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Fear, Uncertainty, and the War in Ukraine (incl. a note from someone in Ukraine) Devo & Discussion
I have a lot of viewers from Europe so it was only fitting that we would take time to talk about the situation in Ukraine, how to deal with worry, and read a note from someone who actually lives in Ukraine right now. Podcast Version: https://anchor.fm/xtianninja/episodes/Fear–Uncertainty–and-the-War-in-Ukraine-incl–a-note-from-someone-in-Ukraine-Devo–Discussion-e1euavr If you’d like to help me stay full-time…
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How to Find Your Life’s Path (Should You Follow Your Heart?) – Psalm 25 Devo & Discussion
New YT Video: You, as you sit there right now are a ball of potential energy – but where should you release that energy? How do you know what to do? Should you trust your instincts? Go with your gut? Follow your feelings? Or is there another way?(Psalm 25 Devotional and Discussion) I really…
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Use This Test To See How You *Really* Feel About God! (and Discover How He Feels About You Too)
Reading Psalm 139 is like taking a Rorschach test. How you react tells you a lot about yourself, your worldview, and your perspective on God. Are you willing to take the test? I really enjoy sharing these daily devotions during my live streams! If you’d like to help me stay full-time please consider becoming…
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When an Agnostic Muslim Asked: “Where Do You Think I’ll Go When I Die”, I Said This…
New Video: An agnostic person, raised Muslim, came into my chat during a live stream and asked “Where do you think I’ll go when I die?”. This was my answer. Hopefully, it helps. This is exactly the kind of moment I hope for as a full-time streamer! If you’d like to help me stay…
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How To Replenish and Protect Your Soul When You Feel Spiritually Dry, Attacked, or Hopeless
New Video: How do you replenish and protect your soul when you’re in a spiritual “dry season” where God feels distant, the Enemy is winning battles, and/or you are struggling to grow in faith and hope? This video might help. I’ve been working really hard to make good and helpful videos lately, so if…
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Poor UpTownDog! Hilarious Four Man Squad Takes on The Dragon (CreatorCraft Episode 4)
We came, we saw, we conquered, we picked UpTownDog’s remains up over and over. Check out this goofy group of guys trying to take on the end on the CreatorCraft SMP. Livestreams: http://www.twitch.tv/XtianNinjaMore about XtianNinja Online Missions: https://artofthechristianninja.com/xtianninjaom/Become a monthly supporter: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7XJFMCJKESBEG
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Join XtianNinja’s Christian Creator Mentorship Program
On Feb 4 I’m launching a program to help Christian Creators use their skills and passions in the most effective and God-honouring way possible. To register or for more info DM me or join my Discord https://discord.gg/G95bAGYf9K The Vision: To help Christian Creators use their skills and passions in the most effective and God-honouring…
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Tomb Raider (2013) Playthrough VOD Part 1
New VOD! Action, Adventure, Excitement, and Tombs! My channel hit a sub-goal and wanted me to play a “scary game” so after some negotiation we settled on the amazing 2013 Tomb Raider reboot! It’s like playing an action movie! Here’s Part 1.*Mature Content Warning*
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Watch This When You Feel Angry
New Video: A lot of people have been hurt by someone whose anger is out of control. How can we deal with that anger? Is it ever ok to be angry? Where can we turn for help? This video might help.
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Mission Update and Thank You Video (January 2022)
Hi everyone,I wanted to take some time to say thank you to everyone who has been kind this year in supporting Christian Ninja Online Missions and helping me not only share God’s love and truth with people all around the world, but to build an open, encouraging, and meaningful online community that has continued…
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Blue Fire Long-Play VOD: First 4 Levels (& Lots of Chatting!)
Here’s the VOD for the first levels of Blue Fire. It’s not only full of gameplay but lots of random discussion topics. Remember, I don’t play games just to play games – I use it as a bridge for connecting to people and it’s the best part of being a full-time Christian streamer. This…
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Adventures with my Editor Starpony999 – VOD
New Minecraft Video! The very first collab between me and my wonderful editor Starpony999. she’s an amazing person with a great sense of humour and we had a lot of fun hanging out!
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Operation Christmas Child Variety Show Fundraiser with Theseus! VOD
In Dec, Theseus and I put together a super-fun variety show fundraiser for Operation Christmas Child If you like games, jokes, challenges, weird internet stuff, and sharing God’s love with kids – this VOD is for you!
