News broke yesterday that Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are reprising their roles as Professor Xavier and Magneto in the upcoming sequel to X-Men: First Class. I’m excited to see Stewart and McKellen once again entering the X-Men universe, even though I love Stewart as Picard and McKellen as Gandalf. It’s amazing that these twoRead more
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X-Men 3 is a terrible movie. The first two movies were incredible but, when Bryan Singer left the third movie in Brett Ratner’s incapable hands, things quickly went south. They wasted the Dark Phoenix storyline, the villainous mutants were lame and they had Cyclops unceremoniously killed. Now that 20th Century Fox hired Mark Millar, aRead more
Who is #1? Kirk or Picard. Han or Luke. Aragorn or Legolas. Wolverine or Cyclops. We all like to know who is #1. We also like to let people know who we think is #1.Read more
The X-Men have always been my favorite team. From the time I first started reading comics as a kid up to today, I’ve always been most excited to read about Professor Xavier’s gifted youngsters. My favorite X-Men are the original team but I also liked the New Mutants. The New Mutants first appeared in 1982Read more
I love fantasy football. This past weekend I had five drafts and only one of them has to be redone. I love trash talking with my friends, following my players and getting to know new people. The competition in fantasy football helps create a communal experience in which the participants always have something to talkRead more
This weekend I’m doing my first wedding for some former students. I’ve known the groom since he was 12 and I’ve known the bride since she was a senior in high school. Officiating weddings is one of the best parts about being a pastor. It’s even more special this time around because the couple hasRead more