The Dangers of Video Games

Richard Clark picks up his Wii Zapper and takes aim at a giant target that takes up the whole screen.

In Praise of Video Games

Richard Clark finds something to like in an underrated pastime.

Grand Theft Auto IV: Boycott or Buy?

Alan Noble gives Grand Theft Auto a chance.

What’s So Great About 2008?

Even though Christ and Pop Culture is only a few months old, we’ve already had some wonderful conversations about popular culture and how we as believers should interact with it. To start off the year, I thought I would give my list of the pop culture events that I am looking forward to most in 2008. Over the next 12 months I hope to revisit each of these events as they unfold and as we continue to explore the way our faith speaks to every aspect of our lives–even pop culture.

“Mommy, what is that alien doing?”

On November 20th, one of the most anticipated games of the year will be released for the Xbox 360, Bioware’s Mass Effect; when it arrives on my doorstep, I will have the choice to encourage alien, unnatural, sexual immorality.

Podcast #15: Sniping for Christ?

These days, churches use all sorts of things to aid in evangelism. Movie nights, Super-bowl parties, and yes, even Halo 3. Recently Owen Strachan posted on his blog about this growing video-game evangelism trend. We liked what he had to say so much, we thought we’d have him on the show to talk about it.

Podcast #6: Playing Mario to the Glory of God

On a dark, cold night in December, Rich and his wife camped outside of Best Buy on a whim. After braving the cold for eight hours (and you better believe his wife got the sleeping back), they left the store with a Wii… and it was totally worth it.

Or was it? If the iPhone is overrated, is the Wii the truly revolutionary invention of the decade? Can a video game truly embrace community, or are the two concepts mutually exclusive?

Well, David’s skeptical. And so are you. But in this episode of Christ and Pop Culture, Rich tries to explain the lure of such a machine, and explains how it’s made his life just a little bit more fulfilling.
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Show Notes:
Next week we begin our consistent, more structured version of CAPC. Twice a week we’ll put out episodes that are hopefully more up-to-date and beneficial.

Show topics to look forward to: The Emmys, 3:10 to Yuma, and more!