Nintendo Loves Me, Nintendo Loves Me Not: The Real Desperate Housewives of the Bible (Genesis 29)
Nintendo, do you love me? Let us count the ways… you give me Legend of Zelda at the launch of your new Switch console, but I can’t get my hands […]
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Finding God in Video Games
Remembering Two Worlds: Lifestyles of the Poor and the Infamous and Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh (2 Cor 12:7-10)
Once upon a time, at a video game store far, far away a group of friends were anxiously awaiting the release of a new action RPG that promised to deliver […]
Has-Been Heroes: Waiting on Lazarus (John 11)
If you were fortunate enough to pick up a Nintendo Switch then you are probably hankering for some new software to supplement your Legend of Zelda diet, and the next […]
Fool Me Once, Shame on You… Fool Me Twice? Kingdom Hearts 3 and Wrestling With Reconciliation (Hosea 1-3)
I’ve really tried to move on. Trust me, I have. I’ve had it with the sleepless nights, the churning pit in the bottom of my stomach, the uneasy glances… I […]
The Extraordinary Case of the Disappearing Save Point: The Fight to Stay When it is Easier to Go (Nehemiah 1-13)
One of the wonderful things about video games is they can transport you to an entirely new world full of new possibilities and provide you with the tools to create […]
To Switch or Not to Switch, That is the Question… Abraham and the Loyalty Test (Genesis 22)
In just a few short days Nintendo will release the long-awaited Nintendo Switch console into the outstretched arms of their adoring fan base. As a die-hard Nintendo fan myself, I […]
The Future is Bright… for Robot Dinosaurs: Ruth and the Rising of a New Dawn (Ruth 1-4)
We are a week away from the launch of the hotly anticipated Horizon Zero Dawn, a title that looks poised to launch an entirely new franchise if it lives up […]
A Survivor’s Guide to Losing: He Gives and He Takes Away (1 Sam 30, Job 1-2, Genesis 42)
As a gamer I have unfortunately become very consistently schooled in the politics of losing. If you are the 1% that never endures the bitter taste of defeat, kudos to […]
You Found the Key: Deus Ex Machina and the Inconvenient Truth About the Rapture (1 Thess 4, Matt 24 and Matt 13)
Any gamer worth their salt should be quite familiar with the concept of “Deus Ex Machina”, even if they are unfamiliar with the term. The literal Latin translation is “God […]
Zelda, Breathing into the Wild and The Siren Song of Side Missions (2 Sam 11)
There are very few games that have the power to sweep across nearly all gamer generations with as much emotional and visceral response as a Legend of Zelda announcement. As […]
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