Out of the Silent Planet really hit its stride in this section of the book. The first eight chapters tremendously set the scene and the characters. Chapters 9-16, though, gave us deeper insights into Malacandra and its inhabitants. I thoroughly enjoyed Ransom’s time with the Hrossa. It seemed odd that the hero of C.S. Lewis’sRead more
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Some people have claimed that I’m a bit of a Halloween Scrooge. In fact, I even made this assertion about myself. Like Scrooge’s name is synonymous with hating Christmas, I want my name to be synonymous with hating Halloween. But I don’t want to change. — Scott Higa (@ScottHiga) September 24, 2015 I don’t likeRead more
“The Woman Who Lived” is probably my favorite episode so far of this season. The episode thrived on the chemistry between Peter Capaldi and Maisie Williams. I definitely hope we see more of Ashildr in the Doctor’s future; she could be a tremendous frenemy for our favorite Gallifreyan. Their chemistry worked so well because theirRead more
We’ve been living with my in-laws for a little over a week. It has been great. My in-laws are generous, kind and hospitable. They are always going out of their way to make sure that we’re comfortable and settling in well. They’ve opened up their house to Alycia and me and have done everything theyRead more
This week’s episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast is all about Taylor Swift, trusting in God and C.S. Lewis in space. Scott and Ron kick off the episode by discussing Jessica Jones and some new music in Nerd News. In From the Blog they share their thoughts on God knowing our pain and what that means for us. They tackle theRead more
If you ever start reading a book for your blog, might I suggest not starting it the week you move. I managed to read the first eight chapters of Out of the Silent Planet, but I felt like I was in the eighth grade again, waiting until the last minute to write a book report.Read more