Sickness & Wrath

Updates May 20 - May 24, 2024

Hi everybody!

I have been sick as a dog this week. I finally got both of the viruses going around my house: a stomach bug and viral pink eye. To be honest, I was hoping I would avoid them both! Thankfully, I did not get the worst of both at the same time. As soon as the stomach bug started getting better, the patient pink eye took it’s opportunity. How kind of it to wait.

On the bright side, it was our 9th Anniversary on Thursday! Even though we had to reschedule our celebratory plans, it wasn’t too bad of an anniversary. Please pray for my lovely and long suffering wife, Rachel.

I also got a promotion while I was sick on the couch, so there’s that too!

Amon Sûl 102
The Last Homely House: The War of Wrath

Last week, I recorded an episode of Amon Sûl with my friend Richard Rohlin. Amon Sûl is a podcast that explores the works of J. R. R. Tolkien from an Orthodox Christian perspective. I was on the show back in 2022 where we talked about the coming of men into Middle Earth.

I think it is the best Tolkien podcast around and I always learn something when I listen. Here’s the description:

Join Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Richard Rohlin and their guest co-hosts as they explore the life, works and Middle-earth legendarium of author J. R. R. Tolkien, informed by the Orthodox Christian faith.

The episode I co-hosted, “The Last Homely House: The War of Wrath,” came out on May 21, 2024. Richard and I had a great time discussing Eärendil and and his swan-maiden like spouse, Elwing, the final attack on Morgoth from the Valar, dragons in Middle Earth and much more. Richard even sent an orc patrol after me to see if I could escape them.

That’s all I have for this week! God Bless!