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Tertullian Called the Book of Enoch Scripture. Why Didn’t the Church Follow Him?
Tertullian did more than quote the Book of Enoch. He called it Scripture, defended its inspiration, answered objections to its… Read More
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Jude Quotes Enoch. Does That Make the Book of Enoch Scripture?
Jude does not merely sound like the Book of Enoch. He names Enoch, calls his words prophecy, and closely quotes… Read More
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Beyond the Spear: Nate Saint Part 4
This week’s episode of Fresh Ground Theology’s The Weekend Cup explores the enduring legacy of Nate Saint and his impact… Read More
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When Did Christians Stop Believing the “Sons of God” Were Fallen Angels?
Many early Christians read Genesis 6’s “sons of God” as heavenly beings who fell through sexual rebellion. By the fifth… Read More
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Who Removed the Book of Enoch From the Bible? Nobody. Here’s What Actually Happened
The Book of Enoch was ancient, influential, quoted by Jude, and even treated as Scripture by some early Christians. So… Read More
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Some Early Christians Really Did Treat Enoch as Scripture. We Should Stop Pretending They Didn’t.
Some early Christians did more than merely read Enoch. Tertullian called it Scripture, Barnabas and Clement used Enochic material positively,… Read More
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Calling Evil Good—and Being Wise in Your Own Eyes: How a Society Loses Its Moral Judgment
Isaiah condemns those who call evil good and those who are wise in their own eyes. Read together, Isaiah 5:20–21… Read More
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Isaiah Was Not Condemning Wine. He Was Condemning a People Who Drank Until They Forgot God
Isaiah’s warning against drinkers is often reduced to a rule about alcohol. But Isaiah 5:11–13 targets something deeper: people whose… Read More
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“Let Him Hurry”: The Strange Sin of Demanding God’s Justice
In Isaiah 5:18–19, Judah demands that the Holy One of Israel hurry his work of justice. The problem is that… Read More
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“House to House, Field to Field”: Isaiah, the Jubilee, and Land That Was Legal but Unjust
Isaiah 5 condemns wealthy landowners who accumulate houses and fields until everyone else is squeezed out. The Jubilee reveals why… Read More
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“Operation Auca”: Nate Saint Part 3
In January 1956, missionaries Nate Saint and others established a camp in Ecuador, fostering peaceful contact with the Waorani tribe.… Read More
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Isaiah’s Vineyard Song Is Actually a Courtroom Trap: Reading Isaiah 5:1–24 as a Lawsuit
Isaiah’s vineyard song begins like poetry about a disappointed farmer. Then the owner says, “Judge between me and my vineyard.”… Read More
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Was Biblical Law Really a “Law Code”? How Common Law Changes the Way We Read the Torah
Modern readers often approach Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy as if they were ancient statute books. But the Torah may operate… Read More
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Second Coming of Saturn: A Review
Explore the Second Coming of Saturn through Scripture, ancient myth, the Watchers, and Christian discernment in this balanced theological review. Read More
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Holy Oil in the Early Church: Healing, Exorcism, and the Fight Against Demons
How did Christians use holy oil in the early church? This article explores healing, baptism, exorcism, and the Church Fathers’… Read More
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What Is Holy Anointing Oil in the Bible?
Oil appears throughout Scripture with priests, kings, Jesus, and the sick. But these passages are not all using oil in… Read More
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Whitefoord Smith: South Carolina’s Forgotten Theologian
Meet Whitefoord Smith, the South Carolina Methodist preacher whose sermons joined providence, suffering, politics, and moral failure. Read More
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When We Stare at Evil: How Researching BJU Racism Twisted my Soul
Evil has a way of reproducing itself through the people who hate it. This is a personal reflection on anger,… Read More
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The Jungle Pilot: Nate Saint Part 2
This week on Fresh Ground Theology’s The Weekend Cup, Nate Saint arrives in Ecuador, discovering the significance of missionary aviation.… Read More
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Wrestling with My BJU Heritage
I grew up a Fundamentalist of Fundamentalists. I was born at Barge Memorial Hospital on the campus of Bob Jones… Read More
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Nehemiah 13: Why Reform Is Not Enough
Nehemiah 13 gives the book an uncomfortable ending. Jerusalem is rebuilt, but old compromises return. The chapter shows why genuine… Read More
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Losing God in the Dark Night? Why God Feels Absent
The dark night of the soul may feel like God’s absence, yet St. John of the Cross describes it as… Read More
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Nehemiah 12: When the Wall Becomes a Place of Praise
Nehemiah 12 transforms Jerusalem’s wall from a symbol of disgrace into a place of praise. The dedication joins memory, purification,… Read More
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Nehemiah 11: Why the Holy City Needed People
Nehemiah 11 asks what happens after the wall is finished and the covenant is renewed. Jerusalem still needs people willing… Read More
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Nehemiah 10: When Repentance Becomes a Way of Life
