Strategies

The Enemy’s Tactic #7: How the Devil Hides his Existence with Red Tights and a Pitchfork

This week we will look at how the devil is so cunning that he is able to hide his existence by encouraging us to depict him as a comical figure. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Sparky, the Arizona State Sun Devils mascot. Taken by James Santelli, Neon Tommy. September 24, 2011. (Wikipedia)[/featured-image] Instead of avoiding the public spotlight in […]

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The Secret to Finding Time for Prayer in a Busy World

After spending several articles giving a firm foundation to why we must find time to pray, let us begin to examine the practical steps we must take to create our daily schedule. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Rocher Percé or Percé Rock in Quebec, Canada by Sam www.phototravelpages.com (Wikipedia)[/featured-image] The first step and the true secret to finding time

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The Enemy’s Tactic #6: How Satan Encourages us to be Charitable to People we Do Not Know

In the sixth chapter of our series on the tactics of the Enemy, we are surprised to see how Satan actually encourages us to care for people. However, we quickly see that he is trying to draw us away from practicing everyday charity to those we see and know in favor of more imaginary acts

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How the Devil Tricks us into Believing that Death Will Never Come

Anther tactic that we must be vigilant about is how the Enemy suggests to us that death is a distant reality that we should never worry about. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] The Enemy uses all of his influence to try to prevent us from preparing for death. His greatest fear is that we will realize life is short

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How a Daily Prayer Schedule is a Mighty Weapon Against Satan

Have you ever thought why monasteries around the world have a strict schedule of prayer? Besides the fact that they are following an ancient tradition of prayer that traces itself all the way to Jesus, the daily rhythm of prayer that permeates the lives of monks and nuns everywhere is designed to combat the devil and his desire to

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