A Passionate Heart For The Ways Of Jesus
I’ve heard the question more than once. It’s been posed to me in a variety of ways or scenarios but the gist remains the same. The question goes something along these lines: As a Christian, can I be interested in the paranormal if I don’t personally do anything about it? In other words: As a Christian, can I [...]
There is an animated film which is premiering this Friday called ParaNorman. When the trailer for this movie first appeared, I confess the title gave me pause. The play on words with paranormal gave me (obvious) reason for concern. What I saw of the brief synopsis clip was the world imperiled by zombies (which is [...]
“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 [...]
There have always been people who have pursued occult practices. Individuals or groups seeking deeper connection with something greater than themselves. In ancient days, individuals would seek communication with spirits or deities through rituals, divination, and necromancy for knowledge of the future or guidance. This is why civilizations such as the Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians had [...]
In the past two years, since I began sharing my story I’ve noticed something—specifically among Christians. Some know exactly what I’m talking about when it comes to the paranormal fascination in our present culture. They hear what their friends are saying. They know Christians who are visiting mediums. They are aware of the proliferation of ghost hunting/medium/psychic [...]
Last year I wrote a post specifically addressing the question “Should Christians Ghost Hunt?” as well as Is Ghost Hunting a Sin?. Not unlike people who are attracted to the idea of ghost hunting via psuedo-reality programs such as Ghost Hunters, Paranormal State, and Ghost Lab, many Christians are continuing to express an interest in paranormal investigation. In [...]