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Ep. 48 | A New Chapter | Sasquatch & Sourdough · Sasquatch & Sourdough

• 0:12
  SPEAKER_00: There are stories we carry that don't fit neatly into the world we were told was real.
• 0:18
  SPEAKER_00: Moments that feel strange, unsettling, or unexplainable, yet somehow meaningful.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sasquatch and sourdough is a place to bring those stories.
• 0:28
  SPEAKER_00: Here we explore the unexplained, the supernatural, folklore, history, and high strangeness through the lens of faith, scripture, and discernment.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: Not to sensationalize the unknown, but to examine it slowly, thoughtfully, and with the reminder that God is present even in the most unexpected places.
• 0:51
  SPEAKER_00: This is weirdly encouraging content for curious minds, faithful hearts, and anyone who's ever felt like the world is weirder than they ever imagined.
• 1:01
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to Sasquatch and Sourdough.
• 1:36
  SPEAKER_00: I am starting something at my church uh next week.
• 1:42
  SPEAKER_00: And it's basically 21 days of prayer and fasting.
• 1:45
  SPEAKER_00: And I thought it was a really cool idea.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: I thought, what a cool way to start the new year.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_00: I wanted to invite you guys in.
• 1:51
  SPEAKER_00: Um, if you're not doing any sort of like reset regimen, you know, or a fasting or a prayer regimen.
• 1:57
  SPEAKER_00: I know a lot of people start their year that way.
• 1:59
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, this is kind of a good way to get to know the Lord a little bit better, uh, get to know the Bible a little bit better, and just spend time hearing from God.
• 2:08
  SPEAKER_00: So um kind of in preparation for for that, and also just kind of preparation for the next season of the podcast, I wanted to look into some obviously strange encounters in the Bible, but I was wondering, you know, what does it look like when people pray and fast in the Bible and what encounters or what might have happened, you know, as a um as a result of that, of having a really good prayer life and a really strong um connection with God.
• 2:39
  SPEAKER_00: So I took a deep dive into that and came up with some interesting ideas for episodes.
• 2:46
  SPEAKER_00: So I just wanted to give you guys a little teaser here, um, kind of a I guess a tone setter for kind of where I believe the Lord is taking the podcast in the next season.
• 2:57
  SPEAKER_00: Um, probably just, I don't know if this is gonna be a series, but some things that I'm looking into.
• 3:02
  SPEAKER_00: So I think that you're gonna be really excited.
• 3:05
  SPEAKER_00: I'm really excited about what God's doing in this podcast.
• 3:08
  SPEAKER_00: Um, I still want to keep things weird and I still want to talk about weird stuff, but I really feel like it needs to be grounded more in faith and scripture and prayer and kind of where God wants to take it.
• 3:19
  SPEAKER_00: So I hope that you will enjoy the next chapter and welcome to the journey.
• 3:33
  SPEAKER_00: There are moments in scripture when the veil feels thin, not because someone went looking for it, but because they stopped consuming, they stopped rushing, and stopped feeling the silence.
• 3:46
  SPEAKER_00: Prayer and fasting don't chase heaven, they quiet the room.
• 3:50
  SPEAKER_00: And when the room gets quiet, strange things will happen.
• 3:54
  SPEAKER_00: Jacob sleeps with his head on a stone and dreams of a ladder filled with ascending and descending beings.
• 4:01
  SPEAKER_00: Isaiah stands in the temple and suddenly sees the throne, high and lifted up, surrounded by burning ones who don't stop speaking.
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  SPEAKER_00: Daniel fasts and a messenger appears, delayed by unseen resistance.
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  SPEAKER_00: None of them asked to see what they saw.
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  SPEAKER_00: They were simply near the threshold.
• 4:23
  SPEAKER_00: Fasting in the Bible almost always comes before something disruptive.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus fasts in the wilderness and the unseen world responds, not with comfort, but with confrontation.
• 4:34
  SPEAKER_00: When Moses fasts, God passes by.
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  SPEAKER_00: Elijah fasts and hears God not in fire or earthquake, but in a thin whisper.
• 4:42
  SPEAKER_00: The early church fasts, and decisions are made that change history.
• 4:46
  SPEAKER_00: Fasting doesn't create visions, it prepares the heart for clarity, and clarity can be unsettling.
• 4:52
  SPEAKER_00: And there's always weirdness that we don't talk about.
• 4:55
  SPEAKER_00: We tend to clean these stories up, but scripture doesn't.
• 4:59
  SPEAKER_00: Angels will show up and people fall like they're dead, voices speak from clouds, the throne room is filled with creatures covered in eyes, wheels within wheels move with intention.
• 5:10
  SPEAKER_00: That's the stuff that I want to figure out.
