Welcome to the Nugget October 22, 2019 What you Need to do in Order to Live Secure... By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    My Mom held a broken piece of metal in the air. "Look at this," she said. She and my Dad had gone to get their car washed. And when they returned home, they found the car door handle had been broken. Those responsible, rather than admit their guilt, had tossed the piece on the driver's seat. With broken piece in hand, we headed back ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 17, 2019 Our Daily Bread By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "Give us this day our daily bread..." (Matt. 6:11 ESV) The last few months have given me a lot of trouble with my transportation. First my old car finally became so rusted out that I had to trade it in and buy a much younger used one. Then my other car that I had hoped to keep for several more years needed multiple repairs. This caused my hard earned savings to shr ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 15, 2019 Embrace the Moment By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    When events in your life go sideways, what type of physical reaction do you have? Perhaps you laugh, cry, or maybe even both at the same time?! Or possibly a quick burst of anger is your thing, followed by tossing your smart phone across the room? Whatever your inkling, have you ever thought about breathing deep, embracing the moment and thanking God in all things? Philipp ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 12, 2019 Bubblewrap By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    I want to bubblewrap my kids. You know what I mean. Deep in every loving person's heart is the desire to protect those we truly love from physical, mental, emotional and spiritual harm. We want to shelter them from the bullies, we want to keep them out of hurtful relationships, and if someone treats them unfairly, we go to battle for them. Although the mother bear in me stays com ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 10, 2019 God is With us, Always and Forever By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "May I take that out of your way?" S-L-O-W S-L-O-W S-L-O-W... I hate when the waitress asks that question. That means those with whom we're having dinner have finished their meals, and it's a sign for me to hurry. Tough to do because chances are I'm still munching away and have a half-filled plate of food still in front of me. Why I eat so slow ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 8, 2019 Out of Place By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    'Once upon a time' as the saying goes, the Lord woke me with a massively big undertaking. Let me tell you about it.   I had felt totally bereft of His presence and had reached a crossroads. Did God care at all about me or did He not? Was I still on His radar or had He declared me out of bounds? I had not done or thought anything particularly wrong that would have given me s ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 5, 2019 Flowing Springs? Or Cracked Cisterns? By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    I am always amazed when I think about a bubbling stream or a mountain creek. I find the sound so soothing; yet this same soothing water can support life, and when moving fast enough, it can produce enough power to run vast mills, generate electricity and carry objects for incredible distances at incredible speeds. The Bible often refers to God as being & ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 3, 2019 Dinner By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it." (Prov. 15:17 ESV) When I was a boy growing up, after church on Sundays, we would always have a delicious Italian dinner. My Nana’s slow cooked sauce was the key. In it were cooked potatoes, chicken, steak, and meatballs. Mounds of spaghetti would also be boiled and dropped into the red sauce. ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 1, 2019 How to Pray so God will Answer By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    What's that smell? Not long ago, an unidentified odor filled the front of our house. We tried and tried to find the source but failed. We cleaned, washed and sprayed air freshener. Nothing worked. To make it worse, since I'm blind, my sense of smell is heightened. Ugh! There was only one thing to do--cover my mouth and nose. So, I went to work, frantically se ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget September 28, 2019 When Things get Worse... By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    So you think you heard God give you a promise of deliverance from whatever it is you're going through, but things just continue to get worse... It leaves you wondering, doesn't it? "Did I really hear God's voice? Maybe it was my imagination. Maybe God doesn't speak to me. Maybe He doesn't give me promises. Maybe God doesn't keep His promises. Maybe He doesn't ...Continue Reading