Kingdom Hearts and the God of “Enough”
Playing Kingdom Hearts on an easier difficulty level ensures we will typically finish each level with an abundance of resources to spare… but on higher difficulty levels and during the […]
Donald Duck: Healing Wounds or Judging the Wounded?
The importance of a healer in any party can’t be overstated, and Donald Duck’s role in the core Kingdom Hearts trio is essential to the advancement of the entire story. […]
Goofy: Ignoring Insults and Kindness as a Strength
The Kingdom Hearts series is packed full of serious characters dealing with complicated existential issues, and right in the middle of all of this angst and turmoil stands Goofy… a […]
Kairi: A Destiny Concealed in Plain Sight
At the beginning of the Kingdom Hearts series, Kairi appears to be little more than a classic “damsel in distress”, existing only in service to Sora’s over-arching story… but appearances […]
Sora and Roxas: Hearts Divided
Sora and Roxas exist in a unique duality in the Kingdom Hearts series… two distinct beings originally connected by a single heart and seeking control of their own destiny. As […]
Axel: From Heartless to Hero
Axel might’ve began his journey on the villains side in the Kingdom Hearts series, but he is the poster child for starting wrong yet still finishing strong. Despite serving Organization […]
From Ordinary to EXTRAORDINARY!
Just about ANYONE can be the hero of the story in a video game… many of my favorite iconic gaming heroes were simply regular characters living very normal lives until […]
Kingdom Hearts 4: The Birth of a New Arc (John 20)
Well, mark this down under news that NOBODY saw coming… devoid of all of the usual hints and teases that accompany a blockbuster announcement of this magnitude, during the 20th […]
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 […]
When Mickey Mouse Met Cloud Strife: Why the Church Needs to be More Like Kingdom Hearts (Romans 12, 1 Cor. 12)
In their high school yearbook photo they were voted the least likely properties to find their way into a video game franchise together, but in this East meets West collaboration […]
Finding God in Video Games 