aka pastor guy

I have a lot of books on my list of "need to read" volumes - many of them focused on the current state of evangelical thought & theology: Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made written by Kristen Kobes du Mez I

As some of my long-time readers know, I spent nearly 15 years as a church planter & pastor (after 13+ years in youth ministry)... which came to end in early 2013.

Well, you knew we'd eventually get to Mark Driscoll if we started talking about deconstructing and reconstructing my faith, right?

Race for the Galaxy BoardGameGeek rank: 94 rating: 7.7 published: 2007 designer: Tom Lehmann Print Status in print Why It's On The List After you climb the iconography mountain to figure out the game, Race for the Galaxy is an amazing adventure in hand ma…

Memoir '44 BoardGameGeek rank: 222 rating: 7.5 published: 2004 designer: Richard Borg Print Status in print Why It's On The List The best (and best supported!)

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread BoardGameGeek rank: 403 rating: 9.0 published: 2025 designers: Cody Miller & Ira Fray Print Status a second printing is on the way this fall Why It's On The List This is a lovingly crafted and brilliantly designed open world

Clash of Cultures BoardGameGeek rank: 231 rating: 8.3 published: 2012 designer: Christian Marcussen Print Status the original edition is out of print... but the new edition (which includes the impossible to find expansion and a number of tweaks) is availa…

Terraforming Mars BoardGameGeek rank: 9 rating: 8.3 published: 2016 Jacob Fryxelius Print Status in print Why It's On The List Despite my attempts to avoid Terraforming Mars for a number of years, this game sucked me in.

Return to Dark Tower BoardGameGeek rank: 227 rating: 8.2 published: 2022 designers: Tim Burrell-Saward, Rob Daviau, Isaac Childres, Noah Cohen, Justin Jacobsen, & Brian Neff Print Status available Why It's On The List A completely immersive cooperative ga…

Dungeonquest BoardGameGeek rank: 2,411 rating: 6.8 published: 1985 designers: Jakob Bonds & Dan Glimne Print Status out of print... in all three editions (sigh) Why It's On The List I have always described this game as "similar to playing Dungeons & Drago…

Xia: Legends of a Drift System BoardGameGeek rank: 195 rating: 7.9 published: 2014 designer: Cody MIller Print Status in print (off and on) Why It's On The List This is truly a sandbox game with epic scope - I liken it to FFG's Outer Rim but without any g…

Heroscape BoardGameGeek rank: 570 rating: 7.5 published: 2004 designers: Stephen Baker, Rob Daviau, and Craig Van Ness Print Status in print!!!!

Dead Reckoning BoardGameGeek rank: 361 rating: 8.1 published: 2022 designers: John D.

Fast Food Franchise BoardGameGeek rank: 8,576 rating: 6.3 published: 1992 designer: Tom Lehmann Print Status really out of print Why It's On The List Imagine if the designer of Race for the Galaxy decided to take making a roll'n'move that both gamers & no…

Lost Ruins of Arnak BoardGameGeek rank: 30 rating: 8.1 published: 2020 designers: Elwen & Min Print Status in print Why It's On The List Yes, it's another combination of worker placement and deck-building... but don't let that fool you.

Everdell BoardGameGeek rank: 42 rating: 8.0 published: 2018 designer: James A.

Galactic Cruise BoardGameGeek rank: 121 rating: 8.3 published: 2025 designers: T.K.

It's A Wonderful World BoardGameGeek rank: 185 rating: 7.6 published: 2019 designer: Frédéric Guérard Print Status in print Why It's On The List A slightly more gamer-y 7 Wonders-ish card drafting game of civilization building... but that description soun…

Minigolf Designer BoardGameGeek rank: 3,602 rating: 7.8 published: 2020 designer: Alban Nanty Print Status in print Why It's On The List Take the part I like best about Kingdomino (the drafting system), use it to drive a tile placement game with thematic…

7 Wonders BoardGameGeek rank: 117 rating: 7.7 published: 2010 designer: Antoine Bauza Print Status in print Why It's On The List Card drafting meets civilization building... and it's playable with 3-7 players in a pretty consistent 45 minutes.

Endeavor: Deep Sea BoardGameGeek rank: 80 rating: 8.2 published: 2024 designers: Carl de Visser & Jarratt Gray Print Status in print Why It's On The List Games like Endeavor: Deep Sea are the poster children for designers taking a second (or third!)

Ticket to Ride BoardGameGeek rank: 259 rating: 7.4 published: 2004 designer: Alan R.

Dungeon Alliance BoardGameGeek rank: 2,628 rating: 7.5 published: 2018 designer: Andrew Parks Print Status out of print Why It's On The List A think-y, puzzle-y dungeon crawl that's dripping with theme and story.

Can't Stop BoardGameGeek rank: 764 rating: 6.9 published: 1980 designer: Sid Sackson Print Status in print Why It's On The List In my ever-so-humble opinion, this (and not Acquire) is Sid Sackson's masterpiece.

Pirates of Maracaibo BoardGameGeek rank: 426 rating: 7.9 published: 2023 designers: Ralph Bienert, Ryan Hendrickson, & Alexander Pfister Print Status in print Why It's On The List The first time I saw Alexander Pfister’s Maracaibo played, it took a crew of

Baseball Highlights 2045 BoardGameGeek rank: 704 rating: 7.5 published: 2015 designer: Mike Fitzgerald Print Status in print Why It's On The List The name implies the genius of the design - with a six card hand, you aren't simulating a whole baseball game…