Checkpoint Church5 hours ago1 minFeatured: Five video games to enrich your faithNerd Pastor Nate is a featured writer for Rethink Church writing on gaming, anime, and other pop culture topics. In this post, he...
Nerd Pastor Nate1 day ago10 minYou're Missing the Point of Evangelism & the Parable of the Lost MagikarpIf you’re seeing this, it’s because I’m now a Dad of 2! And that means I’m already sleep deprived to the point that you wouldn’t want to...
Nerd Pastor Nate5 days ago2 minA Shot In The DarkThis is it - our final paternity newsletter. And this one is a bit of a gamble to write, but I have faith that God will help me out and...
Nerd Pastor NateMay 1513 minWho is the 'Hope' in Star Wars: A New Hope?If you’re seeing this, it’s because I’m now a Dad of 2! And that means I’m already sleep deprived to the point that you wouldn’t want to...
Nerd Pastor NateMay 112 minWhat Tangled Webs We WeaveAlright - we're two weeks into our paternity leave. Hopefully you aren't missing me as bad as I'm missing y'all. Well, I might be missing...
Nerd Pastor NateMay 811 minWhy is Violet Evergarden good at caring for others?If you’re seeing this, it’s because I’m now a Dad of 2! And that means I’m already sleep deprived to the point that you wouldn’t want to...
Nerd Pastor NateMay 42 minWhat's Better Than A Watch Party?Whenever all is said and done with my paternity leave, we aren't wasting any time getting back up and running with the exciting things...
Nerd Pastor NateMay 110 minThe Burden of Loving Others like Major Alex Louis ArmstrongLove Passed Down If you’re seeing this, it’s because I’m now a Dad of 2! And that means I’m already sleep deprived to the point that you...
Nerd Pastor NateApr 272 minThe Responsibility of Time OffWith this newsletter, we begin four weeks of paternity leave for me. Putting it lightly - this is a challenge for me. It's not a lack of...
Nerd Pastor NateApr 248 minWhat It Means to Git Gud IRLLook - I’m not proud of this, okay? But I can’t just not talk about the latest Internet trend to absolutely sweep my Twitter and Reddit...
Nerd Pastor NateApr 202 minUh... Sike?I'll go ahead and call out the elephant in the room: I'm not supposed to be writing this. I'm supposed to be sitting in a hospital room...
Checkpoint ChurchApr 201 minFeatured: Batman, Easter and rebirthNerd Pastor Nate is a featured writer for Rethink Church writing on gaming, anime, and other pop culture topics. In this post, he...
Nerd Pastor NateApr 1710 minWhy Does Knuckles Keep Getting Fooled By Dr. Robotnik?So Sonic the Hedgehog 2 came out and is doing ridiculously well, which makes me crazy happy for the character that shaped my childhood:...
Nerd Pastor NateApr 132 minThe Final CountdownMy paternity leave begins next Tuesday the 19th. Anything is possible, but my wife and I have had our scheduled delivery for the past few...
Nerd Pastor NateApr 1010 minDemon Slayer and the Faithful Practice of SacrificeLook - if you get to know me through our streams or the #anime channel on our Discord, it won’t take long to learn that I’m not the...
Nerd Pastor NateApr 62 minThe Day The Stream Stood StillICYMI my wife and I are expecting our second child any day now. It's an exciting and stressful time to say the least. With our first, we...
Nerd Pastor NateApr 39 minCoffee Talk Does Church Better Than The ChurchSo - I generally try to only do games, movies, and anime that are trending and new in order to hopefully catch the hype and show people...
Nerd Pastor NateMar 302 minA Year of GenerosityEarly on Checkpoint Church was faced with the challenging question: how do we practice generosity in this space? When we are in the...
Nerd Pastor NateMar 279 minWhat We Can Learn From The Turning Red "Controversy"So Pixar’s Turning Red kind of just snuck in on Disney+ and I honestly probably would have missed out on watching it except for all of...
Nerd Pastor NateMar 232 minNow What Am I Supposed To Do?Checkpoint Church is a weird thing. This past week I was tasked with, yet again, presenting Checkpoint as a concept to a Board of...