So… who wants to talk about the fallen angels, aka: DEMONS? Don't worry, our aim isn’t to freak you out, but to demystify the origin of evil, explain why the devil and demons even exist, expose their insidious agenda – AND encourage you to JOYFULLY walk out your God-given SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY! This topic isn’t often covered, but we feel it’s essential for Christians to understand the supernatural realm in order to withstand the spiritual warfare coming against us on a daily basis. We also offer the biblical perspective on tarot cards, fortune telling, and shaman type healings — because even Christians are tempted to dabble in these activities “for fun”, not realizing the spiritual connotations or repercussions. Listen to the end for prayer, verses, and suggestions -- and check out extra resources on this topic below. Let's jump in! (Series: Supernatural Realm Part 2)

VICTORIOUS VERSES:
1 Peter 5:8-9 - “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”
James 4:7 - “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
Luke 10:19 - “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome ALL the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”

BOOKS ON THIS TOPIC:
Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem https://a.co/d/hX9sUM3
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis https://a.co/d/6v1wJaV
Life of St. Anthony by Athanasius https://a.co/d/4kUHxks
A Simple Guide to Experience Miracles: Instruction and Inspiration for Living Supernaturally in Christ by J.P. Moreland https://a.co/d/1XmBH4Y
The Bondage Breaker by Neil T. Anderson https://a.co/d/aex7AXx

NOVO SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY COHORT
https://novo.org/sacohort
This is a great way to learn about your spiritual authority as a Christian. These cohorts are available in person at churches in your area OR online and are FREE! We highly recommend how they frame spiritual warfare, listening prayer, healing prayer, declarative prayer, and priestly prayer. The curriculum takes you from authority over your personal life to authority over your neighborhood and region. They use many of the books and authors we’ve recommended over the years. So check it out!

ABOUT US:
DANICA CHILDS is a Spiritual Director with a MA in Spiritual Formation/Soul Care from Talbot Seminary and a MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Her sister AUTUMN is a storyteller passionate about the spiritual gifts and creating with the Holy Spirit. We’re sisters who've spent a combined forty years in various forms of ministry, including co-planting a church in Hollywood with other families, where we served in a variety of leadership roles for around a decade. Later we began THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE as a Los Angeles based ministry in 2016. We daily pursue creative, artistic, messy, and joyful lives of adventure in Southern California with our family and friends!

"We're excited to adventure audaciously with YOU!"

• theaudaciousadventure.com
• @theaudaciousadventure on Instagram
• @theaudaciousadventure on YouTube

So, inspired by our own episodes on the gift of tongues, Autumn decided to do a “tongues experiment” and increase the amount of time she prayed in tongues daily. The almost instant results blew her away! She and Danica discuss the supernatural power of both tongues and “regular” prayer to transform you and impact the world around you - your home, your neighborhood, your work, your school, your state, your nation, and on and on. Also, stay to the end and join Danica in a 5 + 5 Prayer Challenge!

Once again we reference the Jackie Pullinger book, CHASING THE DRAGON, which we highly recommend. https://a.co/d/aW3hag9

Check out our other podcast episodes on TONGUES here or on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/izI2LDtOeXA?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/0QdWz53uMV4?feature=shared

"We can’t wait to adventure audaciously with YOU!"

#tongues #prayingintongues #prayerlanguage #heavenlylanguage #jackiepullinger #powerofprayer #prayer #theaudaciousadventure #sanctification #spiritualformation #christianwalk #jesus #holyspirit #followinggod #walkingwithgod #sanctificationprocess #journeyoffaith #faith #christianity #christian #believer #prayer

ABOUT US:
DANICA CHILDS is a Spiritual Director with a MA in Spiritual Formation/Soul Care from Talbot Seminary and a MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Her sister AUTUMN is a storyteller passionate about the spiritual gifts and creating with the Holy Spirit. We’re sisters who've spent a combined forty years in various forms of ministry, including co-planting a church in Hollywood with other families, where we served in a variety of leadership roles for around a decade. Later we began THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE as a Los Angeles based ministry in 2016. We daily pursue creative, artistic, messy, and joyful lives of adventure in Southern California with our family and friends!

