The Satanic Panic (#983)
Kyle and Wayne have been listening to The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, a podcast by Christianity Today about the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and 1990s. This spawns a conversation about spiritual warfare and how easily our fears can be manipulated to compromise truth. Our preoccupation with the forces of evil, especially in a fearful state, will do more harm than good. They both share their experiences, questioning what was real and effective and what now seems like a waste of time and spiritual passion. Evil seeks to delight us with something so engaging that we can't see where it will lead us until we're caught in its trap. That's why God invites us to engage him out of trust where we can see more clearly.
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I recently spent two months sharing the Gospel in the desert so Arizona with the nomadic community living in van, cars and buses. Many of the nomads have engaged in spiritual experiences using drugs
There was some talk of Sedona Arizona being like a hub for these experiences. Many go to Sedona to hike to the “vortex” locations to receive something spiritual. Do you think there could be demonic spirits facilitating these experiences for those seeking!
Honestly, I have no idea if it’s an anti-sacred spot for demonic influence, or if so many people come there seeking it bring the influence. It would all be speculative. Just like God will show up wherever people are seeking him, I suspect the enemy does too. I also don’t think we can discount the placebo effect of expectation, just like “faith healers” exploit to think they have experienced a miracle, only to go home and find they have the same disease they had before. I don’t ever dismiss the power of supernatural forces for good or evil, but there are also other factors in play for such things as well.