Star Trek Catan. Have there ever been three words better suited for this blog? Coming this March Star Trek Catan will take the settlers off of the island and into the stars. No longer content to mine ore, herd sheep, fell trees, harvest wheat and make bricks, players of Star Trek Catan will be ableRead more
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Student ministry requires a lot of games. Some are age-old classics like dodge ball and kick ball. Some are new classics like the trash can game and boom ball. Some games, though, are nothing more than biblicized versions of secular games. I saw this copy of Bible Charades at our church and couldn’t help butRead more
Last night I did the most Christian thing I’ve ever done. I played Settlers of Catan at Chick-fil-A. Some might suggest that feeding the poor or going on a mission trip are far more Christian. Those activities are far more like Jesus. But there aren’t a lot of activities that are more Christian than playingRead more
This week we’re on a water ski trip with our high school ministry. It’s a relaxing trip and provides a great opportunity to build relationships and spend time with students. A great way to build those relationships is by playing games. As discussed before, Christians love playing board games because it provides a way toRead more
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. – Ephesians 4:29 When I was younger I wholeheartedly agreed with this verse. I thought that cursing was akin to blaspheming the Holy Spirit.Read more
When I told my cousin that I was writing a blog about Christianity and nerdom, one of the first things he asked me was whether or not I had written about Settlers of Catan. My second post ever was about Settlers of Catan. Apparently my cousin knows what I know: Catan is to board gamesRead more