Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What science calls a "harmless brain glitch," every ancient culture on earth called something else entirely. Rick opens with an exorcist's firsthand testimony that just went viral on mainstream media. The details are not theoretical. Then — a listener email from a church camp that raises a question Rick couldn't shake. But the main event is sleep paralysis. Rick breaks down what the medical community actually admits about the experience — the shadow figures, the crushing weight, the voices — and why it maps almost perfectly onto what Scripture describes as demonic harassment. Same figures, same pressure, same encounter across cultures that never had contact with each other. The Bible isn't surprised. And there is one response that actually works. Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this eye-opening episode of "Strange Encounters," Rick Burgess tackles several growing trends that many Christians are embracing without asking the most important question: Does it line up with Scripture? As spiritual deception becomes harder to recognize, Rick examines three growing trends that many Christians may be overlooking, including the controversy surrounding the Passion Translation, the debate over UFOs and demons, and the rise of modern breath-work practices. Rick explores a larger question: How do believers discern what is truly from God and what is not? Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strange headlines, government claims, and cultural shifts are raising serious spiritual questions. Could what the world calls “aliens” actually be something far older and far more dangerous? Scripture warns believers that our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces of darkness. From Genesis 6 to the warnings of the end times, the Bible reveals how deception has always been part of Satan’s strategy. As culture grows more hostile toward biblical truth, Christians must understand what spiritual warfare really looks like and how to stand firm in faith. This episode explores what Scripture says about demonic deception, persecution of believers, and why understanding spiritual warfare is more important now than ever. Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come along as we search for the truth, hear stories from people with firsthand experience, and win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come along as we search for the truth, hear stories from people with firsthand experience, and win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come along as we search for the truth, hear stories from people with firsthand experience, and win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come along as we search for the truth, hear stories from people with firsthand experience, and win the spiritual war going on around us on this premiere episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of "Strange Encounters" explores “demons in the headlines,” examining the Epstein scandal, cultural chaos, and the normalization of evil through the lens of spiritual warfare. It argues that depravity becomes leverage, that powerful elites can be manipulated through blackmail, and that Scripture points to a coming push toward one-world control — including the rise of a counterfeit church that appears Christian but isn’t. As darkness grows more visible in culture and leadership, the question becomes unavoidable: Are these events random, or are they part of a much bigger spiritual battle unfolding in plain sight? Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come along as we search for the truth, hear stories from people with firsthand experience, and win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uncover the hidden blueprint behind America's capital city — with roots that tie to the Freemasons and the occult — including the meticulously designed Masonic street layouts that form symbols like the inverted pentagram and deliberate demonic influences woven into the iconic structures of Washington, D.C. Does this history determine the past and future of our country? Hear the answers and the biblical truth as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artificial intelligence is now being used to create Christian music, and it is topping the streaming charts. Some argue that AI Christian songs can be a tool for spreading the gospel. Some say the computer-created songs are from the devil. Can a song touch your soul if it is sung by something without a soul? Hear the biblical truth as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Davis and his wife, Cindy, were initially overjoyed at the chance to purchase the plantation home of their dreams, but that dream quickly became a living nightmare. Eric also inadvertently acquired an antique statue that seemed to bring hell along with it. How were they able to be delivered from the horror that surrounded them? Hear the biblical truth as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christmas traditions vary from family to family, but where do these traditions come from? Some claim that Christmas is actually a pagan holiday, like Halloween. Is it really all about the birth of Christ? When was Christ actually born? Can Christians celebrate Santa? Hear the answers and the biblical truth as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kirk Cameron is a man of God. He has a long record of making a huge impact for the kingdom. However, he has recently changed his stance on the doctrine of hell. Cameron says he no longer believes in "eternal conscious torment." Are we wrong about hell? Is it eternal, or just temporary? Speaking of hell, Zac Brown has faced backlash for his recent show at the Sphere that seemed to take his fans straight into the depths. Some claim it was a demonic ceremony performed before our eyes. Some say it was just an artistic expression of the pain he experienced in his life. Hear the truth about hell as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Children