Nehemiah 10 moves from confession to concrete covenant commitments. The restored community must now bring repentance into money, marriage, Sabbath,… Read More
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Nehemiah 9: Remembered Sin and Remembered Mercy
Nehemiah 9 tells Israel’s history as confession. The people remember their repeated rebellion, but they also remember the faithful God… Read More
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Called to the Sky: Nate Saint Part 1
This week’s Fresh Ground Theology’s The Weekend Cup highlights missionary pilot Nate Saint’s journey from a childhood dream of aviation… Read More
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Nehemiah 8: Why Restoration Needs the Word of God
Nehemiah 8 shows why rebuilding Jerusalem was not enough. God’s restored people needed Scripture they could hear, understand, obey, and… Read More
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Nehemiah 7: A Finished Wall Still Needs a People
Nehemiah 7 begins after Jerusalem’s wall has been completed, but the city is still nearly empty. The chapter shows why… Read More
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Exodus Sacred Geography: How Yahweh Conquers Chaos and Claims His People
The Exodus does not end when Israel leaves Egypt. At the sea, in the wilderness, and on the road to… Read More
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Nehemiah 6: Discernment When Opposition Changes Its Tactics
Nehemiah 6 shows what happens when obvious opposition stops working. Sanballat turns to distraction, rumor, and religious manipulation, forcing Nehemiah… Read More
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Nehemiah 5: The Wall Cannot Protect You From Injustice
Nehemiah 5 reveals a crisis inside Jerusalem. The wall can stop an enemy, but it cannot protect poor families from… Read More
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A Saint for the Wounded: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Part 3
The Weekend Cup discusses the enduring legacy of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha after her death, highlighting miraculous healings linked to her… Read More
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Nehemiah 4: How God’s People Work Under Opposition
Nehemiah 4 shows what happens when ridicule becomes threat and fear begins to weaken a community. Nehemiah answers with prayer,… Read More
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Nehemiah 3: God Builds a People by Giving Everyone a Place at the Wall
Nehemiah 3 looks like a list of builders, but its names reveal a theology of Christian community: different people accepting… Read More
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Nehemiah 2: The Good Hand of God Does Not Replace a Good Plan
Nehemiah 2 refuses to separate providence from planning. God opens the way, but Nehemiah still prepares, investigates, persuades, and invites… Read More
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Dark Night of the Soul and Loving God?
Can love for God grow while the mind remains confused? Explore Saint John of the Cross, Mary Magdalene, Psalms 42–43,… Read More
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Before Nehemiah Built a Wall, He Learned to Weep
Before Nehemiah planned, organized, or rebuilt Jerusalem’s wall, he sat down and wept. Nehemiah 1 shows why Christian restoration must… Read More
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Christian Anti-Communism and Divine Eros: When Lesser Loves Bear the Weight of Christ
A study of BJU’s Cold War anti-communism asks when love of freedom, America, and Christian institutions became fused with love… Read More
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Divine Eros and Competing Loves: When Losing Something Good Feels Like Losing Christ
What happens when a good Christian institution, tradition, or community becomes so joined to Christ that losing it feels like… Read More
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E. Stanley Jones Biography: The Missionary Who Put Christ on the Indian Road
Explore E. Stanley Jones’s life, mission in India, friendship with Gandhi, Christian ashrams, and Kingdom theology that reshaped modern missions. Read More
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Northward to a New Home: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Part 2
Kateri Tekakwitha faces severe challenges after converting to Christianity, leading her to escape to Kahnawake. There, she embraces her faith,… Read More
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Fountains of the Deep: What Caused Noah’s Flood?
What were the fountains of the deep? See how Genesis describes Noah’s Flood beginning through ruptured seas, skies, tectonics, and… Read More
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Territorial Spirits at Babel: Did Divine Conflict Drive the Nations Apart?
Explore how territorial spirits at Babel—drawn from Deuteronomy 32:8-9, Psalm 82, and Daniel 10—may have accelerated humanity’s dispersal. Read More
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Ten Plagues Defeated Egypt’s Gods: Exodus Explained
The Ten Plagues were more than natural disasters or political pressure against Pharaoh. Exodus presents them as supernatural judgments through… Read More
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Who Were the Watchers in Genesis 6? Nephilim, Hermon, and the Second Fall
The Watchers in Genesis 6 crossed the line between heaven and earth. Their rebellion produced the Nephilim and spread forbidden… Read More
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Cain’s City in the Bible: Opposite Eden Explained
Why did the Bible’s first murderer build its first city? Cain’s city gathered food, music, metalwork, power, and violence into… Read More
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AI and Theology: Why Knowing About God Is Not Knowing God
AI and theology now meet in classrooms, churches, books, and online conversations. Artificial intelligence can explain doctrines, compare Bible passages,… Read More
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Career Spells Are Rising: How Should Christians Respond?
