In I Kings, chapter 18, King Ahab, a worshiper of God had married a woman who worshiped in a fertility cult who sacrificed their babies to Baal. Elijah, a prophet in Israel, told king Ahab to gather the 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of the Asherah in order to have a “come to meeting” so to speak. The Israelites, led by their king, worshiped Almighty God. But they also mixed in a little hanky-panky with the temple prostitutes…
I recently attended a women’s retreat with my church. Our featured speaker, Sharon Beekmann, a marriage and family therapist, shared her testimony during the three-day conference. She told us how she became disillusioned with her faith at a young age and began to delve into Ouija boards, new age, and transcendental meditation practices to fill that void. She spent a great deal of time and energy learning to channel spirits in order to help her clients. After eleven years and…