Welcome To THE NUGGET Faithless to Faithful By: Kari Vo ---------------------------- December 10, 2024 "And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly." (Matthew 1:19 ESV) Joseph is the quiet hero of the Christmas story. Matthew introduces him to us as "a just man ... unwilling to put [Mary] to shame." What d ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The "Grinch" Who Steals Christmas ... Hope! By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- December 7, 2024 An old Christmas story, originally by Dr. Seuss, that has gained significant popularity over the past few years is none other than "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas"! For anyone not familiar with the story, a reclusive Grinch is pushed to the p ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Lambs on Christmas Cards By: Alice Burnett ---------------------------- December 5, 2024 One early spring, when my husband and I taught school in rural Alberta, one of the parents invited the students to their sheep farm to pick rocks in the field. Lambing was also in progress. I wandered off to the barn, to see if I could witness lambs being born. My patience was rewarded that day as I quietly wa ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET What Is Christmas? By: Paul Smyth --------------------------------- December 3, 2024 Every year, it seems to me that Christmas, and its true meaning, get pushed further and further into the background. Wherever you turn, we are inundated with commercials, signs, and retail ads that promote the buying of gifts and giving and receiving, which, mind you, there is nothing wrong with. But rarely is the ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Big Picture: The Perfect Prayer, Conclusion By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- November 30, 2024 Over the course of the past 10 weeks, we have been taking a close look at each part of Jesus’ perfect prayer; and you have been encouraged to pray this prayer daily, focusing in and meditating on a different line each week. I think it is worthwhile, however, to take a global look at ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Happy Thanksgiving By: Kathy Keller ---------------------------- November 28, 2024 "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV) "And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." (Colossians 3:17 ESV ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Scum By: Rod Marshall ---------------------------- November 26, 2024 Being the Maddy (mummy-daddy) I daily empty out the washing machine.  I wipe around the rubber flexible seal that connects the washing machine drum and door.  Courtesy of the detergent, grease and crud sticks to the rubber during the course of a family’s washing week, as well as the odd coin. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory: The Perfect Prayer, Part 10 By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- November 23, 2024 Last Saturday, in The Perfect Prayer, Part 9, we saw that Jesus’ perfect prayer reminds us that we need deliverance from the sins of our human nature, and we need to remember that God protects us from harm. And this brings us to the official end of the Lord’s perfe ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Hiding From Judgment By: Kari Vo ---------------------------- November 21, 2024 "Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is near ... At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, 'The LORD will not do good, nor will He do ill.' ... The great day of the LORD is near, near and hastening fast; the soun ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Hay Barn By: Lynne Phipps ---------------------------- November 19, 2024 "How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.  I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." (Psalm 119:9-11 NIV) When we moved in the Spring, one of our ...Continue Reading