Last night the Chicago Cubs began their 2016 season with a win against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. (I wrote that last sentence before the game started so I hope that it came true). It’s a weird year for me as a Cubs fan. For most of my life the Cubs have been terribleRead more
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On this week’s episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast we talk about keeping Sabbath with technology, The Force Awakens and acting the fool In Nerd News Scott and Ron talk about a rabbi’s response to using his Amazon Echo on the Sabbath and casting rumors for New Mutants. They talk about what it means to be a fool forRead more
Today is April Fools’ Day. I’m not planning on using my site to propagate any sort of prank or joke. In fact, on this week’s episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast Ron and I shared our aversion for April Fools’ Day pranks. Not because we don’t like a good joke, but because they’re usually prettyRead more
I haven’t seen Batman v Superman yet. I plan on it…maybe. The problem is I’m not really a huge fan of Superman, as evidenced by this post from The Christian Nerd’s first year. Yesterday I spent the day at Six Flags Magic Mountain with our student ministry. It was a great day of hanging out withRead more
Alycia and I are over halfway through the second season of Daredevil. I have thoroughly enjoyed this season. This season has shown some of the natural repercussions of Matt’s choice to fight crime as a vigilante, both in society and in his personal life. In his personal life that means damaging his relationships, but forRead more
I’ve written before about how simple it is to follow Jesus. We’re pretty much called to do what he says. Now we like to overcomplicate this simple reality, but there isn’t much more to it than listening to Jesus. The simplicity of following Jesus shouldn’t come as a surprise, though, because the gospel really isRead more