One of the unexpected challenges of planting a church for nerds, geeks, and gamers is that I don't often get to preach in a church building. I'm not complaining—I have the coolest job in the world. Every so often, I am invited to speak to churches, youth groups, podcasts, etc (I'd love to speak at your church, too!) There is always one remark that cracks me up when I go and speak. I try to gauge those gathered by asking, "Who knows what Twitch or Discord even are?" Normally,

There is a popular quote attributed to Plato which goes, "Necessity is the mother of invention." He was quoted in the Socratic dialogue Republic as having said, "Our need will be the real creator." The typical phrase adjoined with the former is that "art imitates nature." These trains of thought typically lead to the same sentiment—innovation is survival of the needed. To be frank, this is a frightening and humbling thought experiment. As an innovative thinker and church plan

You may or may not know this about me, but I'm a major 90s music fan. My favorite band of all time are the Barenaked Ladies (don't @ me). The iconic earworms of the 90s are arguably some of the most absurd and addictive. Tubthumping by Chumbawamba is one such song. You know the tune, I promise. Look it up at your own risk. This song hits on a note that is essential for the world of church planting: resilience. Before starting the process of planting, I would never have used t

To watch our full Let's Play of Undertale, click here. To find our Undertale & video game-related devotions, click here. In Toby Fox’s indie hit title Undertale, he presents some thought-provoking mechanics and moral questions to the player. The main question posited is around the standard RPG mechanic where the protagonist must eliminate the monsters to progress in the story. Undertale, on the other hand, asks the question, “What if nothing has to die?” This fairly innocuous

If you read our newsletter from March 31st, then you were able to hear me complain a bit about the unexpected moments in life that sometimes cause you to wind up in an Emergency Room. Well, this past Monday was the (hopefully) final bout with this latest set of moments. I went under the knife and had surgery to remove my gallbladder. It's a routine procedure. It's laparoscopic, so it isn't exceptionally invasive. There really isn't any cause for concern (but I'll take all the