Month: October 2018

  • Processing Our Family Tree

    Processing Our Family Tree

    A number of years ago I had a battery of tests done on my heart. I was a little anxious because a routine ultrasound had raised some eyebrows. To my surprise, though, when we got the results, the cardiologist concluded, “Well, Mr Naraine, you are not like the rest of your family, there is nothing…

  • Lies That We Believe

    Lies That We Believe

    Twenty years ago, when I first was exposed to the need for deep-level healing I went for Spirit-led prayer ministry from two seasoned practitioners. I had scanned some preliminary material on what to expect and had read about “ungodly beliefs.” That was pretty strong language to my ears. I thought that, sure, I have some…

  • The Need for Deep-Level Healing

    The Need for Deep-Level Healing

    My reading of Scripture tells me that there is a civil war going on in the soul of every follower of Jesus. Here is how the Apostle Paul puts it to the Galatians: But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the…

  • Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving! 

    Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving! 

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] In case you were ever wondering, the reason the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday is earlier than the American celebration is a simple geographic one. Our harvest season starts earlier than our neighbours’ to the south. Plus, we need to give ourselves…

  • A Tale of Two Deaths: Part 2

    A Tale of Two Deaths: Part 2

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] (This is the continuation of last week’s blog about lessons learned at recent  funerals of Christian men of unwavering faith.) The second service I attended was for a local church pastor who also had a decades-long international itinerant speaking ministry.…