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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...
Checkpoint Church
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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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...
Checkpoint Church
Apr 9, 20231 min read
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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...
Checkpoint Church
Apr 2, 20231 min read
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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...
Checkpoint Church
Mar 26, 20231 min read
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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...
Checkpoint Church
Mar 19, 20231 min read
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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...
Checkpoint Church
Mar 12, 20231 min read
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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...
Checkpoint Church
Mar 5, 20231 min read
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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...
Checkpoint Church
Feb 26, 20231 min read
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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...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Feb 12, 20231 min read
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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...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Jan 29, 20231 min read
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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...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Jan 22, 20231 min read
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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...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Jan 15, 20231 min read
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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...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Jan 8, 20232 min read
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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...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 18, 20227 min read
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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...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 11, 20229 min read
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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...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 4, 20229 min read
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The Purpose of Grief in Black Panther Wakanda Forever | Nerdy Sermon
Two years after his tragic passing, we’ve finally seen Marvel’s honoring of Chadwick Boseman and his excellent portrayal as the Black...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Nov 27, 20229 min read
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Why Dr. Ivo Robotnik Will NEVER Win
Sonic Frontiers has officially been out for a few days, but as I wrote this, I still needed to get to play the dang thing because I got...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Nov 20, 20228 min read
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What Blue Lock's Ego Gets Right
Do you know those wholesome anime where it’s not about victory but the friendships made along the way? Yeah - this isn’t that. When I...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Nov 6, 20228 min read
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The Shared Lore of Chainsaw Man & the Bible | Nerdy Sermon [Ep 1 Spoilers]
Look - I hear you. How on earth is there anything a church could say about Chainsaw Man? An anime literally about devils, chainsaws,...
Nerd Pastor Nate
Oct 30, 20228 min read
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