Andrew Rappaport was raised Jewish, trained to argue, and taught to reject Jesus. But when the gospel confronted him, he couldn't argue his way out. He followed the truth of Christianity—and lost his family in the process.

In this episode, Pastor Joseph Spurgeon interviews Andrew about the cost of discipleship, the role of debate in conversion, and what it means to follow Christ when it breaks your ties with the world.   We also talk about raising up sons who can debate while striving for the unity of the church.

Topics Covered

Following Christ when your family disowns you

How logical argument dismantled rebellion

Why Christian faith must hold up under scrutiny

Training sons to think clearly and debate with courage

Honoring parents without compromising truth

The danger of platform-building over ministry

How Jewish culture trains for argument—and how Christians can learn from it

Chapters

00:00 – Cold Open

02:00 – Meet Andrew Rappaport

08:00 – Growing Up in a Religious Home

14:00 – The Gospel Confronts

21:00 – Losing Family, Gaining Christ

30:00 – Logic, Apologetics, and Truth

42:00 – Teaching Sons to Reason

55:00 – What Sustains Faith Under Pressure

1:10:00 – Ministry vs Platform

1:15:00 – Final Thoughts

About the Show

The Patriarchy Podcast features in-depth conversations on faith, culture, theology, and leadership. Each episode equips Christians to live boldly and biblically in an age of compromise—exploring the challenges and opportunities of standing firm for truth in the modern world.

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Why Your Kids Don’t Listen—and What to Do About It

Trust: The Forgotten Weapon of Fatherhood

In this episode of The Patriarchy Podcast, Pastor Joseph Spurgeon sits down with elder, father, and foster dad Aaron Sabie to talk about one of the most overlooked pillars of fatherhood: trust.

Why don’t your kids listen? It’s not because you’re not loud enough. It’s because they don’t trust you. We dive deep into what causes that breakdown, how to fix it, and why real leadership starts long before you open your mouth.

Aaron shares powerful stories from his time as a foster father—raising broken children and watching them transform through consistent, fatherly care. You’ll also hear about:

Why most dads lose their kids’ hearts

What a trustworthy father actually looks like

The role of discipline, conscience, and consistency

Why trust isn’t earned through volume, but through mission and follow-through

Fathers, if you want to raise sons and daughters who follow—not just obey—you need this episode.

Chapters & Timestamps

00:00 – Cold Open: Why your kids don’t listen

02:01 – Welcome & Episode Overview

04:15 – Interview Begins: Meet Aaron Sabie

07:30 – The Foster Experience: Rebuilding Trust from the Ground Up

14:45 – What Trust Looks Like in Daily Discipline

21:20 – Building a Family Identity & Why Mission Matters

27:00 – Proactive vs Reactive Parenting

31:50 – Creating a Moral Warehouse: Shaping the Conscience

36:40 – Restrictive vs Permissive Parenting Pitfalls

43:25 – How Trust Shapes Teenagers

47:10 – Why Follow-Through Is Everything

50:40 – Couch Time, Family Order, and Marital Unity

56:15 – Encouragement to Fathers: Build Trust Now

1:00:00 – Final Thoughts & Call to Action

About the Show

The Patriarchy Podcast features in-depth conversations on faith, culture, theology, and leadership. Each episode equips Christians to live boldly and biblically in an age of compromise—exploring the challenges and opportunities of standing firm for truth in the modern world.

Support the Mission

We’re still raising funds to expand Sovereign King Academy and keep tuition affordable for families. Want to invest in the future of Christ’s Kingdom?
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The Truth About Cremation: What the Funeral Industry Won’t Tell You

Subtitle: How Christians Should Face Death: Biblical Wisdom from a Pastor and Funeral Worker

In this episode of The Patriarchy Podcast, Pastor Joseph Spurgeon is joined by Pastor Randy Redkey—funeral home worker, church planter, and faithful brother in Christ. They break down the shocking truth behind the funeral industry, the rise of cremation, and why Christians must return to biblical burial.

