Tolkien

Everything Sad Will Come Untrue

December 25, 2010 · Posted in Christmas, Tolkien

The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue. —J.R.R. Tolkien

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The Ring and the Cross

August 19, 2010 · Posted in Books, Cross, Tolkien

The most fundamental Christian symbol is the Cross. This also is perfectly opposite to the Ring. The Cross gives life; the Ring takes it. The Cross gives you death, not power; the Ring gives you power even over death. The Ring squeezes everything into its inner emptiness; the Cross expands in all four directions, gives [...]

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