Star Trek celebrated its 45th anniversary last week. Since its inception, the original series has given way to five additional series and 11 movies. Star Trek imagines a future in which humanity has neared its full potential and rid itself of disease, war, famine, prejudice and pesky religions. Even though the Star Trek universe isRead more
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Yesterday Alycia and I got to spend time with my grandpa and his wife. My grandma passed away 6 years ago and my grandpa’s new wife is amazing and completely age appropriate. At the end of September they are going on a 30-day cruise to Hawaii and Tahiti. Even though I’m only 29-years-old retirement soundsRead more
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
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