Welcome To THE NUGGET The Face By: Lynne Phipps ----------------------------------------------- February 20, 2025 The baby two rows in front of me at church, peeked over her mother's shoulder and we made eye contact. I smiled. She smiled. I gave a little wave. She waved back. She opened her eyes wide. I widened mine in return. Then she made eye contact with a fellow sitting to my left, in the row ahead of me. He immedi ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Does God See My Loneliness? By: Janet Eckles ----------------------------------------------- February 18, 2025 She probably didn’t feel pretty. She was rejected, humiliated and perhaps manipulated. Her name is Hagar. Her sad story is recounted in Genesis 21: She and Abraham conceived a son. Sadly, because of Sarah’s (Abraham’s wife) insistence, Hagar and baby son wer ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Faith Rewarded February 16, 2025 Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses]. ~ Hebrews 11:1 AMP ~ "Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinel ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Two Neighbours By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- February 15, 2025 I had similar conversations with two different neighbors last week. The first one, via email, went like this: Neighbor: The warmer weather has been great for walking but sounds like we might be back to reality next week. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET No Gimmicks By: Kari Vo ----------------------------------------------- February 13, 2025 "Since we have such a hope, we are very bold ... Having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's Word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Breathe By: Rod Marshall ----------------------------------------------- February 11, 2025 "Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.… and you shall know that I am the Lord.” (Ezekiel 37:5-6 ESV) The word in Hebrew for breath is transliterated as Ru’ach (wind, breath, mind and spirit) ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Stumble By: Alice Burnett ----------------------------------------------- February 6, 2025 Last winter, my husband and I served as volunteers at a YWAM (Youth With A Mission) base near Tijuana, Mexico. We volunteers had been invited to our leaders' off-Base home. After a relaxing time in their cozy home, we decided to walk home. It wasn't far. I was chattering excitedly to Terry about something th ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Simplicity of Salvation By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- February 4, 2025 These days, it doesn’t seem like anything is simple anymore. Our lives are increasingly filled with complex transactions, events, and schedules, notwithstanding the occasional moment of head-to-toe shivers from something unexpected that blindsides us. Like you, I know how daily life can ofte ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET But I've Never Been This Way Before By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- February 1, 2025 We've all been there. Even in our age of the GPS, sometimes we get lost. Especially in new places. And how many times haven't we given the excuse for being late, "I'm sorry, I got lost. I've never been here before!" To which the general response is an understanding, " ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Clumsy Puppy By: Lynne Phipps ---------------------------- January 30, 2025 "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:15  NIV) Ruby is an Irish Setter. Setters are tall dogs. They have long legs. Ruby's long legs, at five months of a ...Continue Reading