I love meat. I’m a carnivore through and through. I feel a sense of great sadness when someone tells me that he or she is a vegetarian. I feel sad because I know that they’re missing out on something that has brought me so much joy. However, I am disturbed by the creation narratives inRead more
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We were flipping through the DirecTV guide on our water ski trip and Star Trek: The Next Generation was on. From the description of the episode I was able to correctly name the episode. I could have even given a complete synopsis of the episode but, for some reason, no one seemed interested. In thatRead more
Even though I spent the last two weeks in Honduras I have still been able to observe all the hype surrounding Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. In its opening weekend the movie had the biggest opening ever, making $168 million. Facebook was littered with statuses of people expressing grief and tears thatRead more
For the next week and a half I will be in Honduras on a mission trip with my church. Our group will be building a church and running VBS for the village. I’m excited to see what God does during the trip and how he works in and through our team. Thinking about our team,Read more
A lot of my friends growing up were nerds. I had a friend in the 8th grade who wore his Starfleet uniform shirt for his class picture, complete with comm badge and captain’s rank insignia. Obviously, for the rest of that year, he was known as “Star Trek guy”, which didn’t seem to bother himRead more
Nerds are known for their encyclopedic knowledge of useless information. For instance, I can identify almost any Star Trek: The Next Generation episode by name within 30 seconds. I’m a little worse with seasons one, six and seven, but I pretty much bat a thousand with seasons two through five. That’s pretty much useless knowledge,Read more