Dorothy was right: there is no place like home. As much as I enjoy going on mission trips, there really is no place like home. I’m a homebody to begin with, so spending a week away from my home really takes a lot out of me. I miss my wife. I miss my dog. IRead more
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This isn’t the first time I’ve gone on an international mission trip with students. In 2011 I was part of a team to Honduras that included seven of our high school students. I wasn’t leading that trip, but I definitely felt some responsibility for the students that we brought. Our church has been working inRead more
The Prime Directive is Starfleet’s most fundamental governing principle. It states that Starfleet personnel should never interfere with other cultures and civilizations. This includes not getting involved with other advanced civilization’s civil wars or influencing the progression of less developed cultures. The Prime Directive is all about non-interference and not engaging with different cultures inRead more
If you’ve been listening to The Christian Nerd Podcast you’ll know that this week I am on a mission trip to Guatemala. We’ve taken a group of high school students to a community outside of Antigua to install water filtration systems and spend time with the people. So in honor of my mission trip, I’veRead more
Tonight I am leaving on a jet plane for Guatemala. I’ve got content scheduled to go up next week but for today I thought I’d share an older post. I’ll be flying to Guatemala on an airplane, which will probably be more efficient than any of these biblical modes of transportation. My truck is havingRead more
Last month Verizon purchased AOL for $4.4 billion. This was news to me because I didn’t think AOL still existed. Little did I know that AOL still has 2.34 million subscribers as well as a highly successful digital advertising division. According to The Verge, Verizon is mostly interested in AOL’s digital advertising; Verizon hopes toRead more