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Several high-profile pastors have recently claimed they were privately warned by U.S. government/intelligence-connected figures to prepare churches for coming UFO revelations and “spiritual warfare” implications. But there’s still no public evidence or official confirmation of these meetings.

Anyone else think this feels like a massive red herring?

Right as abuse scandals, cover-up culture, and deconstruction stories are gaining momentum, suddenly the conversation shifts toward aliens, demons, disclosure, and cosmic warfare — a bigger, stranger, emotionally charged narrative that pulls focus from the actual scrutiny.

The timing is hard to ignore...

I enjoyed this conversation over at RE3: Rethink Renew Reconstruct:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BfuvGbzhDc

Video: Bizarre Claims Charismatics Don’t Want You To Question

One thing this video captures really well is how hyper-spiritualized environments like the NAR can slowly train people to interpret everything through a supernatural lens.

Ordinary things become:
“prophetic signs,”
“spiritual warfare,”
“confirmation,”
“attacks from the enemy,”
or proof that a leader is especially “anointed.”

There are real psychological dynamics behind this too: confirmation bias, suggestibility, group conditioning, social reinforcement, and “thought-terminating clichés” — phrases that shut down deeper questioning and critical evaluation.

Over time, discernment can get reframed as rebellion, while phrases like “eat the meat, spit out the bones” normalize tolerating serious doctrinal problems and even unhealthy leadership dynamics. Looking back, I can see how much my own thinking became shaped by hyper-spiritualization instead of careful, contextual engagement with Scripture.

What kinds of hyper-spiritualization or thought-terminating clichés did you encounter in NAR / hyper-charismatic spaces? And how do you think those environments shaped the way you interpreted reality, leadership, or Scripture at the time?

Who the Lord sets free is free indeed.

The Gospel calls the broken and weary into rest.

No more striving for what was never ours to carry.

Christ alone.

Scripture alone.

Leaving the NAR is a journey with a lot of twists and turns. What often starts as a single red flag can grow into something you can’t ignore.

This interview with Jason Walkerow comes just 30 days after leaving a NAR church he was deeply involved in. It’s a really relatable and encouraging conversation: he shares the red flags he began noticing, how he came to recognize unbiblical teachings, and offers practical insight into healing and finding freedom after leaving the New Apostolic Reformation.

I only discovered the “RE3: Rethink, Renew, Reconstruct” channel yesterday (it’s fairly new), but I’ve already watched several videos and found them genuinely helpful for those of us processing life after the NAR.

For 7 years in NAR circles, I constantly heard “Read the Word!”… but no one ever actually showed me how to study it... at all.

I didn’t know what hermeneutics or exegesis even meant, let alone how to apply them. I’d read, sure, but I didn’t feel equipped to really understand Scripture in context.

Since leaving, I’ve been incredibly grateful to come across a study that actually taught me the skills and gave me the confidence to dig into the Bible properly for myself... looking at context, structure, and letting the text speak for itself.

“How to Study Your Bible in 28 Days” by Kay Arthur. It breaks things down in a really practical, accessible way and helped me move from just reading to actually observing and studying. Will drop a link below.

This makes me think about Acts 17 and the Berean Jews... how they examined the Scriptures daily to test what they were hearing from Paul. It's so vital to test what we hear and understand the Bible for ourselves... so we don't fall for false teaching.

Curious.. what tools, methods, or resources have helped you actually learn how to study the Bible?

Would love to hear what’s worked for others 🙏 God bless!

LORD, TEACH ME TO STUDY THE BIBLE IN 28 DAYS

I hope this blesses someone today. 🙏