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Two-Player Limbo Playthrough Highlights with Theseus! – Part 1
New, funny video alert! I don’t do scary games – but since Theseus was there, I thought it would be ok. We were still scared – but we sure did laugh a lot! (If you like the video, don’t forget to share with your friends!) Content Warning: This game is a little gruesome at…
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Making Minecraft Romantic – CreatorCraft Ep 3
I’ve been part of a collective of streamers and Minecrafters for a while now and it’s been pretty amazing to make some new friends outside the “Christian bubble” through this game. I’ve been turning some of those adventures into YouTube videos and it would be great if you’d check it out, give it a…
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What Does Jesus Mean When He Says “I Am The Bread of Life?”
New YouTube video to watch when you feel like life is unfair and God isn’t giving you what you need. If God is good and all-powerful, then why doesn’t He just give us what we want? Why does life feel so unfair sometimes – even for people who believe in God? Here’s a new…
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I Forgot To Tell You About So Many YouTube Videos!
I’ve been working so hard on making new and better content lately that I’ve been completely forgetting to post all of my videos to my blog! I’m so sorry to all of the subscribers who have been missing out on my latest videos and I will try to do better. Here’s a list of…
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So You Got Into an Internet Fight…
New YouTube Short: What’s the secret technique to win every online argument? Don’t get in one. This clip was taken from one of my regular chat live streams. I’d love it if you joined us! Livestreams: http://www.twitch.tv/XtianNinja
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When You’re Fighting with Someone..
New YouTube Video:People tick us off all the time. What’s the best way to deal with someone who keeps annoying, frustrating, and arguing with us? It’s different than you might think… This video was recorded live during the regular opening devotional I do before each of my streams. I’d love it if you joined…
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Can You Guess the Movie from the Terrible Poster? (Weird Wednesday!)
New, Funny YouTube Video! These are some of the best worst movie posters you will ever see! Can you guess which movie it is if the title is blurred out? I promise you’ll be stumped by some of them! This segment was recorded during one of my Weird Wednesday Livestreams where I find and…
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Really Cool Limited Edition Merch! (Ends Dec 13)
RazzyRu Designed Limited Edition Comic Style T-Shirts inspired by my three all-time favourite stream games: Planet Alpha, Candleman, and Minecraft! (Only available until Dec 13, 2021) Merch Link: https://streamlabs.com/aldescheneau/merch
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How to Deal With Six Things That Keep You Up At Night
New YouTube Video! The Question of the Day was, “What keeps you up at night?” and it led to some amazing conversations about worry, grief, fear, guilt and a bunch of things that keep you from having a restful sleep.
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Watch This When You Feel Forgotten, Worthless, Guilty, or Inadequate
New YouTube Video: Do you ever feel worthless? Like God and the world are against you? What about nagging feelings of inadequacy or guilt that won’t go away? This devotional on Psalm 139 might help. This video was recorded live during the regular opening devotional I do before each of my streams. I’d love…
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The Last Episode of “Of Interest” Podcast – Moving on to God’s Next Chapter for Me
Podcast Link: https://anchor.fm/xtianninja/episodes/The-Final-Episode—Moving-on-to-Gods-Next-Chapter-for-Me-e1ahp2t Hey everyone, I want to start with a huge thank you to everyone who has been listening to the podcast for the past, like, 7 years or so. So many of you have been with me the whole time and have been such an encouragement to me throughout the years. I…
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“Is Wall-E Satan?” – Pastors React to MatPat’s Film Theory
Look, a new YouTube video!Two Pastors who know the Bible a LOT better than MatPat (PastorDoostyn and XtianNinja) take apart his Wall-E Theory piece by piece. There’s a lot of things he gets wrong – and a lot of contradiction. This video was recorded during one of my Twitch live streams and I’m super…
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From Preacher to Streamer – DavetheBlogger Interviews XtianNinja
Where did the name XtianNinja come from? How did you get your call to pastoral ministry? Any funny stories? DavetheBlogger interviews XtianNinja (Pastor Al) during a live stream. Livestreams: http://www.twitch.tv/XtianNinja Twitter: http://twitter.com/XtianNinja Support XtianNinja Online Missions: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7XJFMCJKESBEG
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Why Does It Seem Like God Leaves People in Agony? – Psalm 22 – Daily Devo
As Jesus hung on the cross He cried out “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Does God do that? Does he leave people during their worst times? What did Jesus mean? Every day on my Twitch channel’s we start the stream with a devotional from Logos’ Verse of the Day. It’s…
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Where to Turn When Everything is Going Against You – Daily Devo – Psalm 119:114
Where can you turn when everything seems to be going against you? Where can you hide when you need peace and security? How do you recover when you’ve been lied to and hurt? Your Hiding Place and Shield. Every day on my Twitch channel’s we start the stream with a devotional from Logos’ Verse…
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We’re Changing the Online World Right Now! (Join Us!)
