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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New article out on the link between calling and courage in The Lord of the Rings. It’s something I have felt in my own life and I imagine you have as well…

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The Weight of Being Chosen

A look at calling and courage in The Lord of the Rings

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“To go there is to destroy the magic…” This is really the beauty of Middle-earth. The horizon is always pushed back. The mystery of it all is never fully explained.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Professor on Frodo and the Ring. "Frodo undertook his quest out of love..."

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Friends: What's your home decor? Me: A whole bookcase devoted to Tolkien.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This conversation with Frodo and his friends is so moving, especially if you slow down to grasp what is going on! I wrote a reflection on it and how it shows us the beauty and peril of true friendship! I think it will encourage you in your own life.

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The Peril of True Friendship

A slow read-through reflection on LOTR

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

A while back I had a brilliant conversation with none other than the enchanting Malcolm Guite! We talked about Tolkien, stories, imagination, language and the prophetic edge of LOTR.

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Malcolm Guite on enchantment and imagination

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

A new article on the problem I see with cultural criticism and Lewis' way to an healthy approach to art! "The first demand any work of any art makes upon us is surrender. Look. Listen. Receive. Get yourself out of the way."

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Critiquing Ourselves to Death

C.S. Lewis on how to approach art and criticism

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Some lesser known sketches and paintings by Tolkien.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Wrote a little article on the idea of myth, the Gospel and why we must see the world through the lens of our imagination to see it truly for what it is.

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The Miracle: Myth Became Fact

Trying to understand my love for myth

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

"Tolkien judges the effectiveness of fairy-stories by their ability to 'awaken desire, satisfying it while often whetting it unbearably.'" - Lisa Coutras

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It's not too late to join our LOTR read-through. We just started last week! We're having some great discussions in our chat and have our first video call coming up soon! My hope is that as we read this, we become more awake to the wild story we are all living in!

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The Slow LOTR Read-Along!

The official details for our Middle-earth adventure!

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Finished the Minas Tirith Lego set. What a masterpiece in design. So fun.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

When I read lines like this from Tolkien, I can't help but be stunned by the depth to which he understood humanity and the way the world works under God.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We have over 50 folks engaged in our slow read-along through LOTR. Friends from the US, Netherlands, UK, etc. First-time readers and 30th-time readers! Join us as we discuss, read, and hop on video-calls to discuss the beauty of Tolkien’s story.

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The Slow LOTR Read-Along!

The official details for our Middle-earth adventure!

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Friends: What's your hobby? Me: Reading things by Tolkien and on Tolkien.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Our read-along crew is introducing themselves: we’ve got a first-time LOTR reader in their 70s AND someone who’s been reading it since the 70s! Love this. We start this week! 📚⚔️🏔️ Join us!

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The Slow LOTR Read-Along!

The official details for our Middle-earth adventure!

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Genuinely surprised at the engagement with this. So stoked to be a guide to help people not only enjoy LOTR, but help them carry greater meaning and courage into their lives from it! We start in a week! Join us on the journey!

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Here it is: The OFFICIAL plan for our Slow LOTR Read-Along! Can't wait to start this in a few weeks. Join us for the journey.

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The Slow LOTR Read-Along!

The official details for our Middle-earth adventure!

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Just finished creating a 14 month reading plan through LOTR. A slow journey through this wild story - averaging around 20 pages a week. Slow enough to enjoy the depth and wonder of it all! We’re starting June 14th for all paid-subscribers on my substack! Link below.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

My interview with Malcolm Guite has recently seen a big rise in views -- I think because Malcolm has been on what seems like a thousand podcasts in the last few months! If you haven't seen it, it's worth the hour of time. You will leave encouraged and stirred up in your imagination!

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Malcolm Guite on enchantment and imagination

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Lewis' reply to Tolkien, who had written to share the news that The Lord of the Rings would be published. This is a treasure…

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A former student on Tolkien: "He could turn a lecture room into a mead hall in which he was the bard and we were the feasting, listening guests."

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Starting this journey in a few weeks... Would love for you to join. Learn more below in the link 👇

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Lewis to Tolkien: ‘Tollers, there is too little of what we really like in stories. I am afraid we shall have to try and write some ourselves.’

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Reading my kids the beginning of The Hobbit for the umpteenth time… It never gets old. Always filled with laughs and enchantment.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

A snippet of what C.S. Lewis wrote in review of Tolkien’s LOTR: “We know at once it has done things to us.”

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We need fairy-stories to wake us up to the real and wild magic of the world we presently live in.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Starting in June, I’ll be leading a read-through of LOTR with a small community of paid subscribers on substack. We’ll journey through the story together with meaningful reflections and discussion! Become a paid-subscriber before June to join! Read more here: shorturl.at/EPMc3

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Professor Tolkien and his three-year-old son, Christopher (1928). Christopher would later devote more than four decades of his life to serving as the literary executor of his father’s works, painstakingly editing and publishing much of Tolkien’s legendarium for the world to read!

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Starting in a few weeks... Would love for you to join. Read more: shorturl.at/diPah

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Pretty cool thing to wake up to! Especially because it's in response to a small community I am creating to read through LOTR together.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Putting together a small community to read through LOTR with. A little band of friends to share the beauty we discover along the way. Read more below...

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Reading LOTR With Friends

Staring a small community to journey through LOTR

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Going to be hopping back into LOTR for my 4th reading - this time with a pen and highlighter. Can't wait to mark my way through the story and find more beauty and truth for life!

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Tolkien's illustration for The Hobbit dust jacket.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Still thinking about this from the other night...

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Hi friends 👋 Just a reminder, this account is about: - Tolkien, Lewis and other mythic writers - Wonder, enchantment and hope - Poetry, good stories and art - Goodness, truth and beauty in all things Thanks for following!

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Put out part two of the short story I am working on - trying release more writing to grow my craft (and I just really enjoy it)!

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The Kindling of Norwich Pt. 2

A short story of lost magic in England

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Got the privilege of seeing The Fellowship at the SF Symphony two years ago. Going back this week to watch The Return of the King!

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A few thoughts reading through Galahad and the Grail: 1. Reading a ballad out loud is so enjoyable. 2. The writing is like honey on the tongue. 3. The story is laden with such rich depth. 4. The art is enchanting in its own right. 5. I feel an inner courage growing as I read.

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Trying my hand at another short story. Not sure where it is going but I am working on writing more in this form. Would love for you to check it out! It's a story of magic set in an England village.

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The Kindling of Norwich

A short story in progress: Pt. 1

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This work of beauty deeply stirs up my affections and imagination — a timely and necessary burst of holy enchantment into a world that has largely forgotten the tale!

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I think about these truths often: Life is short. Today is something to steward. Today is a gift to be enjoyed.

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