Thursday night I got to see The Force Awakens. My son went along and said, “I can’t believe in in the theater for a new Star Wars film, I’ve waited my whole life for this!” That may have been worth the late night, just of that. Thankfully, I got to enjoy a dang entertaining film…
Month: December 2015
The Geek Awakens
On Wednesday I was asked a question by our Senior Regional Pastor, “So what makes Star Wars so appealing to you?” As I prepare to see The Force Awakens 1 I find this a particularly interesting question to tackle. Why, even after Jar Jar and the infamous “sand conversation,” do I still flock to Star…
I’m a Slacker
Over the Summer the crew from the Theotek podcast introduced me to Slack. It quickly became our go to means for collaboration, discussion, and generally being a nuisance to each other. In fact, I loved it so much I introduced it to the region team for The American Baptist Churches of New Jersey, and in…
Unpacking a Nightime Stroll
I’ve been wanting to return to my “unpacking” posts ever since NaNoWriMo ended, but just haven’t had the time or energy. I finally have some time to breathe, so today “unpacking” returns. A lot has gone on in the journey since I last worked with a segment like this, but this final turn toward The…
Fiction Tuesday – A Walk in the Dark
Today is Fiction Tuesday! If you’d like to catch up on this story, Welcome to the Valleys, the first section can be found at this link The Riverside guard, Steve, led their party through several back alleys and short streets on the way to their animals. Between the mist of the rain and the sharp…
A Holiday Haiku
The holidays come Parties, full schedules, travel Is it over yet? I don’t make it much of a secret that the “Holiday Season” is not my favorite time of the year. The sardonic way Christians go about “keeping Christ in Christmas” is part of my reasoning for this. If I have one more Christian tell…
