Our favorite movies rarely feature moments of calm and serenity. And, if they do, those moments are usually short and fleeting. The Avengers enjoying some shawarma. Luke, Leia, R2-D2 and C-3PO staring at a newly forming galaxy. The Fellowship eating a meal and practicing their sword fighting on a serene mountainside. All of these momentsRead more
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For a long time everything was real life. Even when I was pretending to be Cyclops during recess, that was still real life. Now, though, with so much of our lives taking place online, we delineate between our online lives and our real lives. One of my favorite parts about The Christian Nerd is meetingRead more
This week has been a little rough. Leaving my job as a youth pastor was difficult. Even though I know I’m doing what God has called me to do, it was still hard to have my last two nights at youth group. After I spent 20 minutes crying on Tuesday night, I thought for sureRead more
Three years ago I had the opportunity to go to Hawaii twice in three months. In June of 2012 I had a trip planned with my family and in September of 2012 I won a trip from a radio station. Those two vacations were two of the best I’d ever been on; I loved visitingRead more
Dorothy was right: there is no place like home. As much as I enjoy going on mission trips, there really is no place like home. I’m a homebody to begin with, so spending a week away from my home really takes a lot out of me. I miss my wife. I miss my dog. IRead more
Some of our favorite nerdclinations tell us to lift our eyes and look up. We’re told to look in the sky because it could be a bird, it could be a plane or it could be Superman. Star Trek encourages us to look to the stars and hope for a future in which humanity hasRead more