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Christmas Eve is a week from today, which means a week from today many of us will find ourselves at church celebrating the birth of Christ. Ever since I started working at a church I have spent my Christmas Eves at work. I don’t mind, though; it’s a lot of fun seeing friends and family,Read more

I love Costco; it is probably my favorite store. Since it’s only Alycia and me, people wonder how we could ever use that much toilet paper or that much cheese. I think people underestimate my desire for cleanliness and my love of smoked Gouda. I was walking through Costco yesterday looking for obscenely large jarsRead more

I’ve spent most of my life in southern California and didn’t see the world famous Hollywood sign until I was well into my 20s. I first saw the sign when I was at a church in East Hollywood. East Hollywood isn’t nearly as glamorous as other parts of Hollywood. In fact it’s fairly impoverished andRead more

I love Christmas and I love Christmas traditions. I loved gathering with most of my family on Christmas Eve for a traditional Swedish smorgasbord. I loved waking up on Christmas morning and eating my mom’s homemade cinnamon rolls. I loved reading the Christmas story before opening presents. In more recent years I’ve loved waking upRead more

I chose to start The Christian Nerd almost four years ago. I love my blog and can’t believe that I’m coming up on my thousandth post. I’m fascinated by the intersection of nerd culture and Christian faith, but I could have easily started The Christian Sports Fan. I’ve always worried that my love for sportsRead more

@MarnieTheDog I love a lot about the Internet. I love the immediacy of information. I love connecting with people from all over the world. And I love Marnie the Dog. Marnie is my favorite Internet celebrity. She is a rescue dog who lives in New York. She has 710,000 followers on Instagram and has aRead more