aoao2 I am really excited for Avengers: Age of Ultron and The Force Awakens. I have been looking forward to both of these movies for quite some time, years in fact. With all of that build up, though, it’s easy to experience some amount of letdown. I think that both movies will be good andRead more
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I spent my day yesterday celebrating Easter. The day started by spending the morning at church, celebrating the resurrection with six services. Then Alycia and I spent the afternoon and evening celebrating with our families. I love Easter. Easter points us to the reality that everything changed when Jesus rose from the grave. The universeRead more
We’re nearing the end of Holy Week. Today is Good Friday, the day Christians reflect on Jesus’s sacrifice upon the cross. It’s both a day of solemn reflection and tempered hope. We know that the cross gives way to the empty tomb but we can’t be in too much of a rush to get toRead more
Holy Wednesday is sometimes known as Spy Wednesday. Today is the day during Holy Week that we remember Judas Iscariot’s betrayal of Jesus Christ. Spy Wednesday sounds a lot cooler than Betrayer Wednesday. If someone wanted me to participate in Spy Wednesday I’d be all about it but I’d think twice about participating in BetrayerRead more
From what I was able to find, Protestants and Roman Catholics don’t have a specific focus for Holy Tuesday. I guess it’s made holy by its association with Holy Monday and Holy Wednesday. I try to pull off the same thing when I go to church conferences; thankfully it’s not that difficult to find twoRead more
It’s Holy Week. Christians throughout history have used this week to prepare for Easter by focusing on Jesus’s life the week before his crucifixion. Stealing the idea from my friend, Kevin, over at The Undiscovered Country Project, I thought we could have ourselves our own Nerdy Holy Week here at TheChristianNerd. Holy Monday usually focusesRead more