Joshua Spatha
Questioning College
Socrates held that the disciplined practice of thoughtful questioning enables the scholar or student to carefully examine beliefs and be...
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Joshua Spatha
- Jun 16
- 31 min
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
- 13 min
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, 2021
- 14 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 42 min
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, 2020
- 24 min
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, 2020
- 29 min
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, 2020
- 18 min
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, 2019
- 23 min
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, 2019
- 23 min
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...
Joshua Spatha
- Nov 11, 2019
- 31 min
The Outpouring: An Introduction to the 3rd Person of the Trinity
Cessationism or Continuationism? Unfortunately, the debate in the church today misses the bigger picture of valuing the identity and role...
Joshua Spatha
- Nov 2, 2019
- 13 min
The Myth of the Jesus Myth
The skeptics' idea that Jesus was not a historical figure and that the entirety of the Christian faith was a fabrication of man is both...
Joshua Spatha
- Jun 25, 2019
- 8 min
The Shelf Life of a Leader
In Western Christianity, aging can be difficult. While scripture instructs us to honor our elders, our culture generally dismisses them...
Joshua Spatha
- Apr 9, 2018
- 22 min
Radicle Faith
If faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains, it is understandable that most Christians become discouraged. If such grand...
Joshua Spatha
- Mar 26, 2018
- 16 min
A Leap From Faith
You've probably heard the phrase once saved, always saved—but does scripture support such a sentiment? The answer is both complicated and...
Joshua Spatha
- Dec 18, 2017
- 42 min
Understanding The Underworld: Hell, Hades, Death & Sheol
Death. It’s an uneasy reality that looms over us all. Scripture spends far more time talking about here than the hereafter, but there is...
Joshua Spatha
- Oct 18, 2016
- 28 min
The Inner Man: Biblical Insights on Fasting
Fasting is a core spiritual discipline along with prayer, scripture reading and meditation, yet probably one of the least understood and...
Joshua Spatha
- Oct 17, 2016
- 33 min
Sons of Earth & Sky: The Nephilim
There are many prodigious, provocative, intriguing and tantalizing passages in the Bible that as such, often cause the reader to react...
Joshua Spatha
- Apr 7, 2016
- 14 min
The Question of Possession
Many Western Christians struggle with the idea of demonic possession—it seems rather incredulous to the materialistic, scientific mind....