If anyone doubted the cultural impact of Star Wars, we only need look at how much 88 seconds of footage influenced popular culture. The Force Awakens trailer spawned numerous spoofs, countless questions and even a Saturday Night Live skit. As much as the trailer moved the needle, though, there is one person who hasn’t evenRead more
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It has actually rained for two days in a row in Southern California. For some of you that may not seem like a big deal, but here in the southern portion of the Golden State that many consecutive days of rain is fairly rare. In fact, in the past year, I can’t remember another timeRead more
I woke up early on Friday morning. Not to go Black Friday shopping but to watch the first trailer for The Force Awakens. I really like sleeping but the trailer was definitely worth waking up for. If you haven’t seen the trailer yet (seriously?) you can watch it below. Or you can just watch itRead more
In honor of Thanksgiving, here’s a post I published in the first year of The Christian Nerd. I’ve never seen the Star Wars Christmas Special. I’ve heard that it is insane, terrible and awesome all at the same time. It does seem a little odd that inhabitants of a galaxy far, far away would engageRead more
I spent yesterday in a 12-hour meeting with our pastoral staff. It included a nice dinner, but it was still a long day. In light of my long meeting and long day, I thought I’d republish this post about the worst nerdy meetings. As a pastor I sit in a lot of meetings. Yesterday IRead more
For the past few weeks Marvel and DC have been trying to one up each other. Both studios held huge press conferences and events to share their big news with a world anxious to hear. The king of nerdclinations, though, came over the top. With a single tweet Star Wars reignited the passion of itsRead more