Yesterday as I was walking to my car, I bumped into a group of teenagers that I hadn’t seen for a few months. After the initial greetings of “alriiig?” one of the group, Jason, told me he was learning to be an extreme skater. Now this surprised me quite a lot as Jason has always been downtrodden, demotivated and generally not sporty at all. As it turns out, it seems that Jason’s long-dead Great Grandfather spoke to him during a seance telling him to stop being lazy as he would later start to earn around £30k a year doing sports. Jason decided it should be extreme sports and his friends were keen to encourage him.

As we stood there chatting, the guys asked if I believed in spirits and paranormal activity. I explained that as a Christian I believed in God and knew there was a spiritual dimension (although not everything was helpful or healthy). This seemed to excite them a lot and they asked if I wanted to come to the next seance – it was only £3 a time and you get tea and biscuits.

It suddenly struck me that in their minds there was no conflict in being a Christian and attending a seance, in fact they were both ‘spiritual’ activities so we actually had a lot in common. Despite the inherent confusion and spiritual danger in mixing these beliefs, I was left wondering if their enthusiasm for spiritual development was something worth celebrating and nurturing? Maybe this is the beginning of their journey to meeting Christ. I just hope I can play a small part in that.