The Spurgeon Piper is a channel created to discuss the art of pipe smoking, assist new beginners, review blends, and touch on all things related to this wonderful hobby. Other topics, such as theology and reading, are brought up occasionally as well.
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Great Review. I always like when I hear comparisons. My tops: Creme Brulee, Rum&Maple for the maple flavor, Spiced Rum, I will try Black Cordial and Vanilla Custard because of this great Sutliff review. Do Lane Next.
I was really surprised to see 507C Virginia Slices absent from the group, since to me that's Sutliff's very best bulk blend! I'm not too much of sugary aromatic smoker these days, I mostly prefer pure Virginia flakes and high octane Dark Fired Kentucky blends, but Sutliff Vanilla Custard was one of my very first pipe tobaccos and I remember liking it a lot back then. Black Cordial sounds interesting too, and I can't help but wonder if it's at all similar to Cult Blood Red Moon since that is one aromatic I still really enjoy from time to time.
As I've gained more insight of the pipe tobacco industry, I've noticed the top selling blends are not what newer pipe smokers that pursue artisan blends like (natural flavors, specially made, etc.) It is the basic aromatic blends, Captain Black-like. Hence why you don't find 507c on the top selling list, even though it is a great blend.
New pipe smoker here! I have the Sutliff J4 and the Vanilla Custard and I have throughly enjoyed both. However, I did have to dry both of these blends out when I received them. No sure if thats common or not
Confessional reformed presby here and I feel the same way about Tolkien. If I ever made it out your way I'd love to visit your church on the Lords day!
Loved this! I would love to hear more excepts read like the last one, and then discussed more. As a fellow minister I am soaking this up and counting this time as an enrichment towards my own theological growth as well as enjoyment of Tolkien. Keep up the good work!
Greetings: I have noticed they now have blends, descriptions as colours and not flavours. Is this a millennial thing or have I missed something? I know my blends however my base price has increased nearly 100 /cent the last few years. Now it is more than local figuring in shipping. That said I seek other online suppliers. The few I found have other brands with colours and not flavours as description. Translation?
Tolkien was an English catholic, and people must realize that Catholics were a persecuted people who were overtly discriminated against right up until the early 19th century when they were not even allowed to hold political office. Even after they were officially fully enfranchised, they were still discriminated against socially, especially in the Oxbridge world were he existed. So it is more natural Tolkien would be move silent about his Catholism then say CS Lewis who was of the Church of England, albeit a high church Anglican. For Catholics to exist in England they often had to be guarded.
@@kroach2653What are some examples of this persecution you're speaking of? I've read a good bit about post reformation England, so I'm not exactly sure what you mean when you say Catholics persecuted Protestant groups in the Anglosphere?
@@kroach2653You must be speaking about reformed/puritan groups, which fell out of favor within the Church of England... Hardly comparable to what the Church of England imposed on Recusant Catholics of the British isles.
@@benjaminshirley Sure so from Alfred the great to Henry the Viii all of the monarchs were catholic. Henry the 8th split from the Catholic Church in 1534 after his nearly decade long persecution of protestants he was also awarded the title of defender of the faith by Pope Leo X. Then we get into the most known, though her numbers of executions pale in comparison to many other Catholic rulers Queen Mary I aka bloody Mary. Mary had 300 protestants burnt at the stake not counting the countless others whose trials were forgone or died in conflicts. Compare that to 183 Catholic public executions that took place in the time period. 1577-1604 during the so-called Catholic persecution. These are only public execution figures not overall numbers as those are even far worse for Catholic monarchs namely Henry VII, Henry VIII and Mary I. Henry the 7th, aka the killer king, is estimated to have executed 57,000 dissenters during his reign. Anyone who spoke against any aspect of Catholicism was immediately tried and put to death.
@@benjaminshirley apparently RU-vid thinks my comment is offensive and keeps deleting it. Anyways Henry vII Queen Mary I and King James vIII ought to get you started
Does it cover his Mariology and Catholic beliefs regarding his Thomistic-Augustinian conception of predestination and sovereignty distinct from Calvin’s? Or does it just focus on elements that would be of interest to Protestants?
Highly recommend an accompanying read: “Mount Doom” by Paul List + Ali Ghaffari. Incredible read, connects a lot of dots and lot of “Tolkien experts” miss in the very plots of his stories. Made me really excited to reread the lotr series.
In reading a collection of Tolkien’s letters, I found he makes more direct references to his faith, most especially in the letters to his son Christopher. It’s clear he practiced his faith with deep and abiding conviction, though did have moments of struggle in that regard earlier in life.
It seems to me Holly Ordway’s more recent work on Tolkien is more thorough than the Freeman book in many ways. In no way can Tolkien be made to be Protestant. He often grew frustrated with Lewis and his Anglicanism.
@@thepipecottage3301 1) There is less than a year difference between the publishing of both books. 2) The books have different purposes and intents. 3) Freeman is simply presenting Tolkien 's theology, with his Roman beliefs in mind, he's not seeking to reinterpret him. And Roman Catholic readers have affirmed his intents in reviews Read the book, I think you'd appreciate it.
This is brilliant, thank you! I really appreciate your considered analysis here. As you implied at the outset, it's truly unfortunate that especially these days, most people are inclined to approach even works of fiction with hardened ideologies and viewpoints. (Well, I supposed any 'ideology' is no more than a hardened idea after all.) So I appreciate both Mr Freeman's approach and you analysis with great gusto. Cheers!
Hi Kevin and Wilson! You two are my favorite channels with the YTPC 😊. As a Christian myself, Tolkien was a genius at painting with words but Lewis’ theology has held a dear place in my heart since childhood. The Lamb reigns victorious! 😊❤️
Good episode, I enjoyed your walk through opening text and believe this method is profitable for this study in this environment. Great insights, I am looking forward to the rest of this series, thank you for the work you are doing to facilitate this study.
Part of the magic of Tolkien’s works (particularly The Hobbit and the LOTR) is that they connect with a very wide audience, whether due to respecting its literary prowess, or appreciating its religious themes, or for many simply due to its fantastical imaginative world and rich characters and story. It connects and enthralls so many, for various reasons. I enjoyed this video with my pipe this morning, thank you!
