Blood & Oil Podcast

Following the Drift | Inside Progressive Christianity

Something strange is happening in public life: people are still fine with “Christianity” as long as it stays flexible, therapeutic, and non-confrontational. The moment Scripture becomes the authority again, the label suddenly turns into a problem. We dig into why that shift matters, how progressive Christianity reframes truth, and what gets lost when faith becomes “your truth” instead of God’s truth. We also wrestle with the real-world fallout of moral relativism and postmodern thinking. When feelings replace an objective standard, everything becomes negotiable: justice, sexuality, marriage, even violence justified with religious language. We connect the dots to New Age spirituality, self-deification, and ideological narratives that rebrand sin depending on who has “power.” Throughout the conversation, we keep returning to a basic question that decides everything: what is truth, and who gets to define it? From there we talk history, persecution, and why a comfortable Christianity should worry us. The persecuted church exposes what’s real, unites believers across labels, and flips the world’s idea of “winning” upside down. We close by addressing viral claims about “lost Bible pages,” suppressed books, and canon conspiracies, and why learning the actual transmission of Scripture is essential for discernment right now. If you found this helpful, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review. What’s the biggest “Christian” idea you’re hearing lately that doesn’t match the Bible? Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/support] Blood & Oil Podcast is filmed and recorded by Pastor Jesse LaForce and Zane Wheeler in California, with Terrence Theodore on video call from the East Coast. A variety of guests will join us as we discuss modern events through a biblical lens, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks to all of our supporters, and Praise God for the opportunity to serve Him in this way. We hope you have enjoyed this episode and pray for blessings upon your day.

Demystifying Tongues | What Does the Bible Say?

A New Age “light worker” starts speaking “light language,” and it sounds uncomfortably familiar. If you’ve ever heard modern tongues and wondered, Is that the Holy Spirit, human emotion, or something darker, we go straight to the Bible and refuse to dodge the hard parts. We unpack speaking in tongues through 1 Corinthians 12–14 and Acts 2, including why Paul’s first test for spiritual manifestations is content about Jesus, not external behavior. Terrence brings a careful, historically cessationist frame, and we pressure test it against the text: Are tongues always known human languages, or is Paul describing ecstatic speech that requires interpretation? We also dig into devotional tongues vs public tongues, why “no one understands” matters, and how love and edification are meant to govern every gift. Then we slow down in Acts 2 and look at what’s spoken versus what’s heard, the singular “sound,” and the details in the Greek that suggest the miracle may be happening in the listeners as much as in the speakers. From there, we talk purpose: why pray in the Spirit, how faith can be built beyond the mind, and why spiritual power without discernment can turn dangerous fast. If you’re Pentecostal, charismatic, cautious, or just curious about spiritual gifts, this will give you language, categories, and guardrails for discernment in a time of rising supernatural claims. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s wrestling with tongues, and leave a review with your biggest question or pushback so we can keep the conversation going. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/support] Blood & Oil Podcast is filmed and recorded by Pastor Jesse LaForce and Zane Wheeler in California, with Terrence Theodore on video call from the East Coast. A variety of guests will join us as we discuss modern events through a biblical lens, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks to all of our supporters, and Praise God for the opportunity to serve Him in this way. We hope you have enjoyed this episode and pray for blessings upon your day.

The Great Deception | Non‑Human Intelligence & End‑Times Prophecy

A president poised to “say everything,” a former president hinting that aliens are real, millions of files disappearing, and church leaders quietly told to prepare. The headlines sound cinematic, but the stakes are pastoral: if public disclosure of “non‑human intelligence” arrives, how do we keep our hearts steady and our loves rightly ordered? We walk through the breadcrumb trail—from Oval Office rumors to DNI prep—and ask a sharper question: are these entities extraterrestrial or interdimensional? That pivot changes everything. Extraterrestrial claims collide with physics and create thorny theological problems about sin, entropy, and salvation. Interdimensional language, however, aligns with Scripture’s portrait of angels, demons, and the “host of heaven.” We connect modern UAP patterns—right‑angle accelerations, telepathic messages, channeled texts, reproductive obsessions—to the very old tactics of deceiving spirits. Ancient mythologies about “gods” crafting humanity meet the Bible’s polemic: a seed war that starts in Eden, erupts in Genesis 6, and resolves in Christ. This is not a call to fear or to fringe speculation. It’s a call to discipleship under pressure. We lay out practical ways to resist a strong delusion: love the truth more than novelty, hate wickedness without apology, and train your ear to recognize the Shepherd by saturating your mind in Scripture and your life in prayer and fellowship. We also navigate a vital balance for the soul—owning our wretchedness without despair, and standing in Christ’s righteousness without pride—so we can live on mission when counterfeit wonders go public. If disclosure breaks, fascination will be cheap and plentiful. Faithfulness won’t be. Join us for a clear, grounded roadmap that equips believers to stay unshaken, love well, and be useful to Jesus when the world starts asking hard questions. If this conversation helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a rating so more people can find the show. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/support] Blood & Oil Podcast is filmed and recorded by Pastor Jesse LaForce and Zane Wheeler in California, with Terrence Theodore on video call from the East Coast. A variety of guests will join us as we discuss modern events through a biblical lens, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks to all of our supporters, and Praise God for the opportunity to serve Him in this way. We hope you have enjoyed this episode and pray for blessings upon your day.

