If I Were the Devil: The War On Love Podcast

I am SO grateful for this episode, y'all. Katherine came back to finish sharing her testimony, and let me tell you — the depth of vulnerability here is a gift. I open this episode the way I always do: if I were the enemy, if I hated God, how would I go after Him? I walk through Acts 16 — Paul, Lydia, and the slave girl with the spirit of divination — because I want us to remember that the enemy do...

In Part 6 of our Spiritual Warfare series, I sat down with my friend Katheryn for our very first co-hosted episode - and we will be co-hosting again for a PART 2 of her Story- This one is a "set up" for our next episode into Katheryn's testimony down a dark, twisty road into the New Age Movement!  Kathryn is a woman with a radical testimony: raised Catholic, desperate for healing, and slowly drawn...

Happy Monday, friend. We are five episodes deep into the Spiritual Warfare series and I am not slowing down - because there is still SO much to cover on this topic! And the more I read, study, and discuss with others, I feel more and more passion and conviction to share what I am!  In this episode, I'm building on the military framework (because THIS IS WAR!) we've been working through and getting...

Wolves in the Church: Spiritual Warfare at the Operational Level | War on Love Podcast This week we're continuing our spiritual warfare series -and this episode might step on some toes. I'm going there anyway, because truth spoken in love is still love. Last week we looked at the anatomy of spiritual war. This week we're zooming in on the operational level - how Satan works within nations, culture...

You were never meant to fight this war blindly. If life has felt like an unrelenting series of attacks - the persistent shame, the fear that hits out of nowhere, the bitterness that won't lift, the lies that somehow feel like truth - there's a reason. You're in a war that started long before you were born, and the enemy is counting on you not knowing the rules of engagement. In this episode, I bre...

EPISODE TITLE: Why You Can't Love Like Christ Yet — And What Your Wounds Have to Do With It (How Fiery Trials Lead Us Into More Christ-like Love) This week I'm doing something a little different - I'm sharing a message I gave at church on May 31st, 2026, for our worship night. And it might be the most personal thing I've shared publicly to a congregation (excluding when I share my testimony for re...

War on Love Podcast Episode Summary Spiritual Warfare Series | Know Your Enemy: Who Is Satan & How He Operates Do you know who your real enemy is — and how he actually operates? In this episode of War on Love, Danielle opens the second installment of the Spiritual Warfare series by tackling one of the most foundational — and most misunderstood — questions in the Christian faith: Who is the ene...

If I Were the Devil: The War on Love Spiritual Warfare, False Doctrine & Why Prayer Alone Isn't Enough Spiritual Warfare Series | Episode 1   What if the greatest trick the enemy is pulling on the church right now isn’t convincing people he doesn’t exist — but convincing believers they don’t need to do anything beyond praying more? In this episode, Danielle kicks off a brand-new series on spir...

The Distracted, Covetous & Lustful Heart Heart Conditions Series | If I Were the Devil: The War on Love with Danielle Lew (Dani), LCSW, APSATS-CCPS What do pornography, hoarding, endless scrolling, and emotional affairs all have in common? According to Scripture — and the enemy's playbook — they are all expressions of the same ancient heart problem: lust, covetousness, and distraction. In this...

Episode Summary In this final installment of the Hardened Heart series (finally, whew!) we explore what a hardened heart looks like in modern life — in our relationships, our culture, and ourselves — and offers practical, faith-based steps toward healing. The episode opens by grounding the discussion in the Greatest Commandment: to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind. A hardened heart, th...

Hardened Heart Part 4: Impact on Faith & Church If I Were the Devil: The War on Love — Episode Summary In this episode, we explore how a hardened heart directly impacts our ability to fulfill the greatest commandment - to love God, ourselves, and others. Drawing from Scripture, real-life examples, and recovery principles, this episode breaks down what a hardened heart looks like in both believ...

Episode Summary: In Part 3 of the Hardened Heart series, we deep dive into what hardens our hearts and why it matters for our walk with God.  In this episode, you'll learn: How idolatry - including money, relationships, status, and even our children -slowly hardens the heart by shaping us into what we worship The danger of spiritual neglect and daily drift, and how small choices compound over time...

What Hardens a Heart? Understanding the Roots of a Hardened Heart Heart Conditions Series, Part 2 | War on Love Podcast with Danielle Lew Have you ever wondered why some people seem emotionally shut down, spiritually disconnected, or stuck in the same painful patterns no matter what they try? In this episode of the War on Love podcast, Danielle Lew — Licensed Clinical Social Worker, APSATS-trained...

If you have ever asked, "what is a hard heart"? This multi-part episode is for you! You will recognize how the devil uses woundedness and patterns of the world, and even religion to take hearts captive, keeping people captive to this way of being. In this first Part I share an overview of where the hardened heart shows up in the Bible, and some causes, and what dangers of having a hard heart if yo...

Episode Summary: Conditions of the Heart – The Divided & Double-Minded Heart In this episode of The War on Love, Danielle continues the Conditions of the Heart series by exploring what Scripture calls a divided or double-minded heart;  a heart split between devotion to God and allegiance to the world. Drawing from James 4, 1 Kings 11, and James 1:8, Danielle unpacks what it looks like to live...

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Reflection Questions; 1. Where have you been placing your hope — and is it strong enough to hold you? "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." — Romans 15:13 2. What "dashboard lights" has your body or emotions been sending you that you've been ignoring — and what might they be trying to tell you...

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For Deeper Reflection: On Your Own Story "How long, Lord, will you forget me forever?" (Psalm 13:1) — David's raw cry to God shows that honesty with Him is biblical, not faithless. Where in your life have you been telling yourself "nothing bad happened to me" or "I just need to move on" — and what might that be covering up? On Your View of God "You are fearfully and wonderfully made." (Psalm 139:1...