Category Archives: ON THE STATE OF POLITICAL RAGE

Achieving Peace in a Time of Existential War: On Ethos, Logos, Pathos, and RHEMA

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (John 14:27) Ever find yourself … Continue reading

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How to Boost Your Immunities, 2020 Edition, Part 8–Practical and Spiritual Survival Strategies (Featuring the “OODA Loop,” the “10/80/10 Survival Theory” and Jesus Christ)

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Part 1–On Hearing Part 2–On Discerning Part 3–Perspectives from the Trenches  Part 4–Forewarned is Forearmed Part 5–DIY Retreat Part 6–Spiritual Immunity Part 7–Humor Part 9–A Blessed Mindset Post Script to the previous “humor immunity” feature: If you … Continue reading

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First Church of the CRT (Critical Race Theory)?

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila When words abound, transgression is inevitable….  (Proverbs 10:19, NET Bible) Critical Race Theory? According to a speaker I heard recently on Jan Markel’s radio program at Olive Tree Ministries, a concept called Critical Race Theory is very popular … Continue reading

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On Resisting the Chaos of Intersectionality Politics–T. F. Y.

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Intersectionality Politics? Part 1, official definition and an analogy: Intersectionality refers to the simultaneous experience of categorical and hierarchical classifications including but not limited to race, class, gender, sexuality, and nationality… This part of the definition reminds me of

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A Spiritual Perspective On Why It Is Virtually Impossible to Please or Appease “Evil” (Words to, and for, the Wise)

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach… (Proverbs 18:3, NIV) “PICKY” or CONTROLLING? Picky I once knew a woman who drove her family crazy trying to please her. I watched them go above … Continue reading

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On Righteous Anger versus Destructive Anger–How to Know the Difference

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila My previous post dealt with specific ways one woman believes God led her through and eventually out of an abusive relationship. The seven lessons she learned in the process, featured in the post, enable her now, she … Continue reading

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(Part 1) The Danger of E Unum Pluribus via Intersectionality and Intro: Survival Tools Redux/Updates

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Part 2     Part 3 E Unum Pluribus? Since the inception of the United States, we have been known for the motto E Pluribus Unum: “Out of many, one.” This visionary phrase appears most notably on the … Continue reading

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Russian Collusion déjà vu? Redux: “How to Overcome Psychological Operations (Psy Ops) Perpetrated Against US”

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila UPDATE June 2019 Russian Collusion déjà vu? This week in the United States we are experiencing a return, as it were, to the hoped-for-but-failed “scene of the (not) crime of a ‘Trump Russian Collusion’” that was a … Continue reading

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Extremists, Falling Skies, Revolutions, and Resistance

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila With the extreme left, these days, it seems that whatever the topic being discussed, there are only two views allowed: good or bad, us or them, saviors or Nazis, perfect and fart-free weather or climate catastrophe dooming … Continue reading

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On Titus 1:15 and How to Choose Your “Lens” Carefully in a Polarizing Political Age

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted (Titus 1:15, NIV).

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