Welcome To THE NUGGET The Tension By: Lynne Phipps ----------------------------------------------- April 18, 2024 "Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city." (Proverbs 16:32 NIV) I crochet a lot of blankets for babies. Recently I had begun one, when it occurred to me how well this particular colour went with my décor. I ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET To Love That Much By: Joseph J. Mazella --------------------------------- April 16, 2024 When I was a young father struggling to get by I worked for a while in a lumber mill. It was hard, back-breaking work for little money. In the two years I worked there the job turnover rate was so high that only 4 of the people I started with were still there in the end. I did my best to make it through each d ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET How to Be Obedient By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- April 13, 2024 Obedience to God. It’s a requirement. But how do we actually achieve this obedience? Genesis 12 gives us some idea, for it begins with an incredible story of obedience: “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, And ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Understanding Our Pain By: Kari Vo ---------------------------- April 11, 2024 “And there followed Him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for Him. But turning to them Jesus said, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, “Blessed are the barren and the wom ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET A Calculated Risk By: Shirley Moulton ----------------------------------------------- April 9, 2024 While hiking with friends in Gatineau Park, near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, we approached a small stream over which had been placed a wooden plank to help hikers cross the water. Not having the best balance, I pulled a long stick from the undergrowth and used it as a staff to steady myself as I crosse ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Why Must the Son Suffer? By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- January 6, 2024 There are a few stories in the Bible that really stump me. Take Noah, for example. He became angry with his son, Ham, because Ham saw him drunk and naked and didn’t do anything about it (See Genesis 9:20-25). Instead of punishing Ham, however, Noah curses Ham’s s ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET What Is That in Your Hand? By: Alice Burnett ----------------------------------------------- April 4, 2024 Thirteen years ago in the early Spring, my husband and I surveyed with satisfaction a recent purchase, a 22-foot Keystone Outback trailer. After we retired from teaching, we planned to use it to go “Down South” where the winters would be warmer, and take part in volunteer projects. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Faith in the Little Things By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- April 2, 2024 As believers in Jesus Christ, we all know that nurturing our faith is critical to maintaining a close relationship with our Heavenly Father. Without prayer and bible reading and fellowship, our faith roots can’t penetrate the soil as deeply as we’d like. When life becomes too hectic and busy and ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Of Saturday Blues and Sunday Triumph By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- March 30, 2024 “Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth. He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left. Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tom ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Heavenly Country By: Shirley Moulton ---------------------------- March 28, 2024 Anyone who knows me well knows that I don't travel light. I go nowhere without bags of clothes, reading material, art supplies, and crafts to make. My motto is "Let your bags be heavy and your heart be light." Now, if I were to travel far to a spiritual country, what would I pack? First, I would have to ...Continue Reading