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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 about assassinating the genre itself. But thanks? For this video, I want to look at the new anime The Executioner and Her Way of Life. This story takes another story and turns it upside down but simultaneously reveals that maybe the original story wasn’t that bad to begin with… I don’t know. It’s a bit nuanced, but the best stories always are.

The Executioner is an anime about strong-held beliefs and values, and it’s pretty evident that the church is the bad guy in this one - AGAIN. So let’s talk about how the IRL church has dealt with this before, is still dealing with it today, and how you and I can be better. That’s right - I’m here to spare my mortal foe, the Isekai. Let’s talk about it.

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Checkpoint Church is the place where all people from all walks of life are always welcomed with loving arms. We strive to steer clear from the modern temptations of being too ‘churchy’ or judgmental. We are the safe space for those who haven’t felt welcomed by the church before.

Timecodes:

0:00 - Introduction

0:53 - Welcome!

1:20 - Scripture

2:43 - What is The Executioner and Her Way of Life?

5:22 - Themes in this anime

6:22 - The Evil Church

6:40 - Scripture Analysis

9:30 - Connecting Paul to The Executioner and Her Way of Life

10:20 - The Reactionary Church

11:24 - What does this mean for us today?

12:35 - Thanks for Watching!

12:57 - Quick Question

13:25 - Three Things

14:02 - Twitch Clip!

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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 normies, or perhaps you have something about you that stands out in a crowd. As lonely as that can feel, you aren’t alone. Plenty of us out there feel like we don’t fit in or belong anywhere. 

For this video, I will look at the new Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel's main character Kamala Khan. She is a perfect example of how to and how not to embrace the uniqueness of who you are. Most importantly, as we are Checkpoint Church, we’ll look at a scripture story that immediately came to mind when I thought of Kamala in an account you may have never heard discussed before. 

How can the lifestyle of a Christian have anything to do with a Muslim character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Well, obvs, because Jesus is for everyone. But it’s more specific than that, so… Let’s talk about it. 

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Timecodes:

0:00 - Introduction

0:58 - Welcome!

1:23 - Scripture

2:43 - What is Ms. Marvel?

4:41 - Scripture Analysis

7:11 - The Myth of Perfection

8:47 - Baptism and the Pervasive Water

9:46 - What does this mean for us today?

11:15 - Thanks for Watching!

11:35 - Quick Question

12:07 - Three Things

13:11 - Twitch Clip!

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Stranger Things Season 4 Part One has graced us with its wonderful presence and maybe you’re still recovering from the late-night binge like I am. Regardless of all of the shocks, twists, and turns of this season, I think we can all agree on the one cameo no one was expecting: Kate Bush. A phenomenal artist of the past and a fair niche one at that, I’m not sure that Kate herself expected the renaissance that her anthology is now receiving.

But the song is more than just an epic moment, it’s also a great story worth telling that speaks to the overall story being told by Stranger Things. Make no mistake, them Duffer boys didn’t pick this song accidentally. It’s also a story worth telling in the church. So what say you and I run up that hill to make a deal with God and find out what in the world we can learn from a 35-year-old synthy jam?

 Let's talk about it.

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Checkpoint Church is the place where all people from all walks of life are always welcomed with loving arms. We strive to steer clear from the modern temptations of being too ‘churchy’ or judgmental. We are the safe space for those who haven’t felt welcomed by the church before.

Timecodes:

0:00 - Introduction

0:46 - Welcome!

1:20 - Scripture

2:17 - What is Stranger Things?

3:54 - What is this song? Analyzing Running Up That Hill

6:26 - Analyzing Max Mayfield

7:45 - Analyzing Our Scripture

10:00 - Connecting this Song to Jesus

11:15 - What does this mean for us today?

11:54 - Thanks for Watching!

12:21 - Quick Question

12:36 - Three Things

13:16 - Twitch Clip!

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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 the story to the cast to the cameos - it is my absolute favorite thing that Star Wars has given us in a long time... aside from Visions, that doesn't count. But more than anything, I find myself gripped by Kenobi as a Christian. As usual, there is a severe bit of overlap and faith-based inspiration behind the storytelling - I mean, the force be with you is a bit on the nose - but it's a part of the Christian journey that doesn't get told often enough. Particularly joyful for me - it's downright Methodist. 

The phrase that has been planted in my mind isn't spoken by Obi-Wan but is uttered with distaste by the villains over and over again: the Jedi will hunt themselves. What does this terrifying concept mean for us today? Do we want to be hunted? Let's talk about it.

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Checkpoint Church is the place where all people from all walks of life are always welcomed with loving arms. We strive to steer clear from the modern temptations of being too ‘churchy’ or judgmental. We are the safe space for those who haven’t felt welcomed by the church before.

Timecodes:

0:00 - Introduction

0:55 - Welcome!

1:22 - Scripture

1:43 - What's the deal Obi-Wan Kenobi?

3:29 - What 'The Jedi Will Hunt Themselves' Means

4:18 - What Does Jesus Have To Do With This?

5:14 - The Early Church and Its Love

6:04 - What does this mean for us today?

6:47 - Thanks for Watching!

7:07 - Quick Question

7:22 - Three Things

7:43 - Something a Little Different

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The newest MCU entry of Dr. Strange and MoM hit theaters a few weeks and - people got me sweating. We need to address that Wanda is a bad person. Like - she’s not one to emulate. I see so many people putting her on this weird momma pedestal and like… no. We need to talk about this. As someone who is now the parent of two precious and wonderful bebes, I need to be very clear that this is not a movie about protecting children. It’s a movie about being corrupted beyond belief. 

How can we learn from the lesson of the Darkhold and Dr Strange? Will I manage to get through this without absolutely getting myself canceled for hating on a Marvel movie? Let’s talk about it.

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Checkpoint Church is the place where all people from all walks of life are always welcomed with loving arms. We strive to steer clear from the modern temptations of being too ‘churchy’ or judgmental. We are the safe space for those who haven’t felt welcomed by the church before.

Timecodes:

0:00 - Introduction

0:43 - Welcome!

1:35 - Scripture

2:35 - What is Dr Strange 2?

4:28 - What is the Darkhold?

7:07 - Scripture Analysis

8:51 - Using Scripture to Debate

10:35 - Scripture is Infallible

10:55 - What does this mean for us today?

12:02 - Taking these sermons one step further

13:21 - Thanks for Watching!

14:12 - Quick Question

14:40 - Three Things

15:32 - Twitch Clip!