Part 1 Unseen War: The Enemy's Hidden Strategies with Heather Otis TayloePart 1 Unseen War: The Enemy's Hidden Strategies with Heather Otis Tayloe
Crossroads with Jenny Bushkell
Jenny Bushkell talks with author Heather Otis Tayloe about spiritual warfare, the reality of a hidden enemy, and how scripture equips believers to stand firm. They discuss doubt, occult influences, cultural lies about truth, and an urgent call to follow Jesus as the only way to God.
25:01•25 May 2026
Unseen War and Hidden Schemes: Heather Otis Tayloe on Knowing Your Enemy
Episode Overview
- Ignoring or denying the reality of Satan does not make him less real and can give him greater access to a believer’s life.
- Believers are called to use the full armour of God and stay grounded in scripture rather than relying on others to "feed" them spiritually.
- Habitual sin and compromise create footholds for the enemy and weaken a person’s walk with God.
- Cultural acceptance of occult practices and the belief that feelings equal truth are described as key ways the "satanic mindset" deceives people.
- Heather stresses that there are not many roads to God; she says Jesus is the only way, and urges those who do not know him to turn to him urgently.
“"It’s an urgent warning because, like any enemy, if we stick our heads in the sand or we pretend that he’s not real, it doesn’t make him less real."”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety and faith when life feels like a battlefield? This conversation on Crossroads with Jenny Bushkell turns the spotlight on a different kind of struggle: the unseen spiritual war that many Christians, and especially those dealing with addiction or deep hurt, may overlook. Jenny chats with author Heather Otis Tayloe about her book with the tongue‑twister title, **Saboteur: Agent of Subterfuge and Subversive Stratagems**.
From the outset, Heather calls her book "an urgent warning" about a very real enemy. She explains that pretending Satan isn’t real "doesn’t make him less real" and instead gives him more access to our lives.
You’ll hear them talk honestly about how doubt, compromise, and unchecked habits can act like open doors for what Heather calls "a worrying, relentless, seducing spirit bent on turning our affections away from God." The episode is packed with scripture, including Ephesians 6:12 and the reminder to put on the full armour of God. Heather shares how her parents intentionally taught her about the spiritual enemy, and why she thinks so much of the modern church avoids the topic.
Jenny adds her own experience teaching children that "the devil is real" and wants their souls, raising tough questions about how early we should talk to kids about spiritual danger.
Heather also raises concerns about the rising acceptance of occult practices, from mediums to certain spiritual rituals, warning that "your power source has to be 100% Jesus, and no other power source." The conversation closes with a clear plea to those who don’t yet follow Jesus, stressing that there aren’t "many roads to God" but one narrow way.
If you’ve ever brushed off spiritual warfare as dramatic or old‑fashioned, this episode might make you pause and ask: where could you be shrugging off a real enemy instead of standing firm in truth?
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