Welcome To THE NUGGET Little Tin Idols By: Kari Vo --------------------------------------- April 25, 2024 "I appeal to you, brothers, by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. What I mean is that ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET God's Universal Message By: Gail Lundquist ----------------------------------------------- April 23, 2024 I love a book of moderate length (around 300 pages or less) with a straightforward plot and a reasonable number of characters. I prefer not to waste my time on a l-o-n-g book with a lengthy cast of characters and a convoluted plot. The same goes for a movie, play, or television show. I'm sure ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Hold It in Your Heart: Teacher Joseph, Part 1 By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- April 20, 2024 The story of Joseph, found in Genesis 37-50. I’m sure you’ve all read it multiple times as have I; but each time I read it new truth jumps out at me… This will be the subject of the next few Saturday nuggets. I can only pray that you are as blessed as I have been. ...Continue Reading

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