Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR God Is Able September 8, 2024 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return to me void. ~ Isaiah 55:11 KJV ~ The word of God is true and Amen.  “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return to me void.” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV). I nor you should not therefore be afraid or ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Purpose of Prayer By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- September 7, 2024 “So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us th ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET No Turning Back By: Alice Burnett --------------------------------- September 5, 2024 In my last year of teaching, the principal of the Christian school where I taught chose for our yearly theme the phrase, “No Turning Back”. To this end, I hung a "No U-turn sign on my classroom door . As well, in various ways the school explored this theme throughout the year. At the end of the year, June 20 ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET How Miserable I Am By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- September 3, 2024 Have you ever felt that way? Do you, perhaps, feel this way right now? Likely the answer is “yes”, or you wouldn’t be reading this post. Please understand that you are not alone. Also know that this is an attitude God understands, for I found that exact p ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Cursing the Fig Revisited, Part 2 By: Ronnie Naidoo --------------------------------- August 31, 2024 We revisit the story of the fig tree and look at the second lesson that surfaced in my reading of the key scriptures: " When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, 'May no one ever eat fruit from you again.' And his discip ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Cursing the Fig, Revisited: Part 1 By: Ronnie Naidoo --------------------------------- August 29, 2024 Fruit trees, growing along roads and fields have over the centuries provided food for passers-by, on their journeys. Yesterday it was the fig tree and today it is perhaps guava, mango or other fruit trees satisfying the hungry. I recently read that, “A strange thing ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Being a Godly Leader By: Paul Smyth --------------------------------- August 27, 2024 When I was a young boy, I viewed my father as a superhero. He could fix things, drive a car, and fly an airplane. He taught me how to fish and paddle a canoe, and most importantly as I reflect upon my 62 years on planet earth, he showed me how to live a life of faith in Jesus Christ—to be a Godly leader to the be ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Meditating on God's Mysterious Ways and Perfect Timing By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- August 24, 2024 Do you ever sit and contemplate God's ways? What about His timing? And what about a combination of these two? It is, of course, an effort in futility, if your goal is to understand God, for God's ways are far bigger than anything our human minds c ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Loving Non-Christians By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- August 22, 2024 "I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. They are Israelit ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Showing Us That We Are Loved By: Joseph Mazzella --------------------------------- August 20, 2024 It was late July and except for a few fluffy, white clouds the sky was a brilliant blue. The sun was shining on the green grass giving it a golden hue. Birds were busy flying to and from their nests feeding their rapidly growing babies. The air was full of the smell of fresh cut grass and the scent o ...Continue Reading