119 - Willows & Ashes & Oaks (oh my!)

Fr. Anthony talks with ten-time returning guest co-host Michael Haldas about the eighth chapter of Fellowship of the Ring, “Fog on the Barrow Downs,” as the hobbits leave the refuge of Tom Bombadil’s house and almost immediately fall into terrible peril and near disaster. 

Fr. Anthony talks with Rob Clark about the seventh chapter of Fellowship of the Ring, “In the House of Tom Bombadil,” as the hobbits arrive at this strange and beautiful place of refuge and respite. 

Fr. Anthony talks with his original Tolkien Interlocutor, Josh Cook, about the first five chapters of the Fellowship of the Ring, returning to some of the essential themes that we have identified over the past several months. 

Hi, my name is Sam Harris, and we are going to start a series in the book of Ephesians! 

THE MISSING SHOE - Dr. Jamie Mortimer had rediscovered his tenacity in the moments before Sir Charles Baskerville's funeral... I however had discovered that we were being followed. An unwelcome distraction as we met the last of the Baskervilles. Part 2 of 5 (vol i) This episode c ... Show More

The Mountain E3 — The biblical authors portray Eden as a cosmic mountain—an overlapping Heaven and Earth space in God’s presence. Humans are placed on the Eden mountain and given a choice: Will they trust God’s voice and wisdom, or will they seize the knowledge of good and bad on ... Show More

In this episode Bryce breaks down Luke Chapter 12. 

When the wife of a gold magnate is found murdered on his Hampshire estate, the evidence points to the family’s young governess. But Sherlock suspects there’s more to the story than meets the eye. A peculiarly chipped stone, a note clutched in a corpse’s hand, and a set of twin re ... Show More

When a beautiful young woman falls under the spell of the notorious playboy Baron Gruner, Holmes is asked to break up their engagement. But as Holmes delves deeper into the Baron’s background, he finds that Gruner is no ordinary scoundrel: he’s a man who treats violence and murde ... Show More

In this episode, Bryce breaks down Luke Chapter 21. 

THE VANISHING HOST - To look at John Scott Eccles was to look upon your average looking accountant. Sorry accountants. Yet so there was so much more to this man than that first appearance. That first appearance on our doorstep, flustered, bewildered and hellbent on telling us a f ... Show More

THE CURSE - Dr. Jamie Mortimer returned to collect his walking stick. My companion could sense an unease from our visitor. A harrowing story laid inside this surgeon from Wolverhampton... It was time to let it out. Part 1 of 10 This episode contains swearing, references to distre ... Show More

THREE BROKEN THREADS - Our stalker was becoming more present. Sherlock was determined to close this case as quickly as possible as he still attempted to clean up the mess from our previous adventure... But his theories and his threads were fraying... Part 3 of 10 This episode con ... Show More