Welcome to the Nugget June 22, 2019 The Bellbird, Part 3 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    Over the past couple of devotionals, we've learned some powerful lessons in church unity from the interesting bell miner, also known as the "bellbird". I must say, however, that the first fact I learned about bellbirds didn't come from the internet. It came directly from the lady in the campground reception office who checked us into our cabin that day in Eden, N ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget June 20, 2019 The Bellbird, Part 2 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    The bellbird is actually a member of the miner bird family, and is more correctly known as a "bell miner". Last Tuesday, in "The Bellbird, Part 1", we learned valuable lessons in unity and selfless giving from these interesting birds; but as I continued to read up on the bell miner, I would learn other inspiring facts about the specie... Apparently the ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget June 18, 2019 The Bellbird, Part 1 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    We were entering a campground in Eden, a small town on the southeast coast of New South Wales in Australia, when we first heard, in the air all around us, the silvery tolling of tiny bells. When we looked around, however, there were no bells to be seen... I asked the lady at the campground reception about the source of the silvery sound. She rolled her eyes in response, an ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget June 15, 2019 A Pleasing Aroma... By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us "These offerings are given as a special gift to the Lord, a pleasing aroma to him." (Num 29:6 NLT) If you were to simply read this text out of context, your thoughts might go something like mine did: Wow, that offering must be fresh bread or cinnamon rolls! Definitely something that smells nice! When you read the text in its entirety, however, you see that this is not the case. Cons ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget June 13, 2019 When Fear Attacks By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "I took my small dog for a walk one night," my friend Ian said. "The area was dark except for a light near the big fountain in the courtyard of the apartment complex." "I heard my neighbor yell from her second-floor balcony. But the sound of the water in the nearby fountain drowned her words. So I returned the greeting. Since it was Christmas time, I ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget June 11, 2019 One Big Thank You By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus." (1 Thes. 5:18) Today I awoke to the sound of my heater kicking on, warming my home on this cold Spring morning. Today when I bent down to put a lease on my dog for his walk he nuzzled his head up against my leg to be petted. Today when I walked outside I saw the sun rising ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget June 8, 2019 Famous People By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    I discovered that there had been someone famous in my office... As a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) in an active stroke rehabilitation program, it is standard for family members to accompany their loved ones to speech therapy; and when a new stroke survivor showed up in my office with his out-of-town son, I thought nothing of it. It was only about five weeks later that I would ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget June 6, 2019 Dixie By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us." (1 John 4:11-12, NLT) On a cold, snowy day in March my cat, Dixie died. I walked into the bathroom to find her lying motionless. I stroked her head, and gently held her in my arms ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget June 1, 2019 The Home Mini, Part 2 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    Last Thursday I discribed the Google Home Mini my son gave me for an early Mother's Day. I outlined how I had initially been quite disappointed with the machine due to its lack of ability to do the things I was asking it to do. I was sorely tempted to put the thing back in its box; but I didn't. Instead, I allowed my son to set it up on the counter, and I began learning wha ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget May 28, 2019 Seven Truths to Hold onto when You Feel Attacked By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    When evil attacks, our soul wants to shrink in pain, our heart shatters and our mind fills with gloom. Unless we run to God's promises for refuge. We need His protection because often as unexpected as rain on a sunny day, adversity pours. And when it does, we're stunned at the reason why. Why us? Why now? I asked those questions years ago. When ...Continue Reading