I’ll be taking the next two weeks off to celebrate Christmas and to take a break from daily writing. Next week I’ll count down The Christian Nerd’s top five posts from 2014. Thank you so much to those of you who regularly check out my blog, post comments and share The Christian Nerd with yourRead more
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It’s hard to believe that The Return of the King came out 11 years ago. At that time I was sad to see Peter Jackson’s epic saga come to an end. I loved his version of Middle-earth and the grand scale of The Lord of the Rings. I have enjoyed Jackson’s return to Middle-earth inRead more
Yesterday I wrote a post about the spiritual side of the nativity. Here’s a post from my first Christmas at The Christian Nerd about the nerdier side of the nativity. As long as I can remember my family always had a nativity scene we pulled out for Christmas. When I was younger our nativity sceneRead more
Christmas Eve is a week from today, which means a week from today many of us will find ourselves at church celebrating the birth of Christ. Ever since I started working at a church I have spent my Christmas Eves at work. I don’t mind, though; it’s a lot of fun seeing friends and family,Read more
I love Costco; it is probably my favorite store. Since it’s only Alycia and me, people wonder how we could ever use that much toilet paper or that much cheese. I think people underestimate my desire for cleanliness and my love of smoked Gouda. I was walking through Costco yesterday looking for obscenely large jarsRead more
I’ve spent most of my life in southern California and didn’t see the world famous Hollywood sign until I was well into my 20s. I first saw the sign when I was at a church in East Hollywood. East Hollywood isn’t nearly as glamorous as other parts of Hollywood. In fact it’s fairly impoverished andRead more