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- (Part 1) A Call to Restoration (Especially in the Heat of the Fray)
- Dealing with (Spiritual) Earthquakes and “Mass Wasting”
- On the “Spiritual Occupy Movement” and Hearing God
- Honoring the “Mission of Joe Brown”…In Remembrance of a Great Man of God (1941-2019).
- When Comes Contempt–On Sheltering in (God’s) Place While Resisting and Rescuing (& Redux: Nehemiah’s Strategies)
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- Is It Time to Make Sure Our (Spiritual) “Oil Lamps” Are Full? Why and How
- When Frustration Peaks: “Psalm 91 in the Midst of the Fray: Verses 9-10,” Redux
- A Spiritual Perspective On Why It Is Virtually Impossible to Please or Appease “Evil” (Words to, and for, the Wise)
- On Righteous Anger versus Destructive Anger–How to Know the Difference
- When They Hate You…and You Are Tempted to Respond in Kind: A Testimony and…
- A Believer’s “Escape Room” for when Frustration Reaches Critical Mass
- Reminder: the Believer’s Most Potent Weapon in the War of the World and the War of Words
- End of the (Church) Empire? How Then To Proceed–A Survival Plan for the “Last Church”
- On the Difference Between “Behavior” Faith and “Born Again” Faith
- On “Trauma Bonding Civil Discourse” in 2019, and He Who Endured the “Trauma” to “Bond” us with Something Better
- (Part 3) “The Danger of E Unum Pluribus…”–RESIST, I Tell You!
- (Part 2) “The Danger of E Unum Pluribus…”–Watch Out for the Words
- (Part 1) The Danger of E Unum Pluribus via Intersectionality and Intro: Survival Tools Redux/Updates
- Guest Commentary: “Wisdom in the Counsel of Many?” © 2019, Cindy Burrell
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Rock, Glass, Transformation (Devotional)
Phyllis Nissila THE STORY A volcano spews a molten mass atop a mountain. The lava cools, hardens, and snow blankets the mountain once again. One day, the earth adjusts slightly and dislodges a small piece of the stone. The following … Continue reading
Anticipation (Devotional)
Phyllis Nissila Sometimes I like to imagine myself leaning over the railing of an upper level balcony in a crowded open air market in Nazareth, Galilee, or Capernaum, in the early 30s, A.D., watching Jesus as He passes. The afternoon … Continue reading
Posted in Devotionals, most recent posts
Tagged Capernaum, Galilee, God, God the Father, Gospel of Matthew, HolySpirit, Jesu, Nazareth
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Proverbs Chapter 5 (With a Little Help from Psalm 119): On the Seduction of False Religion (Commentary)
Phyllis Nissila Proverbs chapter 5 is commonly taught as a warning for men to resist seductive women. But the verses as metaphor serve also as a warning for all believers to resist (seductive) false religion. Consider: THE BAD NEWS The … Continue reading
Out of the Fire 4: On Leaving Roman Catholicism (Ashamed or Redeemed?)
Phyllis Nissila ASHAMED “How (Christians) fail every day is noted by God,” said the radio preacher, “and may result in personal shame at the (Bema) judgment seat of Christ.” Her guest concurred, but he was quick to add this “assurance”: … Continue reading
Posted in Commentaries, Ex-Roman Catholic/Catholicism, most recent posts, Out of the Fire: On Leaving Roman Catholicism, Purgatory
Tagged Catholic, Catholic Church, commentary citing "What a Friend We Have in Jesus", commentary citing 1 Peter 2:6, commentary citing 2 Timothy 1:7, commentary citing Jeremiah 29:11, Commentary citing Romans 8:39, Confession, God, good news, Jesus, leaving roman catholicism, purgatory, roman catholicism
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One Day in the Life of Redemption (Defeating the Dragon)
Phyllis Nissila Television, radio, and social media are abuzz with doomsday stories. Some of them are theories, of course. But the rest are based on real danger. But what is an ordinary person to do? If one is not young, … Continue reading →