Category Archives: education and teaching

On Discerning the Difference Between Religious Phenomena from Upgraded Old Catholic “Mystical Experiences” and Truth

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are … Continue reading →

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On “Precision Teaching” (1969) and “Meme Control” (2018): The Better to Manipulate You With

Posted on May 8, 2018 by

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Precision Teaching  Back in 1969-70 I was assigned a student work-study position through the University of Oregon at Pearl Buck Center, a local facility serving physically and mentally challenged individuals. This was before “mainstreaming;”

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ALERT! The Woozle Effect + Slide-By News = Elements of A Soft Coup Against Global Freedom?

Posted on March 9, 2018 by

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila The Woozle Effect: ” The Woozle Effect, also known as “evidence by citation“[1], or a woozle, occurs when frequent citation of previous publications that lack evidence misleads individuals, groups, and the public into thinking or believing there is … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

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

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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URGENT CALL TO THE REMNANT TO INTERCEDE FOR OUR SCHOOLS: ON “PRAYING THE PERIMETER”

Posted on October 1, 2015 by

Seventy-three miles south of the community college where I teach is another community college that just this morning was invaded by a shooter who took the lives of (latest count) 10 people and injured more. I’ve been much closer to … Continue reading →

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Condemnation or Compassion? Lessons from the Emmaus Road (From a Teacher’s Heart)

Posted on August 16, 2015 by

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila THE GAPS Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things … Continue reading →

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Dear Christians: Welcome Back to Public School! (Some Encouragement from a Believer Working in this Sometimes-Overlooked Ministry Arena)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by

I just finished reading yet another dire warning to parents sending their children off to the public school system. I responded to the prophet of (mostly true) doom as follows, adding a bit to this post, in order to provide … Continue reading →

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On Law, Grace, and the Joy of the Race

Posted on May 19, 2014 by

Phyllis Nissila GOING PAST THE GOLD When I think about talented runners I think about two people: 1924 Olympic Gold Medalist Eric Liddell, the inspiration for the Chariots of Fire story and film [1], and let’s call him “Charlie,” a … Continue reading →

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By Grace Efficacious (Or How the Meek Inherit the Earth)

Posted on May 17, 2014 by

Phyllis Nissila 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 succeed in reaching a…goal” … Continue reading →

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