By Andy Hale
This week on the CBF Podcast Conversation, we welcome Jared Brock—award-winning author, investigative journalist, and filmmaker—whose latest book, A Devil Named Lucifer, takes on one of the most misunderstood figures in all of Scripture. Known for works like A Year of Living Prayerfully and documentaries such as Redeeming Uncle Tom, Jared’s work has always woven together history, faith, and cultural critique. In this new project, he dismantles centuries of misconceptions about Satan and challenges readers to see how distorted ideas about evil have distracted Christians from resisting it faithfully in their daily lives. As Jared writes, “His name isn’t actually Lucifer, Devil, or Satan. He isn’t a red-skinned cape-wearing pitchfork-wielding dude with a pointy goatee.”
Instead, A Devil Named Lucifer reframes the conversation: evil is subtle, systemic, and personal—and Christians must understand it rightly if they hope to resist it well. Brock argues that the devil’s greatest trick “was convincing Christians that he’s someone or something he’s not,” which is why a proper theology of Satan is essential for discipleship today. The book not only traces how myths about Lucifer arose from mistranslations and cultural baggage, but also equips readers with practical strategies for spiritual resistance. “You can’t resist what you don’t understand,” Jared notes, inviting us to sharpen our Christology by confronting inherited lies about the devil. This episode promises to be as unsettling as it is empowering, reminding us that to live in awe of Christ is to see evil clearly and resist it faithfully.
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Andy Hale is the creator and host of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Podcast. Hale is the Associate Executive Coordinator of CBF North Carolina. He’s also served as CBF’s Church Start Specialist, the founding pastor of Mosaic Church of Clayton, and the senior pastor of University Baptist Church of Baton Rouge. Follow on Twitter @haleandy.