By Jared Dees
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Explore Christianity in a whole new way with the help of some of the most popular video games, systems, characters, and more. Accomplished author, speaker, and religious educator, Jared Dees, presents the gospel message in fresh and unexpected perspectives for anyone who has ever played video games.
Experience insights into Christianity based on some of the best video games of all time including Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Minecraft, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Pokémon, Fallout, The Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption, Animal Crossing, Candy Crush, Fortnite, and many more.
Whether you are a dedicated gamer or look with joy upon your video gaming memories, this book will reignite your passion for gaming and rekindle a love for Jesus Christ.
Press START and level up your experience in Christianity today!
Table of Contents
Part One
Getting Started
1. It’s Dangerous to Go Alone! Take This
2. Instruction Manual for Life
3. Press Start
4. Minecraft Creation Story
5. Two-Player Game
6. Take or Drop
7. A Fall like Fortnite
8. The Caliber of a Soul
9. Sin like Snood
10. The Sims and Sins
11. Hyrule of Heaven
12. Game Over
13. Extra Life
14. Find Your Father 29
Part Two
God
15. The Myst of God
16. A True Triforce
17. Icarus and Angels
18. Christianity’s Killer App
19. God or Demigod?
20. Christ the Chosen One
21. Where in the World Is Jesus Christ?
22. Level 1 Lord
23. The Carpenter
24. Healing Spring of Baptism
25. Joel 3:16
26. Preaching in Side Quests
27. Death by Dysentery
28. Transfiguration: Christ’s Crossover Event
29. SimCity of David
30. Manna (Not Mana) from Heaven
31. The Last Super Supper
32. Judas among Us
33. Garments ’n Goblins
34. The Sheep of God
35. Dead and Redemption
36. Controller Cross
37. Raiding the Empty Tomb
38. Saved Games
39. Blow on It
40. Ascension off the Screen
41. Witnesses to the Ends of the Metaverse
Part Three
The Church
42. Christ’s Game Engine
43. Disciples Called to Duty
44. LFM
45. Watching One-Player Games
46. Called like a Character in an RPG
47. Drafting Other Disciples
48. Noob Now and Forever
49. Don’t Be a Mob
50. Lead the Lemmings 107
Part Four
The Enemies
51. Who Is the Boss?
52. Armed against Diablo
53. First-Person Sinners
54. Tecmo Temptations
55. Soul Crushing
56. Shoot ’Em Up
57. Don’t Finish Him
58. Power-Ups of Grace
59. Pac-Man Pellets of Grace
60. Roll the Golden Mean
61. Grand Pride
62. Greedy Rings
63. Sloth or Joust
64. Massive Multiplayer Envy
65. Angry Birds Away
66. Mr. Gluttony
67. Lust for Lara Croft
Part Five
Gameplay Guide
68. Side-Scrolling Spirituality
69. Repent and Reset
70. Push Pause
71. Meek like Mac
72. Avatar Skins and Accessories
73. Build Virtue like Tetris
74. Gather Resources
75. Farming for Faith
76. Mega Man Mastery
77. Evolve like a Pokémon
78. How to Evolve
79. Cheat Code
80. The Tower of Cranking 90s
81. Ignore the Dog
82. GLHF Your Enemies
83. Cutscenes
84. The Joystick
85. Dance Dance Disciples
86. Slacking with Solitaire
87. Smashing Spiritual Gifts
88. Skill Trees of the Spirit 187
Part Six
Beating the Game
89. Endless Runners
90. Alternate Endings
91. High Score
92. God Doesn’t Keep Score
93. Crossing into Paradise
94. Bury Your Badges
95. Video Game Music
96. We Are the Princess
97. The Second Quest
98. End Game Credits
99. Level 99