"We're excited to adventure audaciously with YOU!"

• theaudaciousadventure.com
• @theaudaciousadventure on Instagram
• @theaudaciousadventure on YouTube

Did you know you live in a SUPERNATURAL SPIRITUAL REALM? And that not only do angels and demons exist, but that they actively impact YOU on a DAILY basis? How much do you know about angels? Do angels actually have wings -- or not? Do we each have our own guardian angel -- or not? Are angels the same as cherubim -- or different? Also, is it true that someday YOU will actually judge the angels? Well, if all these questions pique your interest, then join us for today’s episode, where we cover the big juicy topic of ANGELS: WHO they are and HOW they impact believers’ lives.

In addition to explaining how angels were created and function, we share stories about real angel encounters and give tips on how to pray to Jesus to mobilize His angels on the behalf of your family, friends, coworkers, fellow students, community, and state – as well as to partner with Jesus and His angels to further God’s Kingdom here on earth.

We hope this episode empowers you and encourages you during this unsettling time in human history!

(And stay tuned for upcoming episodes on our power over the fallen angels (aka: demons) and the spiritual gift of discerning the spirits — timely reminders of our spiritual authority in Christ, no matter what surrounds or attacks us!)

Here are just a handful of the hundreds of instances of angels appearing in 34 of the 66 books of the Bible:
2 Kings 6:17 (Elisha & the chariots of fire); Daniel 6:22 (Daniel in the lions’ den); Matthew 4:11 (Jesus after being tempted); Luke 1:26 (Angel Gabriel & Mary); Luke 2:13 (Shepherds); Acts 5:19-20 (Apostles in prison); Acts 8:26 (Philip & Ethiopian eunuch); Acts 10:1 (Cornelius)

VERSES about the protection of angels:
Psalm 34:7 - The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them.
Psalm 91:11 - For He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways…
Hebrews 1:14 - Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

The BOOKS referenced in this episode:
Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem https://a.co/d/hX9sUM3
Life of St. Anthony by Athanasius https://a.co/d/4kUHxks
A Simple Guide to Experience Miracles: Instruction and Inspiration for Living Supernaturally in Christ by J.P. Moreland https://a.co/d/1XmBH4Y

#angels #supernatural #guardianangel #supernaturalrealm #spiritualrealm #guardianangels #theaudaciousadventure #autumncornwell #danicachilds

ABOUT US:
DANICA CHILDS is a Spiritual Director with a MA in Spiritual Formation/Soul Care from Talbot Seminary and a MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Her sister AUTUMN is a storyteller passionate about the spiritual gifts and creating with the Holy Spirit. We’re sisters who've spent a combined forty years in various forms of ministry, including co-planting a church in Hollywood with other families, where we served in a variety of leadership roles for around a decade. Later we began THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE as a Los Angeles based ministry in 2016. We daily pursue creative, artistic, messy, and joyful lives of adventure in Southern California with our family and friends!

"We're excited to adventure audaciously with YOU!"

• theaudaciousadventure.com
• @theaudaciousadventure on Instagram
• @theaudaciousadventure on YouTube

How do you get the gift of tongues? Do you have to pursue it? Or do you just wait passively for God to give it to you? Is everyone able to receive the gift of tongues or is it only for a select few? And which of us sisters actually received the gift of tongues and which of us is still pursuing it? Also, what exactly is the POINT of tongues, anyway!?

Today in our PART 2 of TONGUES (and third episode on the SPIRITUAL GIFTS) we answer ALL those questions and more as we share personal stories and other Christians' experiences of pursuing the gift of tongues. We also dive deeper into what exactly the gift is for and how it can powerfully impact not only the believer and the church, but everyone in our lives -- and basically, the ENTIRE world. Finally, we end the episode by praying for YOU to receive the gift of tongues yourself! (And we even briefly share what speaking in tongues sounds like – if you haven’t heard it before.)

