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 […]
Squid Kids, Ink, and a Failure to Launch (Ephesians 2:1-10, Colossians 3:1-11)
Multiplayer shooters dominate the game store shelves these days and almost any theatre of war, real or imagined, can be brought to life on the home console of your choice […]
Cloud Complex: Cherishing the Struggle (James 1:1-12)
Cloud Strife, the heroic protagonist from the beloved classic Final Fantasy VII and all of its myriad of slightly less beloved spin-offs, may be among the most enigmatic gaming heroes […]
Grace vs Justice: The Dishonored Predicament
Sneaking in under the radar this season is a new entry into the Dishonored franchise. Both titles in the Dishonored series have become critically acclaimed titles that touch on a […]
A Retro Revolution? The NES Classic and the Nostalgia Syndrome (Phillipians 3:12-14)
If you have a gamer on your Christmas list this year, odds are the NES Classic is on THEIR list and you have been frantically searching retail stores attempting to […]
Getting too Close to The Razor’s Edge: the Samson I never knew (Judges 13-16)
I have danced this dance so many times… health depleted, screen bathed in red to warn me of exactly how close to death I am, and the incessant pounding of […]
Falling Out of Love and No Man’s Sky: The Struggle is Real (Rev 2:1-7)
I’m not sure if you have had a chance to notice this or not, but we as gamers can be a fairly critical collection of people. Games that have been […]
Finding God in Video Games 