What happens when you mix Ghostbusters nostalgia, biblical theology, and a love-hate relationship with horror films? You get a conversation like this one. Our guest brings his unique blend of storytelling and scriptural insight to the paranormal, exploring ghosts, demons, exorcism, and the Warrens with nuance and wit. We dig into Hollywood's influence on spiritual perception, challenge traditional views on the supernatural, and even question what really haunted the infamous Conjuring house. Get ready for ghosts, theology, and some toaster talk you didn’t know you needed.
 
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Timestamps:
01:48 Nelly’s podcast origin and themes
02:37 Warrens and the Conjuring house controversy
03:13 Seances, trance mediums, and biblical boundaries
04:08 Was it the house or the people?
05:33 Demons attach to people, not places
06:25 Deliverance and spiritual authority
07:35 Andrea Perron
09:00 Post-Conjuring experiences and the family
10:00 Warrens’ short involvement vs. movie portrayal
11:15 Bathsheba Sherman myth vs. facts
12:22 Sincere seekers or spooky grifters?
13:50 Mission, marketing, or both?
14:31 Hollywood’s influence on demonology
16:47 Bringing shamans to a spiritual fight
17:30 Movies that spark spiritual questions
18:55 How the Bible reshaped Nelly’s view of the paranormal
20:25 Using paranormal as a bridge to the gospel
21:16 What are ghosts for? Theology gets messy
23:35 Demonic manipulation or damned souls?
25:55 WWI ghost story and theological implications
28:09 Why Nelly is okay with the messy middle
30:00 Test the spirits by the Spirit
30:29 Discernment in supernatural encounters
32:50 Modernity, mystery, and supernatural logic
35:16 Why the weirdness of God is beautiful
37:08 Unity in the Body and theological humility
39:26 Most supernatural experience: Nelly’s salvation
41:44 Ruth’s Jesus and divine intervention
43:49 From conversion to calling
46:15 The Man-Eating Toaster and cults
48:04 Naming the podcast and outreach in disguise