I have been a fan of the Chicago Cubs for as long as I can remember. I was born in Chicago but my family moved back to California when I was three years old. I don’t remember anything from my time in Chicago but I was always proud to have been born in the WindyRead more
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According to @StarWarsCount0, there are only 115 days left until the release of The Force Awakens. My level of excitement for the next installment of the Star Wars universe cannot be matched by anything else. I was super excited for Age of Ultron and I am ecstatic for Civil War, but nothing comes close toRead more
Today is Alycia and my fifth wedding anniversary. In some ways it seems like we’ve been married longer and in other ways it seems like we were just walking down the aisle. This year has been one of exciting new ventures. Alycia has spent this entire year back in school getting her credential to teachRead more
Yesterday I wrote about John Oliver’s piece on televangelists. We can all agree that taking advantage of someone’s genuine faith for personal gain is deplorable. We can take comfort in James 3:1, which says: Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged moreRead more
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is a great show. While I don’t watch it regularly, I have enjoyed watching Oliver take on subjects like net neutrality and FIFA’s corruption. On the most recent episode, Oliver set his sights on televangelists. The segment was both hilarious and sickening, especially as someone who loves Jesus andRead more
When the video for “…Baby One More Time” hit MTV in November of 1998 I was 17 years old. Along with 12-year-old girls, I was pretty much in the target demographic for Britney Spears’ ascent in pop music. While I wouldn’t have readily admitted it back then, I was a huge fan of Britney’s musicRead more