@tolkienpop.substack.com @clarelmoore.bsky.social the Mîm referenced earlier

POV Gil-galad and Galadriel bullying Elrond in the Second Age:

At this point, if you see the images of Liam Ramos and shrug your shoulders or the interfaith clergy that were arrested and refuse to name it as anything but religious persecution then I fear for your soul and pray that hell truly doesn’t exist like I believe it doesn’t, i.e., if the show fits

I’m obviously biased, but this is my favorite chapter in Brian’s book. The Lord of the Rings speaks truth to power and so does the Gospel. Both along with Brian’s chapter are as relevant now as they’ve ever been. Worth the read

The book I've been working on will be released in March. And I love the cover!

Just posted a paper I gave back in 2022 when the first season of The Rings of Power released. I explore why there were so many negative memes in response to ROP and think that some of my musings still hold water. You can read it here: open.substack.com/pub/tolkienp...

The real winners of the National Championship are the university bands. There has been nonstop playing of the Uruk-hai and Nazgûl themes from Howard Shore’s score for LOTR and it has been *chef’s kiss*

Talking about South Park and Phineas and Ferb with @systematicgeek.bsky.social was so freaking fun. If you love Mr. Hankey, Christmas, and cartoons, this conversation is a love letter to you ❤️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Getting super stoked for ORTLINE26! Had the privilege of participating in the past and am honored to be a part of this year’s put on by @thomasjayoord.bsky.social and Center for Open and Relational Theology and it’s 100% online! You can get tickets to here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ortline-20...

Saruman: begs for mercy after destroying Middle-earth and countless innocent lives The Valar:

Current reading for upcoming projects…and yes, one of them is Tolkien-related 😎

Mîm the Petty Dwarf leading Túrin to Amon Rûdh

Very very excited to share this conversation I had with @tolkienpop.substack.com about my work for Tea with Tolkien and my forthcoming book, Into the Heart of Middle-earth! You can listen to the full interview here: open.substack.com/pub/tolkienp...

In the first Tolkien Pop! episode of 2026, I got to talk with @teawithtolkien.com about her upcoming book Into the Heart of Middle-earth: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Had the pleasure to contribute to Tom’s theology of amipotence. His theology has altered the trajectory of my theological journey towards the better and it was so fun to utilize amipotence in my own theological work. Go read my essay along with others’ and Tom’s response! c4ort.com/essays/the-d...

POV: You read The Ainulindalë for the first time

Was gonna toast with beer, but decided to go Gandalf and have a little red wine. The Professor! 🥂

You fell 🥺

WORK IN PROGRESS: #TOLKIEN BIRTHDAY TOAST! Events all across the world, collected via Google Maps! Let me know if you want to be added! maps.app.goo.gl/vCDSFPzAC6zd...

Happy 134th birthday to the man, the myth, and the legend that is J.R.R. Tolkien. Every year, today, we get to celebrate the man who gave us The Lord of the Rings and so much more. What brought you to Middle-earth? Cheers to the Professor! 🍻

Perfect timing with the arrival of my membership card. This year marks my tenth year as a Tolkien Society member and I’m excited for the next ten! 🍻

1/ Heads up to ppl following the scammer: @deexan.bsky.social @lyblacktea.bsky.social @aaronrowe.bsky.social @elrrrond.bsky.social @halbrandthinker.bsky.social @jrrtastrochick.bsky.social @elizmarillion.bsky.social @emynarnen.bsky.social @tolkienpop.substack.com @fibrojedi.me.uk @roac.bsky.social

Don’t forget to put out some Old Toby for Gandalf tonight, so he’ll leave you a legendary elvish blade under your white tree

It’s hard to look on the bright side of life when American Evangelicals equate a 1st century, peace-building, Palestinian Jew with a fictional god of war created for a video game franchise

Posted an audio version of my essay on Tolkien and South Park. Hope this brings you some enjoyment and laughter as we get closer to the New Year! open.substack.com/pub/tolkienp...

Just watched the John Candy documentary and it had me bawling lol

Shower beers exist in The Shire: “O! Water cold we may pour at need down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed; but better is Beer, if drink we lack, and Water Hot poured down the back.” - Pippin, FR

I’ve been writing my ass off that past couple of years and wanted to show some of the works I’ve contributed to and my self-published book of Tolkien essays. Very proud of these and looking forward to more!

Very stoked and proud of the next issue of Mallorn that should be arriving at people’s doors in the next coming weeks! Thanks to all who contributed art and scholarship! If you want an issue like this one, you can join the Tolkien Society and meet some awesome people www.tolkiensociety.org/join/

New Tolkien Pop! post about facing the darkness in KPop Demon Hunters, Stranger Things, and The Lord of the Rings: open.substack.com/pub/tolkienp...

I know I’m way behind, but I finally watched KPop Demon Hunters and I, personally, prefer Soda Pop over Golden 🤷🏻‍♂️

“May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks”

I’ve been returning to physical media lately because the digital-sphere doesn’t really let you own anything. Here are some of my recent pickups from purchases and gifts: the South Park game (plus a Kenny figure from 1998!), my first record player and vinyl ever, and a tape cassette player 🤘🏼

This podcast episode is from a livestream that @trippfuller.bsky.social curated with Dr. Craig A. Boyd for Homebrewed Christianity, where Craig gave a lecture on Tolkien’s problem with those hungry for power and how he probably would have hated Trump: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Why shouldn’t I watch the extended editions again?

You can call me Samwise…because I know my letters

“It is enough for me to have seen the Lady of the Galadhrim, and to have heard her gentle words”

New episode of the podcast with Crystal of Literary Flour, where we talk about bringing baked goods and literature together and her journey as a fan of literature and business owner: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

It comes in pints?

Finally got my Tolkien Pop! shirt in the mail!

My friend Taylor Thomas saw my trash Canva edit and made me an original reworking that you can now get as a shirt and sticker! He’s designed some other things for @rethinkingfaith.bsky.social and is an amazing artist. You can pick up some merch here: byte-geist-shop.fourthwall.com/products/tol...

Was playing around with some new graphics for Tolkien Pop! I know with AI, it’s hard to tell what is or isn’t AI, but this was just done with some editing on Canva and some collage style configuration. Wanted to bring together my love for punk and Tolkien. What do y’all think?

Just a reminder that Christianity is a Middle Eastern religion

Halloween: I am an autumn…and a hobbbit in all but size

I saw someone do this and thought it was fun. Here are my top ten favorite video games of all time!

It burns us!

Here’s a Halloween Special episode of the Tolkien Pop! podcast with my sister Hannah, where we talk #horror in Peter Jackson’s #LOTR trilogy and #Tolkien podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

New Tolkien Pop! Podcast episode, where I talk with Dr. Giuseppe Pezzini about his new book Tolkien and the Mystery of Literary Creation. You can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

You can read my chapter “The Decline of Omnipotence in Pop Culture” for free here along with @thomasjayoord.bsky.social’s response. There is a link to the book of essays it’s a part of if you’re interested in alternative theologies to those of more classical types! c4ort.com/essays/the-d...