Earlier this week I wrote about my non-nerdy friends and how we manage to be best friends because of our common foundation: Jesus. Jesus is the best foundation for any relationship but nerdiness can help strengthen that foundation. I’m amazed at the community and friendships that have developed here at TheChristianNerd. There are so manyRead more
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My junior high. Junior high was the worst. Since last June I have been more involved with the junior high ministry at our church. For my first five years as a youth pastor I was directly involved with high school and oversaw junior high. For the past 10 months I have been directly involved withRead more
If you want to be cool with young kids these days then you need to brush up on your Skylanders knowledge. Skylanders is a video game from Activision. In the game the player controls different monsters that are associated with one of eight elements. The monsters can only be unlocked, though, if the player buysRead more
I’m in Las Vegas again. I think I’ve written seven or eight posts while in Vegas, which seems like a lot for a Christian blogger who doesn’t live in Vegas. I wasn’t planning on coming to Vegas until a few days ago. My family from Hawaii is in Vegas for a few days but IRead more
FINALLY!!! The beginning of Daylight Saving Time is one of my favorite days of the year. While I don’t enjoy losing an hour of sleep (especially before preaching in main service) I do love that it stays light later. I don’t like the fall and winter; I get moodier as day turns to night earlierRead more
One of my favorite shows growing up was The Wonder Years. I don’t think I fully understood everything that was happening, but I saw a lot of myself in Paul Pfeiffer and wanted to marry Winnie Cooper. I really enjoyed the theme song for The Wonder Years, which was Joe Cocker’s “A Little Help FromRead more