This past weekend Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, was crowned Miss America. Davuluri’s parents were born in India and immigrated to the United States. Davuluri was born in the United States, is an American citizen and a great example of our nation’s diversity. Some people didn’t share that sentiment, though. After Davuluri won the MissRead more
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Thankfully I’ve never been addicted to any sort of drug or substance. Unfortunately I am currently addicted to Candy Crush. Candy Crush is a puzzle game that can be played on mobile devices and Facebook. One of the biggest lures of Candy Crush is its ability to send and receive extra lives from your FacebookRead more
Alycia and I are on our way home from Las Vegas today. Every time I leave Las Vegas I am now reminded of a trip I took at the end of 2010, just a few days before I started The Christian Nerd. On that trip I learned the power of social media and what it’sRead more
Childhood cancer is one of the surest signs that the world is not as it should be. Almost everyone’s life has been impacted by cancer in some way. Unfortunately a lot of children have been personally impacted by cancer as the disease has ravaged their bodies. When faced with something as awful as childhood cancerRead more
Yesterday my Instagram feed turned into a eulogy for Vine. After its most recent update, Instagram now allows its users to post 15-second videos along with filtered photos of food. Instagram’s newest feature has led many to believe that Twitter’s Vine, which allows users to post 6-second videos, will go the way of MySpace, HD-DVDRead more
Snapchat is one of the newest social media available to smart phone users. I haven’t jumped on the Snapchat wagon yet and don’t plan on it. My students, however, are very fond of it. Snapchat allows its users to quickly send pictures back and forth to each other; it’s basically a faster form of pictureRead more