Mario Kart Cup Races: Starting Out Wrong, But Still Finishing Strong
Every Mario Kart title features a variety of “cup races” to compete in, and winning one of these cups requires the racer to achieve the highest combined score across all […]
Finding the Purpose in our “Storm”
Ororo Monroe, better known as “Storm”, knows a little something about the interesting dual nature of the winds and the rain… while these elements certainly possess the capacity to be […]
The Undefeated Adversary… Never Enough Time: “The Endgame” (Part 2)
We all know the sound… I can’t fully articulate in a manner that will adequately convey it, but when we hear it, we just KNOW. Let me try… it goes […]
Breaking the Game?: The Beating of the Donkey (Numbers 22)
I can’t quite put my finger on why this is true, but for as long as video games have existed gamers have been committed to finding a way to “break” […]
And The Award for Best Supporting Character Goes To… Bob? (Acts 9:10-18)
Master Chief. Link. Lara Croft. Commander Shepard. Bob from accounting. Solid Snake. Hold on, hold on… let’s just back up the train for a second. Who in the world is […]
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 […]
Portrait of a Team Killer (Matt 26:48, John 21)
Finally, after a long hard week at work you settle down to enjoy a few brief moments of gaming with your online friends. The need to mow the lawn in […]
Do You Believe in Cake? (1 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 18)
Portal. A game that began as a simple tech demo and became a franchise all of its own, complete with memorable characters, one of the great ending theme songs of […]
Much Ado About Minecraft: When You Just Don’t Get It (John 21, Acts 9)
It is embarrassing to admit this, but I have a somewhat sketchy track record when it comes to predicting the success of a gaming franchise. On one hand, I was […]
The Man in the Iron Mask: Cyborg Ninjas Need Forgiveness Too (1 Tim. 1:12-16)
When you are introduced as Cyborg Ninja, you are sort of destined to be remembered more for your suit than who is inside it. Nameless and faceless for much of […]
Finding God in Video Games 