Episode 51 – Gaming and You: Understanding Your Relationship with Gaming

On the surface, it may seem like this episode is set on two opposite ends of the spectrum.  On the one hand – the boys talk about the next generation gaming consoles and whether or not they’re excited for them.  On the other hand Mike and Luke talk gaming addiction/compulsion and how it is important for anyone (but especially the believer) to understand his or her relationship to gaming.

Episode 50 – New Journeys and No Promise of Home

In this episode we answer a listener question: What are our top 5 games to introduce gaming to the uninitiated into the hobby?  We also talk about Peter Molyneux’s Goddus game, the nature of the journey, and how God does not always promise us victory when He calls us to go on a journey – just that He will be with us in the success or failure.

Episode 49 – Bring in the Runaway and the Misfit

GSP 49 final IFIn this episode – Mike earns that press pass badge he got by talking about the Steampunk World’s Fair 2013 event. We give an update about the progress on “Project Awesome.”  We game with Don’t Starve and Archipelago.  We talk about the “mechanics” of the faith and why we love bringing people to the table. And for a change of pace – we’re gonna share some music.  Mike got permission to play some music from a band he met at the World’s Fair.  Be sure to listen to the end and check out there stuff.

And now — it’s time for the link dump!

Amy Irvin – she’s helping us with getting a new look for GSP and more.  Check her out if you want quality design work done.  http://www.behance.net/amyirvin

Insomniac Folklore – An amazing band with a style that’s a mix of folk and tent revival. They are really talented, fun folks who are out there bringing God’s message to places that haven’t heard it through music.
-the band’s homepage – http://insomniacfolklore.com/
-facebook – https://www.facebook.com/insomniacfolklore
-bandcamp – http://insomniacfolklore.bandcamp.com/

Episode 48 – THEME WEEK – Super Heroes

It’s THEME WEEK! This is the first of what we’re sure will be a reoccurring event wherein several geek-Christian podcasts floating about the interwebs get together to talk about a single theme from our various perspectives.

The podcasts in question are:

Are You Just Watching? — http://areyoujustwatching.com
Faith Hope and Nerds — http://faithhopeandnerds.com
Gamestore Prophets — http://gamestoreprophets.com
Geek This! podcast — http://geekthispodcast.com
Geekually Yoked –– http://geekuallyyoked.com
Holy Worlds Podcast — http://holyworlds.posterous.com
The Sci-Fi Christian — http://thescifichristian.com
Storymen — http://storymen.us
Strangers and Aliens — http://strangersandaliens.com

In our particular episode – we talk about how heroes can be boring if they’re TOO super, why super hero stories fascinate us, and explore the connected imagery of super hero origin stories and coming to faith in Christ. Mike MAY have pointed out similarities to receiving the Holy Spirit upon faith with receiving a Green Lantern Corp ring . . . that’s just the kind of stuff we bring to the table.

Enjoy – and be sure to check out the other podcasts as well.

Episode 47 – The Dragon and Mr. Robertson

This episode, Luke reflects on how an anniversary event in EVE Online displays creativity and outside thinking, the guys tackle the footage of Pat Robertson’s off-hand dismissal of Dungeons and Dragons seemingly out of nowhere, and the cryptically titled “Project Awesome” is teased.

Ep. 46 – Sneaking into Columbia

We are back from Spring Break and are talking Girls Gone Gamers. What is the state of girl gamers? Do we want to see better female characters in games? What can the church learn from a comic strip? All this and Luke’s little surprise for Mike on this episode of GSP.

Episode 45 – Easter in Columbia

In this episode the guys are talking about Easter – but before they talk about this most holy of holidays in the Christian calendar, there’s a little bit of buzz about this game you may have heard of called BIOSHOCK : INFINITE! Okay — fanboy squee over now.

Bioshock, International Tabletop Day, and Easter — now that’s what I call a well-rounded episode.

Episode 44 – Interview with the Geekpreacher!

We told you it was coming – and now it has arrived. Episode 44, the boys sit down with Derek White, aka The Geekpreacher. They talk about gaming, comic books, the impact of these things on faith, and what it was like to meet Gary Gygax.

Check out Derek and what he’s up to over at his website and his facebook page. Show him some love and tell him we sent you.

Episode 43 – GSP Corp, Uncle Monty’s Road Show, and Living Outside of Normal

In this episode, the guys talk about what’s new in the geek world, being less than impressed with the PS4 announcement, Luke’s foray into the E.V.E online experience and a trip down memory lane to talk about a W.o.W. guild that was less about dungeon delving as it was about putting on the greatest show on Azeroth.

Always remember, Listeners – Normal is boring. God called us to go way beyond normal.

Episode 42 – The Podcast to Life, the Universe, and Everything

Naturally we could not let episode 42 go by without making reference to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It simply had to happen.  However, in this episode, the guys do not necessarily come up with the answer to the greatest question of all. What they DO talk about is the importance of representing Christ well, the impending new Star Wars movie, and the state of the gaming business.