We often compare our lives with God to a journey. “How long have you been walking with Jesus?” “I’m just trying to find my way with God.” “I want to finish running the race.” This imagery makes sense because it’s all throughout the New Testament. Paul and the writer of Hebrews compare our lives withRead more
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I keep seeing trailers for movies that I probably won’t get to see until they’re on Blu-ray. We’re really close to the birth of our daughter, which means we’re really close to losing a lot of our free time. Most of my friends who have kids tell me that it’s difficult to make it toRead more
I didn’t even know that there was going to be a trailer for Rogue One until one of my friends texted me about it. Apparently ABC was aggressively advertising that the trailer would premier on Good Morning America. My friend asked me what Rogue One was and I got excited for the first look atRead more
Earlier this week I wrote about my excitement for Opening Day. The Cubs are 2-0, thanks in part to one of their top starting pitchers, Jon Lester. Here’s a post I wrote when Lester signed and how sports meet our God-given need to belong. I chose to start The Christian Nerd almost four years ago.Read more
Hustle. Over the past 18 months to two years, I would say that hustle has been one of the buzziest buzzwords on the Internet. Everyone, from authors to rappers to entrepreneurs, has been talking about their hustle. Hustle is no longer just a verb, but it’s also our work ethic; we compare our hustle toRead more
Last night the Chicago Cubs began their 2016 season with a win against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. (I wrote that last sentence before the game started so I hope that it came true). It’s a weird year for me as a Cubs fan. For most of my life the Cubs have been terribleRead more