No Girls Allowed: The Cultural Sin of Women in Leadership
In scripture there are two different categories of sin: sin against God and sin against man. The former is universal and absolute,...
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Joshua Spatha
Jul 1020 min read
A Tale of Two Trees: Man's Impatience with God's Promises
Usually when something we want is dangled before us, our natural response is to reach out and take it. The fact that we desire it is the...
Joshua Spatha
Jun 418 min read
Baring Fruit: Exposing the Commercial Gospel
Listen to this article (26:30) There are a lot of horticulture metaphors in the New Testament, including vines and branches, trees and...
Joshua Spatha
Apr 215 min read
The 9 Commandments
There are often questions and confusion regarding Old Testament law in a New Testament era, leading critics to accuse Christians of...
Joshua Spatha
Mar 119 min read
The Metaphysics of Sex & Gender
Our modern society has pushed sexual boundaries and bent definitions so far, that it has come full circle and is undermining its own...
Joshua Spatha
Sep 6, 202335 min read
Strange Flesh: Scripture & Sexuality
Listen to this article (1:01:34) Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but sexuality is in the I Am as the creator. The lust of the...
Joshua Spatha
May 10, 20231 min read
Video Series: The Pivot
An overview of cycle theory, the rise and fall of civilizations, where we are in the historical pattern, how it affects the church, and...
Joshua Spatha
May 10, 202330 min read
Sensate Man: Science, Sex, & Societal Collapse
Listen to this article (49:48) A civilization engulfed by materialism will consequently be enraptured by humanism and hedonism and will...
Joshua Spatha
Oct 27, 202217 min read
Psychological Warfare
Since psychology was established as a scientific field in the late 19th century, the Church has increasingly deferred to its authority....
Joshua Spatha
Sep 9, 202213 min read
Questioning College
Socrates held that the disciplined practice of thoughtful questioning enables the scholar or student to carefully examine beliefs and be...
Joshua Spatha
Jun 16, 202231 min read
The Issue of Evil: Sovereignty, Suffering & Free Will
If there is a God, why do the innocent suffer? Countless people throughout history have wrestled with this question, and many have...
Joshua Spatha
Jan 6, 202213 min read
The Dangers of Debt
Our modern world and the entire global economy may be based on it, but scripture has a much more cautious view of debt with God even...
Joshua Spatha
Nov 9, 202116 min read
Issues of Conscience: When Sin Seems Uncertain
Scripture is usually quite explicit in defining sin and God's character is consistent and His word never changes, so why is it that there...
Joshua Spatha
Dec 8, 20201 min read
Video Series: The Four Eras of Modern Missions
Episode 1: Host Josh Elke pulls apart the first 1,600 years of church growth and history Episode 2: Josh Elke summarizes the first era of...
Joshua Spatha
Aug 17, 202051 min read
Apocalypse: A Beginner's Guide to the End
The phrase The End Times invokes awe, wonder, fear, confusion, and skepticism. Eschatology has become a divisive subject in the Church...
Joshua Spatha
Jul 17, 202025 min read
Life, Death, and the Gray
Intense debate abounds in the Church in areas of theology, morality, and doctrine which are perceived to be gray. Scripture does not...
Joshua Spatha
May 25, 202029 min read
The Gospel: An Overview of the Great Commission
Part One: God’s Redemptive Mission The Gospel. It’s the redemptive plan of God from Genesis to Revelation, the overarching narrative of...
Joshua Spatha
Jan 2, 202018 min read
Biblical Borders: National Sovereignty & Immigration
Compassion is a biblical virtue and command for individuals, but when it comes to government, scriptural instruction is decidedly more...
Joshua Spatha
Dec 20, 201923 min read
Hearing the God Who Speaks
Since the fall of man and our exile from the garden, humanity has longed to reconnect and communicate with the divine. Different cultural...
Joshua Spatha
Nov 25, 201924 min read
By the Sword: The Moral Use of Deadly Force
Violence can be difficult to reconcile with morality. Yet war, capital punishment, self-defense, and defending the lives of others are...
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