Bridge of Reason

  I recently interviewed Marisa – a former Wiccan Witch , now Christian missionary in Bolivia. As she shared her story, she spoke with clarity and confidence about the one the Bible calls the ‘accuser of the brethren’. Clarity, because she had experienced the power of this adversary and confidence because she now knew that the one of whom she spoke is a defeated enemy. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.   Colossians 2:15 The Accuser of the Brethren Who is the devil? Where did he come from, this spirit-creature that seeks to oppose God and defeat His work? The Bible teaches that in the original creation, he was “Lucifer, son of the morning” (Isa. 14:12–15) and that he was cast down because of his pride and his desire to occupy God’s throne. This enemy has many different names. Devil means “accuser,” because he accuses God’s people day and night before the throne of God (Rev. 12:7–11). Satan...

 

  The Bolivian Episcopal Conference on Friday asked the overwhelmingly Catholic nation to cast aside the "growing" trend of seeking protection from bad luck by making offerings of coca, cigars or drinks to human crania. As much of the world celebrates Halloween and Mexico prepares for its Day of the Dead, Bolivian bishops had another festival on their minds, the Day of Skulls, which falls on November 8. Bolivian Catholics asked to forgo human skulls - Yahoo! News UK

I wish to point out that the typo in the heading comes direct from the Daily Telegraph whose copy office is probably haunted by the ghost of Samuel Johnson, a man who was never that punctilious about what he put in his famous dictionary. When he was asked by a lady why he defined ‘pastern’ as the ‘knee’ of a horse, he replied, ‘Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance.’ “The village is said to have at least 12 spectres, including a highwayman, a phantom monk, the hanging body of a schoolmaster and a poltergeist in the local pub.” It seems that things that go bump in the night are not the fun-packed entertainment they are popularly thought to be. If only more would grasp this truth. Britian's most haunted village 'cancels Halloween' - Telegraph

John 8:32 - You will know the truth and the truth will set you free "Thinking her religion had given her what she most longed for, Lali ardently worshipped a goddess. But the woman living in Andhra Pradesh, India, would soon find that it brought her anything but peace... ...Lali seemed unable to bear children, and in India's culture, this is a shameful situation and brings scorn upon a woman. One day, her husband's family took her to see a witch doctor. After the woman performed witchcraft on Lali, she became pregnant and had children. It may seem Lali's hopes and dreams were answered, but then the witchcraft began to manifest itself in other forms." Latest News - Gospel for Asia UK