We’re wrapping up Valentine’s week here at The Christian Nerd by looking at the dark side of love. Not every couple can be as heroic as Cyclops and Jean Grey or as committed to each other like Carl and Ellie Fredricksen. Unfortunately, some of the worst couples can be found in God’s word. Here areRead more
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One of my favorite scenes in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe takes place in Age of Ultron. With all of the Avengers hanging out after a party, they each take turns trying to lift Thor’s hammer. All of them fail to move the mighty Mjölnir, except for Steve Rogers who gets it to budge, everRead more
One of my least favorite stories in the Bible is Abraham’s servant finding a wife for Isaac. I don’t mind the story in and of itself, but it’s one of the most repetitive passages in the Bible. Each portion of the story is told at least twice; it’s like listening to someone tell a storyRead more
I recently purchased the entire series of Star Trek: The Next Generation on Blu-ray. TNG is easily my favorite iteration of Star Trek. For years I would faithfully watch Picard and Crew at 7:00pm Monday through Friday, with new episodes at 8:00pm on Monday nights. Since I now own the entire series, I’ve been workingRead more
It’s hard to write a new post when I’m stuffed with turkey and stuffing. So here’s a post I wrote about Black Friday during The Christian Nerd’s first year. Today is Black Friday and a lot of people are going crazy. I’ve never waited in line for a Black Friday sale and I generally doRead more
Last night while making dinner I saw that Spider-Man was on TV. I haven’t watched it in years and, since there wasn’t a World Series game on, I thought I might as well give it a go. The movie came out 14 years ago and time has been kinder to it than I thought itRead more