Earlier this week I wrote about J.J. Abrams directing Episode 7. I wrote that he’s a good choice to continue the Star Wars saga and that he will be a great steward of the franchise. Faithful reader and commenter, Mike, shared that Abrams’ faithful stewardship of Star Wars could encourage us to faithfully steward thoseRead more
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News broke last Thursday that J.J. Abrams, the most powerful of all nerds, has been tapped by Disney and Lucasfilm to direct Star Wars: Episode 7. I missed this breaking news by about an hour because I was too busy playing Temple Run 2. One of the things to which I was most looking forwardRead more
I believe that there is a lot of scientific evidence that points to a Creator. It seems unlikely to me that the entire universe happened by accident. I know plenty of people don’t hold that opinion, but the universe is just too beautiful and too perfect to have been the result of the equivalent ofRead more
Yoda is the best. Not only did he mentor Obi-Wan but he also completed Luke’s training. I’ve written many times about our need to have a Yoda in our lives; we need someone older and more experienced to help us develop and change. I’ve been blessed with a number of great mentors in my lifeRead more
Last week the White House responded to a petition for the United States government to construct an actual Death Star. The response, written by Paul Shawcross, Chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House Office of Management and Budget, is spectacular. You can read the entire response here; it is definitely worthRead more
When I was younger Return of the Jedi was my favorite of the Star Wars movies. It started off with a bang on Tatooine and finished with a three-way battle, like a not naughty ménage-à-trois. The middle of Jedi, though, always left me a little bored. It was filled with quiet discussions about plot pointsRead more