I consider myself to be a pretty big nerd. I’m well versed in a number of nerdclinations and keep adopting new ones, most recently Dr. Who. Even though I rep all sorts of nerd cred I have a deep, dark, non-nerdy secret. I love sports. I love watching sports. I love reading about sports. IRead more
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I’ve been playing video games most of my life. The first video game I remember playing was The Smurfs on the Atari 2600. Since I’ve been playing video games so long, I associate different games with different seasons of my life. With the release of the first Halo 4 gameplay video yesterday, I began thinking through myRead more
I wasn’t that sure I was going to see Snow White and the Huntsman. I don’t really like the Snow White fairy tale and I’m not a huge Kirsten Stewart fan. The trailers piqued my interest, though, so I made my way to the theater to see that girl with skin white as snow, lipsRead more
I’ve reached the point in The Prisoner of Azkaban where I find it difficult to put the book down. There’s a slow roll at the beginning but once stuff starts happening at Hogwarts it happens quickly. In chapters 10-13 we learn about Sirius Black’s relationship with Harry’s father, we see Harry’s attempt to defeat theRead more
I’ve written a lot about my prayer life on this blog. Probably because it’s one of the areas in which I need the most growth. Prayer has always been a struggle for me and I’ve shared some of those struggles. I used an Orthodox prayer book for a while and for a season I haveRead more
This week our pastoral staff is spending some time in Malibu on a little spiritual retreat. It’s good for everyone to take some time away and give some directed attention to our spiritual lives. Our lives are so full and so busy that we often need to take time away in order to clearly hearRead more