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    Featured: How "Nope" Helps Us See The Eschatological Ending
    Checkpoint Church
    • 2 days ago
    • 1 min

    Featured: How "Nope" Helps Us See The Eschatological Ending

    Nerd Pastor Nate is a featured writer for Rethink Church writing on gaming, anime, and other pop culture topics. Read the full article...
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    Thirdiversary
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • 3 days ago
    • 2 min

    Thirdiversary

    It's hard to believe this, but Checkpoint Church is officially in its THIRD year of existence. I was first appointed here in July 2020,...
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    Why Chisato is the PERFECT Mentor for Takina | Nerdy Sermon [No Spoilers]
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • 6 days ago
    • 8 min

    Why Chisato is the PERFECT Mentor for Takina | Nerdy Sermon [No Spoilers]

    If I’m honest, I wouldn’t have started Lycoris Recoil without Hideo Kojima tweeting about it. But hoo boy, am I glad that I did! If I...
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    #WhyCheckpointChurch (To The Point, 3.30)
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Aug 3
    • 2 min

    #WhyCheckpointChurch (To The Point, 3.30)

    Checkpoint is always striving to be on the cutting edge of the next great thing. Our goals may remain the same, but the things we try...
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    The Warning Behind Jordan Peele's Spectacle in NOPE | Nerdy Sermon
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jul 31
    • 8 min

    The Warning Behind Jordan Peele's Spectacle in NOPE | Nerdy Sermon

    Upon watching Jordan Peele’s summer monster movie Nope, I was… unhappy. After obsessing over Get Out and enjoying Us for years, I had...
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    The Method Behind the Nerdness
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jul 27
    • 2 min

    The Method Behind the Nerdness

    Something I don't talk about enough is the absolute joy I get from our weekly nerdy sermons. I can only imagine the fourteen-year-old...
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    Featured: Thor and an angry god
    Checkpoint Church
    • Jul 26
    • 1 min

    Featured: Thor and an angry god

    Nerd Pastor Nate is a featured writer for Rethink Church writing on gaming, anime, and other pop culture topics. Read the full article...
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    How Neon White Teaches YOU To Git Gud | Nerdy Sermon
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jul 24
    • 9 min

    How Neon White Teaches YOU To Git Gud | Nerdy Sermon

    I’m generally not one for First-Person Shooter style games, but when I heard that Ben Esposito of Edith Finch, Donut County, and the...
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    Playing the Support Role
    Checkpoint Church
    • Jul 20
    • 2 min

    Playing the Support Role

    When I first started developing a church for nerds, geeks, and gamers, I thought what I was creating was novel. It didn't take long to...
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    Celebrating the Mileage Maniacs
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jul 13
    • 2 min

    Celebrating the Mileage Maniacs

    We wrapped up our first ever community challenge event at the end of June - Mileage Mania. For the entire month of June, we challenged...
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    Did Eleven Make the Right Choice in Season 4's Finale? | Nerdy Sermon
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jul 10
    • 9 min

    Did Eleven Make the Right Choice in Season 4's Finale? | Nerdy Sermon

    Stranger Things - the show so nice we have to write a sermon about this season twice. Well, the truth is it’ll be like twenty years...
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    A 2-Year Reflection
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jul 6
    • 2 min

    A 2-Year Reflection

    This past Sunday marked an important day in the United Methodist Church. Clergy across the denomination will be preaching their very...
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    Why is 'The Church' Always The Villain in Fantasy Stories?
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jul 3
    • 8 min

    Why is 'The Church' Always The Villain in Fantasy Stories?

    Listen - whenever I said I didn’t want to watch another Isekai so long as I live, I didn’t mean yall literally had to make a whole anime...
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    LVL2 According To LVL2
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jun 29
    • 2 min

    LVL2 According To LVL2

    With the release of our most recent LVL2 newsletter, we have entered into our final quarter of the inaugural year since it's inception....
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    Ms. Marvel and the Welcoming Reach of Jesus
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jun 26
    • 8 min

    Ms. Marvel and the Welcoming Reach of Jesus

    Have you ever felt like the odd one out? Like the one that no one was quite able to relate to? Maybe you’re a bit weird in a world of...
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    Moving Forward Together
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jun 22
    • 2 min

    Moving Forward Together

    Checkpoint Church moves fast. Like, crazy fast. Sometimes it can be overwhelming to remember where we were last month, let alone last...
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    Nerd Pastor Interprets the STRANGER THINGS Viral Song 'Running Up That Hill' by Kate Bush
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jun 19
    • 8 min

    Nerd Pastor Interprets the STRANGER THINGS Viral Song 'Running Up That Hill' by Kate Bush

    Stranger Things Season 4 Part One has graced us with its remarkable presence, and maybe you’re still recovering from the late-night binge...
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    Innovate, Rinse, Repeat
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jun 15
    • 2 min

    Innovate, Rinse, Repeat

    Constant and attentive innovation is necessary for the digital church. The world online moves quickly and unapologetically. This nature...
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    Featured: The Kingdom of God is like... The Force
    Checkpoint Church
    • Jun 14
    • 1 min

    Featured: The Kingdom of God is like... The Force

    Nerd Pastor Nate is a featured writer for Rethink Church writing on gaming, anime, and other pop culture topics. In this post, he...
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    The JEDI Will HUNT Themselves! What does this mean (and why Jesus says it's good)
    Nerd Pastor Nate
    • Jun 12
    • 5 min

    The JEDI Will HUNT Themselves! What does this mean (and why Jesus says it's good)

    Look - this may just be my giant man-crush on Ewan McGregor talking... but I love the latest Star Wars series Kenobi. From the sets to...
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