In 325, the Council of Nicaea settled a dispute in the Christian Church over whether or not Jesus was God or the first creation. Arianism purported that Jesus was not God, but the first creation of God. The council ruled against Arianism and orthodox Christian beliefs became clearer. Today the church is facing a similarRead more
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Nerdiness isn’t anything new. While the subject matter has changed and the obsessions are different, nerds have been around since the beginning. Even the Bible is littered with nerds of the highest caliber. Here are the top five nerds of the Bible. Jacob Jacob may be known as the father of Israel, but he alsoRead more
Summer camp is not the ideal situation for nerds. I went to summer camp for the first time in the summer of 1994, the summer before my 8th grade year. This was a rough time in my life because Star Trek: The Next Generation had just finished two months earlier. I also didn’t know anyRead more
What if Jesus was like Captain Kirk? Jesus would have named Peter’s fishing boat the Enterprise. The Sermon on the Mount would have been twice as long with all of the pregnant pauses. Jesus would have told the Romans that they reminded him of the Romulans. The Big Three of Peter, John and James wouldRead more
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9 In his epistle to the Ephesian church, the Apostle Paul writes that our salvation is a gift from God, not basedRead more
Star Wars is our great modern mythology. Most people probably know more about Luke Skywalker’s struggles against the Empire than they do about Odysseus’ journey to get home. I know that’s true for me; I was supposed to read The Odyssey my freshman year in high school but it was long with small printing. SinceRead more