You’ll hear firsthand what really happens behind closed doors, how pagan practices are creeping into Christian funerals, and why burial is more than tradition—it’s a declaration of faith in the resurrection of the body.

🔥 This isn’t just about how we die—it’s about how we live, and what we’re leaving behind.

Chapters

00:00 – Introduction: The Real Cost of Cremation
02:20 – Meet Pastor Randy: From Pastor to Funeral Worker
08:45 – Ministry to the Dead: Why the Work Still Matters
12:00 – What Most People Don’t Know About the Funeral Industry
17:40 – Sanitizing Death: What You’re Not Seeing
22:15 – Paganism and the Cremation Craze
26:40 – How the Industry Markets Grief (and Profits from It)
32:30 – Biblical Burial: A Testimony of Resurrection Hope
38:00 – What Scripture and Church History Teach About the Body
45:00 – Jesus Was Buried: Why That Matters
50:00 – Grieving With Hope: How Christians Should Mourn
55:10 – Preparing for Death: Advice for Men and Fathers
1:01:30 – Final Thoughts: Make Christian Burials Great Again

Topics Covered

✅ Why cremation undermines the doctrine of resurrection
✅ How modern funerals sanitize the horror of death
✅ What Scripture teaches about the human body and burial
✅ The pagan roots of cremation and modern funeral practices
✅ What to do before you or your loved ones die—practically and spiritually
✅ How to lead your family through grief with hope and truth
✅ Why Christian funerals should proclaim the Gospel—not just “celebrate life”

About the Show

The Patriarchy Podcast features in-depth conversations on faith, culture, theology, and leadership. Each episode equips Christians to live boldly and biblically in an age of compromise—exploring the challenges and opportunities of standing firm for truth in the modern world.

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You Can Save the West by Having a Family

The Patriarchy Podcast | Pastor Joseph Spurgeon

In this episode, Joseph Spurgeon dismantles the foolish idea that “you can’t save the West by having a family.” He walks through the biblical, historical, and cultural reality that civilizations live or die on the strength of the household—and why children are not a distraction from the cultural battle… they are the battle.

Joseph responds to a popular post-liberal article claiming young men should avoid marriage and kids in order to “fight the culture war.” In typical Patriarchy fashion, he exposes the lie, opens Scripture, and makes the case that families—not frustrated bachelors—are what actually build nations and save civilizations.

Be fruitful. Multiply. Take dominion. This is how you fight.

Episode Description

Civilizations don’t collapse because men have too many kids—they collapse because men stop having them. In this episode, Pastor Joseph Spurgeon dismantles the idea that young men should avoid marriage and children for the sake of “saving the West.” He exposes the shallow logic of post-liberal elitism, shows why children are weapons in the cultural battle, and walks through Scripture and history to demonstrate one central truth:

Nations are built, defended, and renewed by fathers, mothers, and their children—not isolated activists.

If you want to strengthen the church, rebuild culture, and see Christ’s Kingdom advance, then pick up a hammer, marry a wife, raise godly children, and take dominion. This is how men fight.

Be strong in body, mind, and heart—for the glory of the Lord, the love of neighbor, and the blessing of your posterity.

Build. Fight. Protect. Lead. This is The Patriarchy.

00:00 – Cold Open: “The Bureau of Approved Opinions”

