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The Redemptive Power of Play
Play is a loaded term for most adults. Our versions of play become twisted in this era of instant gratification. So when Jesus urges us to become like children, our response is usually a complicated one that includes words like innocence and simplicity, but rarely a concept of play. Now that I work for a mobile games company, fun is my job. But as I enter into the realm of the childlike, I begin to think that joy is a part of my calling. My job is to create faith-filled games for children that inspire joy, faith, and wonder. I suppose when called upon to enter into a childlike faith,…
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The Apology Extractor: What Robots Can Teach Us
Fembot 281 is completing her morning routine oiling the toast and scrambling the egg signals when Manbot 281 comes rocketing down the stairs, steam pouring from his auditory capacitors. Manbot, his nano screen flashing red and blue alternately: Fembottoms, where did you put my ignition module ring? Fembot turns, her antennae waving: I haven’t seen it, Manbot. Manbot points his metallic digitalis at her: I know you had it last! You are always messing with my stuff. Can’t you just leave things where they are? Dang, Fembottoms. Fembot spends a moment contemplating the layout of the dwelling unit and glides over to Manbot’s weather prevention cover and lifting it up,…
Healing Through Art & Words
