Mario’s Odyssey and the Bowser Within (1 Samuel 13)
It’s been a minute since we have had the pleasure of a true open-world Mario game (the last one was actually Super Mario Sunshine on the GameCube). And fortunately for […]
Gaming’s “Pay to Win” Dilemma: Pulling Zacchaeus Out of the Tree (Luke 19:1-9)
It started off small and innocuously enough… first it was the over-priced and fairly pointless horse armor in Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. It was a moderately innocent attempt to create additional […]
Destiny 2 and Life in the Crucible (Psalm 103, James 1:2-4)
If you are playing Destiny 2, then it is highly likely that you have already completed the primary campaign and perhaps even completed the Leviathan raid with your chosen fireteam. […]
I Feel The Need… The Need to Speed With Reckless Abandon (Acts 1-2)
There are a few constants in the video game racing world… Forza will release an excellent title like clockwork, Gran Turismo will take forever to arrive but will always be […]
A Medpack Mindset in a Health Regenerating World (Exodus 16)
Please allow me to slip into my “old man rocking on my porch” persona for just a moment. Back in my day, health in a video game didn’t magically regenerate […]
Metroid Prime: Solving the Problem of a Powerless Power Suit (1 Peter 4:12-13)
It’s a great time to be a Metroid fan… from the recent re-release of Metroid: Samus Returns, the inclusion of the masterpiece Super Metroid on the upcoming SNES classic, as […]
Switching Teams: NBA 2K18, Moses, and the Cover Athlete Conundrum (Exodus 4:24-26)
You may have heard of the “Madden Curse”, which is the theory that athletes who grace the cover of the annual football gaming release tend to experience unprecedented setbacks in […]
The Repercussions of Pressing Start (Hebrews 11)
I guess I’m kind of a hero. I don’t mean to brag, but I HAVE kind of saved the planet and at times even the universe more times than I […]
Madden NFL 18: Greatest of All Time? When ESPN NFL2K5 Ruled the World (Matthew 13:43-46)
The year was 2004. Long before Madden and video game football were terms used interchangeably the way we use “Band-Aid” to describe all bandage products regardless of branding, the realm […]
Delay of Game: Ark Delayed, NCAA Derailed, and (almost) The End of the Summer Gaming Drought (1 Kings 17-18)
We are finally nearing the end of the dog days of summer, when the gaming drought lifts and we see out on the horizon the finish line for the highly […]
Finding God in Video Games 