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Podcast: The Voyage Podcast
Episode: The Voyage Blog-cast: Gandalf’s Baptism in the bowels of Moria
Description: One of the greatest scenes in The Lord of the Rings is Gandalf’s battle with the Balrog. Whenever I watch it or read it, I cannot help but think of the Fellowship’s “plunge” into the darkness of Moria and return to daylight as a sort of baptism for the entire group, especially Gandalf the Grey. As we consider this scene, let us keep the themes of death and resurrection in our hearts and minds.
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Original author: Andrew Garofalo
Originally posted on the Voyage Blog on 1/2/19
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