• 5:12
  SPEAKER_00: That's what I want to get deeper into this season.
• 5:16
  SPEAKER_00: The early church understood something that we've forgotten.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not every encounter is an invitation.
• 5:22
  SPEAKER_00: Church fathers warn believers not to chase the visions, even during fasting, not because the supernatural wasn't real, but because it was crowded.
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  SPEAKER_00: They taught discernment of spirits.
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  SPEAKER_00: They asked the questions.
• 5:35
  SPEAKER_00: Does this lead to humility?
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  SPEAKER_00: Does it align with Christ?
• 5:39
  SPEAKER_00: Does it draw you deeper into love and repentance or into fear and fascination?
• 5:44
  SPEAKER_00: The goal was never experience.
• 5:46
  SPEAKER_00: The goal was faithfulness at the edge.
• 5:49
  SPEAKER_00: And I think that's where I find myself.
• 5:51
  SPEAKER_00: Faithfulness at the edge, understanding the borders of this world, that there are unseen things, there are weird hidden things, but we don't always have to chase them.
• 6:02
  SPEAKER_00: How do we wrestle with what we've encountered in the past?
• 6:07
  SPEAKER_00: How do we heal from those things?
• 6:08
  SPEAKER_00: And how do we grow deeper with God?
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  SPEAKER_00: And more importantly, deeper into his kingdom and what he has for us and wants for us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, if you're here and you've been following for the past couple of years, I guess, at this point, and you're like, well, wait a second, hold on.
• 6:24
  SPEAKER_00: I signed up for like weird, quirky, sourdough, whatever, two girls talking about weird, dark stuff.
• 6:33
  SPEAKER_00: Once I allow God to take control, he's definitely steering where this podcast goes.
• 6:38
  SPEAKER_00: And that really kind of just goes in hand in hand with where my faith is going as well.
• 6:43
  SPEAKER_00: I can't be in two different worlds.
• 6:45
  SPEAKER_00: I can't not talk about my faith.
• 6:48
  SPEAKER_00: I can't not have faith and God in Jesus be the forefront of everything that I do.
• 6:55
  SPEAKER_00: And that definitely means being creative and producing this podcast.
• 6:59
  SPEAKER_00: So I hope I don't lose people along the way because I think it's a fun journey.
• 7:04
  SPEAKER_00: And I think it's definitely something that anybody, any level of belief, whether there's no belief or, you know, you're just kind of maybe repurposing your belief and trying to figure things out, everybody still has room here at the table.
• 7:19
  SPEAKER_00: I have to go with where God goes.
• 7:21
  SPEAKER_00: And I think that this is where he's leading.
• 7:31
  SPEAKER_00: We're not chasing sensational things, but we're asking better questions.
• 7:36
  SPEAKER_00: What happens when prayer sharpens awareness?
• 7:38
  SPEAKER_00: How do we discern between God's voice and everything else?
• 7:41
  SPEAKER_00: That is something that is so big on my heart right now because it's so noisy out there, and I know you guys feel it too.
• 7:48
  SPEAKER_00: Why do encounters, ancient and modern, cluster around moments of surrender?
• 7:53
  SPEAKER_00: And what do cryptids, ghosts, visions, and high strangeness reveal about a world the Bible already said was more populated than we think?
• 8:02
  SPEAKER_00: I don't want to reinvent the wheel here in this space.
• 8:05
  SPEAKER_00: I just feel like God is pushing me through to something a little bit different, and I want to follow his lead because I feel like everyone is just doing the same thing.
• 8:14
  SPEAKER_00: I'm coming expectant in this prayer and fasting season, and I really hope that you guys will follow along.
• 8:20
  SPEAKER_00: Prayer and fasting aren't about seeing angels or ghosts.
• 8:24
  SPEAKER_00: It's about learning to stand faithfully when the world feels strange.
• 8:27
  SPEAKER_00: And as I step into this next season, I'm going to explore the stories that live at the edge, where faith, fear, folklore, and the unseen all collide.
• 8:37
  SPEAKER_00: Because remember, the truth is out there, God is with you, and somehow we always end up in the kitchen.
• 9:16
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you so much for tuning in.
• 9:17
  SPEAKER_00: If this is your first time here, welcome.
• 9:20
  SPEAKER_00: The best way that you can stay connected is by following us on Instagram.
• 9:24
  SPEAKER_00: I do a lot of posting there.
• 9:26
  SPEAKER_00: You can also send an email to sasquatch and sourdough at gmail.com or check out our encounter map on the website at Sasquatch and Sourdough.com.
• 9:37
  SPEAKER_00: Remember, until next time, the truth is out there.
• 9:40
  SPEAKER_00: God is with you, and everyone always ends up in the kitchen.