Welcome To THE NUGGET Communicating By: Vincent Walters --------------------------------- August 13, 2024 "And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth." (1 Samuel 3:10 KJV) We spend much of life communicating with others. To do so usually requires two willing participants. Often, it requires spo ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Learning to Fish By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- August 10, 2024 "Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle" (Psalms 144:1 NKJV) Is it just me? Or have any of you notice this as well? The moment you begin to pray for something like faith -- or patience -- or any of th ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Frustrated By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- August 8, 2024 “For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the Law, that it is good. So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire t ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Of Radical Forgiveness and Eternal Homes: Teacher Joseph, Part 16 -- Conclusion By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- August 17, 2024 The life of Joseph. It has so many lessons to teach us from beginning to end. Today, in the concluding part of this series, it is important to focus on the conclusion of Joseph’s own story. Two things stand out in the fina ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Sweeping the Corral By: Alice Burnett --------------------------------- August 1, 2024 Our holiday in New Denver, B.C. last summer coincided with the Vacation Bible School at the little church we used to attend in that tiny village. Terry spent time golfing and birdwatching with his bird-expert friend. I happily volunteered to help each morning with the five-day programme at the church. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Ace By: Lynne Phipps --------------------------------- July 30, 2024 In a recent message I heard, the speaker expounded upon the words admonish, comfort and encourage. He went on further to state the need for the Christian community to employ these three verbs more frequently through our actions, one with another; both by giving and receiving. As I contemplated w ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET God's Ways... Not Ours! Teacher Joseph, Part 15 By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- July 27, 2024 Finally united with his father, Joseph now finds himself at a sad time in his life. Jacob is ill, and Joseph begins to wonder if this might be a final good-bye to his father. Having great respect for the patriarch, Joseph brings his own two sons, Mana ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Prisoners of Hope By: Cari Vo --------------------------------- July 25, 2024 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is He, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. ... As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Better Angels By: Joseph Mazzella --------------------------------- July 23, 2024 A few weeks ago I stopped at a light by an intersection on my way home. I glanced to the side and saw a little, old man on the grass by the road. His face was full of weariness and sadness and he was holding a sign that said: “Please Help! Need money for food and dog food.” I pulled to the side of the road and talked ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Don't Be Buried in Egypt! Teacher Joseph, Part 14 By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- July 20, 2024 “When the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, ‘Now if I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt, but let me lie with ...Continue Reading