God, Games & Geekery: Recent Episodes
@BadGamerElite
God, games and geekery is a series of devotionals about the crossroads of our faith & gaming. @BadGamerElite, an average joe who loves God and video games, will share his insights about the two and how they relate to each other and the human experience.
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Baumer and BGE are at it again and enjoying another Robin Williams chat!
Always leave people better than you found 'em.
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Remember when Dumbledore calmly asked Harry if he had put his name in the Goblet? Let's talk about it.
Always leave people better than you found 'em.
IamBaumer and BadGamerElite rejoin Allen Parrish one more time as we search for the vines that connect the geeky film passions and our faith.
Always leave people better than you found 'em.
Oh man have we missed you! This episode is a direct port of our live show that we record every other week on Twitch.tv/godgamesandgeekery. Listen in to hear the next year's worth of upcoming movies that we will discuss with you!
Always leave people better than you found 'em.
We are uniting the shows periodically. Join us geeks as we talk about love in our fandoms.
IAmBaumer leads a discussion on songs that may or may not be traditional Chrismas songs and brings the philosophical nature out of Bad Gamer Elite.
Smallgenie and BGE chat about super squads and our own IRL ones. Come join the fun over on twitch.tv/godgamesandgeekery for live discussions.
IAmBaumer and Bad Gamer Elite discuss the crossroads between our faith and A Wrinkle in Time. Recorded Live on Twitch.
Also hints of things to come.
The second ever audio version of our weekly Twitch chat! This time, David and Lem discuss Aquaman.
Who is ready to step out of your comfort zone and try something new with friends?! Me either. But let's talk to the Lifest Volunteer Coordinator, Britta, about it
We welcome the master of genuine compliments, Ed Placencia of Twitch, Married to the Games, and Foot in the Door fame.
This ain't no end-of-year clip show baby! (It almost was though...) Find out more in Episode 63 of God, Games & Geekery!
Later this month our US fam will be celebrating Thanksgiving. But how is this applied to our geeky lives?
I'm not the only one freaked out by Gollum, right? He's scary. This month we get to chat with david_Keychain about the response we should have to fear.
We have talked about Lifest for a few years now. So let's dive into our artists' geeky passions. Let's start with one of our Wisconsin hometown heroes, Skillet!
Each week on our Twitch channel, twitch.tv/godgamesandgeekery , we take an hour on Wednesday afternoons to discuss our favorite geeky movies and how our faith impacts the lessons we learn from them.
We thought you might like to enjoy them here from time to time. This is an unedited replay of discussions we had on Godzilla (2014)
Let us know what you think by emailing Lem at badgamer@lifepromotions.org.
We get to chat with one of the coolest cats I met in Tennessee about ...well...just listen.
Ok...good news. Double guests this month. Bad news... my local audio got all messed up. Sooooo...LET"S GOOOO!
I just got owned by a 12 year old as Widowmaker and his little brother out Marvel Trivia'd me last week. But hey, we are supposed to rejoice, right? ...RIGHT?
All of us have experienced the feeling of bullying, even if we don't want to admit it. Today we chat with some wise counsel on the subject and learn about how we can Biblically seek that wise council.
Is it luck, skill or a blessing? This episode we get to chat with Smallgenie about it. Also I miss scatter arrows.
How do we say thanks when the payload was just one big Parade float all the way to the destination. Or when The Vicyoy Royale was snatched from us? Let's see what the Bible says as well as Lucas Ham Swisher from The Good Morning Guys.
What has Lem been up to? Well, let's check-in and chat with Scott Higa, The Christian Nerd, about how our Bad Gamer Elite could and should Rest.
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Dogwater. Ever heard that term? Ever think that it might be you? Let's check to see if it's true.
Welcome to the new format! Let us know what you think in a review or email your host at badgamer@lifepromotions.org
Fortnite!? Come on man! I said the same. But I learned a lot about my walk alongside my spiritual sibs.
Let's play a game and talk about Christmas.
If you can, please leave a review and rating.
Remember Calvin Rankin? No? Well, get to know him this week as well as how we can mimic his abilities for Christ.
We have heard from the heroes. Let's check in on the X-Villians. Or maybe an Ex-Villian. It's time to look at temptation and the Unstoppable Juggernaut!
This week, The Gospel According to The X-Men continues and we step out of the ink and paper and onto the silver screen and chat about falling short
Remember Joseph? No, not the technicolor dream coat guy. The one who could manipulate the magnetic fields around him. No? Well sit back and let's see what he has to do with giving it to God!
The third in the Gospel According to the X-Men Series is here! Let's chat about the kindness of strangers and Ororo Monroe! Remember to leave a review if you can. You can also send Lem a review to lem@lifepromotions.org.
There's a fire shut up in Gmbits Bones. Confused? you won't be after the second of our 10 part Xmen devo series.
Come on In, come on in, come on in. This week we talk about control. The game and the power over Lem's nightmare character, Smeagol!
It's rough. it's raw. It's two Christian gamers with very little clue as to what they are doing other than chatting about headshots and Jesus.
This week we give you a long form show with Lem and Lucas!
This week Lem chats about how God encourages us to take the Spider-Man approach to failure.
Proverbs 24:16 :
For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes
This week Lem talks about the complexity of Marvel's Avengers and how that relates to our prayer time.
