{"podcast":{"title":"Dial In with Jonny Ardavanis","slug":"dial-in-with-jonny-ardavanis-460773","podcast_index_feed_id":460773,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/dial-in/","website_url":"https://www.dialinministries.org","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/92cbd320-7c45-435f-90f8-21a4958f57fd/UphX_0MmMNBd-30XX_K47gjh.jpg","author":"Jonny Ardavanis","episode_count":275,"summary":"God's word has changed my life and my passion is that people would understand and obey it. The truth of Scripture has the ability to \"renew our minds,\" \"give us joy,\" and \"transform us into the image of Christ.\"","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dial-in-with-jonny-ardavanis-460773"},"episode":{"title":"The Dangerous Lie Inside the Church: New Thought, Mysticism & the Law of Attraction Exposed","slug":"the-dangerous-lie-inside-the-church-new-thought-mysticism-the-law-of-attraction-exposed","published_at":"2026-05-19T10:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dial-in-with-jonny-ardavanis-460773/the-dangerous-lie-inside-the-church-new-thought-mysticism-the-law-of-attraction-exposed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dial-in-with-jonny-ardavanis-460773","url":"https://www.dialinministries.org","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bdb56fd0-3780-4fe5-ac7e-232ea6918877.mp3","summary":"Is mysticism creeping into your church? Are you unknowingly influenced by New Age or New Thought beliefs? In this eye-opening conversation, Jonny Ardavanis sits down with apologist and author Melissa Dougherty to unpack the subtle but dangerous ideas infiltrating modern Christianity — from the Law of Attraction and Christ consciousness to Christian mysticism, universalism, and the teachings of Richard Rohr. Melissa shares her personal story of being deeply involved in the church while unknowingly holding occultic, unbiblical beliefs — and what finally woke her up. 📖 Topics covered: — What is New Thought and how is it different from New Age? — Law of Attraction, manifestation & Christ consciousness explained — How Oprah, Joel Osteen & the Word of Faith movement connect to New Thought — The danger of Christian mysticism and chasing spiritual experiences — Richard Rohr, universalism & progressive Christianity — The Enneagram's roots in New Thought — How to discern truth from deception 📚 Get Melissa's book Happy Lies : https://a.co/d/0e2lMldd 📺 Melissa's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MelissaDougherty","meta_description":"Is mysticism creeping into your church? Are you unknowingly influenced by New Age or New Thought beliefs? In this eye-opening conversation, Jonny Ardavani…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2722,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dial-in-with-jonny-ardavanis-460773/episodes/the-dangerous-lie-inside-the-church-new-thought-mysticism-the-law-of-attraction-exposed/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dial-in-with-jonny-ardavanis-460773/the-dangerous-lie-inside-the-church-new-thought-mysticism-the-law-of-attraction-exposed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}