Portfolio

When I’m not writing on digital and nerd ministry here, I am busy creating elsewhere. Here’s a look at my portfolio:

Rethink Church:

• Video Games

  • Breathing through the struggle (Celeste)

  • Faith, life and the lessons of “git gud” at video games

  • The truth about violence in video games

  • When does a game become sin? | French

  • Why should church stay online? Wordle

  • Five video games to enrich your faith

  • When does a game become sin

  • Transforming Playtime into Study Time: The Surprising Depth of "Pentiment"

  • Should My Kid Be Playing That?

  • Overcoming giants: The compelling narrative of "Hellblade II"

  • Why Is My Pastor Playing "Zelda"?

  • Twelve Minutes: A looping parable Jesus didn't write

  • The Mysterious connection of Steam reviews | Korean

  • 3 video games to play this Christmas

• Books

  • The Mythmakers

• Movies

  • How 'Nope' helps us see the eschatological ending | French

  • Thor and an angry god | French

  • Stop teaching spiritual gifts, watch Encanto instead | French

  • Batman, Easter and rebirth

  • The broken family of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"

  • From memes to communion: decoding "Barbenheimer"

• TV Shows

  • The Kingdom of God is like... the Force

  • Netflix’s “The Midnight Club” Is More All Saints Day than Halloween

  • "The Last of Us": Hive Mind vs The Body of Christ

  • Body and blood: the true horror of Midnight Mass

  • Fallout, apocalypse and creation care

• Anime

  • Anime's obsession with becoming god | French

  • Shaman King and the power of tradition

  • Committed to the journey: Lessons from "Frieren" and faith

• Digital Ministry

  • My church had a video go viral

  • Digital Lives are Sacred Lives

  • Embracing tomorrow and redefining church

  • Online Gospel: Jesus was there first

  • Are games and anime spiritual wastes of time?

  • What tabletop games teach the church

  • Stewardship and support in the digital church

  • The Digital Call: Embracing nerd ministry in a digital age

  • Game On: Can Gamification Transform the Church's Mission?

  • The Power of "Welcome" Online

  • What's up with churches on Twitch?

  • Divine algorithms: church lessons in communing with AI Jesus

Bible in a Minute

• Leviticus 3

• Leviticus 17

• Numbers 12

• Numbers 18

• Numbers 26

• Deuteronomy 14

• Joshua 19

• 1 Samuel 20

• 2 Samuel 1

• 1 Kings 12

• 2 Kings 22

• 1 Chronicles 29

Love Thy Nerd:

• Church is for the Nerds

• Bible Thump: A Nerd House Divided

• Bible Thump: Lose Control

• Bible Thump: Global Nerds Unite!

Jesus Geeks Video Series:

• Jesus Geeks: The church made digital

Podcast Work:

• Accidental Tomatoes

• 1000 Question Christian

• Active Faith Podcast

• Means of Grace

• Pastoring in the Digital Parish

• How to Do Digital Ministry

• MyCom Church Marketing Podcast

• Compass Podcast

• Radical Sacred

Press:

• ‘Church for nerds’ builds community without a building

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