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Bastion – A Video Game That Made A Grown Man Cry [Saturday Morning Review]


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Released in 2011, Bastion was an indie title released by the very cool Super Giant Games -- who have since released several other great titles -- placing their stake in the ground of high-quality independent game developers. Bastion is certainly not a new title, but it's a title that I often point towards when talking about the power of storytelling within video games. Four years after its release and almost two years having owned the title, I played through this gem of a game. While it's ... Read More

Church Tech Snack Pack #199


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Internet, technology, and internet technology is moving at an incredible pace. Are we keeping up? Do we know where we are going? Does it matter? These are a few thoughts I've had this week about technology, how about you? ... Read More

Church Without Excuses: Obedience 13


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["Church Without…" is a series of think-pieces designed to slowly deconstruct what we think is essential to having church and to call attention to the hidden barriers we've erected between ourselves and the Great Commission.] This series started without much of an idea of how it would go. I think I told Eric Dye that it would be "Godin-esque" in its opinionated brevity, but that was all I really had to go on. And now, we're at the end, with lucky number 13. ... Read More

Has the Information Age Made Us Lazy? [Podcast #223]


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The edges of the internet are hardly in view with the depth and width of knowledge streaming from the World Wide Web. From fun facts to hard truths, scientific study to goofy SciFi, the internet has it in spades -- funny cat videos included. There was a time when quandary was relegated to encyclopedias and speculation, now we unlock our screens and quench our thirst for knowledge... Or do we? Let's talk about that: ... Read More

Church Tech Snack Pack #198


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Where do you go for your church, technology -- and Church Technology -- information online? Let us know in the comments, we want to know! Also, is there anything particular you would like to see more of in the Church Tech Snack Packs? See you in the comments... ... Read More

Church Without Structures: Simple 12


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["Church Without…" is a series of think-pieces designed to slowly deconstruct what we think is essential to having church and to call attention to the hidden barriers we've erected between ourselves and the Great Commission.] Every now and then, a Sunday will roll around when I will be short a few dozen volunteers. It's on those days that I begin to wonder, "Do we really need all of this?" The short answer is, of course, "No." ... Read More

Church Without Hours: Internet Office 11


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["Church Without…" is a series of think-pieces designed to slowly deconstruct what we think is essential to having church and to call attention to the hidden barriers we've erected between ourselves and the Great Commission.] My dad is the state superintendent of all of the churches and ministers in my denomination. Before that, he was the pastor of one church for over twenty years. One of the things that best exemplified my dad's ministry was an abundance of ideas. He was constantly thinking ... Read More