“When I came across XtianNinja’s channel on Twitch, I recognized he had a goal that was more than simply streaming and playing games. As I continued watching his streams, I saw how happy he was (and is) to be a true friend and reach out to those who may be hurting, whether they’re comfortable…
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Wrestling Appolyon + A Ministry Update & Mentoring Creators
In this week’s episode, I finally get around to continuing our Pilgrims Progress study and then share a clip from a recent stream where I explain a new Christian Content Creator Mentorship Program that I’m going to be moving into the next phase of very soon. Podcast Link:https://anchor.fm/xtianninja/episodes/Wrestling-Appolyon–A-Ministry-Update–Mentoring-Creators-e18vnbc Script: Whaddup! Happy Weekend! I’m Al…
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Dear Christian Content Creators – We Need to Talk!
God has been laying the importance of using my gifts and experience to mentor Christian Content Creators – and I want you to be part of it. When I was first called to full-time Twitch ministry I thought it was going to be primarily evangelistic – but God has been moving me toward not…
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Not the Bee FULL Interview! + Big Changes Coming to XtianNinja OM
In this week’s episode, I’m excited to share some amazing things happening with XtianNinja Online Missions and then something a little different – a talk-show interview I did when I was a guest on the Not the Bee Unofficial Podcast, where I share about – well – a little of everything (including my hatred…
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Why Having Authority Over You Matters
When you’re life has gone off the rails, is it possible that it was partly because you decided to go it on your own? Were there authorities and rules that were supposed to keep you in check, that would have saved you, but you worked against because you thought you knew better or were…
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If God Speaks, Why Don’t We Hear Him?
Last week, I shared the number one most downloaded message on my website, this week is number two, entitled, “If God speaks today, why don’t we hear him?”. Plus, a HUGE update on some of the amazing things happening in my life right now. Podcast Link:https://anchor.fm/xtianninja/episodes/If-God-Speaks–Why-Dont-We-Hear-Him-e16tn56 Script: Hello and welcome to the podcast, I’m…
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Don’t Mess With Kids (Abortion, Parenting and Ministering to Children)
Jesus didn’t see these kids as less important than the adults around them. He didn’t see them as less significant than the leaders, parents or disciples. No, He saw them as exactly the kind of people that He had come to be with. Podcast Link:https://anchor.fm/xtianninja/episodes/Dont-Mess-with-Kids-Abortion–Parenting-and-Ministering-to-Children-e16j6l9/a-a6e86nh Script: Hello and welcome to the podcast, I’m super…
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Your Life Has Ripples (Remastered!)
My editor @StarPony999 took one of my older videos and re-edited it with some graphics, tightened it up, added an intro, etc. and I think it looks much better! I think I’ll be doing this style from now on. Is it possible that the misery you have been through – or are going through…
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I’m Finally Caught Up on YouTube!
Hi everyone! I was waaay behind on my YouTube videos, but after buckling down (and with help from the very awesome. I finally got all caught up on posting and, instead of dropping individual links, I figured I’d just dump them all here and then do individual posts from now on: Your Life is…
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“Hate-Raids”, Who Needs Rules Anyway?, When Apollyon Tells You to Quit (P.P. 7.1)
In this week’s episode, I’m going to share an interesting article about Hate-Raids on Twitch – with special contributions from two black streamers who have faced racism on and offline, continue our interesting study of Pilgrim’s Progress in the beginning of the seventh chapter where Christian meets Apollyon, and finish off with a message…
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XtianNinja’s Brief Guide to Internet Safety for Streamers (or How to Keep Your House from Being Burned down by an Insane Person from the Internet)
Here’s a PDF Version of this Article We all know that there are a whole lot of ways that you can get yourself in trouble online – and that danger only increases for streamers. Here are a few things to keep you safe online: Keep your operating system and virus/malware software up to date.…
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Christians Doing Weird Stuff, Can You Know if God Loves You or Not? & Slipping Into Humiliation (P.P. 7.0)
In this week’s episode, I share an interesting article about Christians doing weird stuff, continue our interesting study of Pilgrim’s Progress with the beginning of the seventh chapter when Christian descends into the Valley of Humiliation, and finish off with a new Bible-Study segment where I talk about how you can know whether or…
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Why I Play M-Rated Games on my Christian Twitch Channel
Here’s why I, as a Christian Pastor turned Twitch Streamer, feel that playing M-Rated games on stream is a good idea. This is the video version of what I said in this episode: https://artofthechristianninja.com/2021/07/09/why-i-allow-swearing-now-the-difference-between-strong-language-and-foul-language-pp-6-4-christians-testimony/ Unedited Script: Last week, I made a, potentially, controversial decision for my Twitch stream and I wanted to let you…
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When to Leave Your Bully Church (“Wounds of the Faithful” Interview Part 2)
A while back I did an interview with DSW’s “Wounds of the Faithful” podcast. Her ministry is dedicated to discussing and helping Christian abuse victims and when she heard my story reached out for a chat. Our discussion went a lot of places so she had to break it into 2 parts! Here’s the…
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Does God decide who goes to heaven or do people choose God? And how does the “Unforgivable Sin” factor in?
