#609 – Nerdy Sports Updated

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on June 6, 2013 by scotthiga

I have been to three baseball games this week. That much sports action made me think about a previous post about nerdy sports. Below you’ll find an updated version.

I consider myself to be a pretty big nerd. I’m well versed in a number of nerdclinations and keep adopting new ones, most recently Dr. Who. Even though I rep all sorts of nerd cred I have a deep, dark, non-nerdy secret.

I love sports. I love watching sports. I love reading about sports. I love talking about sports. I love listening to sports talk radio. Just last night I went to an Angels game with the youth group from our church.

Sports don’t have to be inherently non-nerdy. Below are some of the nerdiest sports around. Read more »

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#608 – Superformula

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on June 5, 2013 by scotthiga

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This is one of the greatest nerd stories I’ve ever read.

JWT joined with Warner Bros. and the A.C. Camargo Cancer Center in São Paulo, Brazil, to craft a super-powerful campaign designed to help children with cancer better understand their treatment and be less frightened by chemotherapy. The initiative revolves around superheroes. The game room at the hospital is tricked out like the interior of the Justice League, and colorful chemo-bag covers bear the insignia of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern, transforming the oft-scary drugs into a “Superformula.” Specially drawn comic books tell medically realistic tales of the Dark Knight and his friends defeating cancer-like diseases to resume their war against evil. Although it uses D.C. Comics characters, this effort is a marvel, helping kids gain knowledge, courage and faith in themselves—the ultimate superpowers. – Adweek

Cancer is terrible and it’s made more terrible when it impacts children. The fact that this hospital is using DC super heroes to make cancer less terrible warms my heart. I love that this hospital is going to tremendous lengths to encourage children with cancer. Stuffed animals are great but a comic book about Batman overcoming cancer-like diseases is even better. Read more »

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#607 – Wrestling with God

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , on June 4, 2013 by scotthiga

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As I’ve written about before, I went through a serious professional wrestling phase. For about seven years I watched hours of World Wrestling Entertainment programming every week. My friends and I would gather on Monday and Thursday nights for Raw and Smackdown. We would also pool our money and order each month’s pay-per-view. I loved professional wrestling, which is why I loved the sermon our pastor preached this past weekend.

He gave a sermon about Jacob’s wrestling with God. Now I imagine that Jacob wrestled God in a more traditional sense, attempting to pin and overpower his opponent. I like to think, though, that Jacob’s wrestling match with God was more like a WWE event. I would have loved to see both Jacob and God enter the ring with music and pyrotechnics. Jacob would have walked in to “Father Abraham” and God would have obviously walked in to “Our God is an Awesome God”.

Unfortunately the sermon didn’t paint that picture of Jacob’s wrestling match with God. It did, however, paint a great picture of submitting to God in order to become the people he created us to be. Read more »

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#606 – New Bible Doctor

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , on June 3, 2013 by scotthiga

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Yesterday Matt Smith announced that he would end his run as the Doctor at the end of this year. I loved David Tennant as the Doctor and, at first, was really unsure about Matt Smith. While I still prefer Tennant, I have enjoyed Smith’s turn and all the nuances and idiosyncrasies he’s brought to the character. The search now begins for the 12th Doctor. Instead of speculating about who will be the next person to step into the TARDIS, though, I thought I’d look at some Bible characters who would make a great Doctor. Read more »

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#605 – Guardians of the Galaxy Update

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , on May 31, 2013 by scotthiga

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Of all the Phase 2 movies in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, I am most looking forward to Guardians of the Galaxy. I haven’t read any of the Guardians comics but the idea of an intergalactic peace keeping force sounds totally awesome, especially because one of its members is a talking, anthropomorphic raccoon. I love all of the Avengers but I can’t wait to take to the stars with Star-Lord, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora and Rocket Raccoon.

There have been some recent updates to Guardians of the Galaxy and I thought I’d run them down. Read more »

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#604 – Nerdy Collaborations

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , on May 30, 2013 by scotthiga

Earlier this week our church collaborated with three other churches for a summer kickoff event. All of our groups gathered together for a great evening of fun, food, worship and God’s word. I love the opportunity to collaborate with other churches and further God’s kingdom together. We all have our own local churches but we can never forget that, as followers of Christ, we all belong to the Church – the universal body of Christ.

To help us remember our need to collaborate as the body of Christ, here are some of the most fruitful nerdy collaborations.

Voltron

Lion-Force

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#603 – Snapchat

Posted in Uncategorized with tags on May 29, 2013 by scotthiga

Snapchat

Snapchat is one of the newest social media available to smart phone users. I haven’t jumped on the Snapchat wagon yet and don’t plan on it. My students, however, are very fond of it. Snapchat allows its users to quickly send pictures back and forth to each other; it’s basically a faster form of picture messaging.

One of Snapchat’s draws is the ability to choose how long the pictures sent can be accessed. If I send you a Snapchat I decide how long you can look at it, anywhere from one to 10 seconds. After the time allotted, the picture is deleted and forever disappears…kind of.

Obviously there are plenty of dangers inherent in Snapchat. It is way too easy to sext and send lewd pictures back and forth. Even if Snapchat is used for less nefarious purposes, though, it is still plenty dangerous. Read more »

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