The official podcast of Christian Geek Central!  ( http://www.christiangeekcentral.com ) On the Show Today: A news story from Speculative Faith regarding the recent purchase of Christian geek publisher Enclave Publishing, Part 6 of Paeter's "Bookshelf Tour", and a question about the usefulness of geek entertainment as we continue in the book of Hebrews!

The official podcast of Christian Geek Central!  ( http://www.christiangeekcentral.com ) On the Show Today: A review of The Huntsman: Winter's War, some thoughts on Sony Vs Microsoft, and a review of the manga, "A Silent Voice".

New this month from Baker Publishing is "King's Folly, The Kinsman Chronicles Book 1". From the Publisher: Their Battle for the Throne Has Just Begun. But Will It Matter if the World They Rule Collapses Into the Sea? The gods are angry. Volcanic eruptions, sinkholes, ground shakers--everything points to their unhappiness. At least that is what the king of Armania believes. His son Prince Wilek thinks his father's superstitions are nonsense, though he remains the ever dutiful First Arm of Armania. When a messenger arrives and claims that the town of Farway has been swallowed by the earth, the king sends Wilek to investigate. But what Wilek discovers is more cataclysmic than one lost city. Even as the ground shifts beneath his feet, Wilek sets out on a desperate journey to save his people and his world. But can he do it before the entire land crumbles?  This volume includes the first three parts of The Kinsman Chronicles originally released as ebooks. Part 1-- Da...

Hebrews Recap and Chapter 11 Summary We've reached a significant shifting point in our look at the book of Hebrews and we've been zoomed in pretty tight on chapter 11 for awhile. So before moving forward I'd like to zoom out and get an updated overview of the book so far and then recap what we learned about faith in chapter 11. A significant theme of Hebrews has been "holding on to hope and confidence in Yahweh so that we can be engaged in his plans and experience his blessing and rest". Some quick chapter overviews: (Chapter 1) Jesus is superior to all messengers of God that came before him and the "heir" of all things in creation. (Believers are also referred to in verse 14 as those who "inherit salvation".) (Chapter 2) Jesus is the source of our rescue from the power and penalty of sin. We are warned not to neglect the ongoing rescue Jesus offers. (Chapters 3-5) There is a rest still available for God's people that the Is...

The official podcast of Christian Geek Central!  ( http://www.christiangeekcentral.com ) On the Show Today: News and spotlight on Christian Geekery on the web, plus a recap and jumping on point as we prepare to head into the final section of Hebrews.

February 1988.  Star Trek: The Next Generation had recently launched, but was still a couple of years away from UK screens, where TV science fiction consisted of Kirk-era repeats and Doctor Who. Yes, the first time round - Sylvester McCoy and Ace, specifically. This was the world into which the BBC chose to launch the Jupiter Mining Ship Red Dwarf; possibly a risky move given the extent to which Doctor Who was struggling to survive at the time, but the Dwarf succeeded, largely by being both good sci-fi and a good sitcom. So successful was the show, in fact, that Series XI is due to hit the screen later this year - which seems like as good a reason as any to introduce Christian Geek Central to Red Dwarf - starting, of course, at... The End The End is slightly different to most Red Dwarf episodes, having to do all those things a pilot episode should: set the scene, introduce the hero (Lister), kill his nemesis (Rimmer), evolve his pregnant cat into a sentient humanoid, a...

(Hebrews 11:36-40, ESV) Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated—of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. The author of Hebrews has been talking about faith and defining it in part through the example of notable believers in history. He then describes what was made possible through faith and then turns to describing what many suffered because of their faith and their refusal to let go of it. An unfortunate side-effect of living in America among the demographic that takes Internet access for granted is a detachment from the suffering that people ...

The official podcast of Christian Geek Central!  ( http://www.christiangeekcentral.com ) On the Show Today: A review of Hardcore Henry and some thoughts on geeks and their relationship to suffering as we continue in the book of Hebrews.

Demon Hunters - A Comedy of Terrors Demon Hunters: A Comedy of Terrors is a roleplaying game that blends comedy and action-horror in a modern day world where agents of a mysterious Brotherhood confront supernatural threats from folklore and myth with their own extraordinary talents. The game uses standard polyhedral dice and a variation of the popular Fate Accelerated and Fate Core game rules. Players can get set up quickly and GMs can make use of story-generating charts and tables to create scenarios both scary and side-splittingly funny. Demon Hunters: A Comedy of Terrors is written and designed by multiple award winning game designers Cam Banks and Amanda Valentine, with original material by independent film creators Don Early and Jimmy McMichael, and writing by Nathan Rockwood. Published by Dead Gentlemen Productions, creators of The Gamers and The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. The book contains dozens and dozens of scenario-generating tables, lists, and suggestions. Creating new ...

The official podcast of Christian Geek Central!  ( http://www.christiangeekcentral.com ) On the Show Today: Matt McKinney talks about the moral problems with application of Star Trek's "Prime Directive" and we look more at some reactions to Batman V Superman and how to deal with disagreement. Plus a brief look at Calvanism versus Arminianism!