A quick video with a helpful illustration to understand whether God decides who goes to heaven or if people choose God — and how does the “unforgivable sin” factor into all of this? This little clip came from a question someone asked during one of my usual streams where I play games and chat…
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Why You Need “Big Brother”, Criticism vs Discernment, P.P 6.6: Community
In this week’s episode, I share an interesting idea about trusting big brother, an interesting article about the difference between discernment and criticism, and continue our interesting study of Pilgrim’s Progress by exploring the end of the sixth chapter where Christian tours the Beautiful Castle. Podcast Link:https://anchor.fm/xtianninja/episodes/Why-You-Need-Big-Brother–Criticism-vs-Discernment–P-P-6-6-Community-e14u6k8/a-a6704h3 Interesting Links:– Subscribe to the Podcast: https://anchor.fm/xtianninja–…
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I Just Lost 625 Subscribers (Please Check Yours!)
My old feed provider is shutting down so I’ve had to move my podcast service to Anchor/ Apparently, the transition wasn’t as smooth as I had hoped because I lost 95% of my subscribers. Unfortunately, the nature of the beast makes it so I can’t really connect with the folks I can… no longer…
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Why You Should Argue With Yourself, The Danger of “Fear of Man”, P.P. 6.5: Hard Questions
In this episode: Listening to that little voice inside you, how “Fear of Man” can wreck your life, and why you should let people ask you extremely personal questions. Podcast Link:https://anchor.fm/xtianninja/episodes/Why-You-Should-Argue-With-Yourself–The-Danger-of-Fear-of-Man–P-P–6-5-Hard-Questions-e14ju6e/a-a65hugm Interesting Links: – Article: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/from-gods-to-gallows– Pilgrim’s Progress Free Book: https://www.desiringgod.org/books/the-pilgrims-progress– Support XtianNinja OM: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7XJFMCJKESBEG Unedited Script: Hello, today is Friday, July 16th, 2021 and welcome…
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Why I Allow Swearing Now, the Difference Between Strong Language and Foul Language, PP 6.4: Christian’s Testimony
In this week’s episode, I’m going to share an interesting idea about why my Twitch channel is going PG-13 an interesting article about the difference between strong language and foul language, and continue our interesting study of Pilgrim’s Progress by exploring more of the sixth chapter where Christian is stopped at the gates of…
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Such an Original Experience! Fighting Through the Creative Side of the Brain (Figment – Part 3)
The artistic interpretation of someone’s creative side was amazing – and seeing what the corruption of depression and sadness had done to it was quite moving. Check out my Livestreams: http://www.twitch.tv/XtianNinja Game Summary: Figment is an action-adventure puzzle game where you battle nightmares and various mental illnesses that are taking over someone’s brain as…
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Behind the Scene Update!
In this week’s episode I share a look behind the scenes at all the interesting, amazing, and exhausting things going on with XtianNinja Online Ministries. Script: Hey, everyone. This episode is going to be a little different in that it’s just a quick update with what’s going on with the podcast and channel and…
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This Game is Special: Figment Series (Part 1 & 2)
Figment is an action-adventure puzzle game where you battle nightmares and various mental illnesses that are taking over someone’s brain as a result of facing a terrible trauma. It sounds super serious – but it’s actually a fun, interesting, and really touching story – that has some of the best game music I’ve ever…