Which looks more authentic: Endor or Mustafar? Over the weekend at Star Wars Celebration Europe, Kathleen Kennedy, the head of Lucasfilm, announced that Episode VII would follow the original trilogy’s example and use more practical locations and effects. I thought that the prequels relied too heavily on green screen and CGI, so I’m happy to hearRead more
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Marvel kicked off its cinematic universe five years ago with the release of the original Iron Man. It seems hard to believe that in the half decade since, Marvel has given us five more movies in that universe, capped off by last summer’s The Avengers. The last five years have been nerdvana for those ofRead more
At youth group this week we’ve been learning about conflict resolution. We all experience interpersonal conflict at some point in our lives. We get in arguments with siblings about using the bathroom in the morning. We get in heated exchanges with coworkers over what we think is best for a project. We get in frostyRead more
Yesterday was one of my best friend’s birthdays. A lot of adults see the term “best friend” as juvenile but I love it. I use the term “best friend” for two of my friends, my best friends. They know it. Alycia knows it. Everyone else knows it. Since he is my best friend I obviouslyRead more
Earlier this week I wrote about my non-nerdy friends and how we manage to be best friends because of our common foundation: Jesus. Jesus is the best foundation for any relationship but nerdiness can help strengthen that foundation. I’m amazed at the community and friendships that have developed here at TheChristianNerd. There are so manyRead more
My junior high. Junior high was the worst. Since last June I have been more involved with the junior high ministry at our church. For my first five years as a youth pastor I was directly involved with high school and oversaw junior high. For the past 10 months I have been directly involved withRead more