Christians love bad t-shirts. Nerds love bad t-shirts. I’ve worn both. In fact, I’m wearing a bad t-shirt right now. A Christian organization sent me a free t-shirt and my practicality got the best of my dignity. I think that’s the reason most Christians will wear a Christian t-shirt; it’s hard to turn down aRead more
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As a young nerd true love seemed almost as unattainable as a unicorn. In fact, a unicorn was much more attainable than love; I just had to glue a pretzel stick to one of my sister’s My Little Ponies. Valentine’s Day could be a little rough for me growing up. I was interested in girlsRead more
I just beat the game Dragon Age: Origins. I got the game for Christmas in 2009 but really only started playing it five weeks ago. The game took me 58 hours to complete, five of which I had logged over a year ago. So, in five weeks, I played 53 hours of this game. Fifty.Read more
I was talking with another pastor and he mentioned that he loves whenever he can fit a Star Wars illustration into one of his sermons. I feel the same way, but not just about Star Wars. There are lots of nerdclinations that I enjoy slipping into my sermons: Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, videoRead more
I’ve been sick for the past two days and it has been terrible. While I’ve been home sick I have spent my time sleeping, playing video games, watching TV and playing games on my iPhone. When I’m sick I find that I revert to my nerdiest behaviors; embracing those behaviors is like chicken soup forRead more
St. Francis of Assisi once said, “Preach the gospel at all times and, if necessary, use words.” This is one of my favorite quotes about what it means to be a witness for Christ. Sharing the gospel with our words is great. However, it can be more impactful if we share about Jesus’ love, compassion,Read more