Bonus: Winter Birds

Paul's Thorn Episode 21: Demonic Attack

In this episode of Paul's Thorn, we explore what the Bible really teaches about demonic attack, spiritual warfare, and how to distinguish between temptation, oppression, possession, illness, disability, and mental health challenges. Together we'll examine how Christians can take the reality of spiritual warfare seriously while avoiding the harmful assumption that disability or neurodivergence is evidence of demonic activity, following Jesus' example of discernment, truth, and compassion.

Paul's Thorn Podcast Episode 20: Jacob Wrestles in Peniel

Today's episode takes us to one of the most mysterious and fascinating encounters in the Bible: Jacob wrestling through the night at Peniel in Genesis 32: 22-32.  We'll explore three key themes from this remarkable story: wrestling with God, transformation through vulnerability, and the surprising relationship between blessing and disability.

Paul's Thorn Podcast Episode 19: The Walk to Emmaus

Today we’re walking alongside one of the most moving resurrection stories in the Bible: the Walk to Emmaus, found in the Gospels of Luke 24:13-35 and Mark 16:12-13.

Paul's Thorn Episode 18: In the Wilderness

Today’s episode is called In the Wilderness, and we’re going to explore what Jesus’ time in the desert can teach us about limitation, identity, and the unexpected presence of God in places that feel empty.

Bonus: Winter Birds

Intended as relaxing background audio.  Recorded on a Winter morning on Camano Island.  (Part 4 of a 4 season audio soundscape project)