Where Are We Going? A Spiritwatch Podcast

Dec 16 2024 92 ep. 70 mins 7
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Our ministry will provide discernment through Biblical perspective of the challenges of spiritual deception to life in the last days of our increasingly dysfunctional world as the Second Coming of Jesus Christ draws near. We'll offer interviews, teaching and prayer for various needs. Subscribe and listen in through our Facebook page and at spiritwatch.org.

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On The Burden of Truth - The Testimony of Stephen Ketter, Ex-Xenos Survivor

Dec 16 2024 69 mins  
Stephen Ketter's desire for truth in his life led him to the Xenos/Dwell movement back in the days when it was still calling itself the "Fish House." He joined it as an old warehouse on Sinclair Road in Columbus, Ohio was pressed into service the "non traditional" church's growth. Like so many, it all provided a place of profound spiritual impact until he began to understand what t

In And Out Of The Kingdom of Love - The Testimony of Ge'Cobi, Ex-Remnant Fellowship Member

Nov 26 2024 112 mins  
The Remnant Fellowship (RF) cult of Franklin, Tennessee was likened to being the exclusive "Kingdom of Love" by its deceased founder, Gwen Shamblin Lara. And she and her coterie of leaders there were the most charming, the most engaging of recruiters for what they also called "Zion", beckoning people searching for God, community and meaning. Our guest, Ge'Cobi Pittman and her famil

She Took The Wrong Way Home - The Testimony of Cyndee, Former Way International Ambassador

Nov 08 2024 88 mins  
Sadly, it’s when the light shines brightest that the bugs fly in. Right alongside the genuine revitalizing of the 196o's Jesus movement came the deception of false teachers who organized massive movements all of their own design aimed at drawing away and exploiting hapless "Jesus people" to their sectarian cause. The Way International movement founded by Victor Paul Wierwille was

A Look At the Misuse of Scripture In Aberrant Christianity - Dr. James Bjornstad, 1996

Oct 12 2024 72 mins  
On today's podcast, we're sharing Dr. James Bjornstad's talk entitled "A Look At the Misuse of Scripture In Aberrant Christianity" He offers keen insight on how abusive religion found in cultic churches stems from their twisted misinterpretation of Biblical principles. If you want to understand how cults twist the Scripture and distort its truth to support their lie, Dr. Bjornstad

Toward A Surer Hope - The Testimony of A.J., Ex-Xenos Survivor

Sep 27 2024 143 mins  
Every testimonial we've shared on our podcast is hauntingly compelling listening and A.J.'s sharing from the heart, lively and cautionary, is certainly no exception. She shares freely about her journey into and out of the Xenos/Dwell cult and her story is so incredibly familiar. It's how a young woman of faith, finding herself drawn to an exciting community she thought embodied her

When Grace And Mercy Aren't Enough: The Testimony of Suzanne, Ex-Xenos Survivor

Sep 20 2024 105 mins  
Suzanne, while a member of the Xenos/Dwell movement, visits with us to provide a perspective on a profoundly warped side of its existence they deny exists. The most excruciating abuse a cult member can experience is when those whom they trust there are so caught up in it's disciplinary spirit that they associate grace and mercy with whatever its leaders decide to dish out to those

A Voice Of Many: The Testimony of Alex Craig, Ex-Xenos Survivor

Sep 13 2024 79 mins  
Alex Craig was among the first of many who we met who'd survived a traumatic life that she had completely given to Xenos/Dwell with all of the hope for purpose, fellowship and destiny it supposedly offers. Her voice to her passing through X/D's cultic crucible which she found there which almost destroyed her is a poignantly all too familiar one. We're glad we reconnected and finall

When You Won't Go "Home" Again: Revisiting The Gladstone/Madison Controversy

Sep 07 2024 76 mins  
A Spiritwatch Conversation. The Gladstone/Madison community, an abusive church movement based in Cincinnati, Ohio is being rocked by changes challenging the power of its secretive leader Zac Kijinski and a shrinking pool of sycophantic elders. Their increasing instability and deceptive example have led many members and other elders to leave their religiously cultic ghetto there. It

Doing What We Do: Why A Christian Perspective On Spiritual Discernment Matters

Jul 02 2024 24 mins  
A few emails this week about our work in exposing deceptive spirituality are in mind as we share upon the privilege to shed the light of truth upon the dark of deception that Spiritwatch MInistries strives to provide. We do what we do for a reason -- and speaking truth loud and clear is behind that commitment.

The Broad Road Ahead

Jun 07 2024 14 mins  
Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Matthew 7:13 NKJVWe are still going somewhere. We briefly revisit that chief concern about our dangerous times and give an update and what we will be soon doing in our ongoing discerning of them.