But first! If you haven’t listened to TONGUES PART 1, check it the last episode: Do YOU Speak in TONGUES? I Do, But My Sister Doesn't! Let's Discuss! PART 1 (Spiritual Gifts) EP 20 - OR if you want to watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/izI2LDtOeXA?feature=shared

BIBLE VERSES ON THE GIFT OF TONGUES:
Acts 2:4
Acts 19:6
Mark 16:17
1 Corinthians Chapter 12
I Corinthians Chapter 13
1 Corinthians 14:2
1 Corinthians 14:23
1 Corinthians 14:27-28
2 Timothy 1:6-7

BOOKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
(NOTE: When we recommend books in our episodes, we might possibly have differing takes on the authors’ views on some issues and concepts. So use your own discernment!)
- Chasing the Dragon by Jackie Pullinger - https://a.co/d/h2xTx4V
- They Speak with Other Tongues: A Skeptic Investigates This Life Changing Gift by John Sherrill - https://a.co/d/efM5BQp
- Nine O’ Clock in the Morning by Dennis J. Bennett - https://a.co/d/3xSueTX
- Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem -- A highly respected resource in Christian circles, check out his thoughts on the spiritual gifts, including tongues. https://a.co/d/7EXR8Bf

ALSO! If you haven't listened to EP 14, check it out for our OVERVIEW of the spiritual gifts: "What's YOUR Spiritual Gift? Here's Why It's Essential to US!" (To watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ag3vl4gvUyc)

In this life guided by the Holy Spirit we call The Audacious Adventure, we feel it’s more essential than EVER BEFORE for EVERY BELIEVER to be flowing in their God given giftings!

#tongues #speakingintongues #giftoftongues #spiritualgifts #heavenlylanguage #jackiepullinger #waynegrudem #dennisbennett #johnsherrill #theaudaciousadventure#spiritualformation #christianwalk #jesus #holyspirit #faith #christianity #christian #beli

ABOUT US:
DANICA CHILDS is a Spiritual Director with a MA in Spiritual Formation/Soul Care from Talbot Seminary and a MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Her sister AUTUMN is a storyteller passionate about the spiritual gifts and creating with the Holy Spirit. We’re sisters who've spent a combined forty years in various forms of ministry, including co-planting a church in Hollywood with other families, where we served in a variety of leadership roles for around a decade. Later we began THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE as a Los Angeles based ministry in 2016. We daily pursue creative, artistic, messy, and joyful lives of adventure in Southern California with our family and friends!

"We're excited to adventure audaciously with YOU!"

• theaudaciousadventure.com
• @theaudaciousadventure on Instagram
• @theaudaciousadventure on YouTube

So, do YOU speak in tongues? If not, are you AT ALL curious about this spiritual gift? Do you WANT the gift of tongues? Or are you LEERY of the whole idea? Well, on today's episode, we define what the gift of tongues is, what the Bible says about it, what different church denominations say about it -- and what WE say about it! And, yes indeed, ONE of us has the gift of tongues and one of us is still pursuing it. We discuss what it's like to want a gift that others have BUT you DON'T -- and what it's like to have a gift that you don't know if you even REALLY want!

This episode ran long (because we just love to babble on and on!) so we broke it into two parts. Although we reveal the experiences of our getting (or NOT getting) tongues in the NEXT episode (EP 21), there are clues in this one about which of us have the gift if you listen closely, because we accidently let it slip! LOL! Also, in Part Two, we dive deeper into what the gift is for and how it powerfully impacts not only the believer and the church, but everyone in our lives -- and basically, the entire world.

ALSO! If you haven't listed to EP 14, check it out for our OVERVIEW of the spiritual gifts: "What's YOUR Spiritual Gift? Here's Why It's Essential to US!" (And here's the link to YouTube if you want to watch it: https://youtu.be/ag3vl4gvUyc)

In this life guided by the Holy Spirit we call The Audacious Adventure, we feel it’s more essential than EVER BEFORE for EVERY BELIEVER to be flowing in their God given giftings!

