Paul McDonald and Jay Heck begin their series on the Lord of the Rings, beginning with The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, and Orlando Bloom (among many others). They discuss how we, like Aragorn, must go through our initiation to develop the character capable of carrying the kingdom. Beauty invites us into our strength and heals us when we fall. Friendship and being childlike will prove to be more important than strength in arms and great wisdom.
Join us as we discover our stories in this movie!
Questions
What character resonates most with you? Who do you most want to be?
What battles are you fighting?
What role would you like to play in your life? Where do you face fear in stepping into that role?
Where do you say, “I can’t do this.”? Where do you feel paralyzed?
How do you think God sees you? What would His words be to you?
How would you define true masculinity?
What does success or failure look like? How do you define it?
Where you are being asked to do something, although you do not know the way?
Where are you in the process of initiation? Do you need to lay something down, or pick up the crown?
About Jay
Jay Heck is married to Heather, with son Baer (18 and off to college in a few weeks) and daughter Bozlie (17). He is the Director/Founder of Being Sons, an "Outfitter" of the masculine soul. God changed Jay when He invited him to follow the rabbit hole of identity as His son, and that changed everything. Now he creates content and adventures to help men discover their identities as sons.
Check out the Being Sons Podcast
Subscribe to the Being Sons YouTube channel - short videos to illuminate sonship
Adventures include:
Edited and mixed by Grayson Foster (https://graysonfoster.com/)
Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).
Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock
