No Small Snakes

If spiritual evil truly exists, what does that mean for me?  
  
"On a tropical afternoon in 1965, I stopped to chat with a Nigerian carpenter. He looked tired, and, to my surprise, he told me about fearful spirits that had invaded his house the night before. 'Oh, come on, ' I smirked. 'You don't really believe in spirits, do you?' Putting down his hammer and wiping his forehead, he looked me firmly in the eye and said, 'There are no small snakes.' "  
  
That moment marked the beginning of pastor and author Gordon Dalbey's awareness of a world far outside the everyday - a world of demons, false prophets, hindering spirits, and all-too-human conflict. Part memoir and part confession, *There Are No Small Snakes* stares unblinking at one man's discovery of a shadow-war, with himself behind enemy lines. Dalbey warns us that we are creatures of flesh *and* spirit, and if we are not careful to let God nurture our lives, we may find ourselves in the thrall of dark and terrible forces.Read less