Career spells have become a visible part of the modern job search. People now buy rituals for interviews, promotions, better… Read More
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Saint Kateri Tekakwitha pt1
This week on Fresh Ground Theology’s The Weekend Cup, we begin the story of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, a seventeenth-century Mohawk… Read More
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AI in Pastoral Ministry: A Biblical Guide to Wise Use
Explore a biblical framework for AI in pastoral ministry, including wise uses, spiritual limits, truthfulness, privacy, and accountability. Read More
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Pastors Using AI: What Church History Teaches About Authorship and Responsibility
Pastors using AI can draft sermons responsibly when they understand the message, verify its claims, serve their congregation, and own… Read More
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Dark Night of the Soul and Psalm 63: Love in the Darkness
Explore the dark night of the soul and Psalm 63, where spiritual thirst, supernatural love, and God’s hidden presence transform… Read More
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Supernatural Calling of God: Becoming a Handyman
The supernatural calling of God does not always lead to a platform. Sometimes God uses hidden work, correction, suffering, and… Read More
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Sleep Paralysis, Sauron on the Porch, and the God Who Wouldn’t Let Go
A personal account of a lifetime of unexplainable encounters — from a childhood basement in the South Carolina countryside to… Read More
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Supernatural Pre-Flood World: Watchers, Giants, and Noah
Explore the supernatural pre-Flood world of Genesis, where the Watchers rebelled, the Nephilim spread violence, and Noah trusted God. Read More
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The Genesis Gap Theory: Angels, Ancient Myths, and What Genesis 1 Actually Says
The Genesis gap theory claims a hidden catastrophe fills Genesis 1:2. See what the Hebrew grammar and ancient parallels actually… Read More
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Saint Drogo’s Solitude: Faith and Miracles
Saint Drogo spent decades enclosed in a small cell, yet his life continued to affect the world outside it. His… Read More
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Do Patriarchal Blessings in Genesis Really Shape the Future?
Patriarchal blessings in Genesis were more than predictions. Discover how Isaac and Jacob’s words shaped Israel’s future under God’s authority. Read More
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One God, Many Elohim: Does the Divine Council Make Christianity Polytheistic?
Explore divine council and polytheism claims: what Elohim really means, and why Yahweh’s uniqueness keeps biblical faith monotheistic. Read More
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How the Old Testament Portrays Rival Gods and Spiritual Powers
Explore the supernatural worldview of Scripture through Naaman, Dagon, Daniel 10, Assyria, and Christ’s victory over the powers. Read More
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Who Were the Nephilim, and What Did Genesis Say?
Who were the Nephilim and the Watchers? A fair look at Genesis 6, 1 Enoch, and how to explore giants… Read More
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What Is the Divine Council and the Unseen Realm?
“Unseen realm” content is everywhere on Christian YouTube right now. Here’s the plain, text-first version — what Psalm 82, Psalm… Read More
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Are UFOs Demons? A Christian Response
Are UFOs demons, extraterrestrials, or something stranger? Explore what Scripture says about spiritual deception and a crowded cosmos. Read More
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Safe Deliverance Ministry: A Pastoral Protocol
Learn how churches can practice safe deliverance ministry through pastoral discernment, informed consent, clinical care, accountability, and prayer. Read More
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Why Did Saint Drogo Live Behind a Church Wall?
Discover why Saint Drogo lived behind a church wall, how he served the people of Sebourg, and why he refused… Read More
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Spiritual Warfare and Mental Health?
Christians do not have to choose between prayer and professional mental health care. A two-lane framework allows pastors and clinicians… Read More
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Is There a “Spirit of Fear”? How to Test Popular Demon Lists
Is the “spirit of fear” a demon? Learn how to test popular demon lists through Scripture, pastoral wisdom, and responsible… Read More
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Darkness That Illuminates: St. John of the Cross on the Dark Night
Discover how Saint John of the Cross explains darkness that illuminates, transforms the soul, and prepares us for deeper union… Read More
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Mental Illness, Spiritual Oppression, or Both? A Pastoral Guide
Spiritual experiences and mental health symptoms can sometimes look remarkably similar. Pastors need a compassionate, theologically grounded approach that takes… Read More
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Demonic Attack or Trauma? Trauma Informed Pastoral Care
Before a pastor labels a troubling experience as demonic, trauma-informed pastoral care asks a vital question: “What happened to you?” Read More
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Can Demons Oppress Christians? What the Bible Actually Shows
Can Christians be demon-possessed, or does the Holy Spirit’s presence make that impossible? Scripture gives us a serious but restrained… Read More
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Can a Christian Be Demon-Possessed? Start With Belonging to Christ
When a frightened Christian says, “I think a demon has me,” the first pastoral task is not to name a… Read More
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Who Was Saint Drogo? The Patron Saint of the Lonely and Forgotten
This week on Fresh Ground Theology’s The Weekend Cup, we begin the story of Saint Drogo, a medieval orphan who… Read More
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How Should Christians Test Prophets on YouTube?
