copy on your Kindle now, and there is plans to have a paperback available in the near future. […]

Reading the Bible Every Day

We live in a world that is blessed beyond measure by the amount of information that is readily available to us. Today, in 2016, there are over 40,000 searches on Google every second (http://www.internetlivestats.com/goog...) which equates roughly 3.5 billion searches per day and 1.2 trillion searches per year. We no longer need to wait for […]

Medieval Monday: The Labors of August

Originally posted on Allison D. Reid:
The most crucial labor in August was harvesting and threshing the rye and winter wheat, which would have to sustain the community through many months to come. August 1st began the feast of Lammas, when the first grain of the new harvest was consecrated and made into bread for…