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Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 22, 20212 min read
The Nerd At Christmas
It seems that the season of Christmas isn't dissimilar from a Pokémon. It evolves. Since my childhood, I've always known the 'true reason...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 19, 20218 min read
How Hawkeye (Disney +) is Exploring Repressed Trauma
If you’re plugged into our community on Twitch or Discord, you know my thoughts on Hawkeye are less than great. So I’m going to take all...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 15, 20212 min read
A Game Dev's Reflection
Wow, that title is wild to see. As I write this, I've just finished playing the final complete collection of our first ever video game...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 12, 20219 min read
The True Evil in League of Legend's ARCANE Series
It’s not mystery than I’m not the biggest fan of League of Legends and given articles like this - I’m not alone in that sentiment. But...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Bestivus for the Rest of Us
Planting a church like Checkpoint is a fairly inexplicable thing. I can't begin to describe the surprises that have been waiting on me...
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Checkpoint Church
Dec 5, 20219 min read
The Zen of Unpacking & How It Gives Us Hope
When was the last time you moved homes? Packed all of your things up and took them to a totally new place and then started unpacking. You...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Tragedy Beyond Four Walls
EDITOR'S NOTE: This video mentions a tragedy in Ohio, but the event in fact occurred in Michigan. Adjustments and edits have been made as...
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Checkpoint Church
Nov 28, 20219 min read
How Pikmin Bloom is Echoing Christian Servanthood
Yeah, you read that title right. We’re straight up talking about Pikmin and Jesus today and that is hilarious to me. Words cannot...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Nov 24, 20212 min read
Putting the Good in Ludology
Checkpoint Church has been secretly developing a video game just in time for Advent. If you missed the news, then... well, first off I...
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Checkpoint Church
Nov 21, 20219 min read
Why Are There So Many Game Remakes?
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl dropped this past Friday and I guarantee that I am playing them as this video is dropping. I...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Nov 17, 20212 min read
Reflection Via Competition
Enter the competition here! One of the hallmarks of the gaming year has been the relatively recent tradition of Geoff Keighley's The Game...
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Checkpoint Church
Nov 14, 20218 min read
Can Christians Learn Anything From Dune?
We can’t just NOT talk about Dune, right? It’s too jam-packed with imagery and themes and all that mess to possibly get away with...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Nov 10, 20212 min read
Embracing, Erasing, Encasing
Checkpoint entered into the second official year on the Internet back in August, bringing notifications on social media to look 'back on...
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Checkpoint Church
Nov 7, 20218 min read
Metroid Dread & Equipping Those Spiritual Gifts
Metroid Dread was a game that no one expected this year - sure it isn’t Metroid Prime 4 that most were anticipating, but we definitely...
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Checkpoint Church
Nov 3, 20211 min read
Featured: Revenge of the Nerd Pastor VAUMC
NPN was invited to be in conversation with Rev. Ahnna Lise Stevens-Jennings on the VAUMC podcast. In the pod, the two discuss what nerd...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Nov 3, 20212 min read
The Last 15 Percent
I'm not sure about you, but I woke up Monday and couldn't believe that it was November. This year has flashed by like a vision. This...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Oct 29, 20218 min read
Can Christians Celebrate Halloween?
Bit of a different one since today is the spookiest day of spooky season. Rather than focusing on a show, graphic novel or video game… I...
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Checkpoint Church
Oct 29, 20211 min read
Featured: Path1's Bright Spot
Checkpoint Church was featured in the first ever Path1 Bright Spot newsletter. Support from the ministries of the United Methodist Church...
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Checkpoint Church
Oct 28, 202152 min read
Nerds of Pray: InnRoads Ministries, Bard & Bible TTRPG Pastor Mike Perna (1.5)
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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