Luke, Han, Leia. Kirk, Spock, McCoy. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman. Every series has its main characters, the ones who get the most lines, the most screen time and the most panels. The main characters obviously hold a special place in our hearts because most of the action focuses on them. However, each series has itsRead more
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Here’s a wonderful guest post from my friend and podcast cohost, Ron Offringa. As we talked about on The Christian Nerd Podcast, I’ve been obsessed with Destiny lately. Destiny was the first game I purchased for Playstation 4; in spite of some of its flaws, it’s addictive and fun to play. One of Destiny’s massiveRead more
There is so much in our universe that is completely unknown to us. We know something about the planets in our own solar system, but after that we’re pretty clueless. We know that there billions of stars with billions more planets, but we don’t know anything about them. Maybe V’ger really will come back toRead more
Part of leaving my job as a youth pastor and pursuing speaking and writing involves moving in with my in-laws. Alycia’s mom and her husband are two of the kindest and most generous people I know. Even before all the transitions we’re going through, they wanted us to move in with them. They have beenRead more
On this week’s very special episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast, Scott and Ron are joined by their friend Jon Lee. They kick off the episode by discussing Apple’s new products in Nerd News. They spend most of the episode with their Nerdy Draft, picking which nerdclinations they would take with them on a desert island.Read more
This holiday season is shaping up to be pretty awesome. Just to be clear, when I say “holiday season” I mean Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. I don’t include Halloween because Halloween sucks. It’s easily my least favorite holiday and I can’t wait for the calendar to turn from October to November. I imagine whenRead more