The story of the Israelites offers me hope. They saw some pretty amazing things, yet they still had a hard time listening to God and following his will. Take for example their entrance into the Promised Land. The Jordan River was overflowing its banks and would have been impossible to cross. I’ve been in theRead more
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10 years ago, on June 15, 2007, I had my first day of work at Community Baptist Church. I was six days removed from graduating from seminary and I was excited to start my first full-time job in ministry. On that first day, I remember hanging out with my intern and taking Polaroid pictures ofRead more
“Empress of Mars” was a bit of a letdown after the two most recent episodes of Doctor Who. The Ice Warriors were a nice throwback to older Who, but they really didn’t do much for me. I really wanted to spend more time with the Monks, but at least we got to see a littleRead more
The Warriors won the NBA Championship!!! I was up late watching the game and celebrating. I’ll be back tomorrow with a review of Doctor Who. I didn’t cry like I did when the Cubs won the World Series last year, but it had only been two years since the Warriors last one a championship, not 108Read more
On this week’s episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast we talk Dragon Ball Z, play a game and talk about finding friends who will help us move. Scott and Ron are back for another episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast. Jon Lee joins them for a discussion about Dragon Ball Z in What’s the Deal. Then they play ARead more
For years after I graduated from seminary, I was still in the rhythms of school and summer vacation. As a youth pastor our programming followed the school calendar and the summer meant beach trips, water games and summer camps. Basically, from 5-35 my life followed a rhythm of summer vacation. I’m no longer a youthRead more