I was a pastor for a little over eight years. I loved that job; it was a tremendous opportunity to earn a living literally doing the Lord’s work. I often referred to my pastor job as a fake job, though. I did actual work and put in my hours, but it definitely wasn’t like aRead more
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Last night the Chicago Cubs won their first postseason game since 2003. In 2003 I was still in college, I was still working at EB Games and I hadn’t even met Alycia yet (which is probably a good thing because she was 16). I remember the last time the Cubs won a postseason game beforeRead more
Is every episode this season going to be two parts? Based up on the titles of the episodes this season I have a feeling they’re going to be. While “The Magician’s Apprentice” felt like it was spinning its wheels until “The Witch’s Familiar,” “Under the Lake” had enough excitement and action to be a greatRead more
I spent this past weekend in Hawaii celebrating my grandma’s 85th birthday. Her birthday was in January, but two of her brothers and their wives came to Hawaii from Okinawa to celebrate her. It was a great weekend and not just because I was in Hawaii. I had an amazing time getting to know myRead more
This week’s episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast is all about Nexus phones and whether or not seeking justice can involve violence.. Scott and Ron kick off the episode with Nerd News and talk about Google’s new phone and water on Mars.. In From the Blog they talk about a hero who rescued a blind student from gettingRead more
This week has been a little rough. Leaving my job as a youth pastor was difficult. Even though I know I’m doing what God has called me to do, it was still hard to have my last two nights at youth group. After I spent 20 minutes crying on Tuesday night, I thought for sureRead more