Since I work with students I need to stay up on as many adolescent trends as possible. Snapchat’s popularity skyrocketed this year as did its potential dangers. I’m all for social media and changing technologies, but we need to be aware of how they’re influencing our behavior. Snaphack is just another social mediumRead more
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I’ll be taking the next two weeks off. Christmas is this week and then I’ve got some vacation time lined up with Alycia. There won’t be posting this week but there will be some new content next week. Next week I’ll do my annual countdown of the top 5 posts from this year at TheRead more
Earlier this year I compiled a list ranking my favorite Star Trek movies. I had seen all of the movies but hadn’t seen some of them for a long time. I decided to watch and review each movie in chronological order. Now, after 12 weeks of watching Star Trek movies and reviewing each one, I’mRead more
I always get sick at the worst times. I’ve come down with a pretty gnarly cold that had me taking a four-hour nap yesterday afternoon. I’d be all right with a cold, except we’ve got a trip with our high school students to Hollywood this weekend. We’ll be spending the weekend setting up for aRead more
In my second post ever at The Christian Nerd I wrote that Christians like playing board games because they give us an opportunity to boast. Now we’ll say that we like playing board games because they help us build community while having some good, clean fun. And while that may be true, deep down IRead more
‘Tis the season for gift exchanges. I have already participated in one gift exchange, I’ve got another tonight and another tomorrow night. White elephant gift exchanges are fun but no one ever really ends up with something they want. More intentional gift exchanges can be more successful unless someone ends up with a homemade ovenRead more