Just curious on your thoughts on just that mysticism movement, how it's kind of maybe even subtle,

doesn't even seem dangerous. It actually seems like intimate, you know, kind of compatibility with Christ.

It seems to be that there's not that yearning for contentment, it's a yearning for an encounter

all the time. And it's never enough because that's how you have learned

to feel God's presence. That's how you've learned to feel loved. And if you don't have that,

well, then you're not as blessed as like Sister Super Christian over here. Right. She has visions of God

every night. I was like intimately involved in my church and I had no idea that what I was believing

was unbiblical, occultic even. What I was into sounded and looked Christian.

Hey folks. Well, my name is Johnny Artivantis. I'm here with Melissa Dordy. Melissa, I want you to introduce yourself in a moment, but I've been exposed to your ministry as I've kind of done some reading and some research on new age, new thought, mysticism, universalism, Richard Rohr, and so forth. I'm grateful for all the material that you've produced.

I'll plug your show into the show notes and the book that you've written, Happy Lies, which I want you to talk about more.

But just introduce yourself, kind of your background, share your story, because I think it's a really helpful catalyst for kind of understanding your experience in what is a really growing movement, not only in our culture, but in the church today.

Sure, yeah. First, thank you for having me on. I'm happy to introduce myself. Most people might know me from YouTube. I am a content creator. I do a lot of YouTube videos. I call it a mixed bag of theology, satire,

apologetics. I am also an apologist. I go to SES. I am currently about to get my master's in

Christian apologetics. So it's something I'm very passionate about. And I'm also an author, as you

pointed out. I've written happy lies.

It is about the New Thought Movement, which we will get into.

But as far as my background, I became a Christian at 16 and blew my mind.

I was not expecting this interaction with my friend that night.

I was going through a really rough time very dark place suicidal not in a good place no joy very dark and i had a friend tell me about god's forgiveness

i grew up in a christian household right so this should have been second nature to me or at least

what i thought was a christian household

but it was really more of a new thought household as far as the beliefs went i just didn't know that

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