Fresh Ground Theology

  • The High Cost of Spiritual Highs – The Dangers of Spiritual Greed

    Episode SummaryIn this deeply reflective episode, host Nate Labadorf guides listeners into the uncomfortable but necessary conversation about spiritual greed—the quiet temptation to chase experiences, feelings, and objects in the name of devotion, while unknowingly drifting away from God Himself. Drawing from the writings of St. John of the Cross,… Listen ⇢

    The High Cost of Spiritual Highs – The Dangers of Spiritual Greed

  • One Voice, Two Volumes: Rethinking the Unity of Isaiah

    In the Jewish tradition, the prophet Isaiah was not merely a solitary seer with parchment in hand, but a figure deeply enmeshed in the scribal and spiritual life of his time. According to Bava Batra 15a, a passage in the Babylonian Talmud, it was Hezekiah and his men who wrote—or,… Listen ⇢

    One Voice, Two Volumes: Rethinking the Unity of Isaiah

  • Is the Bible Really All About Jesus?

    Today, if you spend much time in church or around Christian books, you’ll hear people say things like “the Bible is all about Jesus.” It’s a big idea, often called Christocentric theology. That just means “Christ-centered”—that everything in the Bible somehow points to Jesus Christ. But what does that really… Listen ⇢

    Is the Bible Really All About Jesus?

  • Fathers of the Soul: What the Orthodox Church Can Teach Evangelicals About Spiritual Leadership

    In the Orthodox Church, there is a figure revered not for his charisma or public speaking, not for his visionary leadership or institutional power, but for something far more intimate and haunting: his capacity to father souls. He is the spiritual father: a priest, monk, or elder whose life is… Listen ⇢

    Fathers of the Soul: What the Orthodox Church Can Teach Evangelicals About Spiritual Leadership

  • The Subtle Snare: Battling Spiritual Pride

    Episode Overview:In Episode 4 of The Distracted Christian Podcast, host Nate Labadorf tackles one of the most uncomfortable—but essential—truths of the spiritual journey: spiritual pride. Often hidden in plain sight, spiritual pride masquerades as maturity, discipline, and even holiness. But as St. John of the Cross warns in The Dark… Listen ⇢

    The Subtle Snare: Battling Spiritual Pride

  • The Humble Monarch

    He never wore a coronet. Never sat on a jeweled throne or ordered legions into battle. His entourage was more dust than diadem, more sandals than scepters. And yet, from the first cries of recognition to the final cry on Golgotha, Jesus of Nazareth moved through Roman-occupied Judea bearing the… Listen ⇢

    The Humble Monarch

  • Blessing Restored: The Abrahamic Covenant and the Reversal of the Curse

    Episode Summary:In this powerful installment of Fresh Ground Theology, Nate and David bring the story full circle—from the curse in Eden to the hope found in Abraham’s blessing. What begins as divine restraint in Genesis 3 finds its counterpoint in Genesis 12, as God calls Abraham and sets a plan… Listen ⇢

    Blessing Restored: The Abrahamic Covenant and the Reversal of the Curse

  • Jesus the Seed – The True Heir of Abraham’s Promise

    Jesus is more than the Messiah — He is the seed promised to Abraham, the one in whom all nations would be blessed. Fresh Ground Theology opened Galatians 3 to explore how Jesus fulfills the Abrahamic covenant: by taking the curse on Himself and restoring what Adam broke. In Christ,… Listen ⇢

    Jesus the Seed – The True Heir of Abraham’s Promise

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