across the country are screaming "six seven" at random times throughout the day. If you have children, you have probably already heard it several times today. What appears to be a meaningless, harmless joke has a much darker origin. Why are kids suddenly repeating this phrase? What is the true meaning and origin? Hear the truth as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychics, mediums, tarot cards, and horoscopes may seem like harmless fun, but listening to these sources for guidance is dangerous. Can people really predict the future or speak to the dead? Who is really speaking through this charade of mysticism? Can Christians take part? Hear the answers as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." SPONSOR: ChristianCollegeGuide.com -- Christian College Guide is an online directory of over 250 Christian colleges and universities and a FREE, easy-to-use resource that will show you the school’s faith commitments, campus policies, and spiritual life. Everyone knows that college is a major investment, so it’s really important to do your research. You want to find a school that shares your values. ChristianCollegeGuide.com also lists all the basics, such as acceptance rates, tuition costs, and academic majors and is the definitive guide to Christian higher education—and it’s completely FREE. So if you or someone you know is considering college, go to https://www.ChristianCollegeGuide.com/ to create a free user profile and get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halloween seems to have transformed from being a fun day for kids to dress up and get candy into an all-out celebration of death, demons, and evil. Why are parents dressing their children up as serial killers? When did torture scenes become part of home decorations? How can Christians navigate this popular pastime? Is there a way to use this "holiday" to advance the kingdom of God? Hear the answers as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." SPONSOR: ChristianCollegeGuide.com -- Christian College Guide is an online directory of over 250 Christian colleges and universities and a FREE, easy-to-use resource that will show you the school’s faith commitments, campus policies, and spiritual life. Everyone knows that college is a major investment, so it’s really important to do your research. You want to find a school that shares your values. ChristianCollegeGuide.com also lists all the basics, such as acceptance rates, tuition costs, and academic majors and is the definitive guide to Christian higher education—and it’s completely FREE. So if you or someone you know is considering college, go to https://www.ChristianCollegeGuide.com/ to create a free user profile and get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bible says the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking to devour the weak. This is exactly what happened according to former nurse Brian McLendon. While fighting for his life in a hospital bed, on a ventilator due to COVID, Brian's weakened state led to him experiencing multiple spiritual attacks. How do we put on the full armor of God and use the strength of Christ to resist the devil? Hear the biblical truth as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war happening all around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." SPONSOR: ChristianCollegeGuide.com -- Christian College Guide is an online directory of over 250 Christian colleges and universities and a FREE, easy-to-use resource that will show you the school’s faith commitments, campus policies, and spiritual life. Everyone knows that college is a major investment, so it’s really important to do your research. You want to find a school that shares your values. ChristianCollegeGuide.com also lists all the basics, such as acceptance rates, tuition costs, and academic majors and is the definitive guide to Christian higher education—and it’s completely FREE. So if you or someone you know is considering college, go to https://www.ChristianCollegeGuide.com/ to create a free user profile and get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The book of Enoch is not the Holy Bible. It tickles the ears of curious readers, but there are many reasons it was not canonized in the Bible. Where does the book of Enoch go astray? Hear the biblical truth about the book of Enoch, casting out demons, and more, as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the nation moves farther away from God, the U.S. military seems to be as well. Norse paganism, also known as heathenry, is a polytheistic religion focused on the worship of Norse gods like Odin and Thor. The trends we are seeing in the military leave us troubled, and we caution our armed service members to stay away from this false religion. This week we also hear letters from the audience that detail demonic oppression in the form of dreams. How should Christians deal with these attacks? Hear the biblical truth as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why didn't God stop the bullet from striking Charlie Kirk? Why do bad things happen to good people? Where is God when Christians are suffering? When horrible things happen to godly people, God's will can be hard to see and understand. If you look to the Bible, the truth is clear. Hear the biblical truth behind this horrific event and other firsthand accounts from listeners as Rick Burgess uses the power of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is time for us to speak the truth about the evil happening all around us. The assassination of Charlie Kirk was the work of Satan. The stabbing of Iryna Zarutska was demonic. The mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church was demonic possession. Pornography is human sacrifice from the bowels of hell. Hear the biblical truth behind these events and other firsthand accounts from listeners as Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you sell your soul for fame and fortune? How common