Healing: our choice?
Continuing the series on Kingdom skills–inner healing There are some interesting verses in Proverbs 15. Verse 13 says, “A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit.” And verse...
View ArticleKingdom skills: causes of emotional problems #1
Continuing the discussion on skills for the Kingdom: inner healing A girl came to me with depression. When I asked why she was depressed, she was quite clear it was due to her family situation....
View ArticleKingdom skills: causes of emotional problems #2 (inherited sin)
Continuing the discussion on Kingdom skills: inner healing. We had known Faith and her family for many years. Faith had a wonderful husband and two delightful kids. Yet one day she told us that...
View ArticleKingdom skills: causes of emotional problems #3 (when one is sinned against)
I once had a word of knowledge about a person who had been repeatedly raped by her father and an uncle as a young child. As I looked at the people present at the gathering, I was fairly sure I knew...
View ArticleKingdom skills: causes of emotional problems #4 (griefs and sorrows)
Continuing the series of skills for Kingdom building: inner healing Diane came to see me with depression. The cause was obvious. About five years previously, her young son, around 2 years of age,...
View ArticleKingdom skills: causes of emotional problems #5 (when Satan has a legal right)
Continuing the series on skills for Kingdom builders: dealing with emotional problems. The last four posts have dealt with different categories of causes of problems in the inner man: our sin,...
View ArticleThe 5 “S’s” that give Satan a legal right
Continuing the series on Kingdom skills: helping those with inner pain and problems. In the last post we looked at the first of the 5, rather contrived, "S's" that allow Satan access to our...
View ArticleThe battle for the mind
For several posts now we have been looking at the various causes of emotional problems from a spiritual perspective with the aim of equipping people to help those who are challenged in these areas....
View ArticleA personal story for Memorial Day: in memory of my father
My father, Peter English, was one of the kindest, gentlest men I’ve ever known. Peter English: 1919 – 2003 In World War 2, my father volunteered to serve in the British Army. His regiment was sent to...
View ArticleWhat you focus on counts
Over the many years I’ve been a follower of Jesus, I’ve noticed a trend. What I focus on makes a difference. Every few years, it seems the Lord leads me to study a certain area/doctrine. Often it’s a...
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