Online gaming is a 300+ billion-dollar industry with very little oversight to it. Part of the fun is being able to game with people all over the world, there is a deadly and dark secret that looms over gamers. In this podcast, Steven Swaim has put together a year's worth of research and looks at the often-overlooked consequences of gaming addiction. To contact Steven Swaim for speaking engagements or preaching opportunities please email him at [email protected] To purchase the book Walking Faith: Journey from Then to Now through James Author Steven Gene Swaim - Christian Publisher Xulon Press Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Source Materials: Teen Reportedly DESTROYS Mother's House (youtube.com) UnityPoint Health-Video Game Addiction: Signs, Effects and Treatment (unitypoint.org) Cleveland Clinic-Video Game Addiction: Definition, Symptoms, Effects, Treatment, and Coping (verywellmind.com)Can You Really Be Addicted to Video Games? - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Gamequitters.com-The Negative Effects of Video Games - 12 Symptoms (gamequitters.com) Suicide Link-The Relationship of Internet Gaming Addiction and Suicidal Ideation among Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Negative Emotion and the Moderating Role of Hope - PMC (nih.gov) South Korea-Poor sleep quality and suicide attempt among adults with internet addiction: A nationwide community sample of Korea - PMC (nih.gov) 60 Minutes Australia- The devastating effects of video game addiction on children | 60 Minutes Australia (youtube.com) PNAS study-Metaanalysis of the relationship between violent video game play and physical aggression over time (pnas.org) World of Medical Saviours-The Negative Health Effects of Gaming Addiction - WOMS (worldofmedicalsaviours.com) Visual Capitalist-Visualized: $300B of Video Gaming Revenue, by Source (visualcapitalist.com) Cyberbullying-https://www.usnews.com/news/health-ne... Scriptures used: Ephesians 6:4, 12 Deuteronomy 6:1-3 Hebrews 10:24-25 Ephesians 6:18 John 14:6 Romans 5:6 Romans 10:9-10