Excelsior: Finding God in Superheroes Small Group Curriculum Authors: Stephen Ragon & Lance Horne Small Group Study

Oh the glorious adventures of the mad man in his box. Doctor Who is one of those shows it took me forever to get into, and then when I...

River Song is my favorite fictional character, ever (I’m pretty sure Batman will be disappointed when he reads this). So much so, that we...

When you begin the epic story of Firefly/Serenity the enigmatic River Tam is an automatically intriguing character. With a base back...

So I’ve been down with Halo since day 1. I played them all. Gotta love the Chief, but I’m gonna go out on a limb and say “Reach” was my...

At the beginning of the first episode of Firefly, you see Mal kiss his cross, say a prayer and go into battle. If you’ve ever read the...

I’m not even gonna pretend I’m a diehard “GTA” guy. Up until “5” I’ve never even finished half a “GTA” game. Once the novelty wore off...

In 1962, in “Amazing Fantasy” #15, Stan Lee scribes words that will be associated with heroes for the rest of time; ”WITH GREAT POWER...

A doomed world, a son sent from above by his father, the son living among men even though he is far above the rest of mankind, serving...

So, to be honest, Iron Man has never been my favorite super hero. I don’t hate him or anything; I just don’t like him that much as a...

Walter White. A mild mannered chemistry teacher, and then when the metastases hits the wall, he becomes uber drug king pin ‘Heisenberg’...

“Hulk ________!!!!!” Give yourself a Gamma flavored cookie if you filled in the blank with “SMASH!” Hulk is one of the most recognizable...

I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent more time in my life pursuing Peach & Zelda than I have my own wife (probably not a statistic I...

Sorry for double dipping in the Batman pool, but the previous chapter was comic related, this one is strictly game centered, promise. So...

We all know the story; a young boy leaves a theatre with his parents and in an instant his life is forever changed. A gunmen steps out of...

You ever find it funny how some people get their powers in comic books/super hero stories? No real destiny involved, no real quest, no...

Continuing in the line of enigmatic Whedon Characters in the Firefly Verse, we have Shepherd Book. From episode 1 you can tell this guy...

Amelia Pond is not my favorite companion, I’m not enamored with her, nor do I get wibbly wobbly about her. What I do love though is her...

Oh the joys of the classic N.E.S. controller. It was the first console controller I held, and it just felt right. I asked my mom for the...

Frakkin Toasters!!!” Couldn’t start a chapter on “Battle Star Galactica” any other way, sorry. The themes found in BSG are so universal;...