#316 What is Contemplative Spirituality and is it Biblical? With Bob DeWaay

The Alisa Childers Podcast

Alisa Childers

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Bob DeWaay joins the podcast to talk about his extensive research on the topic of contemplative spirituality. In this episode, we discuss figures like Richard Foster and Ruth Haley Barton, concepts like spiritual direction, lectio divina, and contemplative prayer. We compare these teachings and practices to scripture and see what the Bible says. ------------------------------------------------------------------This video is sponsored by:BRAVE BOOKSEntertainment that Engages the Imagination for Good. Go to BRAVEBooks.com for more informationUse my code: CHILDERSA'DEL NATURAL COSMETICSElevate your skincare routine with A'del's toxin-free cosmetics. Experience the difference in quality and purity. Go to www.adelnaturalcosmetics.com for more information. Use my code: ALISA GOOD RANCHERSAmerican Meat DeliveredGo to www.goodranchers.com/alisa (http://www.goodranchers.com/alisa) for more information.Use my code: ALISA--------------------------------------------------------------------To Purchase the new CD, “Beauty from the Ash”, go to www.alisachilders.com/music (http://www.alisachilders.com/music)There you can get the CD, backing tracks, string charts, rhythm charts and stems.Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alisachilders (http://www.patreon.com/alisachilders)To order “Another Gospel”: www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/ (http://www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/)To order “Live Your Truth": www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/ (http://www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/)To order “The Deconstruction of Christianity”: https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/ (https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/)For Alisa's Merch: https://alisachilders.creator-spring.com (https://alisachilders.creator-spring.com/)To see what gear Alisa uses to record her podcast, go to:https://kit.co/alisachilders (https://kit.co/alisachilders)Potential Sponsors: https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/ (https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/)Product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission.

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0:00.0	we had a lady who had flown in from another state and was staying with us to get help.
0:06.2	And we'd been doing some counseling sessions with her.
0:09.8	And there were various manifestations happening, which isn't all that uncommon.
0:15.8	But then we had our Tuesday night meeting, and I was the preacher that night.
0:19.8	And she, at the end, we were there to pray for whoever needed prayer.
0:25.6	And this lady just, her whole facial countenance changed.
0:30.5	Her fingers became like claws.
0:32.7	And she was screaming and raising at us, particularly me, to do great damage, I assume.
0:41.8	I don't know how I did this or why I did it.
0:44.3	It was just spontaneous.
0:46.0	But I just said, stop in the name of Jesus.
0:49.6	And she crumpled to the ground.
1:01.1	Thank you. crumpled to the ground. Well, hey, everyone.
1:02.0	Welcome to the show.
1:02.9	I'm Elisa Childers.
1:04.0	This is the Elisa Childers podcast.
1:06.2	And we hope to equip Christians to identify the core beliefs of historic Christianity, discern its
1:11.5	counterfeits, and proclaim the gospel with clarity, kindness, and truth.
1:15.1	And we are back with another episode in our Deliverance Ministry series.
1:20.2	What we're hoping to do in this series is take a look at the practice, the category of deliverance
1:27.1	ministry that is practiced in so many churches across
1:30.3	denominations, and ask the question, is this biblical, what does real biblical spiritual warfare
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