In his book The Unexpected Journey, Thom Rainer shares the story of Kathi, a woman who left behind a life of witchcraft and Wiccan paganism to become a follower of Jesus Christ. Immediately after her decision to become a Christian, she describes to Thom how God delivered her from the powers of evil in her life, as well as her physical deafness (Kathi had been suffering progressive hearing loss for ...

According to a June 2005 Gallup poll, about three quarters of Americans believe in the paranormal. The percentage of those who believe in:

Extrasensory perception: 41

Haunted houses: 37

Ghosts: 32

Telepathy: 31

Astrology: 25

Communication with the dead: 21

Reincarnation: 20

A is for Alcohol: Do you emphasize the freedom of Christians to enjoy God's good gifts, or do you emphasize that alcohol is involved in sexual immorality, dysfunctional families, and deaths from drunk drivers?

B is for Baptism: Should we baptize infants or dedicate them?

C is for Contraception: Should Christians use birth control, and if so, what kinds are okay?

D is for Dating: Is this a fun way for ...

Now and Then, with Melanie Griffith and Demi Moore, is a coming-of-age movie of four girlfriends who reunite as adults and reminisce about an eventful summer in their lives 20 years ago when they were all about 12. For part of their summer, they became curious about the tombstone of a murdered 12-year-old boy and conducted séances in the cemetery to try to communicate with the boy. The scene begins ...

The book Irresistible Evangelism includes the story of Jan, a staffer with Athletes in Action. After attending a conference where the importance of listening to unsaved people was stressed, Jan and others were relaxing in the hotel whirlpool. Two adolescent girls joined them in the tub. One of the teens, named Brittany, began passionately telling her friend about an upcoming Wiccan gathering she was ...

In Today's Christian Woman, Kimberly Shumate tells how she became a Christian after living as a witch. We pick up the story as she, after coming to the end of herself, walks into a church:

As I sat down, I silently shot up a desperate prayer: God, please give me someone in this crazy crowd I can relate to. If you don't give me someone, I'm walking out of here. At that moment, the pastor told the congregation ...

Like her television show, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," actress Sarah Michelle Gellar's personal spirituality borrows from a hodgepodge of religions. "I consider myself a spiritual person," she told Scotland's Daily Record. "I believe in an idea of God, although it's my own personal ideal. I find most religions interesting, and I've been to every kind of denomination: Catholic, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist. ...

Belief in several paranormal experiences has increased significantly in the last 11 years:

Psychic or spiritual healing: 46 percent believed in this in 1990; 54 percent believed in this in 2001 Houses can be haunted: 29 percent in 1990; 42 percent in 2001 Ghosts: 25 percent in 1990; 38 percent in 2001 The power of the mind to know the past and predict the future: 23 percent in 1990; 32 percent in ...

Great Britain's Pagan Federation, which represents druids and witches, is claiming that the TV shows "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" have fueled a rapidly growing interest in witchcraft among children. The organization averages 100 inquiries a month from kids who want to become witches. Last month it appointed its first-ever youth officer to counsel young people.

A spokesman ...

In an interview with Barbara Walters on the ABC television show "20/20," Barbra Streisand told of visiting a Long Island psychic to contact her late father.

Streisand said, "It was very frightening. This table started to spell letters. It spelled M-A-N-N-Y, which was his nickname. I looked under the table, but there's no wires. There's no way this thing could move except with a vibration of some sort. ...