Timothy Barber

This is the final post in a 4 part series designed to help geeks, gamers, and nerds to leverage the way God designed them, in order to get the Big Wins in life, and partner with God in saving the world (read part one). We’ve covered why being a geek is a very good thing in God’s eyes, and a little bit about how to leverage our design for His Glory. We also tackled the Scriptural basis for seeing yourself as a hero and a protagonist – we’ve taken video game thought processes we’ve used for decades to level up virtual worlds and brought them with us so we can level up here. And today, we will wrap it up by addressing those last few hurdles before we can take off running.

Have you ever heard a famous author give their answer to the rote “what’s the secret to your success” question?

It’s the least satisfying thing to hear – but probably the most needed. And it’s right nearly 100% of the time.

Ready?

[Read more…] about Faith and Fandom: How God Designed Geeks for an EPIC Life – Part IV

This is the third post in a 4 part series (you can start here) designed to help geeks, gamers, and nerds to leverage the way God designed them, in order to get the Big Wins in life, and partner with God in saving the world. We’ve covered why being a geek is a very good thing in God’s eyes, and a little bit about how to leverage our design for His Glory. We also tackled the Scriptural basis for seeing yourself as a hero and a protagonist – today we’re going to take one of the geek’s deepest passions – video games – and apply them to the way we do this Heroic Life.

Link watched and waited. Crouched behind a tree out of the main path, hand on his sword.

He made a furtive glance to the clock tower – just after noon.

His eyes darted back to the tunnel across the way from his hidden perch. It would be any moment, now.

Of course, he’d been here before. Time is really messy in Termina, so he can’t say for sure when – but he knows exactly what is about to happen. And this time, he’s prepared.

After a few more minutes, he hears the footsteps. It’s time.

[Read more…] about Faith and Fandom: How God Designed Geeks for an EPIC Life – Part III

This is the second post in a 4 part series (part 1 here) designed to help geeks, gamers, and nerds to leverage the way God designed them, in order to get the Big Wins in life, and partner with God in saving the world. Last time, we tackled why being a geek is a very good thing in God’s eyes, and a little bit about how to leverage our design for His Glory. Today we’re going to talk about a powerful way to do just that – with our whole life.

Let’s try something fun and see what happens.

The next time you go out and find yourself among a big group of people, keep count of the number of people you see rocking some piece of superhero or video game paraphernalia.

Even in a small group, I had to count on two hands.

[Read more…] about Faith and Fandom: How God Designed Geeks for an EPIC Life – Part II

This is the first post in a 4 part series designed to help geeks, gamers, and nerds to leverage the way God designed them, in order to get the Big Wins in life, and partner with God in saving the world. If you’ve ever felt like being a geek was more of a burden than a blessing, if you’ve ever felt guilty for loving video games, comic books, and movies, or if you want to integrate your faith with every part of your life, this is the post for you.

I may as well start with Dan.

I first met him at a competitive Super Smash Bros tournament near downtown Denver. He was the “TO”, or tournament operator. And boy, was he impossible to miss.

All of 5 and a half feet, with hair so long that he would be stepping on it if he hadn’t kept it in a single, thick braid down his back. I believe the first sight I caught of him, he was holding a Super Scope and yelling (and I mean yelling) out commentary for the YouTube channel behind two visibly confused competitors.

[Read more…] about Faith and Fandom: How God Designed Geeks for an EPIC Life