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The Night I Fought with the Devil

by Emily Wierenga | Oct 8, 2013 | affirmation, devil, enemy, fight, lies, prodigal magazine, satan, spiritual battle, truth

I was at an eating disorders conference. There was a worship band and we were under a pavilion. It had been raining all day but it had cleared up and turned warm, and it was quiet there in the evening of Nashville, Tennessee.I would be speaking the next day and...

on training our children to fight the darkness (and nightmares)

by Emily Wierenga | Dec 3, 2012 | children, darkness, dreams, Jesus, monsters, nightmares, parenting, prayer, satan, spiritual warfare

the green bunny is normally enough. sometimes aiden lets me wash it so it’s nice and soft but most of the time he carries it everywhere, my three year-old, while his brother carries a brown bear.but lately the bunny’s lost its power, and i’ve been...

imperfect prose on thursdays: the exorcism (and what to teach our children about halloween)

by Emily Wierenga | Oct 31, 2012 | children, church, deliverance, demons, dress-up, evil, exorcism, God, goodness, halloween, pastor, satan

(post by Elizabeth at Just Following Jesus)My husband, who is a pastor, had just left for a conference out of state when I got the call.  It was someone who attended our church, asking “the pastor” to please come.  They said their loved one was...

on why i don’t mind if my children play with guns

by Emily Wierenga | Sep 7, 2012 | children, fighting, forgiveness, guns, mothers, play, satan, soul, violence

“sometimes when people get mad at me, i come in here and stand on my bed and look out the window to see if mommy is coming to get me,” joey says. he’s standing on his bed as he says this, the trees turning color through the window.he’s a...

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