Brannon Howse: Aired May 30, 2012

The May 2012 cover story of the magazine Christianity Today is about Heidi Baker. The subtitle of the article reads, “There are credible reports that Heidi Baker heals the deaf and raises the dead.” The article declares that “…she claims, scores have risen from the dead, food has been multiplied, the crippled and blind have been restored…” Any reason why we don’t have video documentation of this?The CT article states that “One night, she had a vision of Jesus in which she literally ate his flesh and drank his blood.” In addition the article states “Heidi speaks of ministry flowing from ‘your secret place’ in a love experience with Jesus so potent it verges on the erotic.” The article reports “Scholar McClymond describes Heidi as a ‘practical mystic, like Teresa of Avila.’” The CT article mentions the New Apostolic Reformation and tries not to connect Baker to the NAR but Brannon documents Baker’s work with many prominent NAR personalities as well as being a co-author of the book “Reformers Pledge” with the likes of Cindy Jacobs, C. Peter Wagner and others. In addition Brannon plays an audio clip dated May 22, 2012 in which Tim Wildmon of the American Family Association and AFR interviews Baker. Brannon points out that many groups are helping to bring false teaching mainstream whether they know it or not. Brannon also explains how Baker and NAR personalities along with Emergent Church leaders are taking part in a research project that boasts being funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Brannon explains why this is of particular interest as the New Agers, the Mystical Left, neo-evangelicals, and the New Religious Right merge.