The Exorcist's Fragments

When preparing to start an exorcism session, wait on the Lord. If nothing happens, then wait on the Lord again. If still nothing happens, wait on the Lord some more. Continue reading at exorcistbestiary.com.

“I know ‘spirit guide’ is a New Age term, but it’s a helpful expression to understand what’s going on here,” I explained to the participant. “You have pain in your life, and spirits want to guide you on how to deal with it. So if a demon comes along..." Continue reading at exorcistbestiary.com.

Scholars have many opinions on what pronoun to use when referring to the Holy Spirit. Most settle for “he,” because Jesus uses a male pronoun for the Holy Spirit in John’s gospel, even though pneuma (the New Testament Greek word for spirit) is a neuter noun. Others settle for “she,” because ruach (the Old Testament Hebrew word for spirit) is feminine. Other scholars will argue for calling the Spirit an impersonal “it,” since “the Old Testament often uses metaphors and symbols for the work of the Spirit of God.” Continue reading at exorcistbestiary.com.

Does the Bible give us the space to believe that objects can be cursed? If so, how do the metaphysics work? Is a demon put in the object? Is it infused with some kind of spiritual power? Or are demons just using the object for show and doing all the work in the background? Continue reading at exorcistbestiary.com.

Everything spiritual is made manifest through science. Our scientific bodies live in a scientific world made of science. Anything that happens in us or around us, happens to us scientifically. You cannot experience something if you, as a scientific being, don’t have some kind of scientific sensor go off in your body somewhere. You are science. Continue reading at exorcistbestiary.com.

We had to get into some tough subject matter that day, and God didn’t want to force it on them. What was ahead of them was dark and painful. Jesus wanted to help them work through it, but not if they didn’t want him to. Continue reading at exorcistbestiary.com.

It was like a scene straight out of a horror movie. I dreamt that my reflection in the mirror didn’t match my actions. When I turned to look my reflection directly in the face, there was something like a demonic version of myself with black eyes staring back at me. Add to this the terrifying effect of everything in the dream going silent and my ears ringing so loudly that they continued to ring in real life when I woke up. Continue reading at exorcistbestiary.com.

After being mocked by the demon for twenty minutes, I went to plug my phone into the church soundboard and play some worship music over the speakers. The manifested demon saw what I was doing and ran over and unplugged the phone.  Continue reading at exorcistbestiary.com.

After hours of conversation about overcoming a demon of shame, something flipped. My participant was there one second and gone the next, as a familiar expression of annoyance overtook their face. “Why did you just manifest demon?” I asked with intrigue.  Continue reading at exorcistbestiary.com.

Three kings united in war against the King of Moab and headed out for victory. They were guaranteed to win. Not only had the prophet Elisha informed them that God would bring about their victory, but supernatural signs were proving Elisha’s declaration to be true. But they lost. In the middle of the war, a horrific event happened. Continue reading at exorcistbestiary.com.