Monthly Archives: April 2019

On the Gift of Time: God’s, Ours, and the Fullness Thereof

Posted on April 30, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila From a recent post on a fellow blogger’s site touching  on the subject of time I am reminded of how God’s will is enacted from His time suspended in eternity to each of our times lived “in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible/literary themes, elements, Devotionals, most recent posts | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Easter Sunday 2019, Guest Post by Colin Markham

Posted on April 20, 2019 by pbn

From his blog Fellowship of St. Peter  Colin Markham’s Resurrection Sunday post is copied here. It  expands and explains the extraordinary events begun on Good Friday marking the passion and death of Jesus Christ, to Easter Sunday when, Markham writes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotionals, Easter/Good Friday themes, most recent posts | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

On Holy Saturday Here, and There

Posted on April 19, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila It must have been as if all of creation was holding its breath, that day “in the middle,” after the Lamb of God was slain (on Friday) and before He rose again to life (on Sunday), the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotionals, Easter/Good Friday themes, most recent posts | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Easter Message 2019: Redux–“By Grace Efficacious (Or How the Meek Inherit the Earth)”

Posted on April 17, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Originally posted 5/17/14 HUMBLE POWER “Every success becomes the force of timid people,” wrote my Chinese student on the topic of self-efficacy, that is, a “person’s estimate or personal judgment of his or her own ability to … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotionals, devotionals and commentaries featuring technology, Easter/Good Friday themes, education and teaching, most recent posts, salvation by grace | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

A Tale of Two Cathedrals, April 15, 2019

Posted on April 15, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila The Notre Dame Cathedral Today will long be remembered as the day an 800 year-old icon of western civilization was either accidentally or purposefully set ablaze. When the embers fade, perhaps Notre Dame Cathedral will be completely … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotionals, most recent posts | Tagged , | 3 Comments

On Intersectionality and “The Code”: Did AOC “Switch” or Pander Using the “Plain Folks” Fallacy?

Posted on April 14, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila In the last year or so I’ve occasionally heard the comeback “Learn to code” in the context of advice given to millennials regarding how to get on in the social and/or political world. At first I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentaries, most recent posts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Part 4: “Then they came (for my ancestors)”–College Propaganda Mills

Posted on April 13, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Introduction and Parts 1 and 2  Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Section 1: Article Review, “Terrifying video on antisemitic conference at the University of North Carolina” “Ami Horowitz, the investigatory filmmaker who often exposes campus madness, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentaries, most recent posts, THEN THEY CAME FOR MY ANCESTORS... | Tagged | 2 Comments

Review: “Unplanned,” the Movie, and Abby Johnson’s Story

Posted on April 12, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila My friend and I saw the pro-life movie Unplanned a few days ago. It is the true bio-pic of former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson who had a life-changing reversal of mind and heart after helping … Continue reading →

Posted in most recent posts | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Tired of Bad News Lacking Solutions? 5 Ways to Stay On the High Road Amid Today’s Turmoil

Posted on April 6, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Everywhere one turns these days for (real) news and (objective) analysis more and more of the tactics of totalitarianism and on a global scale are being exposed. Anybody paying attention gets it, already! It’s time to know … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement in hard times, end times spiritual survival, most recent posts, Psalm 91 devotionals, spiritual survival, survival tools | Tagged , | 2 Comments