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 […]
Plants, Zombies and Sacrifice: When the Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few (Acts 5-7)
I have a special place in my heart for the original Plants vs. Zombies. I know there have been two new releases that took this brand in a multiplayer shooter […]
Finishing the Fight: The Bittersweet Taste of the End Game (2 Timothy 4)
I have fallen prey to this more times than I can count… that deep feeling of melancholy associated with reaching the final endgame sequence in a well-told video game story. […]
Finding God in Video Games 