Monthly Archives: August 2019

Is It “Time”? Prophecy Patterns Re-Posted for 2019–#1 of 8

Posted on August 28, 2019 by pbn

UPDATE: There has been increased interest on this blog, lately, in the prophecy charts my sister and researcher, Claire Gumbs, has developed over nearly ten years. Although some of the information can be accessed elsewhere in the Church, on websites … Continue reading →

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On “God’s Synchronized Watchers” and Biblical Interpretation

Posted on August 27, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila  All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NIV) If your are a follower … Continue reading →

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Part 3: A Call to Restoration (Henceforth a New Eden)

Posted on August 25, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. (Genesis 2:15) Of course man still cultivates gardens, even in these, some say, “last days” when … Continue reading →

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Part 2: A Call to Restoration (On Two Kinds of Words from the Heart)

Posted on August 24, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila The first section of Part 2, below, on restoration is excerpted from a series on verbal abuse I featured in 2017. It identifies a unique research project designed to illustrate the damage that can, indeed, by inflicted … Continue reading →

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Part 1: A Call to Restoration (Especially in the Heat of the Fray)

Posted on August 23, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.  He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.  He restores my soul… (Psalm 23:1-3, Berean Study Bible) It occurs to me it’s time … Continue reading →

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Dealing with (Spiritual) Earthquakes and “Mass Wasting”

Posted on August 21, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against … Continue reading →

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On the “Spiritual Occupy Movement” and Hearing God

Posted on August 20, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis  Beveridge Nissila I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. (John 17:15-16, Berean Study Bible) And he called his ten servants, and delivered … Continue reading →

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Honoring the “Mission of Joe Brown”…In Remembrance of a Great Man of God (1941-2019).

Posted on August 18, 2019 by pbn

  Phyllis Beveridge Nissila A few days ago I received the notice of Rev. Joe Brown’s passing.  In contrast to some other great men of God, the passing of Rev. Brown, who for nearly six decades faithfully served hundreds of … Continue reading →

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When Comes Contempt–On Sheltering in (God’s) Place While Resisting and Rescuing (& Redux: Nehemiah’s Strategies)

Posted on August 16, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Introduction When I woke up yesterday morning and turned on the news there was yet another story about on-lookers at a crime scene verbally and physically insulting and assaulting police who were there to help and protect, … Continue reading →

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In God’s Love There is Justice; in His Justice, Love–Don’t Be Fooled, Rejoice

Posted on August 14, 2019 by pbn

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Where is the Justice? I have been thinking of late how we hear less and less about God’s justice these days, in certain churches, particularly “Business Model” and “Seeker Friendly” type churches that  have

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