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The Christian Nerd Podcast is back and ready for November 12. Scott starts the show by talking about his week, which included getting ready to preach, dealing with a sick toddler and planning said toddler's birthday party. In Nerd News, Scott has a breakdown of Disney+ as well as some stories from Star Wars Celebration. TheRead more

  Youth pastors love cargo shorts. The majority of my 30 years has revolved around youth ministry. Since I was 12 I have been involved in youth ministry as a student, an intern, a volunteer and now a youth pastor. I love youth ministry and I am blessed to work with students on a regularRead more

Star Trek celebrated its 45th anniversary last week. Since its inception, the original series has given way to five additional series and 11 movies. Star Trek imagines a future in which humanity has neared its full potential and rid itself of disease, war, famine, prejudice and pesky religions. Even though the Star Trek universe isRead more

For the next week and a half I will be in Honduras on a mission trip with my church. Our group will be building a church and running VBS for the village. I'm excited to see what God does during the trip and how he works in and through our team. Thinking about our team,Read more

I’m a pastor and I often wish I could control the Force like a Jedi. Sometimes I even wish I could control the Force like a Sith but only when freshmen boys won’t go to bed. What if your pastor was a Jedi? Read more

One aspect that can really make or a break a camp experience is the counselor. An excited and engaged counselor who really interacts with the students can help create a memorable camp experience. A disgruntled and unenthused counselor who avoids the students will also create a memorable camp experience, just a negative one. Gandalf wasn’tRead more