I love that Bilbo decided to name the story of his adventures There And Back Again. After everything he had done and all the distance he had traveled, Bilbo ended back where he started: The Shire. While I haven’t battled trolls or slayed dragons, I am back where I began, at least back where IRead more
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Queen once asked the question, “Who wants to live forever?” I don’t think I would want to live forever. Paul wrote that to be absent from the body is to be present with Christ. So if I were to live forever, I wouldn’t get to see Jesus until his return. Now that could be tomorrowRead more
On this week’s episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast we discussed how to find a mentor. We’re never going to get very far in life if we don’t have someone more experienced guiding us. Here’s a #TBT post about mentors. Luke benefitted from his time with Obi-Wan. Frodo benefitted from his time with Gandalf. HarryRead more
I had a hard time last month finding any sort of rhythm in my life. Alycia started teaching and all the hard work I’d done over the previous year to get my life in sync went out the window. Spending time with Jesus, running and writing all took a hit as I simply tried toRead more
Why do we fall? To get back up. With great power comes great responsibility. Do or do not, there is no try. Our favorite nerdclinations are full of valuable life lessons. I’ve never carried the One Ring, but I’ve gleaned enough wisdom from Gandalf to help me sidestep a few pitfalls in my life. SoRead more
The Olympics will wrap up this weekend. I enjoy the Olympics and have been watching a lot of the coverage. Here’s a post I wrote after the London Olympics about some of the nerdiest events. The 2012 Olympics came to a close last night. Over the past two weeks I have watched a lot ofRead more