Welcome To THE NUGGET Who's on YOUR Gift List? Giving Gifts to Jesus, Part 1 By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------------- December 9, 2023 Ask any child what they like most about Christmas, and the answer will probably be something about the presents they will receive. They make up wishlists, and their conversations leading up to Christmas are always about what they hope will be under the tree. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Golden Scarf By: Jeanie Nihiser --------------------------------------- December 7, 2023 As I carefully place the pieces of the Nativity set in it’s traditional place atop the desk, I try to find a quiet time to think about the characters and give thanks for the part that each played on that miraculous day. I place the stable along with Mary and Joseph on a gold scarf that came with the set. Of co ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Shiny in Christmas Is the Star Over Jesus By: Jeanie Nihiser ---------------------------- March 21, 2024 “When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.” (Matthew 2:10 ESV) “Saying, ‘Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’” (Matthew 2:2 ESV) & ...Continue Reading

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Welcome To THE NUGGET Waiting By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- November 30, 2023 "/The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and You will not hear? Or cry to You 'Violence!' and You will not save? Why do You make me see iniquity, and why do You idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law is paralyzed, and ju ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET A Spacious Place By: Diane Eaton ---------------------------- November 28, 2023 From the ease of my recliner, my mind wanders to my childhood farm days and that exhilarating feeling of skipping through a wide-open green pasture on a summer day. I am reminded of that endless overhead expanse of sky, where I saw eagles freely soar. It is that feeling of freedom that I think of when I read David's wo ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Of Promises and Trust By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- November 25, 2023 Promises. People make them all the time. Unfortunately for us, not everyone keeps their promises all of the time. And I would like to say that the majority of the time when people don’t keep their promises, it is usually for a very good reason. I know that I’ve made many promises in ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Take Another Look By: Kari Vo ---------------------------- November 23, 2023 “He [God] has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the Firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether t ...Continue Reading

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Welcome To THE NUGGET Glutton for Punishment: How to Give Correction, Part 3 By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- November 18, 2023 Over the past two Saturdays, we have been looking to the tiny book of Philemon for Biblical instruction on how to give correction. We've seen that things go better when we first build up the one being corrected, and we saw that we must approach our request with humility, with a pe ...Continue Reading