I asked ChatGPT to roast me ... and it didn't hold back ... You’re like a Wi-Fi signal at a youth retreat—strong when you’re needed least and totally gone when someone asks for help moving chairs. You’ve got the energy of someone who drinks decaf on purpose—like, are you trying to be spiritually disciplined or … Continue reading ChatGPT Burned Me
https://youtu.be/uRwhDSbomfI?si=E3QJ9xAYcaYgDCC8 Watch the video above to hear Zach and Noah's reports from their mission trip experiences! Zach and I traveled to McAllen, TX, to serve with Border Perspective, a service learning ministry that provided opportunities to serve refugees and immigrants as well as hear from a variety of perspectives on the border. We had an … Continue reading Zach and Noah’s 2024 Missions Reports
Our student ministry has been posting short devos called "Insta Devos" to our Instagram and Facebook pages. It's been a fun way to see students interact with scripture and share their insights with one another. This week, our youngest - Zach - who is moving up into the youth group in a few weeks, did … Continue reading Zach’s Insta Devo
This is it people, the authoritative ranking of Star Wars movies. If you disagree, you're wrong. This list is based on a lifetime of study and repeat viewings. Decades of intense research culminating in this list. The Empire Strikes Back (Episode 5). The boldest of all the movies. The bad guys win. The introduction of … Continue reading Star Wars Movies Definitively Ranked
"Be the captain they remember." Zhaban's words to Picard gave me chills. So much of this first episode caught me off guard in the best possible way. My non-spoiler thoughts? Best premiere episode of a Star Trek series. My wife and I loved it, my four Star Trek antagonistic sons who I forced to watch … Continue reading Star Trek: Picard
Over Christmas we traveled to a galaxy far, far away. It was unreal. We spent the day exploring Disney World's new Star Wars land, Galaxy's Edge. Here is my lifelong fan opinion ... Smugglers's Run. The Millennium Falcon ride. Wow. So cool. Was it worth waiting in line for hours? Yes. That's why we did … Continue reading Traveling to Galaxy’s Edge
This is it people. The web show you didn't know you were dying to see. The best two minutes of your day. Episode one of "Matthew's Star Trek Nerd Stuff."
Geek blog post alert. You've been warned. YouTube Red, the paid YouTube service launched the Cobra Kai tv series; ten episodes of pure awesomeness set 34 years after the original Karate Kid movie. Ralph Macchio (Daniel) and William Zabka (Johnny) are back and it is glorious. I accidentally marathoned the whole thing over the space … Continue reading Cobra Kai
There is an incredible, counter-intuitive moment in Joshua 7. Basically, the Israelites were invading the land; God had promised them success as long as they obeyed Him, and things to this point had been going well. Then the day came that they attacked Ai; the Israelites were sent packing. Joshua, and the other leaders, were … Continue reading Get up!
Yeah, this picture has nothing to do with anything other than to remind the world that my brother and I were a couple of rad go-kart experts in the 80's. But on to something new ... I'm in the process of overhauling my blog. Deleting some things, adding some other things, rethinking what my goals … Continue reading Time for Something New