The original “console wars” between Sega and Nintendo got a little bit feisty… both companies battled it out for the hearts (and wallets) of the gaming audience in each successive console launch by adding new features and additional processing power. Sega upped the ante with their marketing slogan “Genesis does what Nintendon’t”, attempting to distinguish their platform by mocking what Nintendo’s consoles didn’t do. But the house that Mario built didn’t rise to the bait… Nintendo ignored Sega’s taunts, choosing to craft the games and systems they wanted to make and refusing to allow Sega to drag them into fighting this battle on their terms. The result? Nintendo is still making video game consoles to this day… and Sega is not.

In our real-world missions for Christ, we will be tempted to lower ourselves to the standards of the world around us to remain relevant… but that path is a race to the bottom of the barrel that nobody wins. The eternal wisdom of the living God doesn’t need to be updated to fit into our modern culture, and His words are not a secret to be ashamed of. His kingdom is still standing while every earthly empire has crumbled… so let’s share Him openly and confidently without any “shame in our game” while maintaining His high standards in everything we say and do. 

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. Romans 1:16

We preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 1 Corinthians 1:23-25

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