XtianNinja: Recent Episodes
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Full-time, Christian variety content creator building an open, encouraging, and meaningful online family through gaming, real talk, and God's truth.
Digital ministries are beset with a myriad of challenges. Ever-changing technology, high-level skillsets, creative thinking, long hours, fighting algorithms, making high-quality, competitive content, counselling and community building through text, following […]
Introduction Like many others, 2022 was a year of ups and downs for me and my ministry work. It began with the sudden death of my second-born son which led […]
‘Tis the season for Top 10 Lists, so here are two of them! My favourite non-fiction, Christian books – and my favourite fiction books. I take time to explain why […]
Do you ever feel like you’ve got a million great content creation ideas, but struggle to get any of them done? Here are 6 things you need to be doing […]
A viewer came into my chat a few minutes into the stream with some struggles and looking for prayer. It led to some interesting discussions, open hearts, a bunch of […]
The Planet T.A.C.O. Minecraft Server will allow you to join with creators around the world whose values and commitment match your own and give you a place to invite your […]
Everyone who creates has times when they struggle with motivation and confidence – sometimes so debilitating that it causes them to stop creating altogether! Whether you are a Twitch Streamer, […]
In this very personal video, Al (XtianNinja) Descheneau shares his heart, story, and reason for working so hard to bring the gospel to people who can only be reached through […]
0:02 / 22:03 Twitch Chat Tips: How To Keep the Conversation Going Despite how critical it is to consistently engage with people in chat, especially when newcomers drop in, it’s not always […]
What is T.A.C.O. and how do we serve content creators and consumers all over the world? The Alliance for Creative Outreach (TACO) Serves the lost by creating a welcoming community […]
There is a huge difference in approach between your personal devotional time and doing a personal Bible study, and knowing that difference is going to change everything about how you […]
Hi, and welcome to my website! Whether you’re one of the folks enjoying my content on Twitch, YouTube, or the Podcast – looking to partner with me – or a […]
Buckle up folks because this gets certifiably crazy as XtianNinja walks through the hilariously bonkers blog post “The Smurfs are Satanic!”. Come laugh along with us as we mock this […]
What does it mean that we are “Free in Christ”? How free? Does that mean we can do whatever we want? Is there anything we can do to lose that […]
Someone is causing A.I. Robots to disappear from the subway. We play a detective trying to figure out whodunit! There are lots of characters, great dialogue, funny bits, and a […]
What’s the secret to living for God – for REAL? What steps do we need to take in order to discover God’s plan for our lives and how to live […]
Each day on stream we take time to go through a Verse of the Day, explain its meaning, and find an application. This verse is a very encouraging one on the surface, but what does it mean, really? Podcast Version: https://anchor.fm/xtianninja/episodes/Where-is-God-Anyway–And-What-Does-it-Mean-that-God-is-With-You-e1kikto I Need Your Support I’m doing this full-time and the only way I can keep it up is through […]
What does it mean that Jesus had the “fullness of God” and why is that such a big deal to Christians? What does it mean that Jesus is Preeminent? Join […]
Sometimes God has the reputation of being angry all the time – and a lot of people who grew up in the church were told that when they do something […]
Sometimes life throws stuff at us that we just can’t handle. Illness, relationship issues, responsibilities, big needs, cause all of us to shrink back and ask ourselves, “Why would God […]
@Ex-Fundie Diaries released a video outlining how the AWANA Clubs program isn’t just a fun church group, but a nefarious “Christian Nationalist Child Indoctrination Cult”. Is she right? What defines […]
Every Wednesday I seek out the craziest stuff on the internet, share them with the Twitch chat, and come up with hilarious comments! Check out this video and then come […]
It’s been a while, so I thought it would be ok for me to update you on what’s been happening with my endeavour to serve and reach the lost, lonely, […]
If you’ve ever asked, “Do good people go to heaven?”, give this a watch: XtianNinja talks through the thought process we see in Romans 1-3 and explains why understanding it […]
Everyone in the world wants “peace” – but when we try to make it ourselves it doesn’t seem to work very well or last very long. How does the peace […]
Most of the time we believe the thoughts that bounce around our heads, thinking that our beliefs, opinions, perspectives, and ideas are right and best. Mature people know that’s not […]
We’ve been thinking and talking about this for months now, but it seems to be time to start making this idea become a reality. If you’re tired of dead discords […]
Jesus said that if you’ve met poor, sick, imprisoned, or hungry people, then “as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to […]
Jo Luehmann tweeted out a pretty intense message declaring her love of Christians, but hatred for the Christian gospel. It just so happened that Logos’ Verse of the Day hit […]
Christians often quote Romans 8:28 (“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” to […]
The leading men of Jerusalem took turns attacking, arguing, and trying to discredit Jesus, in hopes He would fall for their trap so they could accuse and kill Him. It […]
