Welcome to the Nugget January 17, 2019 Quick Charge By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." (Colossians 2:6,7 NIV) I forgot to charge the cell phone. As I grabbed it on my way out the door, I happened to notice the battery was way down. So I went back and plugged ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget January 15, 2019 Cleaned Up By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you." (John 15:3 NIV) As an avid gardener (in season), I enjoy all the Bible references comparing human life to plant form. I can picture God's words as seeds falling amongst stones or weeds and not sprouting. When a seed is fertilised, it grows strong roots and can withstand a storm. When a plant bears fruit, ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget January 10, 2019 Exemplary Exemplar, Part 2 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    We come to the concluding part of the series on how our Saviour diligently fulfilled the two commandments in each phase of His life. On Tuesday we focused on the "preparation" phase of His life, and today we come to the last two phases, namely the "proclamation" phase and the "passion" phase... Proclamation... Let it be said at this s ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget January 8, 2019 Exemplary Exemplar, Part 1 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    Welcome to an account that would make the first pages of Ripley's Book of Believe it or not! Dr. Evan O'Neil Kane was the chief surgeon at Kane Summit Hospital in New York City. He was 60-years old and had been practicing surgery for 37 years. He was especially interested in anaesthetic. You see, he practiced back in the early part of the 20th century, when the onl ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget December 8, 2018 Should we Celebrate Christ's Birth? Jesus' Birthday: A Call for Celebration, Part 1 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    The Christmas season is well upon us, and along with it, its habitual flavours of commercialism, materialism, and yes, paganism. In fact, although Christmas is supposed to be the celebration of the greatest birth ever, it is pretty difficult to even find Christ in Christmas anymore. In recent years, we've b ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget December 6, 2018 Today's Christmas ©Copyright 2011 Answers2Prayer | Matt 10:8 "Freely you have received, freely give." ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget December 4, 2018 No Good Deed By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do." (Heb. 6:10 NLT) Someone online sold my mailing address so now instead of just getting letters from the few charities I can afford to support, I am also getting letters from a dozen other charities asking f ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget December 1, 2018 Christmas Peace By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    The season known in North America for being one of the most stressful times of the year is upon us: Christmas! In the rehab hospital where I worked, we would always get a spike in numbers of stroke survivors following Christmas. In addition, more people fall and break bones around Christmas time, more people have heart attacks, and it is becoming uncommon to meet someone who ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget November 29, 2018 Help! My Life is WAY too Busy! By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    Have you asked a friend lately, "How are you?" Their answer is usually something like "Busy; I'm so, so busy." That might be your answer, too. I know mine could be as well. We're all ridiculously busy. Strange though, a group of quails taught me just how crazy that is. A lovely piano tune echoed through the house where I stayed during a ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget November 27, 2018 Come up to Higher Ground By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30) Often, as I gaze out the kitchen window in the mornings, there is a bird, usually a dove, perched on ...Continue Reading