When one is drawn into the fascinating world of Middle-Earth laid out in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, the depth of the epic is forefront among the wonderful, captivating elements.

It’s impossible to do justice to Dorothy Sayers … she wrote some of the best mystery novels in the English language, most of which featured Lord Peter Wimsey. She wrote plays, essays, advertising copy, and poetry. She translated Dante’s Divine Comedy in the 1950’s; the translation is still in print.

Sixpence None the Richer will forever be associated with CCM. After all, that’s where they got their start, and they remain one of only a handful of CCMers to achieve success in the secular industry.

Songwriting isn’t always about resolving the tension of living and banishing doubt. Josh Ritter reminds us that there can be a certain beauty in just writing about life as it happens to us: the good, the bad, the lovely.

One reason Wallace’s speech is so rousing is the men of Scotland had lost heart under the rule of self-serving, pragmatic nobles, who — lacking conviction or passion — sought to negotiate with the English and forfeit their very selves.

They call me single. I suppose that’s because I am twenty-one, not married, and have lived on my own for nearly four years.

Later that night, the rain still fell in a way that mirrored Derek’s excitement. Every time he had met with Julia, whatever the magic was, it grew in intensity.

“They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom.” It is precisely because Wallace faced head-on the situation before him that he was worth following.