Our Faithful Friend
Frodo, Sam, and Our Savior
There’s a scene in The Lord of the Rings where Frodo, deceived and worn down by the Ring, sends Sam away. Gollum has poisoned Frodo’s mind into believing that Sam intends to take the Ring for himself, so Frodo tells him to go home.
It hurts because you know how far they’ve come, how much they’ve endured, how strong their friendship was—and how easily it was broken.
Frodo goes on alone, but Sam does not give up; he soon turns back and remains with Frodo long enough to save him from the giant spider Shelob and from the orcs who later capture him.
This theme of faithfulness despite betrayal is essentially Christian. As believers, we know that love bears all things, endures all things, and hopes all things. And on a deeper level, we see Christ on the cross—for while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
The one we rejected is the one who redeems us.
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Exodus: A Pastoral and Contextual Commentary
In the Asia Bible Commentary on Exodus, Chloe T. Sun provides a pastoral and contextual commentary on one of the most epic books in the Bible. Sun’s volume broadens the global reading and interpretation of Exodus by way of being a non-Western scholar and female writer.
Exodus is the quintessential story of migration. Sun notes that Asian readers will particularly relate to the immigration motif due to the elements of dynamics of power, differentials, depiction of enslavement and oppression, liberation, paradigm, and portrayal of God’s partnership with women in its early chapters.
Reading this book as an Asian American helped me experience Exodus in a personal and profound way. For non-Asian readers, it will help you better understand the plight and problems of God’s people. I anticipate the day when our migration is a memory, and I am hopeful as we continue to make our way to our heavenly home.
Read my full review on my website. It was also published today at SOLA Network and on Instagram.
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What God Has to Say about Our Bodies
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