01:50 – Birth Rates, Civilizational Collapse, and the Return of Patriarchy

03:45 – Psalm 127 and God’s Design for Family and Dominion

05:40 – Setting Up the Debate: Post-Liberal Article Against Family

08:34 – Angry Young Men, the Culture War, and Misguided Solutions

10:58 – “You Can’t Save the West by Having a Family?” Examining the Claim

15:50 – History and Demographics: How Patriarchy Rebuilds Civilizations

20:28 – Greece, Rome, and Why Low Fertility Destroys Empires

22:52 – Modern Western Decline and Conservative Fertility Advantage

25:18 – Genesis 1: Marriage and Children as the Foundations of Dominion

27:40 – Keeping Perspective: Psalm 73 and Trusting God in the Battle

30:09 – The Household as First Government, Economy, and Mission

34:54 – Biblical Law, Fatherhood, and the Structure of Civilization

39:46 – Family Order, Justice, and Social Stability

42:06 – Do Families Hinder Political Engagement? Scripture’s Answer

44:29 – Proverbs 31 and Household Order Enabling Public Leadership

46:52 – Eldership, Leadership, and Why Fathers Make the Best Rulers

49:23 – Historical Witnesses: Pagans and Christians Agree on Family

54:12 – Teddy Roosevelt: Sterility as a Civilizational Curse

58:57 – The Danger of Childless Politics and Short-Term Thinking

01:03:40 – What the Article Gets Wrong: Faithfulness vs. LARPing

01:06:40 – Max Jukes vs. Jonathan Edwards: Generational Consequences

01:08:23 – The Real Arena: Family Faithfulness as Cultural Warfare

01:10:45 – Final Exhortation to Men: Build, Fight, Protect, Lead

01:13:40 – Closing and Support for Sovereign King Academy

About the Show

The Patriarchy Podcast features in-depth conversations on faith, culture, theology, and leadership. Each episode equips Christians to live boldly and biblically in an age of compromise—exploring the challenges and opportunities of standing firm for truth in the modern world.

Support the Mission

We’re still raising funds to expand Sovereign King Academy and keep tuition affordable for families. Want to invest in the future of Christ’s Kingdom?
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Nick Fuentes, NETTR, and the Battle for Young Men’s Hearts

In this episode, Pastor Joseph Spurgeon sits down with returning guest Jon Harris (host of the Conversations That Matter podcast) to unpack one of the most contentious debates raging in right-wing and Christian political spaces: the rise of Nick Fuentes, the resurgence of the “No Enemies to the Right” (NETTR / Neottr) philosophy, and what all of this means for the future of young men who are desperate for direction, leadership, and truth.

This episode isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a field manual for discerning men in a fog-of-war cultural moment.

Topics Covered:

✅ NETTR vs. NEOTTR – What do these terms mean, who coined them, and how should faithful Christian men think about coalition-building on the right?

✅ Nick Fuentes & the Groypers – Jon Harris gives a hard critique of Fuentes, his methods, character, and why he fails the biblical test of leadership, even if he claims to fight “the left.”

✅ The Danger of Compromised Alliances – How co-belligerency works in Scripture (Abraham, David, Daniel, Nehemiah) versus when you’re just riding shotgun in a car driven by fools.

✅ David & Joab – A biblical case study in working with dangerous allies while maintaining godly clarity and never surrendering your integrity.

✅ Pastoral Wisdom for the Young & Angry – Why many of these “dissident right” figures appeal to lost young men—and why the Church must offer more than finger-wagging or limp-wristed “niceness.”

✅ Don’t Fall for the Revenge-of-the-Dork Trap – Jon and Joseph explain how ragebait influencers hijack real masculine instincts and direct them toward perversion, cowardice, and idolatry.

 Key Takeaways:

Not every co-belligerent is a brother. You can fight in the same trench without handing over the megaphone—or your soul.

Bad company corrupts good morals (1 Cor. 15:33). Even if someone punches left, that doesn’t make him a leader worth following.

True masculinity is principled, not primal. Biblical manhood doesn’t settle for vulgarity, victimhood, or cowardice dressed up as strength.

About the Show

The Patriarchy Podcast features in-depth conversations on faith, culture, theology, and leadership. Each episode seeks to equip Christians to live boldly and biblically in an age of compromise — exploring the challenges and opportunities of standing firm for truth in the modern world.

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Be strong in your body, mind, and heart—for the glory of the Lord, the love of neighbor, and the blessing of your posterity.

