The Atlantic

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What J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic The Hobbit still has to offer, 80 years after its publication

Guideposts

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Roundup, Montana Fifteen years. That’s a big anniversary. I wanted to surprise Jim with the best trip ever. Anniversary trips were a tradition nearly as old as our marriage. Each year, we took turns planning a secret trip for the other. We’d stayed i

PC Gamer

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This prequel adventure lets you step into the shoes of everyone’s favourite shriveled little ghoul. Or, er, it would if he ever wore shoes. You’ll need to sneak your way around Mordor in a story set before the events of LOTR and The Hobbit. RELEASE

PC Gamer

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The Minecraftcommunity continues to blow minds with its incredible builds, but even in that lofty company Minecraft Middle-earth stands out. This block-by-block recreation of JRR Tolkein’s world has to be seen to be believed. All of Middle-earth’s

The Guardian

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Nicolas Gentile, a 37-year-old Italian pastry chef, did not just want to pretend to be a hobbit – he wanted to live like one. First, he bought a piece of land in the countryside of Bucchianico, near the town of Chieti in Abruzzo, where he and his wif

60 Days of Prayer

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You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. GENESIS 50:20 (NIV) WHEN YOU ARE feeling discouraged, reflect on the many times God has carried you through painful struggles. It

The Guardian

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A Soviet television adaptation of The Lord of the Rings thought to have been lost to time was rediscovered and posted on YouTube last week, delighting Russian-language fans of JRR Tolkien. The 1991 made-for-TV film, Khraniteli, based on Tolkien’s The

Cricket Magazine Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories for Children and Young Teens

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“UNDERWATER, WEBS COULDN’T HEAR THE SCREAMS OF DYING DRAGONS.” THE LOST HEIR (Wings of Fire, Book 2) by Tui T. Sutherland submitted by Beatrix via email “By 1899, we had learned to tame the darkness but not the Texas heat.” THE EVOLUTION OF CALPU

Empire Australasia

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FINNISH FILMMAKER DOME Karukoski is a self-proclaimed Tolkien nerd. He first read The Hobbit aged 12, and still watches Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings film trilogy every Christmas. (“The extended versions,” he is careful to point out.) So when

60 Days of Prayer

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But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. DEUTERONOMY 4:29 NIV WHAT A BEAUTIFUL promise. Seek God and you will find Him! But just as one should enjoy the journey and n

Country Life

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ONE hundred years ago, in late December 1920, a letter landed on the doormat of an Oxford home. It was addressed to a three-year-old boy named John and the envelope bore an exotic stamp priced at ‘2 kisses’. Inside was a hand-painted card showing a f

Literary Hub

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This week marks the 73rd anniversary of the time Astrid Lindgren, mother of two, fell down and sprained her ankle and decided well, why not spend the time she was laid up writing down the stories she’d been telling her ten-year-old daughter? It was i

NPR

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The actor, who appeared in movie adaptations of the novel and its sequel trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings," says proceeds raised during the streaming event will benefit COVID-19 relief efforts.

Writing Magazine

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Project Northmoor is the name of a campaign to purchase JRR Tolkien’s Oxford home, the house where he wrote The Hobbit and most of The Lord of The Rings. Tolkien lived with his wife, Edith, and family at 20 Northmoor Road, Oxford from 1930-47. Author

The Paris Review

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Those in need of J. R. R. Tolkien–inspired imagery have a wealth of options at their fingertips. There are Tove Jansson’s illustrations for the Swedish translation of The Hobbit, adorably round, perfectly storybook, and vaguely Moomin-esque; Peter Ja

Woman's Day Magazine NZ

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Inventing Anna on Netflix, but Raised by Refugees on Neon is also really great. It’s New Zealand-made and an easy one to binge! If you’re the heart-warming and ridiculously funny sitcom-drama type, this one’s for you! Can I say Beyond The Veil? I’v

60 Days of Prayer

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And I will appoint them to guard the temple for all the work that is to be done in it. EZEKIEL 44:14 (NIV) GOD GAVE YOU unique and special gifts so that your voice and experience can bless others in meaningful ways. Instead of comparing yourself to

60 Days of Prayer

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Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. LAMENTATIONS 3:22–23 (NIV) WHEN YOU HIT what feels like a dead end, how do you move beyond your circumstanc

60 Days of Prayer

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My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. JOHN 10:27 (NIV) WHEN YOU SPEND time in God’s Word, you develop the ability to “hear” His instructions and know what is right for your life. As your spiritual listening skills grow, you b

60 Days of Prayer

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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” JEREMIAH 29:11 NIV TODAY MEDITATE ON the above verse. Release any fears and worries. Trust that God has plans

60 Days of Prayer

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See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? ISAIAH 43:19 (NIV) GOD WANTS YOU to fully experience the world, to notice and enjoy His wonders of creation. When you break out of your daily routine and make an effort to try s

60 Days of Prayer

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“Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.” MARK 11:23 (NIV) DO UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES throw you off

60 Days of Prayer

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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. PROVERBS 3:27 (NIV) THIS VERSE ASKS you to reflect on the relationships in your life. Are you withholding a kind word or gesture from someone who deserves it? If som

60 Days of Prayer

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For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. SONG OF SOLOMON 2:11–12 (ESV) TODAY IS THE first day of spring. Take time

SFX

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▸ RELEASED OUT NOW! ▸ Format Two players ▸ Publisher Games Workshop BOARDGAME This arena skirmish game revisits The Fellowship Of The Ring’s subterranean scramble through Balin’s tomb. Two players (the box suggests that it can be played by more, but

60 Days of Prayer

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And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. 1 JOHN 4:16 (NIV) THE LATE BRIAN Doyle, beloved Daily Guideposts contributor, wrote, “Love is the story and the prayer that matters

60 Days of Prayer

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Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. COLOSSIANS 3:2 (NIV) WHEN YOU LOOSEN your grasp on the outcomes in life and trust there is nothing that God cannot handle, you let go of your worries and let God flow in. He is your ever-present

Angels on Earth magazine

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Not all of us can be with our moms this Mother’s Day, but God has powerful ways of letting us know that they are still watching over us. Check out our heartwarming story collection at guideposts.org/mothers-comfort. Want more stories of angels, heave

60 Days of Prayer

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Who shapes a god and casts an idol, which can profit nothing? ISAIAH 44:10 (NIV) ARE THERE FALSE gods in your life? Are you chasing riches or prosperity? There is nothing wrong with wanting a comfortable life, but are you placing something else abo

Literary Hub

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For tens of thousands of years, human beings have been using fictional devices to shape their worlds and communicate with one another. Four thousand years ago they began writing down these stories, and a great flourishing of human achievement began.