Respite for the Remnant
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Introduction to the series. After years of unpacking the religious system into which I was born and that I exchanged fifty-three years ago for the simplicity and profundity of God’s final Words on the unvarnished Gospel, I have only three words, now, to offer other searchers who dare to (long to, gather enough courage to,…
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In this busy, frenzied era where of necessity or grooming (or both) information is shortened for shortened attention spans—or simply due to the limited amount of time we take–or even have–to grasp or communicate messages (seven words to make a sale; “FIRE!” to clear the room), I am reminded of Jesus’ one-liners, you might put…
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I’m that old to have been writing music and strumming a guitar back in the Jesus Movement days. Today’s “musical respite” for you, dear reader, is from my “archive” resurrected from a fragile beat-up cassette tape with the help of my daughter Jenni and son-in law Gary who are eons more knowledgeable about technical thingies…
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“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse” (Romans 1:20 NIV) In such a time as this When truth is often excised From revelation By the tongues– Sharp as scalpels Slick as blood–…
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Update: I have not disappeared! I just yesterday concluded a year and a half of an intense education ministry, and I have a calendar at the moment, literally, ramping up in writing, music, and other service opportunities. The following video seems of the utmost priority this morning. The topic, generally speaking, is on what many…
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From the archives at https://pnissila.wordpress.com/category/is-it-the-silent-treatment-or-emotional-survival/ Click here for all 6 posts in this series from 2013-2017. Update, May 2026 The destructive nature of verbal abuse, specifically covered in this series, and how to deal with it has been expanding both in the Church and in the world since I began this series on 2013 on…
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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. (Pvbs 25:2) Glitter or Gold? Light is brightest in the night, Treasures are hid in the day. Epiphanies herald in smallest spaces, Yet still, in nature’s array. In pomp and ‘glory great kings arrive, but One Is…
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Have you noticed that it’s not always something wicked that’s coming this way by way of false doctrines and teachings infesting the Church, rather, just some new and more seductive show-and-shine iterations of the same old manipulations –that is, when you look behind the stained glass as many are doing today. As my mother would…
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(From the archives, August, 2012) I once heard it said that the last thing a fish knows is water. It flips and rolls in its liquid universe unaware of its dependence on sea, lake, or river until it surfaces to a world of too much oxygen, takes its last little fish gasp, so to speak,…
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Right? Why save chocolate and roses and cards for just February 14th? So many beautiful small things can trigger a smile, a tear, a moment of the kind of soft relief that interrupts the gloom–if just in that moment. Better yet, beautiful small things might get the eyeballs glued to some small electronic gadget to…
Respite for the Remnant 