Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday is a day to reflect on our mortality; we come from ashes and to ashes we will return. In the past I’ve written about those nerdy characters who wanted to cheat death. This year I thought we’d kick off Ash Wednesday and LentRead more
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Christmas Eve is a week from today, which means a week from today many of us will find ourselves at church celebrating the birth of Christ. Ever since I started working at a church I have spent my Christmas Eves at work. I don’t mind, though; it’s a lot of fun seeing friends and family,Read more
I love Christmas and I love Christmas traditions. I loved gathering with most of my family on Christmas Eve for a traditional Swedish smorgasbord. I loved waking up on Christmas morning and eating my mom’s homemade cinnamon rolls. I loved reading the Christmas story before opening presents. In more recent years I’ve loved waking upRead more
Over a decade after its final release, the Lord of the Rings trilogy is still one of my favorite film series. I’ve enjoyed The Hobbit movies but they haven’t quite matched the magic of the LOTR films. In honor of Thanksgiving and Peter Jackson’s first trilogy of movies, here’s what a Lord of the RingsRead more
In honor of Thanksgiving, here’s a post I published in the first year of The Christian Nerd. I’ve never seen the Star Wars Christmas Special. I’ve heard that it is insane, terrible and awesome all at the same time. It does seem a little odd that inhabitants of a galaxy far, far away would engageRead more
In Southern California November doesn’t look anything like the picture above. It did actually rain this past weekend but today the forecast calls for sunshine and temperatures in the upper 80s. I’ve also never seen leaves change colors like in the picture above, mostly because palm trees don’t have leaves. Even though Southern California NovemberRead more