Build. Fight. Protect. Lead. This is The Patriarchy.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Cultural Battle

02:38 Understanding NEOTR

05:20 The Historical Context of NEOTR

07:54 Defending NEOTR: Biblical Examples

10:57 Political Partnerships and Moral Integrity

13:42 Critiques of NEOTR: The Danger of Bad Company

16:18 Navigating Political Alliances

18:44 The Role of Leadership in Political Movements

21:35 Evaluating the Risks of Compromise

24:38 Conclusion: Balancing Principles and Pragmatism

33:59 Critique and Controversy: The Case of Nick Fuentes

36:05 The Media's Role in Shaping Perceptions

36:44 The Struggles of Young Men and the Church's Responsibility

38:20 Ideological Shifts and Opportunism in Political Discourse

40:05 The Dangers of Extremism and Ideological Rhetoric

41:28 Redrawing Lines: The Christian Right's Dilemma

43:00 Military Discipline and Political Strategy

44:42 Navigating Friend and Enemy Distinctions

46:34 The Role of Pastors in Political Discourse

48:19 The Call for Redemption and Moral Clarity

50:31 The Importance of Maintaining Virtue in Discourse

The Patriarchy Podcast | Smashmouth or Sellout? How Men of Conviction Can Actually Work Together To End Abortion

Roe v. Wade is dead—but the killing hasn’t stopped.
While politicians play games and pastors play nice, babies are still being murdered.
The real question: why can’t the men who claim to fight for righteousness actually work together?

In this episode, Pastor Joseph Spurgeon sits down with Jason Storms, National Director of Operation Save America, to talk about how Christian men can fight for life, lead with conviction, and hold the line without losing their souls.

From cowardly politicians to self-righteous activists, they expose the corruption in the pro-life movement, call out weak pastors, and lay down a battle plan for unity in truth.

Topics Covered:

✅ Why Roe v. Wade’s fall didn’t end abortion in America
✅ How pro-life politics got soft—and what must change
✅ The difference between abolitionists, incrementalists, and “smashmouth” reformers
✅ The danger of self-righteous infighting among brothers
✅ The role of pastors and pulpits in ending abortion
✅ How to lead with both conviction and humility
✅ The biblical blueprint for masculine unity and leadership

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro: Roe Is Dead… But Abortion Lives On
02:45 - Meet Jason Storms of Operation Save America
05:20 - How Roe’s Overturn Changed the Battlefield
07:15 - Why the Pro-Life Establishment Keeps Failing
11:10 - Florida, DeSantis, and the Lie of “Pro-Life” Republicans
15:30 - The Dirty Secret: Many Don’t Want to End Abortion
19:00 - How Politicians Manipulate Pastors
23:00 - The Church’s Role: Why the Pulpit Leads the Nation
25:30 - Masculine Virtue vs. Feminized Christianity
30:15 - Lessons from the Abolitionist Movement
34:00 - Truth Without Love: When Zeal Goes Off the Rails
36:30 - The Durbin vs. Wilson Debate—How Men Disagree Rightly
39:45 - Zeal, Character, and the Problem with Online Warriors
42:00 - Why Men Must Balance Courage with Humility
44:30 - Real Leadership: Fighting Together Without Compromise
47:00 - Closing Thoughts: Build. Fight. Protect. Lead.

Don’t Just Rage—Build.

This isn’t about being loud for the sake of it.
It’s about standing firm on God’s law, leading your home, your church, and your nation with bold conviction and holy humility.
Truth matters—but so does character.

Learn what it means to fight for righteousness without losing your soul.

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Are you an abolitionist, incrementalist, or somewhere in between?

How can Christian men fight together instead of tearing each other apart?

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Be strong in your body, mind, and heart—for the glory of the Lord, the love of neighbor, and the blessing of your posterity.

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Are You Ready for the 10 Tests That Make or Break a Man? (Part 1)

Every man wants the crown. Few can survive the cave.

In this first part of a two-part series on The Patriarchy Podcast, Pastor Joseph Spurgeon sits down with Pastor Jake Mentzel of Christ the King Church (Evansville, IN) to walk through the first five of “The 10 Tests That Make or Break a Man.”

