Christian Geek Central Podcast

Pendragon Cycle: Rise Of The Merlin (CGC Podcast #898)

ON THIS EPISODE: (TIME STAMPS BELOW) A review for the series premiere of The Pendragon Cycle: Rise Of The Merlin, and an exploration of how some basic, well-known truths about Jesus can transform for the better the way we think and feel about things on a daily basis! ‍ ‍ AND MUCH MORE! 00:00:30 Intro 00:06:37 Pendragon Cycle: The Rise Of Merlin Premiere Review 00:20:39 CGC & Christian Geek News(Worlds Collide by Clint Hall) 00:27:00 How Truths About Jesus Change Our Thoughts/Feelings/Actions (1 Timothy Geek Bible Study) 00:38:01 Listener/Viewer Questions/Feedback(Are Paeter's Reviews Really "Christian"?, The Holy Spirit & Feeling Guilt, Navigating Feelings & Responses To Nasty Comments) ‍ ‍ GEEK WEEK 01:17:27 MOVIES/TV SHOWS: Dark Season 1, Masters Of The Universe Trailer 02:03:55 VIDEO GAMES: Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Redemption 1, Grand Theft Auto 5, ‍ ‍ 02:30:37 On The Next Episode… ‍ ‍ 02:33:30 Essential Issues Weekly: DC Comics Reactions (Superboy has a moral dilemma that doesn't quite work, Green Lantern Corps is further exploring A.I. sentience/personhood while suggesting an unhealthy view of romance and human purpose, and Wonder Woman continues to barrel through the DCU being "right", but steps into delivering a self-defeating sermon... or perhaps her writer does. Action Comics 1093, Batman And Robin 28, Green Lantern Corps 11, DCKO 3) ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ Get The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz & More Audio Entertainment From Spirit Blade Productions HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/44479037 or on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNC7Qz41mx8‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Support this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions ‍ ‍ Join Our Free Public Discord Channels! Invite HERE: https://discord.gg/5CRfFy2GG5 ‍ ‍ SUBSCRIBE TO PAETER’S SUBSTACK, @PAETERFRANDSEN: https://paeterfrandsen.substack.com/ ‍ ‍ Subscribe in a reader ‍ ‍ Open In i-tunes- itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 i-tunes Page Link- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 Get fun, exclusive rewards for your support! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Or Become a Patron! ‍ ‍ All episodes are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare CGC Bible Study/Devotional content include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Blueletterbible.org, The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen. Additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2026, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (CGC Podcast #897)

ON THIS EPISODE: (TIME STAMPS BELOW) A review for the series premiere of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and a look at a confusing verse in 1 Timothy that goes against our ideas of godly living! ‍ ‍ AND MUCH MORE! 00:00:30 Intro 00:02:45 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Review 00:14:30 CGC & Christian Geek News(TreeFall Studios Releases "The Perplexing Orb: Bounce Mania”, Twist of Time by Tricia Goyer and Nathan Goyer, Dawn and Embers by Gillian Bronte Adams) 00:29:23 How Paul Teaches COUNTER To Our Ideas Of “Godly Living” (1 Timothy Geek Bible Study) 00:43:40 Listener/Viewer Questions/Feedback(Should We Support Pagan Businesses With Our Purchases?) ‍ ‍ GEEK WEEK 00:53:36 VIDEO GAMES: Red Dead Redemption 2 01:25:48 On The Next Episode… ‍ ‍ 01:29:08 Essential Issues Weekly: DC Comics Reactions (DC KO's tie-ins are better than the main books? And Aquaman DOMINATES with his new powers! Could he win the entire KO tournament? Very possibly! In this extra-large "catch-up" installment I cover Ultra-Tier DC Universe Infinite releases from November-December!) ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ Get The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz & More Audio Entertainment From Spirit Blade Productions HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/44479037 or on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNC7Qz41mx8‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Support this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions ‍ ‍ Join Our Free Public Discord Channels! Invite HERE: https://discord.gg/5CRfFy2GG5 ‍ ‍ SUBSCRIBE TO PAETER’S SUBSTACK, @PAETERFRANDSEN: https://paeterfrandsen.substack.com/ ‍ ‍ Subscribe in a reader ‍ ‍ Open In i-tunes- itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 i-tunes Page Link- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 Get fun, exclusive rewards for your support! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Or Become a Patron! ‍ ‍ All episodes are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare CGC Bible Study/Devotional content include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Blueletterbible.org, The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen. Additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2026, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan

Your Best Questions, 2024 Pt. 2 (CGC Podcast #896)

