You wake up in the middle of the night and there it is: a menacing presence at the foot of your bed. Terrified, you try to scream and move — but you can't. It feels like you're paralyzed or being held down by the evil presence. Online statistics estimate anywhere from 8-30% of the population has reported experiencing sleep paralysis at least once in their lifetime. The scientific and medical communities will tell you you're hallucinating. But if you're a chronic sufferer, it's very real and starts to invade your waking hours. So what is it, really? Why are these entities showing up in our bedrooms at night? And how can we stop it? On today's Maybe God conversation, author Vicki Joy Anderson talks about her decades-long battle with sleep paralysis and why she believes it's all part of the larger battle against evil forces from another dimension.

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As strange as it may sound, the Bible repeatedly makes the case that there really is another realm in which spiritual forces of Light and Darkness wage war against each other. So if we're going to believe what we heard in part one of this episode about angels, we should also have the courage to explore the dark side of the spiritual world - Satan and his dark angels. In part two, Father Vincent Lampert, exorcist for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis of the Roman Catholic Church, reveals how evil seeks to work in all of our lives, and how to stop it. Also, testimonies from four people who say they've experienced demonic influence ranging from sleep paralysis to demonic possession.

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Join the Maybe God team as we dive into a world that is mostly unseen and can't be explained by science, but a world that is undeniably real to the countless people who've experienced it. In part one, Eric Huffman and Dr. Dale C. Allison of Princeton Theological Seminary shed light on the supernatural world of angels, demons, personal encounters with God, and near-death experiences. Hear testimonies from people who claim to have experienced the spiritual realm first-hand, including our own disturbing encounter with another reality in the recording of this episode that left us wondering if we were making a grave mistake by opening the door to this other realm.

Featured book: "Encountering Mystery: Religious Experience in a Secular Age" by Dale C. Allison

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Now that we understand the issues with raising children and creating a family in a hyper-individualistic culture, Eric and Family Teams coach Jeremy Pryor focus on the practical ways we can improve our families by creating multigenerational teams on mission.

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Family Revision: How Ancient Wisdom Can Heal the Modern Family, (author: Jeremy Pryor)

Take Back Your Family: From the Tyrants of Burnout, Busyness, Individualism, and the Nuclear Ideal (author: Jefferson Bethke)

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Why does the U.S. have the highest rate of children living in single-parent households of any nation in the world? Why are men struggling to find meaning and significance at home? How are the messages women and children are receiving about family and identity so harmful? This is part one of Eric's conversation with author and Family Teams coach Jeremy Pryor.

Featured book: Family Revision: How Ancient Wisdom Can Heal the Modern Family

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Why should we believe in God? Are atheists and other non-Christians incapable of living morally? Was Adam a myth? What is the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus? The world's greatest living Christian apologist Dr. William Lane Craig answers these questions and more in front of a live audience.

More work by Dr. Craig: www.reasonablefaith.org/

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One of the most complex things about the Christian faith - even for Christians - is the theology of the Trinity. "God is One," the scriptures say, but somehow He...is also Three? Pastor Jim Stern helps us understand this trinitarian paradox and demonstrates how developing a relationship with each person of the Trinity can be absolutely transformational.

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Arguably the most asked and most difficult question to answer related to faith is this one: "If God is loving and all powerful, why does He allow pain and suffering in our lives?" Asked by skeptics and believers alike, this age-old question becomes even harder to answer when it relates to young, innocent children, barely old enough to understand the pain they're enduring. Host Eric Huffman and Christian apologist and author John Hopper search for answers by sharing the stories of two mothers and their sons who experienced suffering in ways most of us pray we never have to.

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Author and Christian apologist Mary Jo Sharp talks about being caught in the tension between the beauty of God's story and the ugliness of human hypocrisy. She recounts her first time experiencing hurt in the church, how it led her to question her faith in God, and how the exploration that arose from the church hurt led her to where she is today - helping people overcome their intellectual and emotional doubts about the Christian faith.

Read Mary Jo Sharp's book: "Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist's Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God"

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Former Bachelorette contestant Cam Ayala opens up to Eric Huffman about a decision that will change his life overnight and hopefully put an end once and for all to the pain he's endured for over a decade. Cam also shares how his ongoing struggle with Lymphedema and the upcoming surgery have brought him closer to God than ever before.

To hear Cam's full story, listen to Season 4 episode: "Will You Accept This Rose?"

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