From Disgrace to Grace: Turning our Marks of Shame Into our Testimony
While Jinu’s past makes it hard to see him as a fully sympathetic character, the constant voice of Gwi-Ma in his ears, reminding him of his failure and making him […]
Forgiveness and Restoration: Unexpected Beauty in the Broken Glass
The revelation that Rumi carried the very same patterns as the enemies they had spent their entire lives fighting was almost too much for her teammates to bear… and the […]
Takedown: The Folly of Fighting Fire with Fire
While trying to craft the perfect song to compete with their new opponents, the “Saja Boys,” the Huntrix crew landed on “Takedown” … a “diss track” that focused on attacking […]
Sonic and Shadow: Parallel Pains, Diverging Destinies
In many ways Sonic and Shadow’s journeys run parallel to each other, as both hedgehogs have endured far more than their fair share of painful losses and unprovoked challenges in […]
Darth Vader: A Case Study in Undeserved Mercy and Amazing Grace
The journey of Anakin Skywalker may be a little hard to accept from some of us… and perhaps that’s because we don’t believe he deserved his final redemptive arc. Anakin’s […]
From Hopeless Case to an Act of Grace: The Redemption of Crosshair
To be honest, I had given up any hope that there could be a redemptive arc for “Crosshair” from the Bad Batch series… after he revealed that his merciless actions […]
Anakin’s Downfall: The Importance of a Grateful Heart
While there were many contributing factors that led to the downfall of Anakin Skywalker, one of the largest is how he took the special gifts that he had been given […]
The Grace by Which We Stand: The Redemption of Anakin Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker’s story arc contains one of the most stunning and painful falls from grace in cinematic history… from a noble and heroic Jedi Knight who performed countless acts of […]
Jedi Knights, Padawans, and Servant Leadership – Helping Others in the Midst of our Own Storms
The mutually beneficial relationship between a Jedi Knight and their padawan is a pretty unique dynamic… while neither of them is a “master” yet (sorry Anakin), both are actively giving […]
Professor X and Magneto: Praying for Those who Persecute us
Magneto is one of the most complicated and nuanced villains in Marvel’s entire cast of comic characters. The horrific pain and trauma he endured fractured his psyche and transformed him […]
Finding God in Video Games 