When Babylon Wears a Cross: Evil Camouflaged
When I read this past week that the Anglican Church held an election to install the new Archbishop of Canterbury, I felt compelled to piece together an essay about the end time church. Everything about their chosen candidate speaks to the Anglican Church falling away from Christ and into the hands of the son of perdition. When the disciples asked Jesus what the end of the age would look like, I'm guessing he was seeing this event happening.

We’ll talk about the crafty advance of false religion we all feel—holy language used to bless what God doesn’t, pulpits drifting into politics, and a thin “unity” that avoids truth.

And we'll examine how we as Christians can deal with it's infiltration into the Church today.

Cities in Ashes: The False Gospel of Socialism — When leaders forget the One who gave them authority, cities change. We walk through L.A., Charlotte, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York with Scripture in hand (Isa. 5:20; Rom. 13; Mic. 6:8), separating mercy from neglect and theater from service. Not a call to rage—a call to truth, justice, and courage under Christ.Rate, follow, and share if you enjoyed this podcast. Send questions or stories from your city to ⁠polivergris@gmail.com⁠.

IIn this episode of Stories from the Wilderness, Patrick Oliver Griswold shares his poem The Wheat and the Tares, drawn from the thirteenth chapter of Matthew. This isn’t about solving a parable or wrestling with it—it’s about learning to wait with it. To accept that both wheat and weeds grow in us, and still to know joy—the joy of Jesus—alive within us even as we walk through valleys of pain or sorrow.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, America stands at a crossroads. Will our grief burn out in rage, or break open into revival?

In this episode of Stories from the Wilderness, Patrick Oliver Griswold reflects on the spark of awakening rising in our time. This is not a call to political revolt, but to prayer, repentance, and the bold witness of Christ.

Revival, not revolution — because street protests fade, but the Spirit of God reshapes nations.

On this September 11th, we remember nearly 3,000 lives lost in New York City twenty-four years ago, and we grieve the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a young Christian leader. Beyond politics, this is a war of kingdoms — the Light of Christ against the darkness of this world. Each of us must choose: Who will we serve?

In this special episode of Stories from the Wilderness, I share an excerpt from Grace, one of the stories in my newly released audiobook A Clown for Orphans & Other Short Stories.

Set in the fishing town of Magdala nearly 2,000 years ago, Grace follows a woman whose ordinary morning is interrupted by an extraordinary encounter with Jesus. With a single word—Peace—her life is quietly, forever transformed.

May this glimpse remind you that the same peace still speaks into our own ordinary days.

Philippians 3 unsettles us with Paul’s words about “the fellowship of Christ’s sufferings.” In this episode, I wrestle with what it means to know Jesus not only in His power but in His suffering — and how even loss can become a place of fellowship with Him.

Faith is never wasted when placed in the hands of Christ. In this episode, we look at how Jesus welcomed every person who came to Him for healing, and how that same mercy still reaches us today. From the Gospels to the witness of believers like Smith Wigglesworth, we discover that faith is the motor of healing—not a guarantee, but a promise held firm in His hands.