BIBLE VERSES ON THE GIFT OF TONGUES:
Acts 2:4
Acts 19:6
Mark 16:17
1 Corinthians Chapter 12
I Corinthians Chapter 13
1 Corinthians 14:2
1 Corinthians 14:23
1 Corinthians 14:27-28
2 Timothy 1:6-7

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem -- A highly respected resource in Christian circles, check out his thoughts on the spiritual gifts, including tongues. https://a.co/d/7EXR8Bf

The ALPHA Course by Nicky Gumbel through Holy Trinity Brompton - https://alphausa.org/

#tongues #giftoftongues #spiritualgifts #waynegrudem #alphacourse #nickygumbel #pentecost #theaudaciousadventure#spiritualformation #christianwalk #jesus #holyspirit #faith #christianity #christian #believer #prayer #danicachilds

ABOUT US:
DANICA CHILDS is a Spiritual Director with a MA in Spiritual Formation/Soul Care from Talbot Seminary and a MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Her sister AUTUMN is a storyteller passionate about the spiritual gifts and creating with the Holy Spirit. We’re sisters who've spent a combined forty years in various forms of ministry, including co-planting a church in Hollywood with other families, where we served in a variety of leadership roles for around a decade. Later we began THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE as a Los Angeles based ministry in 2016. We daily pursue creative, artistic, messy, and joyful lives of adventure in Southern California with our family and friends!

"We're excited to adventure audaciously with YOU!"

• theaudaciousadventure.com
• @theaudaciousadventure on Instagram
• @theaudaciousadventure on YouTube

Tag along with Danica as she takes VISIO DIVINA on the road and wanders the galleries of The Getty Art Museum arm in arm with Jesus in this SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE! She encounters a wide variety of art and photography, including Tim Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, and the Dutch Masters -- which she uses to connect with God. Tune in to find out what surprises awaited her -- and how YOU can apply her creative prayer practices to YOUR prayer life!

But first, make sure you know exactly what VISIO DIVINA is all about by listening to Episode #18 or watching it on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/97hFRx9UfZI

NOTE: Since Danica filmed this on location at The Getty, you'll notice the sound quality shifts when she goes from outside to inside -- but it's always clear. Also, you may also want to watch the video on YouTube to see the art she refers to: https://youtu.be/ciRDj0mogl0

For more on VISIO DIVINA, read Danica's recent blog post here: https://www.theaudaciousadventure.com/visio-divina-the-spiritual-practice-of-prayerful-gazing/

And to explore this art museum yourself to do some ONLINE VISIO DIVINA, go here:
The Getty - https://www.getty.edu/museum/

Some of the artists and photographers Danica encountered at The Getty:

DANISH ARTISTS:
Wilhelm Bendz
Christen Kobke
Martinus Rorbye

PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Dawoud Bey
Carrie Mae Weems
Tim Walker

#visiodivina #prayer #gettymuseum #timwalker #carriemaeweems #creativeprayerpracticies #prayerpractices #artmuseum #danicachilds

ABOUT US:
DANICA CHILDS is a Spiritual Director with a MA in Spiritual Formation/Soul Care from Talbot Seminary and a MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Her sister AUTUMN is a storyteller passionate about the spiritual gifts and creating with the Holy Spirit. We’re sisters who've spent a combined forty years in various forms of ministry, including co-planting a church in Hollywood with other families, where we served in a variety of leadership roles for around a decade. Later we began THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE as a Los Angeles based ministry in 2016. We daily pursue creative, artistic, messy, and joyful lives of adventure in Southern California with our family and friends!

"We're excited to adventure audaciously with YOU!"

