Love Almost Lost
My husband and I were fairly young when we married. Both of us came from homes with broken relationships,… [more]
Solid As A Rock
When our children were still very small my husband...who was a traveling sales representative for a Christian… [more]
Paranormal Activity ~ Is It Real?
Last year I wrote a blog about a movie called Paranormal Activity. What intrigued me about that whole… [more]
"What's the Harm?"
Last year I wrote a post specifically addressing the question "Should Christians Ghost Hunt?" as… [more]
Christians & the Occult
EVP: It’s Not a Game
If you have watched any of the popular ghost hunting programs available on TV, then you've probably heard of EVP's. If not, you may wonder what all the fuss is about? Why are people (including Christians) so interested in pursuing this? An E.V.P (electronic voice phenomena) is an unexplained voice or sound mysteriously produced within [...]
What Hides Behind the Pendulum?
In 1999, when I first began exploring witchcraft, I worked at learning many forms of divination including tarot, runes, scrying, and dowsing. From the glossary I created for Escaping the Cauldron): Divination – The process of using tools, methods, or symbols to determine or foretell the future. Scrying – A method of future-casting (divining) through gazing at a [...]
Mediums, Psychics, and Ghosts–Oh My!
"Did you know there's another new TV show about a medium?" my husband asked as he looked at me over the top of his laptop expectantly. "Yes, I know about it. How many paranormal programs do you think there are now?" I wondered. "Last time we checked there were 27 on ghosts alone". By the [...]
Has Nothing Changed?
Do you ever feel as if nothing in your life changes? You live in the same city. You hang onto the same job. You face the same financial or personal struggles. Perhaps you are still overcome with the same temptations (and doesn't that get old?). Yet, somehow nothing is truly the same. Where it counts [...]
Can A Christian Be Tempted By the Occult?
Can a Christian be tempted by the occult? My story proves the answer to that question is yes. I'm sure there are some people who may try to explain away the eight years I spent as a witch, medium, and ghost hunter by insisting I could not possibly have been a true Christian. The truth [...]
Don’t Be Afraid of My Past
Last year, I wrote a post about how some people regard me as spooky. I struggled for a long time with the idea my story made some people fearful or uncomfortable. My intention has always been to serve God, who has called me to bear witness to the truth. I started telling people my story because [...]
Life Stuff
The Myth of Perfection
When I am sharing my testimony, I try to help people understand how someone could go from being a Christian for 29 years to embracing witchcraft, spirit communication, divination, and the occult for eight years. As I look back on those years of spiritual dryness, frustration, (seemingly) unanswered questions, and legalism which personified my Christian [...]
The Faith of a Mother
"I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you." 2 Timothy 1:5 (NLT) I remember looking into the eyes of my sweet baby girl as I cradled her in my arms. This little person [...]
CORNERSTONE (Pssst–I’m Speaking There This Year)
Kristine Speaking at Unity Christian Music Fest 2010 Cornerstone Music Festival. For twenty-four years, my husband and I have been talking about attending this five day Christian music festival. Despite our shared desire to attend, finances have always ranked fairly high among the reasons we could not (what with the cost of tickets, [...]
What Day Is It?
"So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am [...]
Author Profile: Cindy Bultema—She Really Does Sparkle!
Please allow me to introduce you to my friend, Cindy Bultema. I met Cindy a few months ago (through our mutual friend, Kim de BleCourt) at a Women's Leadership Conference. I had the great pleasure of chatting with Cindy and some other ladies over coffee the first night, as well as sit in on her class [...]
Seeking Forgiveness
"For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins." Colossians 1:13-14 (NLT) Every so often I run across someone who is asking if God will ever forgive them. Most often, the people asking (me) have some background in [...]
Marriage
It’s The Little Things, Y’know?
I never sleep well when my husband is away for any length of time. The house is too quiet (even with our daughter here for a weekend visit). The night is too long. I miss laughing with my husband over something he's said (what can I say? we laugh—a lot). I miss sitting on the [...]
I’m Not a Bad Housewife. Really!
My husband and I have this running joke where we agree I'm not a good housewife. He likes to say he didn't marry me for my housekeeping skills. Except I was thinking about it as I cleaned the dishes (and so what if they'd been in the sink a couple of days?), vacuumed the carpet [...]
A Heart Healing Moment
There was a time (over six years ago) when I thought my marriage was done. My girls and I were living with my mother. I'd been separated from my husband (again) for a year. He was living in California and as far as I knew had no interest in attempting to fix our relationship (even [...]
Unwrapping Love
My lover said to me, “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!" Song of Solomon 2:10 (NLT) My husband has never been a big fan of Valentine's Day. In fact, you could say he has spent many years of our marriage actively protesting what many view as the "lover's holiday", You see, my [...]
Confessions of a Former Football Widow
There was a time in my life I would have called myself a "football widow". The woman who's husband parked himself in front of the television to watch football. It didn't matter what kind it was. Professional. College. There were even a few local football games thrown in there back in the day. And I [...]
We Are Still Dancing
Twenty-three years ago, we stood together. Glowing in candlelight, surrounded by the sights and sounds of Christmas. Hand in hand, the covenant of love and honor we spoke before all. Faithfulness sealed by our kiss. My heart, lover, and friend. A long whispered prayer for companionship answered by God. Two [...]
Beyond The Pretty Pictures
Wedding Photos. I love to look at them. Beautiful people in fancy dress. Happy smiles and shining eyes. Family and friends gathered to bless the couple as they move into a new phase of life. I enjoy peeking over my own wedding pictures from time to time. It's fun to recall the details of the [...]
Til Death Do Us Part
I'm sure by now most people have heard of the comment made by Pat Robertson on a recent broadcast of The 700 Club during a "Bring it On" segment. Pat was responding to a question about a man who's wife has succumbed to Alzheimer's. Unfortunately, part of his answer included the suggestion that it would [...]