What does Christian hope look like in the era of COVID-19? Journey alongside Sam and Gandalf in the midst of their worldwide calamity. Let the divine hope that permeates J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings nourish you and sustain you.

Here are links to two of the scenes mentioned in the episode:

"I wish the ring had never come to me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrOqnZdvI6M
Sam's speech in the Two Towers:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6C8SX0mWP0

Excerpt from podcast: "What separates The Lord of the Rings from other works of great fiction of a similar genre is the way it handles and presents hope … for a beautiful, courageous, and even divine hope permeates the story's darkest darkness and most hopeless circumstances. Written in the middle of 20th century, in a century that should have robbed Tolkien of any sense of hope in humanity, in technology, in faith even, it is the story’s hope, that instantly made it a timeless classic."