Yesterday was America’s holiest day. The Super Bowl. I am a self-professed nerd; I’ve given myself the title “The Christian Nerd”. I have tons of nerd cred, especially when it comes to Star Wars and Star Trek. I always feel like my nerd cred can be doubted, though, because I love sports so much. ToRead more
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I thought things really picked up in Godric’s Hollow but they were nothing compared to chapters 19-24 of The Deathly Hallows. Harry found Gryffindor’s Sword, Ron returned, they were almost captured at Xenophilius Lovegood’s house, they learned about the Deathly Hallows, they were captured, they escaped, Dobby died and Voldemort found the Elder Wand. IfRead more
Earlier this week I wrote about J.J. Abrams directing Episode 7. I wrote that he’s a good choice to continue the Star Wars saga and that he will be a great steward of the franchise. Faithful reader and commenter, Mike, shared that Abrams’ faithful stewardship of Star Wars could encourage us to faithfully steward thoseRead more
After 522 posts here at TheChristianNerd, I definitely consider myself a blogger. I’m not a professional blogger but I am a committed blogger. That being said, though, first and foremost I consider myself a youth pastor and last night I had one of my most special nights ever as a youth pastor. Last night myRead more
News broke last Thursday that J.J. Abrams, the most powerful of all nerds, has been tapped by Disney and Lucasfilm to direct Star Wars: Episode 7. I missed this breaking news by about an hour because I was too busy playing Temple Run 2. One of the things to which I was most looking forwardRead more
In my Winter/Spring Nerdy Movie Preview I had this to say about Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters: If we set our expectations low enough, though, we may find ourselves thoroughly enjoying Hawkeye killing witches and taking candy. I went into Hansel and Gretel with extremely low expectations and I was not disappointed. I expected over-the-topRead more