I’ve always enjoyed singing. In the fifth grade I told my mom that I wanted to be in the children’s musical at church, much to her surprise. I performed in our church’s choirs for children and junior high students. In high school I started singing on our high school worship team and by the timeRead more
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The last two movies I’ve seen have been all about artificial intelligence. In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ultron wears his intentions on his metal sleeves and lets the Avengers know his plans for world destruction. In Ex Machina, the AI is less upfront about her intentions, which creates even more tension than Ultron and allRead more
Jesus told Peter that the gates of Hades wouldn’t overcome the church, but millennials leaving the church might. Just kidding. The Church is exploding in other parts of the world, but those of us in the United States should be concerned with an apparent exodus of millennials. CNN.com had a story on a Pew ResearchRead more
I’ve been a fan of musicals for quite some time. In junior high my friend, Jimmy, and I would regularly listen to The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack. I didn’t even see the actual show until I was 29, but I had all of the lyrics to each song memorized by the time I wasRead more
On this week’s episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast,Scott and Ron begin with “The Nerd News.” They discuss Vanity Fair’s article on The Force Awakens and they also share some very confused thoughts about Secret Wars #1. In “From the Blog” they talk about Jeremy Renner’s use of the word “slut” to describe Black Widow. ScottRead more
Yesterday I wrote about my favorite female comic book characters. Jeremy Renner reneged on his apology for calling Black Widow a slut during an interview. That kind of objectification and misogyny, even if it’s just for a fictional character, can impact how we treat people in the real world. So to balance out Renner’s opinions,Read more