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I’m going on an Adventure…
Here are two of my favourite quotes from two of my favourite fantasy series EVER. In Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time, every person is a ‘thread in the pattern’, meaning all have a part to play in what is happening … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Gandalf, Great Quote, Hobbits, Holy Spirit, J. R. R. Tolkien, Keep Going, Middle Earth, Robert Jordan, Standing Firm, The Lord of the Rings, The Roman Road, The Wheel of Time, Wright Way Publications
Tagged Bilbo Baggins, God's will, Holy Spirit, J R R Tolkien, Robert Jordan, The Bible, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time
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Why I’m a Guardian of Ancora
So, the game is finally out. Scripture Union’s biggest project ever has been unveiled for anyone to play for free. Guardians of Ancora is a good game. If I had a tablet I’d play it on that but a smartphone will … Continue reading
Pick up a book and join the adventure!
There are many great fantasy books. For me the best ones grip the reader, helping them lose themselves in that world to the point where they don’t want to put the book down until the end. It’s like they are going on … Continue reading
Posted in Armour, Battle, Book, J. R. R. Tolkien, Jesus, Read, Robert Jordan, Standing Firm, Story, The Roman Road, Truth, War, Wright Way Publications
Tagged Armour, battle, Books, children's story, Jesus, Read, Standing Firm, story, The Roman Road, Truth, War, Wright Way Publications
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Gandalf the Wise
A very good friend recently gave me this awesome quote in a frame. Preach it, Gandalf! Hobbits are simple folk compared to many, but each one is capable of great things, and all are capable of love. Maybe that is why … Continue reading
Hobbits, dwarves and the children of Israel
Tolkien and Israel I’ve been thinking about Tolkien’s work again recently. In the Bible, particularly the Old Testament, the Israelites get chance after chance to do things right and live God’s way,only to mess things up again, just when you’re … Continue reading
Author Profile on Amazon
My Amazon Profile I was browsing on Amazon the other day at Brandon Sanderson’s books, and I noticed that all authors on Amazon can have their own profile on there. You can view mine here Not many copies of The … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Peretti, J. R. R. Tolkien, John Bunyan, Robert Jordan, Standing Firm, The Roman Road, Wright Way Publications
Tagged Amazon author profile, Baptist, Brandon Sanderson, Children's author, Discipleship, Evangelism, Frank Peretti, J R R Tolkien, John Bunyan, Matt Wright, Robert Jordan, Standing Firm, Teen author, The Roman Road
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The Children of Húrin
Valuing the Warning I’ve just finished reading this book by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by his son Christopher and with stunning illustrations by Alan Lee. A friend warned me ‘not to be in a dark place’ when I read it, and I can … Continue reading
I Love a Good Book!
As the title says, I love a good book! I see the value in tablets and Kindles (my last book, Standing Firm, was an eBook) but for me you can’t beat the feel of a good physical book, not to … Continue reading
Posted in Book, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, John Bunyan, pilgrim's progress, Read, Robert Jordan, Standing Firm, The Roman Road
Tagged Best reads, Books, Bucket list of books, C. S. Lewis, Calvin Miller, fiction, Frank Peretti, J R R Tolkien, John Bunyan, kindle, Library, Robert Jordan, Standing Firm, tablet, The Roman Road
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2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,900 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading
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