Earlier this week I wrote about J.J. Abrams directing Episode 7. I wrote that he’s a good choice to continue the Star Wars saga and that he will be a great steward of the franchise. Faithful reader and commenter, Mike, shared that Abrams’ faithful stewardship of Star Wars could encourage us to faithfully steward thoseRead more
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After 522 posts here at TheChristianNerd, I definitely consider myself a blogger. I’m not a professional blogger but I am a committed blogger. That being said, though, first and foremost I consider myself a youth pastor and last night I had one of my most special nights ever as a youth pastor. Last night myRead more
News broke last Thursday that J.J. Abrams, the most powerful of all nerds, has been tapped by Disney and Lucasfilm to direct Star Wars: Episode 7. I missed this breaking news by about an hour because I was too busy playing Temple Run 2. One of the things to which I was most looking forwardRead more
In my Winter/Spring Nerdy Movie Preview I had this to say about Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters: If we set our expectations low enough, though, we may find ourselves thoroughly enjoying Hawkeye killing witches and taking candy. I went into Hansel and Gretel with extremely low expectations and I was not disappointed. I expected over-the-topRead more
Even after not really seeing her since the end of The Order of the Phoenix, I still don’t like Dolores Umbridge. She’s terrible and at this point I hope the worst things happen to her instead of to Draco. The break-in at the Ministry was an early highlight of The Deathly Hallows as was Harry’sRead more
Marvel’s movie Guardians of the Galaxy is scheduled to begin shooting in a few months. While the movie has its director in James Gunn, there haven’t been any announcements about actors filling the roles of Star-Lord, Drax, Groot and Gamora. There also haven’t been any announcements concerning the role of Rocket Raccoon but some recentRead more