Theseus and I take on the most unsafe factory in the entire world! Who let a child in here!?!? I Need Your Support I’m doing this full-time and the only […]
What do a dead fig tree and overturned tables have to do with worship? And what does it mean for us today? Podcast Version: https://anchor.fm/xtianninja/episodes/Cursing-Figs–Flipping-Tables-Passion-Week-Monday-e1h3psl I’m doing this full-time and […]
FrostByteIV (from Love Thy Nerd) and I sit down to chat about what it means to be a Christian nerd, streamer, and gamer – and a dozen other nerdy things […]
One of the most difficult parts of being a “pioneer missionary” is getting support through traditional channels. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard, “We recognize your call, […]
There is a certain kind of “religious person” that thinks that they are God’s favourite – but are actually the kind of person He despises most! And, there are people […]
If you’re looking for it, I deleted today’s very personal stream VOD, but if you’re a supporter and are curious about what was up, I’ve put it up as a […]
What do you have in your life right now, that if someone broke it, took it, insulted or devalued it, you would cut off that relationship? What habit, tradition, or […]
New Video: Sometimes talking to God feels like a shopping list, complaint form, or even a 911 call – but does prayer mean something more? Podcast Version: https://anchor.fm/xtianninja/episodes/What-REAL-Prayer-Looks-Like-e1g75e9 I’m doing […]
JaidenAnimation’s “Being Not Straight” video lends itself to a lot of topics for discussion and XtianNinja takes on all of them in this 2-hour video. He talks about his own […]
This week I celebrated my very first “Streamiversary” and reading the parable of the two debtors had me thinking about why God called me away from church work into full-time […]
We often hear that “God has better things to do” than help unimportant people like us – that He might be at work in the world, but only on the […]
If God is so good and perfect, why would He care for messed up, violent, sinful people like us? What motivates Him to talk to us or to care for […]
Sometimes I’ve got so many videos to edit and post that I forget to put the links everywhere – so I need to make this little post to remind you […]
I have a lot of viewers from Europe so it was only fitting that we would take time to talk about the situation in Ukraine, how to deal with worry, […]
New YT Video: You, as you sit there right now are a ball of potential energy – but where should you release that energy? How do you know what to […]
Reading Psalm 139 is like taking a Rorschach test. How you react tells you a lot about yourself, your worldview, and your perspective on God. Are you willing to take […]
New Video: An agnostic person, raised Muslim, came into my chat during a live stream and asked “Where do you think I’ll go when I die?”. This was my answer. […]
New Video: How do you replenish and protect your soul when you’re in a spiritual “dry season” where God feels distant, the Enemy is winning battles, and/or you are struggling […]
We came, we saw, we conquered, we picked UpTownDog’s remains up over and over. Check out this goofy group of guys trying to take on the end on the CreatorCraft […]
On Feb 4 I’m launching a program to help Christian Creators use their skills and passions in the most effective and God-honouring way possible. To register or for more info […]
New VOD! Action, Adventure, Excitement, and Tombs! My channel hit a sub-goal and wanted me to play a “scary game” so after some negotiation we settled on the amazing 2013 […]
New Video: A lot of people have been hurt by someone whose anger is out of control. How can we deal with that anger? Is it ever ok to be […]
Hi everyone,I wanted to take some time to say thank you to everyone who has been kind this year in supporting Christian Ninja Online Missions and helping me not only […]
Here’s the VOD for the first levels of Blue Fire. It’s not only full of gameplay but lots of random discussion topics. Remember, I don’t play games just to play […]
New Minecraft Video! The very first collab between me and my wonderful editor Starpony999. she’s an amazing person with a great sense of humour and we had a lot of […]
In Dec, Theseus and I put together a super-fun variety show fundraiser for Operation Christmas Child If you like games, jokes, challenges, weird internet stuff, and sharing God’s love with […]
New, funny video alert! I don’t do scary games – but since Theseus was there, I thought it would be ok. We were still scared – but we sure did […]
I’ve been part of a collective of streamers and Minecrafters for a while now and it’s been pretty amazing to make some new friends outside the “Christian bubble” through this […]
New YouTube video to watch when you feel like life is unfair and God isn’t giving you what you need. If God is good and all-powerful, then why doesn’t He […]
I’ve been working so hard on making new and better content lately that I’ve been completely forgetting to post all of my videos to my blog! I’m so sorry to […]
New YouTube Short: What’s the secret technique to win every online argument? Don’t get in one. This clip was taken from one of my regular chat live streams. I’d love […]
New YouTube Video:People tick us off all the time. What’s the best way to deal with someone who keeps annoying, frustrating, and arguing with us? It’s different than you might […]
New, Funny YouTube Video! These are some of the best worst movie posters you will ever see! Can you guess which movie it is if the title is blurred out? […]
RazzyRu Designed Limited Edition Comic Style T-Shirts inspired by my three all-time favourite stream games: Planet Alpha, Candleman, and Minecraft! (Only available until Dec 13, 2021) Merch Link: https://streamlabs.com/aldescheneau/merch
