{"podcast":{"title":"Blurry Creatures","slug":"blurry-creatures-744682","podcast_index_feed_id":744682,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/blurrycreatures","website_url":"https://blurrycreatures.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9eedb4a2-f95a-11ee-9aae-27c5b24a191b/image/57b9a0e594932b39c42f7e17ef75e4ee.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blurry Creatures","episode_count":464,"summary":"There is more going on than what you can see. Blurry Creatures is the podcast that takes the strange, the unexplained, and the flat-out weird seriously, and asks what the Bible actually has to say about it. Every week, hosts Luke Rodgers and Nate Henry dig into the topics most people are afraid to touch. UFOs and UAPs. Cryptids and creatures. The Nephilim, the Watchers, and the sons of God. The divine council, cosmic geography, and the spiritual war happening just past the edge of our vision. Rooted in a biblical framework, the show pulls ancient texts, real witness testimony, and honest questions into the same conversation. This is not fringe for the sake of fringe. It is graduate-level theology, academic discussion, and real-world testimony made for regular people, with room for wonder, a healthy dose of humor, and a refusal to pretend the supernatural stopped being real. Whether you are a lifelong believer, a curious skeptic, or someone who has seen something you cannot explain, there is a seat for you here. Come for the mystery. Stay for the truth that holds it all together. New episodes every week.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-05T04:22:12.139692+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blurry-creatures-744682"},"episode":{"title":"EP: 425 The Pharisee Spirit and the War Within with Jess Phoenix","slug":"ep-425-the-pharisee-spirit-and-the-war-within-with-jess-phoenix","published_at":"2026-05-12T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blurry-creatures-744682/ep-425-the-pharisee-spirit-and-the-war-within-with-jess-phoenix","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blurry-creatures-744682","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/s.gum.fm/s-661fc8f0defef17c866096ba/mgln.ai/e/617/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEW1548989493.mp3?updated=1778643996","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/s.gum.fm/s-661fc8f0defef17c866096ba/mgln.ai/e/617/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEW1548989493.mp3?updated=1778643996","summary":"She left witchcraft. She found Jesus. She thought the war was over. It was just getting started. In this follow-up to her first appearance on the show, Jess Phoenix gets into the spirit that most Christians do not want to talk about. The Pharisee spirit. Not a demon in the traditional sense, but a religious operating system that uses scripture as a weapon, gatekeeps the gospel, and drives new believers right back into the darkness they just left. Jess breaks down how this spirit differs from Jezebel, why it can say the name of Jesus without flinching, and how it targets anyone with a testimony and a platform.This conversation is a Christ-centered, honest look at the war happening inside the church. Jess shares what it has been like to be publicly attacked by Christians for her appearance, her past, and her refusal to play by their rules. She explains the difference between conviction and condemnation, why your emotions are not the same thing as discernment, and what the fruit of the Spirit actually looks like when it is present versus when it is being faked. If you came to faith expecting peace and found a battlefield instead, this one is for you. This episode is sponsored by: https://livemomentous.com — Get up to 35% off your first order with promo code BLURRY at checkout!https://go.goodranchers.com/BLURRY — Start your plan today and get FREE meat included with every order PLUS $100 off your first three orders OR get $40 off your first order with code BLURRY at checkout! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"She left witchcraft. She found Jesus. She thought the war was over. It was just getting started. In this follow-up to her first appearance on the show, Je…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5305,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blurry-creatures-744682/episodes/ep-425-the-pharisee-spirit-and-the-war-within-with-jess-phoenix/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blurry-creatures-744682/ep-425-the-pharisee-spirit-and-the-war-within-with-jess-phoenix.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}