In honor of this anniversary celebration, here are five fun facts about The Lord of the Rings that I hope you will enjoy.

So what, if anything, makes us different from those who are waiting on the grassy knoll in Dallas, TX? Can we be any more sure of our belief in the resurrection?

For all mankind, the answer is terrifically simple and remains the same: God wants to turn us towards the cross and then turn us back to our neighbors.

Out of great pain and suffering often comes goodness, beauty, and truth. John Donne, born on the 22nd of January in 1573, is an excellent example of that for us in his masterful work, Death Be Not Proud.

Love continues to gently but endlessly pursue the narrator, despite his persistence in pulling away in the opposite direction.

Now more than ever, it's good to take a closer look at the Christian confession about evil, pain, and suffering.

Bonhoeffer’s simple little book makes clear how privileged many of us are to enjoy the Communion of the Saints here on earth.

Without the influence of a 19th-century minister named George MacDonald, we may never have had classics such as The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, or even Alice in Wonderland. It was George MacDonald whom C.S. Lewis claimed as his master, saying, “I have never written a book in which I did not quote from him.” So who is this MacDonald?

Martin Luther is not–or, at least should not–be the object of our affection.

The truth is that no amount of self-awareness will ever be enough; in fact, the more we seek after ourselves, the more inwardly bent we become.

When bishops err we must not follow...We must obey God before man.

Press further on the historicity of the Bible, and we start to get fidgety.