New YouTube Video! The Question of the Day was, “What keeps you up at night?” and it led to some amazing conversations about worry, grief, fear, guilt and a bunch […]
New YouTube Video: Do you ever feel worthless? Like God and the world are against you? What about nagging feelings of inadequacy or guilt that won’t go away? This devotional […]
Podcast Link: https://anchor.fm/xtianninja/episodes/The-Final-Episode—Moving-on-to-Gods-Next-Chapter-for-Me-e1ahp2t Hey everyone, I want to start with a huge thank you to everyone who has been listening to the podcast for the past, like, 7 years or […]
Look, a new YouTube video!Two Pastors who know the Bible a LOT better than MatPat (PastorDoostyn and XtianNinja) take apart his Wall-E Theory piece by piece. There’s a lot of […]
Where did the name XtianNinja come from? How did you get your call to pastoral ministry? Any funny stories? DavetheBlogger interviews XtianNinja (Pastor Al) during a live stream. Livestreams: http://www.twitch.tv/XtianNinja […]
As Jesus hung on the cross He cried out “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Does God do that? Does he leave people during their worst times? […]
Where can you turn when everything seems to be going against you? Where can you hide when you need peace and security? How do you recover when you’ve been lied […]
“When I came across XtianNinja’s channel on Twitch, I recognized he had a goal that was more than simply streaming and playing games. As I continued watching his streams, I […]
In this week’s episode, I finally get around to continuing our Pilgrims Progress study and then share a clip from a recent stream where I explain a new Christian Content […]
God has been laying the importance of using my gifts and experience to mentor Christian Content Creators – and I want you to be part of it. When I was […]
In this week’s episode, I’m excited to share some amazing things happening with XtianNinja Online Missions and then something a little different – a talk-show interview I did when I […]
When you’re life has gone off the rails, is it possible that it was partly because you decided to go it on your own? Were there authorities and rules that […]
Last week, I shared the number one most downloaded message on my website, this week is number two, entitled, “If God speaks today, why don’t we hear him?”. Plus, a […]
Jesus didn’t see these kids as less important than the adults around them. He didn’t see them as less significant than the leaders, parents or disciples. No, He saw them […]
My editor @StarPony999 took one of my older videos and re-edited it with some graphics, tightened it up, added an intro, etc. and I think it looks much better! I […]
Hi everyone! I was waaay behind on my YouTube videos, but after buckling down (and with help from the very awesome. I finally got all caught up on posting and, […]
In this week’s episode, I’m going to share an interesting article about Hate-Raids on Twitch – with special contributions from two black streamers who have faced racism on and offline, […]
Here’s a PDF Version of this Article We all know that there are a whole lot of ways that you can get yourself in trouble online – and that danger […]
In this week’s episode, I share an interesting article about Christians doing weird stuff, continue our interesting study of Pilgrim’s Progress with the beginning of the seventh chapter when Christian […]
Here’s why I, as a Christian Pastor turned Twitch Streamer, feel that playing M-Rated games on stream is a good idea. This is the video version of what I said […]
A while back I did an interview with DSW’s “Wounds of the Faithful” podcast. Her ministry is dedicated to discussing and helping Christian abuse victims and when she heard my […]
A quick video with a helpful illustration to understand whether God decides who goes to heaven or if people choose God — and how does the “unforgivable sin” factor into […]
In this week’s episode, I share an interesting idea about trusting big brother, an interesting article about the difference between discernment and criticism, and continue our interesting study of Pilgrim’s […]
My old feed provider is shutting down so I’ve had to move my podcast service to Anchor/ Apparently, the transition wasn’t as smooth as I had hoped because I lost 95% of my subscribers. Unfortunately, the nature of the beast makes it so I can’t really connect with the folks I can… no longer connect with. So, could you please […]
In this episode: Listening to that little voice inside you, how “Fear of Man” can wreck your life, and why you should let people ask you extremely personal questions. Podcast […]
In this week’s episode, I’m going to share an interesting idea about why my Twitch channel is going PG-13 an interesting article about the difference between strong language and foul […]
The artistic interpretation of someone’s creative side was amazing – and seeing what the corruption of depression and sadness had done to it was quite moving. Check out my Livestreams: […]
In this week’s episode I share a look behind the scenes at all the interesting, amazing, and exhausting things going on with XtianNinja Online Ministries. Script: Hey, everyone. This episode […]
Figment is an action-adventure puzzle game where you battle nightmares and various mental illnesses that are taking over someone’s brain as a result of facing a terrible trauma. It sounds […]
Why do people have such a strong reaction to words like “Christian”, “Church”, and “Jesus”? Are they justified? What have believers done to cause such intense feelings and what can […]
I’m getting the covid jab today and won’t be releasing a podcast episode, but thankfully the interview I did with Diana’s “Wounds of the Faithful” podcast is out. Her ministry […]