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Broken but Capable: Spiritual Lessons from Mary, Martha, and the Mario Bros. | Nerdy Sermon

Checkpoint Church

Apr 16, 20232 min read

Broken but Capable: Spiritual Lessons from Mary, Martha, and the Mario Bros. | Nerdy Sermon

Welcome to Checkpoint Church, where nerds, geeks, and gamers explore faith through the lens of their favorite games, movies, and pop...

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Checkpoint Church

Apr 9, 20231 min read

Tchia's Cultural Impact: How a Video Game Reflects the Great Commission | Nerdy Sermon

Join Nerd Pastor Nate as he dives into the beautiful world of Tchia and discovers the powerful connection between this video game's...

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The Continental Connection: Lessons from John Wick for the Church | Nerdy Sermon

Checkpoint Church

Apr 2, 20231 min read

The Continental Connection: Lessons from John Wick for the Church | Nerdy Sermon

Join us in this unique sermon as we explore the intriguing parallels between the John Wick movie series and Jesus' teachings. We'll dive...

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Exploring Madoka Magica: The Deconstruction of Magical Girl Anime | Nerdy Sermon

Checkpoint Church

Mar 26, 20231 min read

Exploring Madoka Magica: The Deconstruction of Magical Girl Anime | Nerdy Sermon

In this video, we dive deep into the world of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, exploring how it deconstructs the magical girl anime genre and...

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Jesus & Joel: A Christian Breakdown of The Last of Us Controversy | Nerdy Sermon

Checkpoint Church

Mar 19, 20231 min read

Jesus & Joel: A Christian Breakdown of The Last of Us Controversy | Nerdy Sermon

Join us at Checkpoint Church as we explore The Last of Us' controversial ending through the lens of Christianity. Nerd Pastor Nate delves...

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Why Trigun Stampede's Vash is the Inspirational Protagonist We Need | Nerdy Sermon

Checkpoint Church

Mar 12, 20231 min read

Why Trigun Stampede's Vash is the Inspirational Protagonist We Need | Nerdy Sermon

In this video, Nerd Pastor Nate from Checkpoint Church discusses the recent reboot of the classic anime Trigun in its new form as Trigun...

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A Space for the Unbound: Grace and Acceptance in Indie Gaming | Nerdy Sermon

Checkpoint Church

Mar 4, 20231 min read

A Space for the Unbound: Grace and Acceptance in Indie Gaming | Nerdy Sermon

In this video, Nerd Pastor Nate discusses the indie game A Space for the Unbound and its powerful message about grace and acceptance. He...

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The Importance of Focus in Ant-Man: Quantumania

Checkpoint Church

Feb 25, 20231 min read

The Importance of Focus in Ant-Man: Quantumania

In this video, Nerd Pastor Nate takes a deep dive into the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry, Ant-Man: Quantumania, and shares his...

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The Surprising Connection Between Fire Emblem Engage and Christianity

Nerd Pastor Nate

Feb 12, 20231 min read

The Surprising Connection Between Fire Emblem Engage and Christianity

In this video, Pastor Nate explores the latest real-time strategy game, Fire Emblem Engage, and how it relates to the Christian belief in...

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Love is not always GOOD in 'The Last of Us' | Nerdy Sermon

Nerd Pastor Nate

Jan 29, 20231 min read

Love is not always GOOD in 'The Last of Us' | Nerdy Sermon

Join Nerd Pastor Nate as he dives into the latest HBO Max series "The Last of Us", exploring its themes of love, tragedy, and its...

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How the Dark & Angsty Omori Still Gives Us Hope

Nerd Pastor Nate

Jan 22, 20231 min read

How the Dark & Angsty Omori Still Gives Us Hope

Join us on this episode of Nerdy Sermon Rewind as we dive into the critically acclaimed indie game Omori and its exploration of heavy...

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Why Are Bible-Themed Video Games So AWFUL? (LVL2 Podcast 1.4)

Checkpoint Church

Jan 20, 20231 min read

Why Are Bible-Themed Video Games So AWFUL? (LVL2 Podcast 1.4)

Join the convo on our Discord: https://discord.gg/zUg5sj7 Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://bit.ly/tothepointnews Follow our blog:...

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What Sets Bocchi the Rock Apart as a Band Anime

Nerd Pastor Nate

Jan 15, 20231 min read

What Sets Bocchi the Rock Apart as a Band Anime

I held off on watching Bocchi the Rock! for a while because music-based anime just tend to get me in my feels. I’ve still not recovered...

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Pentiment: A Game of Perception, Judgment, and Prejudice in the Historic Church

Nerd Pastor Nate

Jan 8, 20232 min read

Pentiment: A Game of Perception, Judgment, and Prejudice in the Historic Church

Pentiment is a unique and thought-provoking narrative adventure game set in Bavaria in the 16th century. As the journeyman artist Andreas...

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Nerds of Pray: Digital & Nerd Missionary FrostByteIV aka Luke Filipiak of LoveThyNerd (1.9)

Checkpoint Church

Dec 30, 202250 min read

Nerds of Pray: Digital & Nerd Missionary FrostByteIV aka Luke Filipiak of LoveThyNerd (1.9)

Nerds of Pray is the podcast where Nerd Pastor Nathan Webb of Checkpoint Church sits down with some of the leading people in the realm of...

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Nerd Pastor Nate

Dec 21, 20222 min read

We Begin From The End

This is the last newsletter that you will experience like this. After three long years and well over one hundred of these To The Point...

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Why We Still Need & Love The Holiday Special

Nerd Pastor Nate

Dec 18, 20227 min read

Why We Still Need & Love The Holiday Special

The holiday special is a lost art, but this year, Marvel brought the world a special treat with the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday...

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Defying Destiny and Changing Fate in God Of War: Ragnarök

Nerd Pastor Nate

Dec 11, 20229 min read

Defying Destiny and Changing Fate in God Of War: Ragnarök

2022 was a pretty fantastic year for gaming - as most years have been for a while now - but perhaps the two hallmarks of the year capped...

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Nerd Pastor Nate

Dec 7, 20222 min read

Almost Checksmas Time Again

In the iconic words of Phoenix Wright, almost Checksmas means it isn't Checksmas! And it isn't quite that time yet - but we're getting...

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violent Don't Meet Your Expecations (and that's okay)

Nerd Pastor Nate

Dec 4, 20229 min read

Pokemon Scarlet & Violent Don't Meet Your Expecations (and that's okay)

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet hit the universe two weeks ago, and I’m not exaggerating when I say that it’s all I want to play all of the...

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