Welcome To THE NUGGET Where Does Your Path Lead? By: Paul Smyth --------------------------------- October 21, 2025 This morning, my wife and I went for a drive in the country with coffee in hand, a pastime we both enjoy. We found our way to a national park not far from our home and eventually discovered an inviting pathway through the trees near an equally serene lake. Snapping photographs as I always do, the unfa ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Double-Checking With God By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- October 18, 2024 There is a sad story recorded in 1 Kings 13. A prophet of God from Judah is called to Israel to give a prophecy over the king of Israel, Jeroboam. Though he had only just been appointed king, Jeroboam had already gone against God's command and had set up golden calves for the people to worship (See 1 Kings ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Reading the Bible in Context By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- October 16, 2025 "Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the Name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord wil ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET God's Handiwork By: Paul Smyth --------------------------------- October 14, 2025 Near the front door of my house, a wide variety of colourful wildflowers are growing and prospering. Each time I step outside, I casually admire their beauty, but rarely do I stop and bend down to appreciate their intricate detail. It’s not that I don’t care about such things, but given the hurried pace of my life, I ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Avoiding the Subject By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- October 9, 2025 "He [Jesus] was teaching His disciples, saying to them, 'The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him. And when He is killed, after three days He will rise.' But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask Him. And they came to Capernaum. And when He was i ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Growing Carrots and Your Faith By: Paul Smyth  --------------------------------- October 7, 2025 Every spring, I plant a small vegetable garden. Nothing fancy, but the soil does yield a modest crop of carrots, green beans, zucchini, and tomatoes. It’s always a joy to plant seeds, water them, and, with any luck, watch them sprout and grow. A garden of any kind requires a moderate dose of love ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Of Time Changes and Jet Lag By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- October 4, 2025 (Written October 2024) Anyone who has travelled internationally via plane can relate to the difficulties brought on by the changes in time. Since car, train or boat travel get you to your destination slow enough that your body can acclimate to different time zones, the phen ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Investing in a Field By: Alice Burnett --------------------------------- October 2, 2025 Have you ever felt as if something that God was asking you to do didn't make sense? I happened to me. My cousin in Czechia messaged me to ask if we could take her 16-year-old daughter for a month the following summer. She wasn't doing well in her English classes at school, and Ka ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Change Focus By: Kofi Ankrah Twumasi  --------------------------------- September 30, 2025 "Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw Him walking on the lake, they were terrified. 'It’s a ghost,' they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: 'