Finding God in Video Games Finding God In Video Games

As our games grow larger and open-world gaming via an overworld map or at least a hub world has become the standard operating procedure for almost every major title that releases, a new experience has become just as standard… the fast travel button. When you have areas to explore that can literally take over an hour of real world time to traverse, or in the case of select titles areas that simply do not connect to each other without the fast travel method, this has become less of a convenience and more of a necessity. Many of our favorite titles would become virtually unplayable without this built-in “cheat” that allows us to bypass the mundane requirements of physically moving from one place to another to progress.

Join us as we explore the "fast travel" button and our own desires for a real world version of this "cheat"... and learn that the process is too important to skip through, and that is why we don’t receive a fast travel option. It may seem long and unnecessary from our perspective, but let's stay strong during this long walk and resist the urge to fast travel. It is the path, not the destination, that holds the story that will be our testimony.

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It's the "Final Countdown"… at the time of this video we are counting down the HOURS until the release of Starfield, one of the most anticipated game launches of our modern era. If this game lives up to its’ pre-release description of being “Skyrim in space”, we are ALL about to lose a lot of time off of our gaming calendars to this one... and now that my available gaming time is more limited than ever, taking on the mission of exploring Starfield’s vast galaxy of planets means I have something I need to do before I embark on this new adventure. Actually, I have SEVERAL things I need to do… I have some games I need to FINISH before Starfield arrives. Now that I know I am running out of time, I have some unfinished games that I need to wrap up with urgency, because once I have crossed the event horizon of Starfield’s gravitational pull, it is “game over” for those titles… perhaps permanently.

Join us as we discuss our "launch preparations" for both Starfield as well as a similarly "imminent launch" that is showing signs of approaching… a return that is almost two thousand years in the making that compels an identical review on what I am doing, how much time I have left to do it, and what MUST be done before time runs out. And regardless of whether we believe the Lord's return is distant or imminent, Christ’s message remains the same… let Him catch us COMPLETING the missions we were assigned and OCCUPYING until He comes.

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We all have one... I call mine the “good” controller. If you have played games for a long enough time, then you probably have one of these, even if you don’t necessarily call it that. Sure, you may have several controllers, but THIS is the one you use when it is time to get down to business in a game. It’s your favorite controller… the one you reach for first even though the other controllers you have available are fully charged and perfectly capable of performing the same task. It is the controller that you DON’T hand to company when they come over to play… and if someone comes over with little ones who want to play on your game console, it is the controller that gets hidden QUICKLY to protect it from their little Cheeto hands. It is the controller that just “feels right” when you hold it in your hands to play a game, and even if it is the same size and weight as all the others, you can tell which one is “the good controller”… even in the dark. It’s not more expensive than the other controllers, better than them, or even in better shape than the others… but it is the controller that must be protected at all costs because it is the “good controller”.

Join us as we take on one of the most divisive, challenging, and misunderstood concepts in the entire Bible... "Holiness". We are going DEEP on this one... from controllers and cereal bowls to the original Greek and Hebrew origins of the word "holy". And along the way we will share our finding that “holiness” is not some hopeless pursuit of an impossible state of being, but simply an alignment of who we are with what we have been called to do. We can all be the “good controller”… not because there is anything good in us, but because we have willingly placed ourselves and the control over our choices into the hands of the One who is the definition of good so we can accomplish what we were set apart to do.

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In this episode of Ministry Spotlight we are joined by Charles, better known as the founder of Beneath the Tangles! Join us for his insight on launching a ministry built on a love of Christ as well as the world of anime, learn more about their mission, and gain inspiration for launching your personal ministry for the Lord as well!

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We are all accustomed to seeing “bugs” in our Pokémon titles… but typically they are cute and fun character such as Caterpie, Butterfree, or Cutiefly. The bugs that are currently plaguing the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are the farthest thing from cute… and catching them all is definitely not fun. Years ago, Nintendo’s very own Shigeru Miyamoto wisely stated that, “A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.” If only the talented team developing this potentially incredible adventure would have heeded his warning, we would have avoided a lot of... well, watch the video and you will see.

Join us as we explore the reasons behind the glitch-filled release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and gain a deeper understanding of the dynamic between "hope and faith"... when we pray for the Lord’s will to be done rather than our own, it means we are giving up OUR solution to our prayers and accepting HIS resolution to our problems. Hope is not blindly “wishing” for something to happen while adding our faith in the Lord into the mix as some kind of secret ingredient. Our faith is based in believing in who the Lord is, and our hope is grounded in Him doing what He said He would do in a manner consistent with who He is.

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There was a period of time that Rayman seemed poised to be the next breakout lead character of the platforming genre, with strong releases across multiple consoles that earned critical acclaim and modest commercial success. But it was his ill-fated dance with the “Rabbids” that grew his franchise into a global phenomenon… but left our limbless hero behind. The bizarre party-style “Rayman Raving Rabbids” game thrust these new side-characters into the spotlight, and they have yet to give it back. FINALLY, Rayman is at least getting to step back into the franchise he birthed as a DLC add-on for Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope... and in his story we will find our own "Sparks of Hope" as well.

Join us as we explore Rayman's journey from hero to zero and reflect on a very similar struggle for Christ's very own flesh-and-blood cousin... John the Baptist. And in these parallel stories we will find a deeper spiritual truth behind Luthen's iconic speech in Star Wars: Andor when he said, "I burn my life to make a sunrise I know I will never see"...

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