• theaudaciousadventure.com
• @theaudaciousadventure on Instagram
• @theaudaciousadventure on YouTube

Has your attention ever been captured by an image, but you weren’t quite sure WHY on first viewing? Has a picture made you pause and ponder? Have you experienced a surge of emotion while watching a movie or a show? If you answered yes, then you’ve experienced VISIO DIVINA: SACRED SEEING. When you desire to gaze at an image, or when an emotion wells up in you as you encounter art, cinema, architecture, or even nature, you are experiencing God’s attempt to get your attention. God wants to “speak” to you through the visual image before you. The act of prayerful gazing, or visio divina, is one way we can respond to the promptings of the Holy Spirit working in us to pay attention to our inner lives. The image becomes a means for us to encounter God and to learn about ourselves. Jump into Danica’s latest Spiritual Quick Tip to learn more about what this creative prayer practice can look like in YOUR life!

(NOTE: If you want to actually SEE the ART Danica references in this podcast, check out the video on YouTube: VISIO DIVINA: God Speaks to YOU Through ART! A Spiritual Quick Tip with Danica! - EP 18)

LINKS TO THE ART MUSEUMS MENTIONED:

OOOH! And if you’d like to try Visio Divina from the comfort of your own home, visit these art museums online and give it a go!

The Getty Center - https://www.getty.edu/

Philadelphia Museum of Art - www.philamuseum.org

Ashmolean Museum Oxford- https://www.ashmolean.org/

National Gallery of Art - https://www.nga.gov/

National Portrait Gallery London - https://www.npg.org.uk/

#visiodivina #prayer #art #creativity #prayerlife #artmuseum #connectwithgod #theaudaciousadventure #danicachilds #spiritualquicktip

ABOUT US:
DANICA CHILDS is a Spiritual Director with a MA in Spiritual Formation/Soul Care from Talbot Seminary and a MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Her sister AUTUMN is a storyteller passionate about the spiritual gifts and creating with the Holy Spirit. We’re sisters who've spent a combined forty years in various forms of ministry, including co-planting a church in Hollywood with other families, where we served in a variety of leadership roles for around a decade. Later we began THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE as a Los Angeles based ministry in 2016. We daily pursue creative, artistic, messy, and joyful lives of adventure in Southern California with our family and friends!

"We're excited to adventure audaciously with YOU!"

• theaudaciousadventure.com
• @theaudaciousadventure on Instagram
• @theaudaciousadventure on YouTube

Are you swamped? Distracted? Too overwhelmed to connect with God? Barely have time to gulp down coffee let alone spend time with Him after crawling out of bed? Then get ready for one of the QUICKEST (and EASIEST) Spiritual Quick Tips EVER!

HERE IT IS: “Good Morning, God! Here I am, your beloved child.” That’s it! This is a SUPER SIMPLE Spiritual Quick Tip for connecting with God -- but with the potential for PROFOUND transformation. Join Danica in bed (LITERALLY) to learn how such an EASY morning tip reorients you toward AND grounds you in the TRUTH.

It REALLY is that simple!

NEW HERE? CHECK OUT OUR FIRST TWO EPISODES HERE OR ON YOUTUBE:
YOU Are On The Audacious Adventure! // EP 1 - https://youtu.be/4WORwgvLqE0
Meet YOUR Fellow Adventurers! // EP 2 - https://youtu.be/TuMvj127RUI

"We can’t wait to adventure audaciously with YOU!"

#prayer #prayerlife #connectwithgod #theaudaciousadventure #sanctification #spiritualformation #christianwalk #jesus #holyspirit #followinggod #walkingwithgod #sanctificationprocess #journeyoffaith #faith #christianity #christian #believer #danicachilds

ABOUT US:
DANICA CHILDS is a Spiritual Director with a MA in Spiritual Formation/Soul Care from Talbot Seminary and a MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Her sister AUTUMN is a storyteller passionate about the spiritual gifts and creating with the Holy Spirit. We’re sisters who've spent a combined forty years in various forms of ministry, including co-planting a church in Hollywood with other families, where we served in a variety of leadership roles for around a decade. Later we began THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURE as a Los Angeles based ministry in 2016. We daily pursue creative, artistic, messy, and joyful lives of adventure in Southern California with our family and friends!

"We're excited to adventure audaciously with YOU!"

• theaudaciousadventure.com
• @theaudaciousadventure on Instagram
• @theaudaciousadventure on YouTube