What’s better than one Captain Kirk? Two Captain Kirks, obviously. That dream became a reality in the original series episode “The Enemy Within” as well as Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. In The Undiscovered Country two Kirks led to the classic trope “Spot the Imposter.” The shapeshifter Martia takes Kirk’s form and the twoRead more
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The final part of my ordination process involved sitting before a committee of nine other pastors from my denomination. They asked me questions for well over an hour, picking apart the doctrinal statement that I had written. I did the best I could answering their questions, but one of them almost stumped me. I amRead more
The New Year is a weird time. Other than needing a new calendar, there’s not really a big difference between December 31 and January 01. People may have stayed up a little later on December 31, but when a New Year strikes we’re still the same people we were at 11:59. However, every time aRead more
I really feel like my love for sports hurts my nerd credibility. I should probably listen to nerdier podcasts, but I’m too busy listening to sports talk radio and shows about the NBA. My love for sports, though, led to The Christian Nerd’s most popular post this year. This post is definitely about sports, butRead more
I really love Jesus; I love him even more than Star Wars. So as much as I enjoy writing about my favorite nerdclinations, I get really excited to write about Jesus. I’ve tried to be open and honest about my faith on The Christian Nerd, the good and the bad. This post, this year’s secondRead more
I love music even though the amount of time I listen to it has taken a hit because of podcasts. This post is about a song to which I became addicted and kept playing over and over. I haven’t listened to “Shut Up and Dance” for a while, but it’s still a catchy tune. PerhapsRead more