It’s hard to believe that The Return of the King came out 11 years ago. At that time I was sad to see Peter Jackson’s epic saga come to an end. I loved his version of Middle-earth and the grand scale of The Lord of the Rings. I have enjoyed Jackson’s return to Middle-earth inRead more
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Yesterday I wrote a post about the spiritual side of the nativity. Here’s a post from my first Christmas at The Christian Nerd about the nerdier side of the nativity. As long as I can remember my family always had a nativity scene we pulled out for Christmas. When I was younger our nativity sceneRead more
Christmas Eve is a week from today, which means a week from today many of us will find ourselves at church celebrating the birth of Christ. Ever since I started working at a church I have spent my Christmas Eves at work. I don’t mind, though; it’s a lot of fun seeing friends and family,Read more
I love Costco; it is probably my favorite store. Since it’s only Alycia and me, people wonder how we could ever use that much toilet paper or that much cheese. I think people underestimate my desire for cleanliness and my love of smoked Gouda. I was walking through Costco yesterday looking for obscenely large jarsRead more
I’ve spent most of my life in southern California and didn’t see the world famous Hollywood sign until I was well into my 20s. I first saw the sign when I was at a church in East Hollywood. East Hollywood isn’t nearly as glamorous as other parts of Hollywood. In fact it’s fairly impoverished andRead more
I love Christmas and I love Christmas traditions. I loved gathering with most of my family on Christmas Eve for a traditional Swedish smorgasbord. I loved waking up on Christmas morning and eating my mom’s homemade cinnamon rolls. I loved reading the Christmas story before opening presents. In more recent years I’ve loved waking upRead more