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Doug Tales 153: Holes in Auras, Part One

When one of the ten lepers Jesus encountered on his way to Jerusalem “saw that he was healed, [he] turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And he fell down on his face at [Jesus’s] feet,… Read More

Doug Tales 152: Paralyzed

Fear or gratitude? What will we choose to think and feel when we face evil, even if it paralyzes us physically? Doug Mendenhall shares an early experience of his learning about the reality of evil in Possibilities: Lessons… Read More

Doug Tales 151: There Are Nice People There, Too

What do you think of people who sell cigarettes? Can they have good qualities? Doug Mendenhall faced those questions when his youngest daughter was recovering from her coma in 1999. He talks about going into a cigarette store,… Read More

Doug Tales 150: The Weak and the Simple

Doug Mendenhall returned again and again in his talks and writings to the great contrast between how the Lord does His work and ways the world works. Twenty years ago, Doug focused on the weak and the simple… Read More

Doug Tales 149: Put Back Together

One way the spiritual can come into the physical is when spiritual work is done to heal a person with multiple personalities. Doug Mendenhall writes about two experiences with individuals being healed of such splits in their spirits… Read More

Doug Tales 148: Head in the Sand

“If any of you need some shampoo, let me know” is how Doug Mendenhall concludes this email from June 16, 2017 which he titled, “Head in the Sand.” He talks about us ignoring or neglecting what is in… Read More

Doug Tales 147: Blessings and Clearings, Part Four

Doug Mendenhall continues with things he learned about blessings and clearings in Conquering Spiritual Evil, Volume Two (2020), pp. 95-97. Notice that even when he is talking about other things, Doug is always talking—at core—about Christ. In a… Read More

Doug Tales 146: Blessings and Clearings, Part Three

Who does the real work when a person is being cleared of evil or dark entities? The man speaking, or Someone Else? Doug Mendenhall reminds us, “He [Christ] is the healer, the Master. We are not” in Conquering… Read More

Doug Tales 145: Blessings and Clearings, Part Two

What is the same and what is different between a blessing and a clearing? Doug Mendenhall explains various aspects of both in Conquering Spiritual Evil, Volume Two (2020), pp. 92-94: A blessing is not a clearing. A clearing… Read More

Doug Tales 144: Blessings and Clearings, Part One

Part of conquering spiritual evil is learning to do things the way our Savior wants us to do them. During his life, Doug Mendenhall sought to follow Jesus Christ’s will in all things, and that included when others… Read More