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 Nerd/Pop Culture Ministry. He asks them questions about their specific venture into the ministry, as well as what first led them to the intersection of faith and fandom. In this episode, Nathan sits down with Luke Filipiak of LoveThyNerd, FrostByteIV and LukeAndAsia. Support Luke Filipiak: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lovethynerd | https:/

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 issues, we are leaping into something new, yet still very much the same. In your feedback that we had a few weeks ago, we found some of the things you value the most from this newsletter - and also what you don't value. Given our gleanings, we are making a few notable changes when the newsletter returns in January. What Won't Change: The newsl

The holiday special is a lost art, but this year, Marvel brought the world a special treat with the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. It’s no masterpiece, but it does what it needs to do and doesn’t overstay its welcome. We can all agree that we need more Drax in our lives, and Mantis is undoubtedly one of our less-known background characters, so an adventure with the two of them feels like a great use of 45 minutes. My favorite part of these holiday specials is that t

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 the beginning and end quite nicely. We started 2022 with Elden Ring and wrapped it up with God of War Ragnarok. God of War has been hotly anticipated since the 2018 smash hit, and folks were waiting with bated breath to see just how many times Kratos would say, “Boy!” But the best bit of the game for me was knowing what we were in for by the

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 close. Like last year, we want to gather to share a bit of Christmas cheer in this community. But - we need your help to ensure it comes together as best as possible. ICYMI, in a prior newsletter, we're going to be celebrating Communion together for the first time ever that night... so this is one *not* to miss! Save the Date: December 22nd, 2

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 time. And yet - it seems impossible to go anywhere without hearing complaints about the game. It’s the frame rate, the bugs, the raid issues, the botched this, or the broken that. But in essence, Game Freak kind of gave Pokemon fans precisely what we’ve been asking for for generations now… but it came with some costs that made the game overall