Do Haunted Houses Really Exist?

Sanctification isn’t effortless. The act of dying to sin implies spiritual battle and life-long war against sin. Living unto righteousness implies costly, intensive labor that daily says “no” to sin and “yes” to Christlikeness. So what do we do when we fail yet again? How can we overcome feelings of failure, defeat, and self-loathing when we sin?

War is a dreadful and terrifying reality of living in a fallen and sinful world. When war breaks out, many people wonder how God is at work in the midst of it.

This conversation explores how, through psychedelic use, people are having encounters with spiritual beings and the perennial temptation to bypass the means of grace to seek direct contact with the divine.

As modern life seems to leave more and more people empty, there is a growing interest in ideas and spiritual practices that are more “enchanted.” But is this search for meaning pushing people to Christianity and the church or away from it?