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GenCon 2014 & Dark Dungeons (Part Two)

In the last installment about Dark Dungeons, you may have found I went into a great deal of my personal story. A few friends were shocked to find out that I burnt my D&D books even though it seems I … Continue reading

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Posted by The GeekPreacher at 10:16 pm

GenCon 2014 & Dark Dungeons (Part One)

My GenCon experience this year has been a very tiring one. I spent a great deal of my time in the Christian Gamers Guild/Fans for Christ booth but also had some time to sit outside and talk with many of … Continue reading

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Posted by The GeekPreacher at 3:23 pm

Making New Friends

In honor of the Knights of the Dinner Table: Live Action Series hitting its Kickstarter goal, I thought I’d write a post about its creator, Jolly Blackburn. My wife and I first met Jolly Blackburn, creator of the gamer comic … Continue reading

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Posted by The GeekPreacher at 4:26 pm

A Thankful, Playful Life

What am I thankful for? I’m thankful I forgot to check the mail yesterday. I walked down to the mailbox before leaving for my mother-in- law’s house for our yearly feast and found an advance copy of The Well-Played Life … Continue reading

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Posted by The GeekPreacher at 6:37 pm

Florida, England, & GenCon or “How I Spent My Summer Vacation”

Sorry I haven’t blogged for some time. Life has been kicking me around with the busyness of everything. Long story short? Moved to a new charge in June of this year (United Methodist speak for moving to a new church … Continue reading

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Posted by The GeekPreacher at 3:01 pm

Nerd Rage

“When world-views collide, as they do in pluralistic societies, our hero systems are relativized and called into question. This undermines the existential armor we need to achieve a workaday equanimity in the face of death. And when facing this prospect, … Continue reading

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The Geekpreacher: GenCon Day One

My friends and I arrived in Indianapolis fairly early on Wednesday morning. We did so because we thought traveling at night would be much easier and, while it was very tiring, that worked out really well. The traffic on the … Continue reading

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Posted by The GeekPreacher at 9:21 am

Who is a Geek?

If you read my home page, I’ve defined geeks this way for many years “A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream.” I still believe in this definition but I … Continue reading

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Posted by The GeekPreacher at 9:06 pm

Radical Inclusivity: Geek Style

Radical Inclusivity #geek style: You threw me in a trashcan when I was a kid, you made fun of me ’cause I sucked at sports, you called me “gay” and “fag” to make me feel bad. At times, I wished … Continue reading

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Posted by The GeekPreacher at 3:20 am

GaryCon II and Old School Gaming

Well, my buddy Redd and I have driven up to Illinois to visit with my friend Jolly Blackburn and his wife Barb of Knights of the Dinner Table fame before heading over to GaryCon in Lake Geneva, WI. GaryCon starts … Continue reading

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