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How to Cultivate Biblical Discernment in a Deceptive Age

Dave Jenkins August 29, 2025

The Weekly Watch – August 30, 2025 How to Cultivate Biblical Discernment in a Deceptive Age Hosted by: Dave Jenkins

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From Confusion to Clarity: Why God’s Word Must Remain Central

Dave Jenkins August 25, 2025

From Confusion to Clarity: Why God’s Word Must Remain Central Contending for the Word – August 26, 2025 Hosted by

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Four Spiritual Fads Christians Should Avoid in 2025

Dave Jenkins August 22, 2025

Four Spiritual Fads Christians Should Avoid in 2025 The Weekly Watch – Discerning the Times • August 23, 2025 •

The Rise of Therapeutic Christianity: How Self-Help Language is Reshaping the Church

Dave Jenkins August 18, 2025

The Rise of Therapeutic Christianity: How Self-Help Language Is Reshaping the Church Series: Discerning the Times – Answering Today’s Most

The Rise of Mystical Psychology in the Church

Dave Jenkins August 15, 2025

The Rise of Mystical Psychology in the Church Series: Discerning the Times – Answering Today’s Most Urgent Questions | The

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Biblical Truth About Psychics — with Doreen Virtue

Dave Jenkins August 11, 2025

Doreen Virtue: Biblical Truth About Psychics Podcast: Contending for the Word | Series: Discerning the Times – Answering Today’s Most

Exposing Psychic Practices in the Church

Dave Jenkins August 8, 2025

Exposing Psychic Practices in the Church Published: Saturday, August 9, 2025 Series: Discerning the Times – Answering Today’s Most Urgent

$A dark-toned digital graphic featuring a cracked circular mirror with the words “Christ-Self,” “True Self,” and “Wisdom” fractured across its surface. A closed Bible rests beside the mirror. At the top of the image, large text reads “Discerning False Wisdom,” and at the bottom, the subtitle says “Exposing David G. Benner’s Mystical Theology.” The overall tone is somber, conveying theological discernment and critique.$

David G. Benner, Perennialism, and the Danger of Christian Mysticism

Dave Jenkins August 4, 2025

Discerning False Wisdom: Exposing David G. Benner’s Mystical Theology In this important episode of Contending for the Word, Dave Jenkins