The Charlie Charlie challenge
- What is the Charlie Charlie challenge and should Christians mess with it?
At a host's request, the host addressed in the audio as 'Booba' explains the viral Charlie Charlie challenge for Mike, who had not heard of it: two balanced pencils over a paper grid supposedly move to answer yes-or-no questions, frightening participants over a supposed Mexican demon named Charlie. The hosts mock the premise, Charlie's unimpressive demonic resume of moving pencils and God's imagined face-palm over wide-ruled paper, but land on a serious discernment point: do not go sniffing around that stuff; curiosity about the spiritual realm should go straight to Jesus, not low-level internet demons.
More on Demons
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Hard question: can demons repent?
- Can demons — or Satan himself — repent?
A question that came up at church: can demons — or Satan himself — repent? The hosts reason that demons are fallen angels who chose against God in full knowledge, citing Hebrews 2:16 ('it is not angels that God helps'), 2 Peter 2:4, and Jude 6.
From No. 178 · What Are Our Snakes?
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Dear LFTP: the psychic social worker
- I believe I am psychic; how should I manage that as a soon-to-be social worker?
The reader reads a letter from a soon-to-graduate social worker who believes she is psychic, sees spirits, and asks how to manage her ability with clients, including whether she must report abuse she 'picks up' on.
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Ghosts, demons, and familiar spirits
- Are ghosts real, and can a deceased relative become an angel?
- What would be the purpose or benefit for demons in impersonating dead relatives?
A long discussion on whether ghosts are real: the hosts' position is that apparitions of the dead are demonic, that 'grandpa Bob' cannot become an angel (angels are created messengers with specific purposes), and that consulting the dead violates Scripture.
From No. 12 · Of Moose and Men
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Spiritual warfare, the demonic, and discernment
The room wants more teaching on spiritual warfare, and the hosts give a measured take: Jesus barely mentions Satan in the New Testament, most 'spiritual attacks' are consequences…
From No. 576 · Get A Dog