This whole series has been building a model, one piece at a time. God does not lie. Human error enters… Read More
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What Should a Church Do When a Prophecy Fails?
Every prophetic community will eventually face a failed prediction. A biblical response to failed prophecy does not hide the error… Read More
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How to Build a Biblical Prophecy Policy for Your Church
So far, this series has argued three things. God never lies. Human error can enter a prophetic word at several… Read More
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Who Are the “Gods” of the Old Testament? The Supernatural Worldview
Who were the gods of the Old Testament, and why does Scripture treat them as more than lifeless idols? Explore… Read More
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Should Christians Test Prophecy? What Paul Means by “Weigh It”
If prophecy today can include real human error, then churches need a system for catching that error before it causes… Read More
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Was Agabus Wrong in Acts 21? And What About Nathan’s Prophecy?
Two Bible stories keep coming up in every online debate about whether prophecy can fail. One is Paul’s journey to… Read More
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Why Prophetic Words Go Wrong: Six Places Human Error Enters
In the last post, we set the rule: God does not lie. If a prophecy turns out false, the mistake… Read More
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Can a Prophecy Be From God and Still Be Wrong?
Here’s a question that splits churches: “Can a prophecy be from God and still be wrong?” A lot of people… Read More
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How Saint Boniface Died—and Why His Mission Still Matters
Martyrdom and Legacy In this week’s episode of The Weekend Cup, we conclude our series on Saint Boniface by reflecting… Read More
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Why Prayer Feels Empty: The Dark Night of the Will
Nate opens this episode in the dark — literally. A wanderer, a treacherous boy named Liron, a whale carcass on… Read More
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How Saint Boniface Reformed the Medieval Church
Reforming the Church and Building Christendom In this week’s episode of The Weekend Cup, we explore Saint Boniface’s efforts to… Read More
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The Serpent, the Watchers, and the Divine Council Explained
Episode Summary Nate, David, and Wes kick off a new series — Rivals to the Kingdom of Yahweh — exploring… Read More
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Why Saint Boniface Cut Down Thor’s Oak
Donar’s Oak In this week’s episode of The Weekend Cup, we continue our look at Saint Boniface by examining one… Read More
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When God’s Light Feels Like Darkness: St. John of the Cross
The Distracted Christian, with Nate LabadorfA production of Fresh Ground Theology What if God’s silence is not His absence, but… Read More
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Who Was Saint Boniface? The Missionary to Germania
The Missionary to Germania In this week’s episode of The Weekend Cup, we sit down with our coffee and journey… Read More
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Why the Fire-Baptized Holiness Church Collapsed
In this episode of Fresh Ground Theology, David, Wes, and Nate continue their dive into the explosive world of late… Read More
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Why God May Feel Absent During Spiritual Growth
In this episode of The Distracted Christian Podcast, Nate continues a contemplative journey through Saint John of the Cross and… Read More
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When “Baptism of Fire” Became Holy War
In this episode of Fresh Ground Theology, Nate, David, and Wes return for part two of their conversation on the… Read More
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What Is the Dark Night of the Spirit?
Episode Summary After the first cleansing, the soul breathes easier. Prayer flows. God feels close. But Saint John of the… Read More
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What Was the Fire-Baptized Holiness Movement?
Episode Summary Three guys, three mugs, and one of the most wild and fascinating corners of American church history. This… Read More
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What Is the Dark Night of the Senses? St. John of the Cross Explained
The Distracted Christian, with Nate Labadorf Episode Summary If your prayer life has gone quiet — no feelings, no fire,… Read More
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What Does the Bible Teach About Demons and the Kingdom of God?
In this episode of Fresh Ground Theology, David and Nate continue their discussion of spiritual warfare, this time focusing on… Read More
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What Are Behemoth and Leviathan in the Book of Job?
In this episode of The Distracted Christian Podcast, Wes Scott dives into one of the strangest and most fascinating sections… Read More
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What Is Spiritual Warfare? The Old Testament View
In this episode of Fresh Ground Theology, David and Nate dig into the Old Testament foundations of spiritual warfare. Instead… Read More
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Why Did Ezra Preach for Hours? Nehemiah 8 Explained
In this episode of The Distracted Christian Podcast, Wes Scott continues the series “Strange Passages: Their Meanings and Applications” by… Read More
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Tongues, Prophecy, Healing, and Discernment: Four Gifts Explained
Episode Title: The “Big Four” Spiritual Gifts: Tongues, Prophecy, Healing, and Discernment of Spirits What if the most controversial spiritual… Read More