Aaron Welty What happens when you confuse a waitress just by being yourself? You’re reminded how broken the world is and that the brokenness has less to do with her thinking you’re on drugs.
Three Jedi arrive on a deserted island, only to discover they are not alone but in grave danger. Welcome to the next installment of “Clone Wars and Theology”. When we last left our heroes, Anakin had been confronted with his destiny by the father and chose to leave the Mortis realm with Asoka and Obi-Wan. Unfortunately, not everyone agreed with that choice…
What happens when the mind behind Star Wars gets philosophical about the nature of the Force? What happens when a someone who wrote for Lost writes a story that delves deeper into the nature of the Force than ever before? Fans of that galaxy far far away get a story on Star Wars: The Clone Wars called “Mortis”, one that involves much of its namesake and interesting theological paralells.
I once heard a story from Pastor Mark Batterson of National Community Church about a time when he knelt down at the gate of an awaiting flight and just prayed. As he told it, even he thought it was a bit awkward and that he would look a bit foolish in doing so but he did it anyhow. I never expected to have a similar moment of my own but, recently, I did.
Sometimes life comes at you fast and you do unexpected things. I never thought I’d ever write about a time that I got my hair cut, but sometimes in the midst of simple things much more is happening around me.
I’m not afraid to admit that I love Star Wars; I’m what you’d call a “fanboy” As such I happen to have a few plastic lightsbers amongst other collectables from that Galaxy Far, Far, Away. Recently, I finished a book called I Like Giving, a collection of stories about people willing to give in ways great and small to affect the lives of those around them. I see it as a great way to make the world around you smaller than it currently is. What’s more is that I think the giving can have even deeper meaning when someone finds a way to give out of who they have been created to be, to give out of the interests they have been gifted with. Here is one such story, about making the world small via one lightsaber.
Did you know your wallet has the potential to tell stories that can make your world smaller?
What do Christopher Nolan, George Lucas, Dave Filoni, Frank Peretti, J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, and Patrick Scott all have in common? They’re fantastic storytellers. They’re also the different people I can easily rattle off as the ones I sometimes wish I could be, and then I remember that I’m something other than that.
What might you do if a time-traveling physician showed up in your fireplace?
“100% of many-your-own sundae bars end in happiness” – Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
During a recent morning commute to work, I happened upon a snapshot of a conversation between two men walking along the sidewalk. While I had no context for what I heard, what stuck with me was the emphatic – and repeated – declaration of one of the men: “I want happiness”. What did he mean by that, did he know what he was saying? Did he secretly want a make-your-own sundae bar?!
Author, Speaker, and Super Nerd. Aaron Welty speaks and writes regularly connecting the dots of life, faith, and science fiction. Originally from Michigan, he now lives and works in the Washington, DC metro area.