As I wrote about yesterday I was on a retreat this week. I had a great time getting away, spending time in solitude and connecting with God. The setting was very conducive to the retreat as we were tucked away in the foothills at a beautiful Catholic retreat center. I can only imagine that thingsRead more
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In the Venn diagram of The Christian Nerd’s content this post is going to be a little more personal. This week I am in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains on a retreat for the pastoral staff from our church. In the past when our team got away it was to work on ourRead more
Yesterday Microsoft announced the release of the successor to the Xbox 360: the Xbox One. While some mothers may be confused as to why their children want a console that came out in 2001 (I stole that joke from my friend Chris’s Twitter), most everyone will know that this is the next step in Microsoft’sRead more
While we may not know that much about Episode 7, Disney did announce yesterday the direction of the animated Star Wars universe. Star Wars Rebels will be an all-new animated Star Wars series that focuses on the era between Episode 3 and Episode 4. Check out the announcement video below for some more details. [youtubeRead more
I’ve already written a review for Star Trek Into Darkness. I loved the movie and I feel like that puts me in the minority of most hardcore Star Trek fans. A lot of my friends have seen STID and they really liked it. Unfortunately, though, none of them are really big Star Trek fans. IRead more
Star Trek Into Darkness was great. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier was not great. I haven’t seen Star Trek V in a long time but I clearly remember the camping scene in Yosemite. Kirk, Bones and Spock spend time in community with each other, unplugging from the world around them. It’s interesting to seeRead more