Our church’s Vacation Bible School begins today. There’s nothing like hundreds of children screaming, laughing, having fun and learning about Jesus. Every VBS curriculum is basically the same. They revolve around a selection of stories from the Bible, some sort of animal mascots, some crafts and an overarching theme that sets ties everything together. InRead more
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With the influx of super hero movies this summer, I thought it would be fun to look at Bible characters who could have been super heroes. Here are five Bible characters who could stand alongside the Green Lantern and Captain America. Elijah One of my favorite Bible stories is Elijah’s showdown with the prophets ofRead more
As I write this my wife is playing Little Big Planet of her own accord. She’s awesome and has definitely spent more time with a controller in her hand this week than I have. I haven’t played video games much this week because my friend accidentally took my copy of Dragon Age: Origins 2 andRead more
Yesterday I spent the day at Six Flags Magic Mountain with our student ministry. It was a great day of hanging out with students, talking while waiting and riding roller coasters. One ride I didn’t make it on was Superman: Escape from Krypton. Even though I didn’t make it on the ride, I saw SupermanRead more
This past weekend I saw J.J. Abrams’ new movie Super 8. I never watched Lost or Alias. My only real connection with Abrams is Star Trek, which I loved. I was excited for Super 8 since I saw the first trailers and got more excited as I realized it was an homage to Spielberg classicsRead more
Popular sporting events can always cause trouble for nerds. The day after the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat for the NBA Championship, nerds could find themselves at a loss in conversations about LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki or the Larry O’Brien Trophy. To help nerds better understand the 2011 NBA Finals, here is a nerdyRead more