Spiritual Recon
Step behind enemy lines and see how the unseen world shapes your daily life. Hosts Adam and Diana Clay, missionaries with over 20 years of experience serving in Voodoo, Santeria, and animism cultures, help Christians discern challenges, stand firm, and confront the schemes opposing God’s purposes. Each episode equips you to reclaim your God-given authority, walk in your calling, advance God’s kingdom, and live on mission to fulfill the Great Commission.
Episodes
What’s actually happening in spiritually dark places?
Not just what you can see… but what’s happening behind it?
In this episode, we take you inside a real experience—visiting a voodoo sanctuary in the Dominican Republic—and unpack what was actually going on beneath the surface.
Because this wasn’t just about what we saw.
It was about learning how to recognize spiritual darkness, understand what’s happening in a place, and respond ...
What if the idea of a “Christian nation”… isn’t actually biblical?
We hear it all the time—
“America is a Christian nation.” “One nation under God.”
But what if that idea doesn’t come from Scripture at all?
In this episode, we step into a conversation that goes deeper than politics.
Because this isn’t about left vs right… or one country vs another…
👉 It’s about allegiance.
When you follow the biblical story—from the Tower of Babel...
What if the real challenge isn’t hearing God’s voice… but knowing which voice you’re hearing?
In our last episode, we talked about why so many Christians struggle to hear from God.
But even when you do hear something— how do you know it’s actually Him?
Because as believers, we don’t just hear one voice.
We hear:
- God
- Our own thoughts
- And the enemy
And learning to discern the difference is essential if we’re going to walk ...
What if the reason you struggle to hear God’s voice… isn’t because He isn’t speaking?
…but because you’ve been taught to listen in only one way?
In this episode, we unpack one of the most important—and often misunderstood—questions in the Christian life:
How does God actually speak today?
Many believers have been taught that the Bible is the primary—or even the only—way God communicates. But when we step back and look at Scripture ...
He tried to stop Him… but the cross wasn’t defeat. It was the turning point.
What if the cross wasn’t just about the forgiveness of sins…
…but the moment the powers of darkness lost everything?
In this episode, we explore what may have been happening in the unseen realm as Jesus stepped onto the scene—and why the enemy moved to stop Him.
From their perspective, a King had entered their domain. The kingdom of God was advancing. And ...
Most Christians don’t think twice about their home.
It’s just where you sleep… where you eat… where you live your life.
But what if your home isn’t actually neutral?
What if it’s either being shaped by the Kingdom of God… or influenced by something else?
In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we explore a reality that most believers never seriously consider:
👉 Why does the enemy target our homes?
Because if we’re honest… a lot of spi...
Most Christians today don’t have a category for places where the spiritual and physical overlap.
That kind of thinking feels distant… or even unbiblical.
But what if Scripture has been pointing to this reality from the very beginning?
In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we explore a question most believers never stop to ask:
👉 Are spiritual portals real?
Across cultures—voodoo, Santería, animism—you consistently hear about specifi...
Most Christians today think of church as a place we go.
A building. A service. A weekly event.
But what if that wasn’t how the first followers of Jesus understood it?
In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we sit down with Neil Cole, author of Organic Church and Primal Fire, to explore how the church gradually shifted from a movement of disciples on mission into something that often revolves around gatherings and programs.
For the ear...
Twenty-five years ago, long before we understood the unseen realm or territorial powers, the Lord asked us to do something simple: open the doors of our home. That step of obedience began a journey that challenged many of our assumptions about church, discipleship, and mission.
In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we share how that journey led us to rethink what it means to make disciples and what the church is actually meant to be...
Most Christians were taught that the Gospel is about going to heaven one day.
But when Jesus sent out His disciples in Luke 9, that is not what they proclaimed.
They announced the Gospel of the Kingdom.
So what does that mean?
In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we revisit the message Jesus actually commissioned His followers to announce — and why misunderstanding the Kingdom has quietly reshaped how we share the Gospel today.
In t...
If the unseen realm is real, then the church was never meant to be passive.
Christ has entrusted His people as ambassadors of the Kingdom — sent into contested territory to reclaim image-bearers from deception and darkness. So why do so many believers experience church as an event rather than a mission?
In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we wrestle with a sobering question raised by a former shaman: “If you have the truth, why do ...
After years immersed in shamanism, ayahuasca, and spirit guides, Mitchell reached a breaking point.
The spiritual experiences were real — but the stories began to contradict themselves. What once felt benevolent turned hostile. And when Mitchell and his wife called on the name of Jesus, the unseen realm reacted.
In Part 2 of this two-part conversation, the deception unravels.
M...
Spirit guides, shamanism, and altered states are often presented as ancient, benevolent pathways to healing and wisdom. Many Christians, however, are left unsure how to interpret the real experiences people report through these practices. Are these encounters psychological? Symbolic? Or is something else actually at work?
In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we’re joined by Mitchell, a former shaman who spent years engaging with spi...
If Jesus already won, why do spiritual powers still have power today?
Christians often affirm the victory of the cross, yet remain deeply confused when confronted with ongoing spiritual experiences connected to the occult, New Age practices, and non-Christian religions. If Jesus disarmed the powers, why do these realities still seem active—and why does the church struggle to respond to them with clarity and confidence?
In this epis...
In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we explore Acts 2 within the larger biblical storyline of Babel, the nations, and the unseen conflict that runs from Genesis through the New Testament.
Rather than treating Acts 2 as the birth of the church, we examine it as a continuation — the moment when the church steps into a mission shaped by Jesus’ victory over the powers. By tracing the narrative from the ...
Jesus and the Divine Council
In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we’re joined by Doug Van Dorn to explore the biblical concept of the Divine Council and how it reshapes our understanding of Jesus throughout the Old and New Testaments.
We examine how passages like Psalm 82 and Deuteronomy 32 describe God’s heavenly council, how ancient Israel understood spiritual authority over the nations, and why these ideas are essential for read...
What really happened on Mount Hermon?
In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we explore why Mount Hermon plays such a critical role in the biblical story of the unseen realm. From the Watchers of Genesis 6, to King Og and the land of Bashan, to Jesus standing at the Gates of Hades, this mountain sits at the center of spiritual conflict in Scripture.
We unpack how ancient Israel understood Mount Hermon as a place of divine rebellion, w...
In this Q&A episode, we explore what spiritual authority really is, how believers are meant to use it, and why it does not weaken. We also talk about what it means to “dwell in the shelter of the Most High” and how intimacy with God gives clarity and confidence in spiritual warfare.
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What do demons actually do? Adam and Diana explore the activity of demons through the Bible, 1 Enoch, and the Second Temple worldview. We explain the origin of demons as the disembodied spirits of the giants and how they operate today.
You’ll hear real ministry stories from the Dominican Republic that reveal the seven main tactics demons use against believers—and how Christians can discern and stand firm.
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In this Q&A episode, we unpack the Deuteronomy 32 Worldview—how the Most High divided the nations, who the “sons of God” were, and how God continued working outside Israel through stories like Jonah, pagan sailors, and Balaam. We also explore why Israel drifted toward other gods and what Jesus’ victory means for territorial powers today.
If you’re familiar with Michael Heiser, Timothy Alberino, or the Divine Council worldview, ...
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