From David’s lonely nights in the wilderness to his battles with lions, giants, betrayal, and pride, these are the trials God uses to forge true kings—men who fight, lead, and refuse to quit.

If you’ve ever felt like God’s hiding you, humbling you, or hammering you into shape, this episode will hit home. These aren’t just Sunday-school stories. They’re the blueprint for manhood forged in fire.

Topics Covered

✅ The Test of Calling – Learning to be faithful when no one sees you
✅ The Test of Courage – Facing giants when everyone else hides
✅ The Test of Brotherhood – Building real friendships through shared battle
✅ The Test of Honor – Refusing to take shortcuts when you could
✅ The Test of the Wilderness – Learning leadership through suffering

Chapters

00:00 – Cold Open: Every Man Wants the Crown
02:17 – Psalm 144 and the Call to Arms
04:30 – Introducing Pastor Jake Mentzel
05:20 – Why Men’s Ministry Must Be the Engine of the Church
07:45 – The First Test: Calling and Obscurity
13:10 – How God Shapes Men in the Dark
17:45 – The Pain That Builds Leadership
19:20 – The Second Test: Courage and the Cost of Cowardice
23:40 – What Drives Real Courage—Faith and Love
26:00 – Why Martyrs Call Us to Action
28:00 – The Third Test: Brotherhood and Battle-Tested Friendship
32:00 – How Men Bond Shoulder to Shoulder
36:30 – Practical Ways to Build Brotherhood Today
38:10 – The Fourth Test: Honor and Refusing Shortcuts
40:20 – David in the Cave: Choosing God Over the Easy Way
43:45 – How Honor Protects Your Legacy
46:00 – Final Reflections: The Pain That Makes a King
49:30 – Closing Challenge: Build, Fight, Protect, Lead

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The Patriarchy Podcast | The End Is Near? How Rapture Theology Cripples Men — with Rusty Thomas

Is the kingdom of God still in the future? Or are we already living in it—and failing to act like it?

In this end times episode, Pastor Joseph Spurgeon is joined by Rusty Thomas, longtime street preacher, pro-life warrior, and former national director of Operation Save America. Together they dismantle the bad eschatology that’s neutered the modern church and sidelined Christian men from their duty to build, fight, protect, and lead.

We’re not waiting for the kingdom—it’s already here. So why are so many pastors acting like scared passengers on a sinking ship?

If you’re tired of soft Christianity, fearful men, and sermons that sound more like escape plans than battle orders… this one’s for you.

Topics Covered:

✅ Why rapture theology breeds passivity, not courage
✅ How Rusty’s eschatology transformed his mission
✅ What it means to fight like a man in a feminized church culture
✅ Why dispensationalism leads to defeatism
✅ The forgotten doctrine of interposition
✅ Stories from the frontlines: arrest, favor, and fruit
✅ The Kingdom has come—here’s what it means for your life today

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It’s Good to Be a Girl – https://a.co/d/6VlBTzS

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Be strong in your body, mind, and heart—for the glory of the Lord, the love of neighbor, and the blessing of your posterity.

Build. Fight. Protect. Lead. This is The Patriarchy.

The Patriarchy Podcast | Islam in Middle America: Why the Church Must Wake Up & Fight

Islam is no longer just a distant religion in faraway lands—it’s here. In Jeffersonville, Indiana. In your town. In your children’s schools. And in this episode, Pastor Joseph Spurgeon tackles the growing Islamic presence in the heart of middle America, exposing it as the aggressive cult it truly is.

Pastor Spurgeon shares his firsthand encounter with Muslims outside a gas station near a mosque that used to be a church. He breaks down Islam’s history, its core heresies, and the cowardice of American Christianity that’s allowed it to spread. He doesn’t flinch. He doesn’t sugarcoat. And he calls Christian men to stand firm.

This episode is about clarity, courage, and Christ. The fight is here—are you ready?