From Counterculture To Calling | Cultivating Supernatural Faith with Bob Maddux

A candid, high-voltage conversation with pastor and author Bob Maddux that starts in the communes of Haight-Ashbury and lands in the urgent now: how do we carry genuine spiritual power without mixture, hype, or cover-up? Bob recounts his deliverance from the occult and the early days of the Jesus movement, then gets practical about the costs of character—real restoration, public repentance when sin is public, and the kind of accountability that can actually save a life and a church. We pull on a provocative thread: why our culture is primed to worship “forces,” UAPs, and transdimensional beings while staying closed to the living God. From C.S. Lewis to J. Allen Hynek to Arthur C. Clarke, Bob maps how science fiction, music, and technology formed a generation that seeks awe without holiness. He warns that advanced tech can look like magic, mass concerts function like secular liturgies, and deception often arrives dressed as wonder. Yet his hope remains fierce—a fresh outpouring, cleaner than the last, anchored in discipleship and the fear of the Lord. If you’ve felt the tension between gifts and integrity, this one hits home. Bob walks us through 1 Kings 13 to show how a true prophet can still lie, why the gifts and calling are without repentance, and how to respond when leaders fall: go to the source, reject rumor, demand clarity, and refuse endorsement without repentance. We get granular on formation—daily prayer and Scripture, fasting, solitude, honest community—and why “error by emphasis” pulls people into whirlpools off the mainstream. We even tackle pornography’s quiet tyranny and how humility, guardrails, and faith break its grip. Hungry for a clean move of God and a steadier way to hear His voice? Press play. If this conversation sharpened your discernment, share it with a friend, subscribe for more, and leave a review to help others find the show. Bob's Links: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/rd.maddux7] Website [https://bobmaddux.com/]  Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/support] Blood & Oil Podcast is filmed and recorded by Pastor Jesse LaForce and Zane Wheeler in California, with Terrence Theodore on video call from the East Coast. A variety of guests will join us as we discuss modern events through a biblical lens, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks to all of our supporters, and Praise God for the opportunity to serve Him in this way. We hope you have enjoyed this episode and pray for blessings upon your day.

Prophecy, Character, and Church Discernment

When spiritual hype meets public scandal, many of us feel torn between shutting it all down and chasing the next big word. We take the harder, better road: keep the gifts, raise the guardrails, and let Scripture set the terms. Starting with a recent prophetic exposé, we unpack what the Bible actually says about prophecy, discernment, and the difference between power and holiness. We begin by reaffirming the supremacy of Scripture—unique in being inspired, inerrant, and infallible—while acknowledging that prophetic impressions can be genuinely inspired and still partial. Acts 21 becomes our model case: believers received true insight about Paul’s chains but misapplied it through fear. That tension explains why Paul commands, “Do not despise prophecies, but test everything.” We walk through practical tests: sound doctrine about Jesus, self-control in the assembly, edification for the body, discerning of spirits, and the collective judgment of the local church. Then we draw a crucial line between the office of a prophet and the gift of prophecy. Ephesians 4 shows that God gives people as gifts; in the Old Testament, the prophet’s life often was the message. By contrast, 1 Corinthians 14 describes congregational prophecy aimed at building up the church. We also separate forthtelling (revealing God’s heart now) from foretelling (God declaring the end from the beginning), and warn against demonic counterfeits that can deliver accurate data while diverting hearts from truth. Matthew 7 and Balaam remind us: power isn’t proof. Fruit is character—loyalty, humility, and love. If deception is the headline of the last days, the antidote is simple and demanding: live in the Word, pray in secret and together, and root yourself in a healthy local church. The Spirit still distributes gifts as he wills; our role is willingness, submission, and love that governs every manifestation. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s wrestling with discernment, and leave a review telling us which biblical test helps you most. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/support] Blood & Oil Podcast is filmed and recorded by Pastor Jesse LaForce and Zane Wheeler in California, with Terrence Theodore on video call from the East Coast. A variety of guests will join us as we discuss modern events through a biblical lens, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks to all of our supporters, and Praise God for the opportunity to serve Him in this way. We hope you have enjoyed this episode and pray for blessings upon your day.