Archive for the ‘Spiritual Warfare’ Category
“Friendly fire” is the term used when a soldier is accidentally wounded or killed by shots from his fellow-countrymen. I have always found the expression somewhat bemusing – after all, the poor guy who dies because one of his mates didn’t aim straight is just as dead as the o read more
A friend of mine recently experienced what must be a mother’s greatest nightmare: the suicide of one of her children. Not only did he kill himself, he did so in one of the worst possible ways. The grief and trauma suffered by this mother and the rest of her family is almost unimaginable.
Yet b read more
This is sort of a follow-on from my last post about occultic symbols. Sometimes people ask me about alternative medicine and what should be the Christian response. It seems to be one of those areas that polarizes people – some embrace it wholeheartedly, whilst others want nothing to do with it read more
A discussion arose recently on one of the forums where I hang out, about occultic symbols. Some people think that all symbols are harmless, whilst others think that even seemingly innocent things like butterflies can have sinister undertones. I decided this is something I really should address thro read more
Quite a few years ago there was a television advertisement for a particular brand of motor oil (I can’t remember which one, which just goes to show that whilst an ad might be memorable it doesn’t always mean that people will remember the product being advertised – but that’s anot read more
I think it was Snoopy, in the Peanuts comic strip, who said, “We have seen the enemy, and they is us.” (If it wasn’t Snoopy, I apologize – but whoever did say it, got it right.) Often, we spend a great deal of time and energy looking for an enemy “out there” somew read more
Recently, on one of the Christian forums where I share, I received a question about autism and whether it could be caused by demonic influence. Because this is a broad area, relating to all mental/emotional illnesses and not just autism. I thought I would take some time to look at it here as well read more
There has been some discussion recently on one of the forums I frequent about prophecy, and particularly about people who claim “God told me” when it seems obvious to others that they may be hearing from a different source.
Because it is important for us to be able to recognize t read more
Everything that happens on the earth is influenced by the spiritual realm. But in turn, the spiritual realm is influenced by the choices made by people here on earth. When a particular spirit has dominance over an area, it is there because people have chosen to give that particular thing dominance read more
One of the things very much on the heart of this ministry is a concern for the persecuted church. We receive information from several organizations that are involved with caring for the needs of persecuted Christians, and always take time in our services to pray for them.
Many people in the west don read more