Nerds are known for their encyclopedic knowledge of useless information. For instance, I can identify almost any Star Trek: The Next Generation episode by name within 30 seconds. I’m a little worse with seasons one, six and seven, but I pretty much bat a thousand with seasons two through five. That’s pretty much useless knowledge,Read more
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I love Easter because it celebrates Jesus’ triumph over death and darkness. The power of God resurrected Jesus and now that same power gives me new life and the ability to live out that new life. Sometimes, though, I wish I could transfer that power and bring some of my favorite nerdclinations back to life.Read more
At our church’s Easter services, our pastor invited anyone who had questions about Christianity to join him for coffee on Monday afternoon. I joined him to observe and get everyone’s drinks while the questions were asked. Sitting in that environment, I marveled at my pastor’s ability to engage with people he hardly knew. He wasRead more
We just finished celebrating the resurrection of our risen Lord. Easter commemorates the most significant day in the history of the universe. Jesus Christ died to cleanse us of our sins and gave us new life through his resurrection. Some people, though, suggest that Jesus is nothing more than a zombie. Normally, when something diesRead more
Today is Good Friday. The day Christians reflect upon Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. It’s an important holiday but ultimately fairly depressing. Really, Good Friday is The Empire Strikes Back of holidays. Both are a little depressing and both leave you wondering if things are going to turn out all right. To compare the two,Read more
I grew up going to church and spent most every Sunday morning in Sunday school. There is a solid rotation of Bible stories for every Sunday school program. I cannot count the number of times I heard the story of Jonah or saw a flannelgraph presentation of the feeding of the 5,000. Stories with miraclesRead more