I chose to start The Christian Nerd almost four years ago. I love my blog and can’t believe that I’m coming up on my thousandth post. I’m fascinated by the intersection of nerd culture and Christian faith, but I could have easily started The Christian Sports Fan. I’ve always worried that my love for sportsRead more
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@MarnieTheDog I love a lot about the Internet. I love the immediacy of information. I love connecting with people from all over the world. And I love Marnie the Dog. Marnie is my favorite Internet celebrity. She is a rescue dog who lives in New York. She has 710,000 followers on Instagram and has aRead more
If anyone doubted the cultural impact of Star Wars, we only need look at how much 88 seconds of footage influenced popular culture. The Force Awakens trailer spawned numerous spoofs, countless questions and even a Saturday Night Live skit. As much as the trailer moved the needle, though, there is one person who hasn’t evenRead more
It has actually rained for two days in a row in Southern California. For some of you that may not seem like a big deal, but here in the southern portion of the Golden State that many consecutive days of rain is fairly rare. In fact, in the past year, I can’t remember another timeRead more
I have a very limited knowledge of the DC Universe. I’ve never ready any DC comics. Most of my DC information comes from Batman: The Animated Series, all the Batman movies and all the Superman movies. Even with my limited familiarity, though, I was intrigued by the announcement of a Suicide Squad movie. And, afterRead more
In the past we had a smaller circle of people to whom we compared ourselves. We may have compared our vacation to our sibling’s vacation. We may have compared our waistline to our friend’s waistline. We may have compared our car to our neighbor’s car. We may have compared our office to our coworker’s office.Read more