Welcome To THE NUGGET The Resurgence By: Lynne Phipps ----------------------------------------------- May 20, 2025 "In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold." (Ephesians 4:26-27 NIV) In 2023 wildfires burned out of control in parts of northern British Columbia, Canada. One such fire near the town of Fort ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Sing a New Song: The Time Before the Kings, Part 6 By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- May 17, 2025 Last week, in the Consequences of Hesitation: The Time Before the Kings, Part 5, we saw that whatever God calls you to do, you can trust Him to empower you to success. Don't hesitate. Just ... GO! Today's lesson takes us to Chapter 5 of the ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Cons ... and Pros! Of Sacrifice By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- May 15, 2025 The story of Samuel. We are all familiar with his miraculous birth. His mother, Hannah, was barren, and she wanted a child so badly that she was even willing to give him up for the Lord's service, as long as it meant that her shame of being barren would be removed. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Delighted By: Carol Geisler ----------------------------------------------- May 13, 2025 "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His Law he meditates day and night." (Psalm 1:1-2 ESV) It is easy to imagine a child's d ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Rocking Chair By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- May 10, 2025 Being a mom is a beautiful thing, but it comes with many down-sides as well. To begin with, pregnancy isn't for the faint of heart! Besides the discomfort, the trouble sleeping, the weight gain and the fact that none of your clothes fit, there is the fear of miscarriage, t ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Talking About a Fall By: Kari Vo ----------------------------------------------- May 8, 2025 "In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said, 'Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. For he was numbered amon ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Floating in the Spiritual Pickle Jar By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- May 6, 2025 As you may have experienced in life, being a believer in Jesus Christ does not always mean a vase filled with vibrant red roses or luminous beams of sunshine cascading through a royal-blue sky. Perhaps you’ll nod your head in agreement, but there are days when I feel very close to my Hea ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Consequences of Hesitation: The Time Before the Kings, Part 5 By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- May 3, 2025 Last week, in The Time Before the Kings, Part 4, we saw that God is the God of the unconventional, and when we only look for conventional answers to our problems, we limit the Almighty God! The next recorded story in the book of J ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Recognize Your God-Given Gifts By: Alice Burnett ----------------------------------------------- May 1, 2025 It took me many years to recognize my gifting. Neither my parents nor I had acknowledged the signs of “teacher” in my childhood. Looking back, I see that these signs had their beginnings when I was four, after I begged to attend pre-school. I loved school, but I was disappointed that we did ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Courage By: Kari Vo ----------------------------------------------- April 29, 2025 "And as [Peter and John] were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for ...Continue Reading