Tag: Tolkien

• Decide What To Do With The Time

  This famous quote from Tolkien has been rattling around in my brain for the better part of a week. It squeezed out of my mouth in Sunday’s sermon, perhaps the last sermon for a while as we all hunker down for COVID-19 contingencies. It is one of the better sentiments on crisis one can internalize.…

  Jamie Greening

  March 18, 2020

  All, Books, Church, Culture

  Coronavirus, COVID-19, Frodo, Gandalf, time, Tolkien

• A Reading Crisis

  I would be interested to know what book you would re-read.

  Jamie Greening

  February 24, 2020

  Bible, Books

  C. S. Lewis, Quiet, reading, Reading Life, The Dark Tower, Tolkien

• Frozen Ferrari Fred Whodunit

  Other than the fact “Ferrari Fred” sounds like the name of a character in a bad Stephen King novel, what am I talking about with this crazy blog title? I WENT TO THE MOVIES, that is what I’m talking about. Over the long Thanksgiving weekend we saw the four hot movies out right now, and…

  Jamie Greening

  December 3, 2019

  All, Culture, Movies

  A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, Christian Bale, Ford V Ferrari, Frozen II, Knives Out, movies, Tolkien, Tom Hanks

• “IF I STAY” (MOVIE) FEATURING THE NASTY BRUISES

  What would you name your rock band?  It is something I’ve given a lot of thought to, and it came up again this weekend. Last week I had the joy of watching yet another teen flick.  Okay, I was taken kicking and screaming, but that is beside the point.  My youngest sprout had read the…

  Jamie Greening

  September 8, 2014

  All, Books, Culture, Movies, Writing

  Assimov, bananas, band names, bands, If I Stay, movies, music, Nietzche, Portland, Tolkien