Welcome To THE NUGGET Justice -- and Mercy By: Kari Vo ----------------------------------------------- April 30, 2026 "Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET When God Says to Relax... By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- April 28, 2026 When is the last time you stopped to relax? I’m not talking about a quick pause from life to grab some water and catch your breath, or sitting down for five minutes to re-tie your shoes before you continue with the hurry-flurry-scurry of life. No, I’m talking about the kind of relaxing where you ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Of Birdwatching and Waiting Upon the Lord By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- April 25, 2026 I admit, I'm not the most patient person in the world. As a result, I've never been a successful birdwatcher. And so it was that when a fellow Nugget author invited me to go birdwatching, I wasn't holding on to much hope. Especially when she offered me a handful of ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Do You Stew? By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- April 21, 2026 The other day, I decided to make stew. You know, the meal with meat, potatoes, and vegetables, all blended together and left to simmer into a mix of healthy goodness? Every hour or so, I opened the lid of my crockpot and stirred things around, making sure that the beef broth was evenly coating the mix from t ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET From Rote to Real... By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- April 18, 2026 With Easter a couple of weeks behind us, I feel led to address something that has been heavy on my heart: Have Christians forgotten the real meaning of the holiday? It was my first Easter in my new home. I had forgotten it was the passion week, and I was planning on d ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Running Into the Light By: Alice Burnett ----------------------------------------------- April 16, 2026 When we were children, my brother and I would overturn rocks or old boards lying on the ground. We would like to watch small, slate-grey bugs scurrying away. These bugs, called sow bugs or potato bugs, are cold bloodied land crustaceans with segmented bodies and seven pairs of legs. Sow bugs pre ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Spiritual Booster Shot By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- April 14, 2026 "Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.'” (Psalms 91:1, 2 NIV) This Bible verse showed up on my phone this morning as the verse of ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Inexplicable Peace By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- April 11, 2026 I know where it came from, but I can't tell you why God gave it to me... I certainly didn't deserve it, and my pitiful actions up until that point did not show any signs of growing faith! Therefore all I can do is praise God for this beautiful, undeserved gift ... But l ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Caught By: Kari Vo ----------------------------------------------- April 9, 2026 "On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on Him to hear the Word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and He saw two boats by the lake .... Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, He asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the people from the boat. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET God Is My Stronghold By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- April 7, 2026 As is often the case with my sleep patterns, I woke up in the middle of the night last evening and had difficulty returning to slumber. So, as per my usual, I prayed. I’ve decided that if I am awake when the moon is out, I might as well do something useful with my time and beseech the Lord’s intervent ...Continue Reading