Yoda. Gandalf. Dumbledore. They all have something in common. Yoda was older than Luke. Gandalf was older than Frodo. Dumbledore was older than Harry. They were also full of wisdom. Wisdom that they were willing to share, as long as Luke, Frodo and Harry were willing to listen. I am tremendously blessed to serve onRead more
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Yesterday I wrote about the Holy Spirit coming upon me. Unfortunately yesterday the flu demon came upon me. I was enjoying my day when I started throwing up. As such, I’m reposting a post from The Christian Nerd’s second month. I’ve been sick for the past two days and it has been terrible. While I’veRead more
The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite Star Wars movie. The movie further develops our beloved characters and we get to see them respond to the direst of circumstances. One of Empire’s greatest scenes is the battle on Hoth, which ends with that mustached guy yelling, “Retreat!” The word “retreat” has some negative connotations attachedRead more
What’s the rule for using two colons in a single phrase? 20th Century Fox will have to answer that question and more as they have acquired the film rights for Magic: The Gathering. Magic: The Gathering is a trading card game and was first introduced over 20 years ago. Magic opened the floodgates for customizableRead more
Not to rub it in for any of you experiencing record cold temperatures, but the weather has been pretty awesome for a couple weeks in southern California. When other parts of the nation have hunkered down to avoid dying from the cold, I’ve been walking around in shorts and sandals. For those of you bravingRead more
‘Tis the season for gift exchanges. I have already participated in one gift exchange, I’ve got another tonight and another tomorrow night. White elephant gift exchanges are fun but no one ever really ends up with something they want. More intentional gift exchanges can be more successful unless someone ends up with a homemade ovenRead more