Matthew 6:6:
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
In today's world, we have so much we can worry about. This week Lem tackles overcoming worry.
Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
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Have you ever take the leap to pre-order a game before it's release. This week @badgamerelite talks about how, even as gamers, we rely on faith!
2 Corinthians 5:7
For we live by faith, not by sight.
This week I want you to think about discontent in your own life. Maybe you're like me, @badgamerelite, and its games. Maybe you aren't happy with your tech gear. Maybe you're caught up in keeping up somewhere else in your life. Remember that we can find our contentment in Jesus.
1 Timothy 6:7-8
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
This week @badgamerelite talks about how, just like in our life and faith, the pain of the game can bring us new joys!
Nehemiah 8:10
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds.
Hebrews 12:2
Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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This week @badgamerelite talks about his experiences as a new player in multiplayer, co-op games and how we should care for new people in our own communities.
Deuteronomy 10:19
And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.
Luke 14:13-14
But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.
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This week @badgamerelite chats with the beauty core band, GFM about video games, music and dying to our old ways...repentance!
Romans 6:6
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin
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Sometimes we need peace and time to unwind. This week @badgamerelite talks about finding peace in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as well as how we can find it the Lord.
John Chapter 20:19
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
Jonn 20:21
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”
Job 22:22
Receive instruction from his mouth,
and lay up his words in your heart.
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Day 10 of @BadGamerElite's 10 week Overwatch Devotional series. It's not officially endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment but it's a fun ride. This week, we chat about Pharah and what it means to be a protector.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
psalms 91:1
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
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Day 9 of @BadGamerElite's 10 week Overwatch Devotional series. It's not officially endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment but it's a fun ride. This week, BadGamer zeroes in on the forgotten soldier Omnic, Bastion and his decision to break from his original protocol to become free.
Psalms 107:14
He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness,
and broke away their chains.
Galations 5:13
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.
John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
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Day 8 of @BadGamerElite's 10 week Overwatch Devotional series. It's not officially endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment but its a fun ride. This week's focus is Orisa and her powers of perception.
Job 1:13-22
13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, 15 and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
18 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 21 and said:
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will depart.[a]
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
may the name of the Lord be praised.”
22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.
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Day 7 of @BadGamerElite's 10 week Overwatch Devotional series. It's not officially endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment but its a fun ride. This week, we are visiting the dark side of the Overwatch with Reaper.
Roman 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.
Proverbs 10:16
The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
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Day 6 of @BadGamerElite's 10 week Overwatch Devotional series. It's not officially endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment but its a fun ride. This weeks we talk about Mei, Overwatch's little cry queen, and her wall.
Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentilesand their kings and to the people of Israel. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”
Acts 9:26-27
When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.
Day 5 of @BadGamerElite's 10 week Overwatch Devotional series. It's not officially endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment but its a fun ride. This weeks subject is Overwatch's newest character, Echo, a man made robot with advanced AI. And her ultimate ability, mimicking other characters.
Exodus 23:2
Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
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Day 4 of @BadGamerElite's 10 week Overwatch Devotional series. It's not officially endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment but its a fun ride. This week, we talk Mercy! No, not just the character, but God's mercy and how we can show it to our fellow nerds.
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Luke 6: 27-36
27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.
32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Day 3 of @BadGamerElite's 10 week Overwatch Devotional series. It's not officially endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment but its a fun ride. This week, we compare Reinhardt's Armor and the Armor of God and discuss the difference between wielding a hammer vs. the Sword of the Spirit.
Ephesians 6:13-17
13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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Day 2 of @BadGamerElite's 10 week Overwatch Devotional series. It's not officially endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment but its a fun ride. This week, we discuss the dastardly duo, Junkrat and Roadhog and their hopeful road to redemption.
Psalm 130:3-4
3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
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This week we officially start on the 10 week Overwatch Devotional series. It's not officially endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment but its a fun ride. Plus, we get to see how Moses and Tracer are connected!
Exodus 18:9
Jethro was delighted to hear about all the good things the Lord had done for Israel in rescuing them from the hand of the Egyptians.
Exodus 18:17-23
17 Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you are doing is not good. 18 You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. 19 Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes to him. 20 Teach them his decrees and instructions, and show them the way they are to live and how they are to behave. 21 But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. 22 Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you. 23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied.”
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In this episode, @BadGamerElite chats about your squad. All of our different squads. Most importantly our comp squad!
2 Corinthians Chapter 6
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In this episode @BadGamerElite takes a look at the epic story of kingdom hearts III and how we are building our own kingdom of hearts.
John Chapter 4
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In this episode, @BadGamerElite talks about guidance. We all have people we answer to. How can we learn a great lesson in obedience from one of video games greatest villains? listen in and find out.
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Ephesians 6:5
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
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In this episode, @BadGamerElite talks about anger, how it affects us and how we as gamers can relate God's word to our experiences with rage while playing video games.
James 1:19 - ...and this is the thought I want to leave with you, my dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry...
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In this episode, @BadGamerElite talks about giving God glory in our day to day lives and how even the tiniest acts of kindness can be a witness of that glory to our fellow nerds.
Exodus 33:18-20
Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.” And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
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