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Mike here, posting episode 34 a day early in light of the imminent arrival of Hurricane (at least I think she’s a hurricane now) Sandy. In this episode – the guys talk about the nature of Halloween from the perspective … Continue reading → Continue reading
Grant’s back! And believe us, he’s got a story to tell. He’s also got a topic to talk to Branden and Peter about: Whether or not it’s all right for Christians to play games set in explicitly dark settings like the Warhammer 40,000 universe. We break that conversation apart a bit, talking about three major types of ‘dark’ games in general, the problems they can present, and some possible solutions.
In this episode we welcome back cohost Luke Navarro. Having conquered his computer gremlins, Luke is back to talk about his harrowing adventures in the lands of Technology. The guys also talk about harnessing your geeky passions to create a … Continue reading → Continue reading
In this episode: Luke is still doing battle with Computer gremlins Mike and Brett talk about Assassin’s Creed, Dishonored, and Torchlight 2 before discussing their past experiences with exploring what it means to be evil with anti-heroes and villains. The … Continue reading → Continue reading
No Grant for this episode — he’s been busy with some personal issues. That means this episode is just Branden and Peter. It’s a short episode, discussing the intersection of faith and video games. We discuss how video games get faith right (and wrong), morality in video games, representations of the church in video games, and much more. Enjoy!
Scripture: Psalm 78:1-4, 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, Romans 14:19
This week – Luke is still doing battle with the demons of broken computer parts. Mike sits down with Brett Anderson to talk about Warhammer, Ultimate Frisbee, and the human connection that can only be found at places like your … Continue reading → Continue reading
This week Mike sits down with Mike from Gamechurch.com.
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We continue our Virtues & Vices series with our first (and according to Paul, the greatest) of the virtues: Charity, a.k.a love. We explain the Christian concept of charity and give some background theological material. Then we dive in to the in-game possibilities charity presents, as well as the out-of-game opportunities and needs for charity we have in our gaming groups and daily lives.
It is the dog days of summer and we are using the time to play through the back log of video games we have missed. As we do we talk game mechanics and life mechanics.
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It’s an episode full of beginnings: Branden joins us for the first time as a host, and our Virtues & Vices series kicks off with a discussion of Avarice! We explain what avarice is (and isn’t), and discuss plot threads and character opportunities greed might present. We wrap up with a discussion of greed at the table—how it appears and how to avoid it.
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10
