Welcome To THE NUGGET Priceless By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- June 1, 2023 "/Now from Miletus he [Paul] sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. And when they came to him, he said to them ... /'/Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which He obtained with His own blood. I k ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Ask, Seek, Knock By: Donnie Black --------------------------------- May 30, 2023 The young man paid a visit to the Doctor. He was a bit nervous and shy. The Doctor inquired of him what his problem was. He mentioned a few things which the Doctor addressed by prescribing some medication. When the man got back to the car he remembered that there was something else which he should have told the Doctor ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Ensuring Spring Flowers By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- May 27, 2023 I've often written about the seasons we pass through in life. Sometimes it's "summer". Things are going well. God feels near, life is good. Sometimes it's "winter". Life is full of insurmountable problems, and we are paralyzed by grief, regret, anxiety and fear, worry, etc. Sometimes it's &q ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Singing and Praying By: Joel Jongkind --------------------------------- May 25, 2023 One day, we were watching a religious program on television, and the commentator mentioned that in worship, singing is praying. St. Augustine, who lived from 345 to 430 AD, is credited with saying, "To sing is to pray twice." In a commentary on Psalm 72, he wrote, "Whoever sings a praise, not only p ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Together May 24, 2023 It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him. ~ Genesis 2:18 NIV ~ /Although the following devotional is specific to the recent COVID pandemic, the truths it contains are relevant to us, ALL the time!/ "The Lord God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.'&q ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Exalted Confession By: Wallace Schulz --------------------------------- May 23, 2023 /"He [Jesus] also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 'Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: "God, I thank You that I am not like ot ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Stiffness! By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- May 20, 2023 I was so stiff and sore, I felt like I was creaking. The culprit? The cinder blocks and dirt we had moved, wheel barrow by wheel barrow, the day before. Oh, it was beautiful to have the garden plot finished and filled with dirt, but every muscle screamed out in pain. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Whose Voice Do YOU Recognize? By: Ruth Rowe --------------------------------- May 18, 2023 Years ago, John and I raised sheep on our farm. During those years of farming, we learned many spiritual lessons. God's creatures can teach us much if we pay attention. Our sheep would come running from the back fields to the barn only if John or I called. Other people tried saying the same words but the she ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Key By: Lynne Phipps --------------------------------- May 16, 2023 When I worked at the hardware store, one of my jobs was to cut keys. People would arrive with a variety of keys and ask me to make duplicates for them. Duplicating a key required three steps: [*]Finding the right key blank to match the original. If the length, width, or grooves we ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Honoured by God By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- May 13, 2023 Mother's Day is tomorrow. This holiday can be such a blessing. But it can also be a very hard day for many people. Many of you out there are grieving the loss of your mom. Others would have wanted children, but were not blessed with any and perhaps have had several miscarriages. Others ha ...Continue Reading