by bradhuebert | Sep 21, 2020 | sci-fi, sin, technology, Uncategorized, writing
A couple years ago, I found myself sitting next to an eternal optimist on a plane—which is strange, because he lived in California. My hipster-glasses-wearing seatmate was convinced, to the core of his being, that humanity was basically good. Most people, he insisted,...
by bradhuebert | May 27, 2014 | Faith, Jesus Christ, sin, struggles
Stress is a slippery bugger, hard to pin down and even harder to shake loose. It’s like a Kraken, a creature of the deep summoned to sink ships and scare people. And kill them to death. The last month or so I found myself swamped and suckered by a stress Kraken....
by bradhuebert | Dec 7, 2012 | Faith, geek, heroes, movies, sci-fi, sin, spiritual growth, Star Wars, struggles, the cross, theology, vision
I am a Christian Geek. I am Rick. I am Batman. I am Neo. I am the Doctor. I am Aragorn. I am superman. I am Spider-man. I am Leonidas. I am Maximus Decimus Meridius. I am Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Cap, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. I am Obi-Wan, Luke, Han, and Leia. I...
by bradhuebert | Oct 9, 2012 | Faith, geek, grace, heroes, marriage, sin, struggles
The princess in the tower fairy tale The cult classic movie Shrek highlighted an ingenious fantasy world built on many generations of myths and fairy tales. In the first movie, Shrek steps up to become the proverbial knight in shining armour. His quest? To rescue a...
by bradhuebert | May 29, 2012 | Faith, geek, grace, identity, Jesus Christ, movies, sin, struggles, Uncategorized
I watched the movie Chronicle on iTunes yesterday. If you’ve never seen it, Chronicle explores what it might be like to receive superpowers. One day, you’re ‘Joe Guy’; next day, you’re ‘Joe Awesome’—imbued with telekinetic...
by bradhuebert | Jan 17, 2012 | grace, identity, sin
I believe we’re all born with a gravitational pull toward sin. I also believe we all give in to that pull eventually and become actual sinners (people who sin for a living). I also believe each and every one of us are crippled somewhere by at least one flaw,...
