Justin Bailey, Author at Justin Ariel Bailey

Tolkien Tuesdays: Season 1 – Hope and Despair (All Posts)

Here is the full seven-part video essay on the theme of hope and despair in Tolkien's works, on a single page. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/MTMM1cD3QDc https://youtu.be/WJ3zsNW1LE0 https://youtu.be/gR-N1l8nL1M https://youtu.be/BrJgMJeuDXQ https://youtu.be/qJkP-BOOP88 https://youtu.be/WFlafAfLifM https://youtu.be/ygNzHqWPy3g And just in case you have no idea what I'm talking about, this 38 minute video…

Justin BaileyJune 29, 2020

Commencement Addresses Talks & Lectures

Learning to Rest: Unity Christian High School

https://youtu.be/HB55-wHoOYI Given June 25, 2020 at Orange City, IA - a delayed and distanced graduation Graduates of the class of 2020: what a privilege it is to offer some words, on behalf of those who have loved, nurtured, and discipled you, on the occasion of…

Justin BaileyJune 25, 2020

Costly Hope Tolkien Tuesdays

Tolkien Tuesday: 7-Frodo and Sam

https://youtu.be/ygNzHqWPy3g The last video in our current series looks at the two hobbits who carried the Ring to Mordor, and what they can teach us about hope, despair, and heroism.

Justin BaileyJune 23, 2020

Articles & Essays Christian Witness & Apologetics

Defense and Discernment: Bearing Witness in Suspicious Times

We live in suspicious times. I wore a mask during my most recent trip to the grocery store. As I was checking out, I noticed an unmasked woman glaring at me. No words were exchanged, and yet I got the distinct feeling that she was…

Justin BaileyJune 18, 2020

Exodus Old Testament Sermons

Freedom for Fidelity: Exodus 19:1-8

https://youtu.be/hVZ1dmQS5z8 Preaching Note: This is a sermon I preached at Covenant CRC on Sunday, June 14. My apologies for the muffled sound for the first seven-and-a-half minutes; my microphone fell from my tie and was caught in the folds of my jacket! Due to the…

Justin BaileyJune 17, 2020

Costly Hope Tolkien Tuesdays

Tolkien Tuesday: 6-Gandalf Stormcrow

https://youtu.be/WFlafAfLifM Part six of the series on Gandalf, who wakes characters from despair

Justin BaileyJune 16, 2020

Costly Hope Tolkien Tuesdays

Tolkien Tuesday: 5-Aragorn’s Story

https://youtu.be/qJkP-BOOP88 Episode Five: Aragorn's Story

Justin BaileyJune 9, 2020

Books Friday Five

Friday Five: Five Books from Black Authors that Have Shaped Me Deeply

Here are five books that immediately come to my mind, each coming into my hands at providential moments. I will place them in the order I encountered them. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison I was assigned to read this book when I was a junior…

Justin BaileyJune 5, 2020

Costly Hope Tolkien Tuesdays

Tolkien Tuesday: 4 – Amdir & Estel

https://youtu.be/BrJgMJeuDXQ A reflection on two kinds of hope, and one of my favorite passages in Tolkien's works!

Justin BaileyJune 2, 2020

Confessional

When Words Fail: A Writer’s Confession

Writers write. Teachers teach. Preachers preach. The vocations are distinct, to be sure. Writers seek to say something authentic and true, to "speak what we feel, not what we ought to say." Teachers hope to meet students where they are, leading them along step-by step.…

Justin BaileyJune 1, 2020

Justin Bailey

Tolkien Tuesdays: Season 1 – Hope and Despair (All Posts)

Learning to Rest: Unity Christian High School

Tolkien Tuesday: 7-Frodo and Sam

Defense and Discernment: Bearing Witness in Suspicious Times

Freedom for Fidelity: Exodus 19:1-8

Tolkien Tuesday: 6-Gandalf Stormcrow

Tolkien Tuesday: 5-Aragorn’s Story

Friday Five: Five Books from Black Authors that Have Shaped Me Deeply

Tolkien Tuesday: 4 – Amdir & Estel

When Words Fail: A Writer’s Confession

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