Last Sunday was Star Wars Day. I received a lot of hits on my first post ever; I guess pastors were looking for ways to incorporate Star Wars into their sermons. In honor of May 4, here’s a repost of my first post ever at The Christian Nerd. Star Wars is our great modern mythology. MostRead more
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In Revelation Jesus admonishes the Ephesian church for abandoning its first love. The Ephesians loved Christ more than anything, he was their first love, but that love had waned. Like a candle dying as it nears its end, the Ephesians’ love for Jesus was slowly burning out. My love for Jesus isn’t dying out, butRead more
StarWars.com broke the Internet yesterday when they announced the cast for Episode VII. I thought that they would announce the cast on May 4th, Star Wars Day. But I was more than happy see the actors J.J. Abrams has assembled a few days earlier. The amazing cast photo above, which looks very similar to aRead more
I remember the smug look on his face, which was contrasted by the consternation on mine. The high school student before me had challenged me to Star Wars trivia, a challenge I confidently accepted. My confidence turned to anger, though, when he began asking me questions about the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Trivia turned evenRead more
I sometimes wish that I were one year old again. I’ve gone to a lot of first birthday parties recently. I would love my own personal cake and the freedom to get as much of it on my face as I could. I went to my goddaughter’s first birthday this past weekend. It was aRead more
When I was in junior high I spent my summer days watching Star Trek and my nights watching The Late Show. I don’t know why, but for some reason I decided that I wanted to be a David Letterman fan. I didn’t know anything about Johnny Carson, Jay Leno or Dave’s work on Late Night.Read more