An invitation to a new blog

Hey, all you Tolkien fanatics! (I know, I know, not you Kate--but who knows, maybe someday!)

I made my morning stop at Challis.com and learned that Mike Russell has launched a new blog, The Lord of the Kingdom. He will be analyzing the Biblical underpinings in the Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The purpose of this blog is to draw from the wealth of wisdom and depth of insight in Tolkien’s covertly Christian book in order to shed additional light on the Christian life and the struggle against, not flesh and blood, but spiritual forces that oppose all that is good. Characters and events elaborate and shed additional light on the unseen realities of life.

I was relieved to read in his first post that he does NOT consider LOTR an analogy.

There is no one-to-one correspondence to be found - this is not allegory, after all - but that which is revealed and transpires in the Ages of Middle-earth points the way to the One true Lord of the Kingdom while warning us of the lord of the kingdom who seeks to enslaves us in rebellion against the One God.

I love to "be there" at the launching of a new blog, don't you--to watch it develop and grow. If you're a Tolkien fan, today would be a good day to go visit The Lord of the Kingdom. Oh, and tell Mike I sent you. I'd sort of like to have a link in his side bar someday! :)

Comments

[At A Hen's Pace]

Kim--I went, I liked, I left a comment and a plea for us both to be Hobbits! We'll see what he says! (At worst, he can just ignore me!)

Thanks for the link!!

[Dave]

Wow thanks Kim.

You know, before I came to Christ, I rather fancied being a dwarf.

But now that I'm a believer, I would most definitely want to be an elf..... or more specifically an half-elf.....

Ummmm...... or more specificallyly, Elrond, son of Earendil the mariner and brother of Elros Tar-Minyatur; Herald of Gil-galad; Bearer of the Great Ring Vilya, mightiest of the Three; and Master of Rivendell (my personal idea of heaven) throughout the second and third ages of Middle-earth.

Dave. :)

[Kim from Hiraeth]

I've tried to leave comments there several times and I always get the message: Not accepting comments at the present time, or something to that effect.

Perhaps it is a comment "by invitation only" site.

Or maybe Mike is concerned I might shamelessly beg him for a side bar link.

;)