ON THIS EPISODE: (TIME STAMPS BELOW) The CGC community asks some of the best and toughest questions facing Christian Geeks today. Here are some of your best from 2024, and my attempt at answering them! ‍ ‍ 00:04:31 Why I don’t talk about politics and world tragedies in CGC content ‍ ‍ 00:17:04 Paeter’s Free Grace Theology (What Being “Saved” Means) ‍ ‍ 00:53:23 Is it "okay" to play games just to "pass the time"? ‍ ‍ 01:11:12 Questions, concerns and clarifications regarding Paeter's "Free Grace" Theology‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ 01:26:46 OCD Struggles With Sin, Doubting My Salvation)‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ 01:50:48 What Paeter thinks of short form social media like tik-tok, X and instagram‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ 01:59:18 A Decrease In Utopian Stories?, ‍ ‍ 02:08:34 Questions/Concerns About Playing "Anti-God" Games With Witchcraft/Sorcery)‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Support this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions ‍ ‍ Join Our Free Public Discord Channels! Invite HERE: https://discord.gg/5CRfFy2GG5 ‍ ‍ SUBSCRIBE TO PAETER’S SUBSTACK, @PAETERFRANDSEN: https://paeterfrandsen.substack.com/ ‍ ‍ Subscribe in a reader ‍ ‍ Open In i-tunes- itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 i-tunes Page Link- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 Get fun, exclusive rewards for your support! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Or Become a Patron! ‍ ‍ All episodes are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare CGC Bible Study/Devotional content include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Blueletterbible.org, The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen. Additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2026, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan

Your Best Questions, 2024 Pt. 1 (CGC Podcast #895)

ON THIS EPISODE: (TIME STAMPS BELOW) The CGC community asks some of the best and toughest questions facing Christian Geeks today. Here are some of your best from 2024, and my attempt at answering them! ‍ ‍ 00:00:30 Intro ‍ ‍ 00:04:58 Should church service be hard? ‍ ‍ 00:18:04 avoiding the “appearance of evil” & using multiple translations ‍ ‍ 00:22:30 Being Purposeful In Entertainment Spending ‍ ‍ 00:33:54 Navigating an accusatory comment and learning from it, Paul’s Biblical precedent for engaging with anti-biblical entertainment, ‍ ‍ 01:00:34 When are hobbies idolatrous vs. restful? Finding rest in confessing sin and relying on God’s grace, ‍ ‍ 01:29:50 Discerning conviction of the Holy Spirit ‍ ‍ 01:42:18 A dangerous view of how the Holy Spirit speaks to us, & a nuanced view of horror genre ‍ ‍ 02:03:14 Collecting & Emulation ‍ ‍ 02:17:53 Responding to Christians condeming our violent game playing ‍ ‍ 02:29:46 Sexy comic books ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Support this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions ‍ ‍ Join Our Free Public Discord Channels! Invite HERE: https://discord.gg/5CRfFy2GG5 ‍ ‍ SUBSCRIBE TO PAETER’S SUBSTACK, @PAETERFRANDSEN: https://paeterfrandsen.substack.com/ ‍ ‍ Subscribe in a reader ‍ ‍ Open In i-tunes- itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 i-tunes Page Link- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 Get fun, exclusive rewards for your support! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Or Become a Patron! ‍ ‍ All episodes are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare CGC Bible Study/Devotional content include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Blueletterbible.org, The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen. Additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2025, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan ‍ ‍

Geek Entertainment In 2025! (CGC Podcast #894)

ON THIS EPISODE: (TIME STAMPS BELOW) Settle in for a big one! In this special episode Paeter looks back at the most memorable geek experience he had in 2025, both new and old! Comics, movies, shows and games that really stood out! Then after reflecting a bit on CGC and his personal life in 2025, Paeter attempts to peer into the future in anticipation of the nerdy stuff coming in 2026! Hopefully you’ve got a loooong stretch of holiday driving or flying to do! ‍ ‍ AND MUCH MORE! 00:00:30 Intro 00:05:09 Comic Books In 2025 00:40:15 Movies/TV In 2025 01:22:26 Video Gaming In 2025 02:24:33 SBP/CGC In 2025 02:51:54 Personal Life In 2025 ‍ ‍ 03:06:14 Comics In 2026? 03:20:07 Movies/TV In 2026? 03:48:14 Video Games In 2026? 04:13:02 Personal Life In 2026? ‍ ‍ 04:21:17 Thank Yous & Next Week’s Show ‍ ‍ Support this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions ‍ ‍ Join Our Free Public Discord Channels! Invite HERE: https://discord.gg/5CRfFy2GG5 ‍ ‍ SUBSCRIBE TO PAETER’S SUBSTACK, @PAETERFRANDSEN: https://paeterfrandsen.substack.com/ ‍ ‍ Subscribe in a reader ‍ ‍ Open In i-tunes- itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 i-tunes Page Link- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-geek-central-podcast/id258963175?mt=2 Get fun, exclusive rewards for your support! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Or Become a Patron! ‍ ‍ All episodes are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare CGC Bible Study/Devotional content include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Blueletterbible.org, The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen. Additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2025, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