I wrote this post after seeing the Sandcrawler building. Our church is functional but I would be much happier going to work in a Sandcrawler. This post got so many hits because, for a while, if you Googled “Helm’s Deep” the picture in this post was the top result. George Lucas is building a newRead more
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I spent yesterday working at a toy drive in Hollywood with our high school group. We were setting up everything so that thousands of toys and school supplies could be given away to almost 2,000 kids. It’s a great opportunity to serve others and make Christmas possible for some kids who might not experience itRead more
As long as I can remember my family always had a nativity scene we pulled out for Christmas. When I was younger our nativity scene had little porcelain figures that all surrounded a little porcelain Jesus. Then we got a more abstract nativity scene with just Joseph, Mary and Jesus that I stole when IRead more
“We need to talk.” Those are four of my least favorite words in the English language. Nothing good rarely follows those four words. When Greedo needed to talk to Han he ended up dead. When Gandalf needed to talk to Frodo the world almost ended. When Picard needed to talk to Kirk it’s because KirkRead more
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” Frodo was looking atRead more
I ditched church yesterday. As a pastor it’s a little embarrassing to admit that. However, I was celebrating a bachelor party for one of my best friends and I didn’t make it to church. It’s hard to make it to church every weekend. Throughout the course of a year something is going to pop upRead more