by John Pletcher | Jun 3, 2020 | Articles, Discover Hope!, John Pletcher, Members-Only Content, Themes, Tolkien Authors
Discover Hope in Tolkien’s Tales by John Pletcher Every direction we look, people are hungry for hope. I know numerous friends and family—as do you—whose lives have been turned upside down by the Covid-19 crisis. Our planet’s pandemic has triggered an avalanche of...
by John Pletcher | May 13, 2020 | Articles, Dan Cruver, Experience the Music and the Water, Interviews, John Pletcher, Members-Only Content, Themes, Tolkien Authors
Listening to the Water and the Music – Part 2 Part 2 – An interview with Dan Cruver and John Pletcher With this two-part, interview-style article, authors Dan Cruver and John Pletcher dialog regarding J.R.R. Tolkien’s unique use of the music and the water....
by John Pletcher | May 6, 2020 | Articles, Dan Cruver, Experience the Music and the Water, Interviews, John Pletcher, Members-Only Content, Themes, Tolkien Authors
Listening to the Water and the Music – Part 1 Part 1 – An interview with Dan Cruver and John Pletcher With this two-part, interview-style article, authors Dan Cruver and John Pletcher dialog regarding J.R.R. Tolkien’s unique use of the music and the water....
by John Pletcher | Apr 8, 2020 | Articles, John Pletcher, Life in the Shire, Members-Only Content, Themes, Tolkien Authors
The Bigger Reason We Enjoy the Shire by John Pletcher Brilliant flowers. Colorful fruits and vegetables. Impressive rocks. During the 1970s and early 1980s, three gorgeous gardens graced my grandparents’ backyard. In the center of their fenced lawn stood a young,...
by John Pletcher | Dec 16, 2019 | Articles, John Pletcher, Tolkien Authors
Tolkien’s Christmas Joy by John Pletcher I puzzle throughout December: “Is all of our holiday stress a recent-days phenomenon?” And in my most reflective moments, I ask, “Is there any way to find deeper joy in December’s rush and push?” J.R.R. Tolkien loved Christmas....
by John Pletcher | Nov 25, 2019 | Articles, John Pletcher, Members-Only Content, Tolkien Authors
Delving into Tolkien’s Dark Sides (Part 2) by John Pletcher Crashing rocks, flashing flames, and a crumbling bridge. The doom, boom, doom of Khazad-dûm echoes off the deep walls of our souls. We feel like we are running for our lives, in the thick of it with the...
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