I’ve grown up in the church my entire life. There are a lot of Christian phrases that get thrown around, some of which don’t make a lot of sense. Hedge of protection. Passing the peace. Fellowship hall. “Come, Lord Jesus” is another phrase that always confused me a little bit. I understood it conceptually, thatRead more
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It’s VBS season! Our church’s VBS starts next week and I’m excited to be a part of it. Here’s a #TBT post to some nerdy VBS themes. Our church’s Vacation Bible School begins today. There’s nothing like hundreds of children screaming, laughing, having fun and learning about Jesus. Every VBS curriculum is basically the same.Read more
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
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