Earlier this week Lucasfilm announced that principal photography had begun for Episode VIII. Rian (pronounced like “Ryan” and not “Ree-an”) Johnson has taken over directing duties from J.J. Abrams and, according to this production announcement video, is picking up right where Abrams left off. I’ve watched that video numerous times, more than I probably shouldRead more
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On this week’s episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast we talk about Scott’s first child and what we want to pass onto our children. In Nerd News Scott and Ron talk about Oracle’s lawsuit against Google and Episode VIII getting pushed back. In From the Blog Scott shares about his daughter, who will be born at the end of April, andRead more
This week the shortlist of actors to play a young version of Han Solo found its way onto the Internet. While I’m not entirely sold on the prospect of a Han Solo origin story, I like the idea of Dave Franco playing everyone’s favorite Corellian smuggler. Franco can be brash and flippant, which definitely describesRead more
The final part of my ordination process involved sitting before a committee of nine other pastors from my denomination. They asked me questions for well over an hour, picking apart the doctrinal statement that I had written. I did the best I could answering their questions, but one of them almost stumped me. I amRead more
On this week’s episode we discuss The Force Awakens. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, then you probably don’t want to listen until you do. We get super spoilery as we nerd out about our return to that galaxy far, far away. We talk about our favorite scenes, our favorite new characters and what questionsRead more
Sometimes it’s difficult to have perspective. Can one date with Alycia really give me the proper perspective on our marriage? Can one trip to Vegas with my best friends give me the proper perspective on our friendship? Can one week at camp give me the proper perspective on ministry? While my marriage, my friendships andRead more