Avoid Falling into Traps

Understanding the Times

Pastor Josh Schwartz and Ken Mikle

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Have you fallen into the traps of New Thought or Progressive Christianity? This week, Pastor Josh Schwartz and Ken Mikle have a conversation with Melissa Dougherty. She fell into the trap of the New Thought Movement. Now she is combating New Age, New Thought, and Progressive Christianity. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/407/29

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0:00.0	New thought and progressive Christianity? What are they? And what do the scriptures teach about them?
0:07.2	We will talk about it.
0:09.0	I had this fascination with the supernatural in general, whether it was paranormal, whether it was
0:17.5	any sort of spiritual event, I was absolutely fascinated by it. And my mom,
0:23.7	in particular, had had a lot of spiritual experiences growing up. She had things happened to her
0:31.0	that I almost wished what happened to me. Welcome to Understanding the Times Radio with Pastor Josh
0:37.3	Schwartz and Ken Michael, Radio for the Remnant,
0:41.1	brought to you by Allotree Ministries.
0:43.9	In our program, Pastor Josh and Ken talk to Melissa Doherty, New Age, New Thought, and the rise of progressive Christianity.
0:52.6	We are in confused times.
0:54.7	Yet, take heart.
0:56.4	Jesus is in control.
0:58.8	Here is today's programming.
1:02.2	I remember it was the weekend.
1:05.1	And I was hanging out with one of my friends,
1:08.6	mindlessly just hanging out.
1:10.2	I literally was trying to waste time. We get a call
1:13.2	from one of our mutual friends and asked us if we wanted to go to a house of another mutual
1:20.9	friend of ours at a house party to go hang out at this house party. I walk into the house where
1:26.0	this party is happening. And Mike, my friend
1:28.2	who had invited me was in the corner right as I walked in, almost looking like he's in an argument
1:33.7	with somebody. And as I sat down, Mike is still arguing a lot. He's being very loud about it to the point
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