is it in the music and entertainment business? Does the illuminati perform demonic rituals and propel participants to global stardom? Hear the biblical truth behind these alleged practices and other firsthand accounts from listeners as Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some may not want to admit it, but the recent shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis is a clear example of demonic possession. Children in church were killed. Lives were destroyed, ultimately leading to the death of the possessed individual. Hear the biblical truth behind this horrific event and other firsthand accounts from listeners as Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can humans see visions of hell? A woman who goes by the name Queen Okeoma claims to have seen into the pits of hell. She says she saw the famous deceased rapper Biggie in the lake of fire. Hear this story and other firsthand accounts from listeners who have witnessed similar haunting events, as Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drugs and alcohol can open the door to demonic activity, clouding judgment and weakening spiritual defenses. Hence, alcohol is dubbed "spirits," a sly nod to its potential to beckon malevolent forces. Hear firsthand accounts from listeners who have witnessed such dark influences, as Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Steve Hines shares his gripping testimony of confronting demonic oppression head-on and emerging victorious through the unmatched power of Jesus’ name. He shares how prayer, scripture, and steadfast faith became his weapons in dismantling demonic strongholds. Hear how Hines and host Rick Burgess use the truth of the Bible to take on spiritual warfare and win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You have probably seen the viral video of the boy in the hospital bed who appears to talk to Jesus and his deceased father. Is it possible this boy really saw Jesus? Did he really witness a supernatural vision of his father? Rick looks at what the Bible actually says. When it comes to our own faith, are we believers but not true followers? We know that even demons believe in Jesus, but do we believe and accept Christ as our savior? Hear how Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to take on spiritual warfare and win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Dana Free has fought her fair share of spiritual battles, from battling addiction in her home to fighting a demonic force that tried to destroy her entire family. Jesus fought the devil with scripture, and Dana follows that example in her book "What Every Christian Needs to Know About Spiritual Warfare." We don't fight with flesh and blood, and spiritual problems can't be solved with worldly answers. Hear how author Dana Free and host Rick Burgess use the truth of the Bible to take on spiritual warfare and win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are countless stories of people encountering aliens, but are these really visitors from another planet? Could it actually be demonic activity? Our guest, writer and producer Josh Jennings, recounts his two encounters with the supernatural. One experience was with what seemed to be absolute evil. The other experience was something entirely different. Are they aliens, demons, angels, or something else? Hear how Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to take on spiritual warfare and win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Ghost hunts" have become a popular activity for professionals and curious casuals. Should people, Christians or not, participate in an activity that could invite evil? Ghost hunter Tom Carr joins us on this episode to share stories of his encounters with the supernatural. Rick responds with a warning for Tom or anyone else who is thinking about trying to contact ghosts, spirits, demons, or angels. Hear how Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to take on spiritual warfare and win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demonic activity is nothing to laugh at. Producer Calvin "Speedy" Wilburn learned this firsthand while traveling the country looking for "haunted" landmarks during the massively popular "13 Days of Horror" series as heard on "The Rick & Bubba Show." Speedy tells the story of a demonic encounter that shook his spirit and led to the guys shutting down the hunt for the haunted. Hear the behind-the-scenes story and how Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to take on spiritual warfare and win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does the Bible say about the appearance of angels? What do they look like, what is their role, and are they to be feared? Rick explains the types of angels seen throughout the Bible, and tells the story of a demonic attack that happened while he was preaching the Gospel to a large crowd. Hear how Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to take on spiritual warfare and win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Angels and demons are real, and the Bible tells us exactly how to approach their existence. Blake Prime is our guest, and he shares his story of how the name of Jesus stopped a demonic attack against his daughter. Hear how Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to take on spiritual warfare and the concrete steps you can take to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't miss the premiere episode of "Strange Encounters," as Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to take on the realm of spiritual warfare. This is not about Bigfoot, space aliens, or the Loch Ness Monster. This is about encountering the supernatural. Angels and demons are real, and the Bible tells us exactly how to approach their existence. Come along as we search for the truth, hear stories from people with firsthand experience, and win the spiritual war going on around us on this premiere episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices