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Weeds 3: Thriving on the Vine (Devotional)
Phyllis Nissila I saved my last weekend yard clean-up project for today: tidying up the tangle of clematis on the trellis out back. I thought if I just cleared out the dead elements of the rambling Ranunculaceae that had wound … Continue reading
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Weeds 2: Location, Location, Location (Devotional)
Phyllis Nissila Humorist Erma Bombeck once wrote, “The grass is always greener over the septic tank.” I’d say that goes for weeds, too. Maybe double for weeds. But plants of any sort–the good, the bad, the ugly–surface anywhere a bit … Continue reading
Weeds (Devotional)
Phyllis Nissila I weeded out back today ridding flower and shrub beds of what I call the “creeping crud” that produces minute purple blooms that hug the ground but that has a thick, tough, tangle of a root-system mess that … Continue reading
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Eyes to See 2: Illumination (Devotional)
Phyllis Nissila And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light […] (Genesis … Continue reading
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Eyes to See (Devotional)
Phyllis Nissila Peering through “A Bug’s Eye View” display in a science museum I saw the world as a mosaic of color and structure, each polygonal piece of the mosaic a replica of the others. What was a view of … Continue reading
Baptism in the Holy Spirit-Free Download
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” (Acts 19:2) Curious? Here is a free download by Claire Gumbs outlining the Scriptural supports, gifts, ministries, and effects of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit–for today, too. We believe this … Continue reading
Let Him Make You Smile Today (Devotional)
Phyllis Nissila A little while ago I called to check on what time the technician would arrive to perform maintenance on the heat pump. The receptionist answered the phone with, to close, “How can we make you smile today?” I … Continue reading
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Tagged Authorized King James Version, devotional citing 2 Tim 1:7, devotional citing Jeremiah 29:11, devotional citing Luke 21:28, end times comfort, New American Standard Bible, New International Version, Second Epistle to Timothy
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Good Friday Justice (Devotional)
Phyllis Nissila Here is a story I heard about two famous evangelists. At the outset of his ministry, evangelist B worked for evangelist A. At one point, evangelist B violated company policy regarding a serious issue; however, evangelist A agonized … Continue reading
Nowhere to Run? (Devotional/Commentary)
Phyllis Nissila According to conspiracy theorists, there are certain aircraft that spray us from aloft with nano metals that, once infused in our bodies, turn us into animate antennas even as we, say, stroll innocently across some parking lot gazing … Continue reading →