“Do you know Jesus?” I say to my headset with proximity chat on in Call of Duty, laughing as I think about what’s coming. “Because you’re about to meet him.”
I grew up playing video games. Like many kids born in the 90s, I remember my first Gameboy Color and loading up Pokémon Blue. I remember having a GameCube and playing Smash and Double Dash, and I also remember playing Halo with my youth pastor as a high schooler.
To be honest, it’s safe to say that I was a gamer before I found Jesus. However, playing video games helped me develop a relationship with him.
Gaming and Growing Up
I remember growing up in Taiwan and attending the same English church from elementary to middle school every year. By the time I reached middle school, I didn’t experience any growth or interest in my faith. I asked my parents if we could switch churches, and we found another international church. This one had a youth group. I joined and quickly became friends with the pastor.
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