Andre Kole

Originally published in the Christian Library Journal March/May 1998.

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“It’s easy for Christians to assume they can’t possibly be deceived by such frauds—but that is a dangerous assumption,” state André Kole and Jerry MacGregor. Mind Games explains why people believe in psychic phenomena and aberrant “Christian” teachings, exposes psychic abilities as mere illusions easily duplicated by competent magicians, and addresses the spiritual issues in light of the Bible. The authors stress the importance of not attributing too much power to Satan and remind the reader that only God can do miracles.

Kole and MacGregor, both professional magicians, draw from their own extensive research on the topic and cite numerous sources to support their case. Thus, Mind Games contains a wealth of information. However, at times, it is repetitive. In an easy-to-read style, the authors expose as frauds all psychic phenomena and as heresy the human potential movement that has seeped into the church. Readers will be drawn into the illustrative stories that the authors present and will grasp a better understanding of the New Age that has permeated our culture.

Unlike many books written by two or more authors, where the first person is typically used to tell one author’s experience, Kole and MacGregor used the first-person plural and then the third-person singular, which seemed awkward in places. The book contains several pages of notes; however, an index would have been useful.… (mehr)