Yesterday was a holiday and I spent the entire day getting ready to have some friends over for dinner. Then I spent the entire evening watching the Warriors win their Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder to advanced to the NBA Finals. I didn’t really have a lot of time or motivation to write,Read more
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I am writing this post on Thursday night while watching Game 5 of the Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder series. Currently the game is tied and I don’t know if I can take it. The Warriors had the best regular season of all time and now they’re on the brink of elimination. (The Thunder haveRead more
I love being a father. The past five days have been amazing. So many moments in Clara’s short life are already permanently etched in my mind. Hanging out in the nursery as Clara went through all of her initial tests minutes after she was born. Changing her first diaper and being shocked at how soRead more
I’m a huge sports fan, so much so that I think it hurts my nerd cred. Even though I don’t play that many sports, I’ve watched them since I was young. I’ve paid for MLB.TV for years, I’ve played fantasy football since the early 2000s and I watched or listened to at least part ofRead more
Earlier this week I wrote about my excitement for Opening Day. The Cubs are 2-0, thanks in part to one of their top starting pitchers, Jon Lester. Here’s a post I wrote when Lester signed and how sports meet our God-given need to belong. I chose to start The Christian Nerd almost four years ago.Read more
Last night the Chicago Cubs began their 2016 season with a win against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. (I wrote that last sentence before the game started so I hope that it came true). It’s a weird year for me as a Cubs fan. For most of my life the Cubs have been terribleRead more