Monthly Archives: September 2017

No Rapture on 9/23/17? But Prophecy is Both Signs AND Time (Consider: the Metonic Cycle)

Posted on September 24, 2017 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila (commentary) Claire Beveridge Gumbs (prophecy charts) In the fullness of time… If you were perhaps thinking that on September 23, 2017 the Rapture was supposed to occur, as some thought, but now it’s the 24th or later, … Continue reading →

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Best. Ever. Inspirational (Commencement) Speech, Given by Denzel Washington

Posted on September 21, 2017 by pbn

I have sat through many “staff and faculty in-service” motivational presentations (speeches, slide shows, etc.) before the start of fall term at my college. However, this is the first time I have posted anything from the experience. I share this … Continue reading →

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Let HIM Love You…

Posted on September 10, 2017 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila   How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing  (Jesus,  quoted in Matthew 23:37 NIV).     Loving Him I was … Continue reading →

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PRAYERS, PLEASE, FOR FL WOMAN STUCK IN THE PATH OF IRMA…

Posted on September 9, 2017 by pbn

Prayers, please, for this friend of a friend. Not everyone is able to leave FL in advance of the storm, and there are likely thousands like her in their own predicaments. She emailed this, this morning:

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On Spiritual Blackmail: Guess the Perp (Hint: Archetypal, Hate-Filled, and Brilliant)

Posted on September 4, 2017 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila So if the Son sets you free,* you will be free** indeed (John 8:36 NIV). BLACKMAIL The legal definition of “blackmail” is, “The crime involving a threat for purposes of compelling a person to do an act against … Continue reading →

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