Life is just amazing. Next week begins what I’m calling D&D&D: Dungeons & Dragons & Discipleship. For those who have been following along, I’ll be showing clergy (and others) in the East Ohio Conference United Methodist Church how to use a tabletop roleplaying game like D&D as a discipleship tool. At the core of what … [Read more…]
The Christian Gamers Guild chaplain would like to announce that on Sunday, August 28, 2022, he will begin a study of The Gospel According to Mark. All are welcome. The Guild has been hosting an indepth analytical and exegetical Bible Study, five days per week, one verse per day, at an undergraduate collegiate level with … [Read more…]
“I am [in your world].” said Aslan. “But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name.” -C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader How do you create a fantasy game compatible with broadly monotheist values? If it adheres completely to religious teaching, it ceases to be a fantasy. … [Read more…]
This is RPG-ology #57: Ives Loves a Parade, for August 2022. Our thanks to Regis Pannier and the team at the Places to Go, People to Be French edition for locating a copy of this and a number of other lost Game Ideas Unlimited articles. This was originally Game Ideas Unlimited: Ives Loves a Parade, … [Read more…]
This is Faith in Play #57: Heroes, for August 2022. I have a list of topic suggestions from readers to which I occasionally refer. Among the suggestions are lists of archetypes for that miniseries, many of which I don’t understand myself–but the word “hero” appears on several different lists, including Joseph Campbell’s and Carl Jung’s, … [Read more…]