Violence as a lack of imagination

[Spoiler alert: we talk about the ending of Man of Steel.]

It's been a few weeks since UNCO East. Now that we're heading into UNCO West, new ministry ideas and resources are percolating and forming from our gathering. For instance, right now, Nick Larson, Aric Clark and Doug Hagler (aka, Two Friars and a Fool) are putting together a Kickstarter campaign for ploughshare games that nurture non-violence.

Yesterday I talked with Nick, Aric, and Doug, who are parents, pastors, authors and game developers. They noticed a trend in movies and games—there seemed to be a lack of creativity when it came to resolving conflict. Violence seemed to be the only resolution and when the killing occurred, that was the end of the story. There was no wrestling with the consequences or struggling with the moral injury.