In one of my favorite scenes in The Return of the King, Gandalf and Pippin are defending Minas Tirith. The battle rages all around them. In a stolen moment of calm before the next onslaught of the enemy—with the thudding of a monstrous troll breaking down the door in the background—Pippin says, “I didn’t think […]
Have you noticed our obsession with heroes? It’s everywhere. It’s in our stories, our movies, and our celebrity culture. It’s why we pull for Lebron James or the Baltimore Ravens or Team USA. It’s why we follow John Piper or Barack Obama on Twitter. It’s why we watch The Dark Knight or The Avengers or […]