Topics Covered:

✅ Why Islam is a cult, not a “world religion”

✅ How mosques are replacing dying churches—even in middle America

✅ Why feminized Christianity leaves a vacuum Islam gladly fills

✅ What the Crusades got right (and what we can learn from them)

✅ How weak theology makes Christians vulnerable to Islamic deception

✅ Why knowing the Trinity isn’t optional—it’s warfare

✅ How to prepare your family and church to resist Islamic influence

✅ The false gospel of Muhammad and why it's antichrist

✅ What Christians MUST do now—before it’s too late

Don’t just listen—learn to stand.

This isn’t about fear. It’s about faith. Islam will not win. Christ is King.

Chapters:

00:00 – A Gas Station, a Bible, and Two Muslims in Robes
02:00 – Islam Isn’t There Anymore. It’s Here.
04:30 – The Mosque That Used to Be a Church
07:00 – The Danger of Christians Who Can’t Explain the Trinity
11:00 – Islam in Louisville, Jeffersonville, and Your Backyard
15:00 – Muhammad: History of a False Prophet
22:00 – How Islam Took Over by Immigration and Birthrates
26:00 – Why the Quran Reads Like a Cult Manual
32:00 – How Christians Must Respond
38:00 – Don’t Be a Scholar of Islam—Be a Master of Scripture
43:00 – Final Charge to Christian Men

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It’s Good to Be a Girl – https://a.co/d/6VlBTzS

Be strong in your body, mind, and heart—for the glory of the Lord, the love of neighbor, and the blessing of your posterity.

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Gospel Courage: When Pastors Cower, the Church Stays Neutral & Bold Men Bleed for the Truth

In this hard-hitting episode, Pastor Joseph Spurgeon is joined by Pastor Tim Bushong to talk about the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the cowardice in America’s pulpits. They expose the myth of political neutrality, unpack biblical justice, and sound the alarm for men to rise up with gospel courage.

This episode also dives into the “Jesus & Politics” conference, why liberal “Christians” are enemies of the cross, and how music, theology, and manhood all intersect for Christ's glory.

Topics Covered:

✅ Why Charlie Kirk’s death was martyrdom
✅ Why most pastors said nothing the next Sunday
✅ Pietism, neutrality, and soft shepherds
✅ The biblical case for justice, vengeance, and boldness
✅ Why the leftist church is an enemy of the gospel
✅ Jesus is political—because He’s King
✅ How the “Jesus & Politics” conference equips the remnant
✅ Music, manhood, and building godly culture

⏰ Chapters:

00:00 – Cold Open: Martyrs, Truth, and Warning Shots
03:20 – Revelation 21: Cowards Go First to Hell
04:15 – Intro to Guest: Pastor Tim Bushong
05:00 – What Is “Jesus & Politics”? Conference Origins & Growth
08:00 – Local Pastors, Lean & Mean Conferences, Family Focus
10:45 – Politics, Pietism, and the Myth of Neutrality
15:00 – Why Liberal “Christians” Are Enemies of Christ
20:00 – Biblical Justice vs. Social Justice Lies
24:30 – Trannies, Testimony, and the Heartbreak of Deception
29:00 – The Culture War Is a Spiritual War
32:00 – Music, Masculinity & Worshiping God with Grit
35:00 – Charlie Kirk’s Death: Martyrdom or Political?
38:45 – Why Silence from Pastors Is a Tragedy
42:00 – What Churches Should Have Said
47:30 – Vengeance, Justice, and the Civil Magistrate
50:30 – Gospel Courage and Loving Your Enemies Like a Man
55:00 – Final Thoughts: Raise Bold Sons, Preach with Fire

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Books by Joseph Spurgeon:
It’s Good to Be a Boy – https://a.co/d/7zpEh5D
It’s Good to Be a Girl – https://a.co/d/6VlBTzS

Be strong in your body, mind, and heart—for the glory of the Lord, the love of neighbor, and the blessing of your posterity.

Build. Fight. Protect. Lead. This is The Patriarchy.

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