By definition, occult is hidden. But ex-witch Beth Eckert is on a mission to expose this darkness and call forth light.

No longer will Satan’s secret kingdom haunt the shadows. As a survivor of ritual satanic abuse, Eckert is using her social media platform to tell the truth. Watch the video to see her explain where Satan’s reign is prevalent today.

Actress Candace Cameron Bure believes deeply in the power of prayer.

The Fuller House star stopped by the Faithwire newsroom in New York City on Monday to discuss faith, life, her new book and plenty more, spending a fair amount of time addressing the importance of prayer in her own life.

Bure, who released the book Staying Stylish: Cultivating a Confident Look, Style and Attitude this week, specifically responded to those who say “prayer isn’t enough” or who mock invocations in the wake of tragedy.

“It bothers me and I feel sad for the people who write it, because the first thing I think is, ‘Well, they’ve never experienced the power of prayer. They just don’t know,'” Bure said. “Prayer, for me, is always where you start. That’s the start of your solution. Then, yes, you take action.”

Bure went on to offer a detailed assessment surrounding why she believes prayer is the starting place.

“If you don’t start with [prayer] there’s no power behind it, because God’s the power,” she said. “God can do anything, change anything—change hearts. It’s the heart of all of us that need to be changed, and that’s where God needs to get in.”

The actress also spoke about the role prayer plays in her everyday life, saying she doesn’t feel quite balanced when she doesn’t take the time to give thanks to God, appealing to “his truths and not [her] own emotions.”

“If I’ve got a tough day, God’s right there with me by my side,” Bure said, going on to say that the believes many people misunderstand prayer and fail to realize that it is “an open dialogue with God at any time of the day or night.”

In her own life, she said she vents to God and shares her most pressing and important concerns, and she encouraged others to do the same. In fact, prayer is a central element in her book Staying Stylish.

“There’s nothing too small to talk to Him about there’s nothing too crazy or big idea to ask Him about,” Bure said. “Whether its praise or asking for help it’s just an ongoing dialogue.”

What God did during the time of the prophets and apostles, He did in response to what pagan nations were doing, Derek Gilbert says.

These pagan rituals even play a role in end-times prophecy, the author and SkyWatchTV host says.

“Ezekiel prophesied a day when those spirits would be part of the war led by the entity coming from the mountain that Lucifer wants to establish his throne on, which is in Turkey,” Gilbert says.

Watch the video to see more.

From Jesus to Luke, Jim Caviezel is using the big screen to share the New Testament. The actor who played Jesus in Passion of the Christ will take on the doctor scribe in Paul Apostle of Christ, due out Easter. James Faulkner (DaVinci’s Demons, Downton Abby) will play the titular character. Watch the video and let us know what you think!

Four blood moons. Shemitah cycles. The Balfour Declaration. A total solar eclipse. These are just a few of the major signs that have lined up in recent years.

On their own, each of these holds minimal significance, but together, they could be indicative of things to come, “The Desert Prophet” John Shorey tells Jim Bakker.

Watch the video to see the details.

A Muslim man named Hamid found Jesus through his brother’s witness. When Hamid heard the gospel, he accepted Jesus with his mind, but his heart was slow to experience the fullness of God’s love.

Timid about his faith, Hamid had no desire to risk sharing his new faith with others, according to a story by Frontiers.

He and his brother began to meet with a Frontiers worker named Dennis, who helped them to grow in their understanding of Jesus.

“Dennis challenged each of the men to spend quiet time with the Lord and to listen to what He might say to them through the Word. They had never learned anything like this in Islam, and they were slow to warm up to the spiritual practice,” according to Frontiers.

“For many months, Hamid and the others felt they were hearing nothing from God.”

One day, Hamid sat in a park reading the Bible. Police officers spotted him and began to reprimand him, then they hauled him off to jail.

Hamid was petrified.

“He felt miserable as he lay shivering on the cold, bare floor of the cell. Throughout the night, he slept fitfully,” according to Frontiers.

Then something remarkable happened. He had a dream that Jesus approached him in the middle of the night, embraced him and placed a blanket over him.

Hamid awakened the next morning feeling an uncommon sense of peace in the depths of his soul. For the first time in his life, he felt God’s love had touched him personally.

Then he was startled by something that defied all reason. He was covered by a blanket—the same one Jesus put on him in his dream!

There was no blanket in the cell when he fell asleep.

When the guards found him with the blanket, they were stunned and frightened. They released Hamid and he returned home.

The following night, Hamid had another dream. This time, Jesus told him to share the gospel with the first two people he saw at work the next morning.

“In the past, this would have filled Hamid with fear. He had never shared Jesus’ message with anyone before. But that morning he woke up feeling confident that he could do it. He knew he had nothing to lose. His night in prison had shown him that Christ is always with him, and His perfect love casts out fear,” according to Frontiers.

Even if sharing the good news caused Hamid any further persecution, he came to the realization that the Lord’s personal presence would be more than enough to sustain him.

Hamid obeyed the Lord’s command and shared the gospel along with his story with two co-workers, and they immediately believed his report.

“In the following weeks, Hamid began studying the Bible with them and teaching them how to be disciples of Jesus. The experience encouraged Hamid and the other believers. They’ve begun sharing the gospel more boldly,” according to Frontiers.

“Hamid has since started seven new Bible study groups,” Dennis says. “Nearly 40 men and women have become followers of Christ in the past year.”

Through persecution and the miraculous provision of the blanket, the Lord changed Hamid’s apprehensions and turned him into a bold witness for Christ. {eoa}

This article originally appeared on Assist News Service.

This account comes from a long-term Frontiers field worker. Names have been changed for security. To learn more about Frontiers work, go here