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- Shroud of Turin: Jesus’ Burial Cloth? On Free Will (redux)
- On Mercy for Grief over Spiritual–and Secular–Apostasy
- To The Cross (poem)
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Category Archives: Devotionals
Shroud of Turin: Jesus’ Burial Cloth? On Free Will (redux)
First posted on December 29, 2020 by Phyllis Beveridge Nissila SHROUD OF TURIN Man of the Cloth Infused On finest thread— Deity or deceiver? From time to time Some forensic pilgrim
Another Christmas re-gift: Once Again to Nabokov
Phyllis Beveridge Nissila 2020 This post first appeared back in 2012, and has been featured several times since, each time for a new reason in an old story of evil versus good, fear versus hope, bondage versus freedom, despair versus … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Bible/literary themes, elements, Christmas themed, Devotionals, most recent posts, poetry, spiritual survival, spiritual transformation
Tagged Attacus, Christmas, comfort at death of child, comfort at tragic death of child, comfort for Colorado, comfort for Newtown grief, devotional for death of a loved one, encouragement after loss of a loved one, hope, hope for Newtown families, hope in despair, hope in grief, John chapter 1, Nabokov's story Christmas, new life in Christ, sympathy for Colorado, Vladimir Nabokov
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Not THAT “Meek”–Encouragement from Psalm 37, verse 11
Phyllis Beveridge Nissila But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. (emphasis added) At least in the English language, when most of us read the word “meek” we tend to think of … Continue reading
In the Fullness of Time–Encouragement from Psalm 37, Verses 3-6
Phyllis Beveridge Nissila 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy … Continue reading
The Silver Lining of the Quarantine’s Effect on the Church–and Maybe Just in Time
Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast… (Isaiah 26:20) The Bad News
“Jesus and the Bummer Lamb”–Guest Feature by Jan Spratt
Introduction: Bummer Lamb? A “bummer lamb” is one that is “orphaned” either because the ewe has died or she has rejected her baby for reasons known only to her. If the lamb is not rescued, it will die. That’s the … Continue reading
On Valentines and Kindness–Redux and Forever
Phyllis Beveridge Nissila (First posted on 2/13/13) The story a local resident told in his letter to the editor went something like this: I went to the window of my office to stretch a bit and watch the goings-on in … Continue reading →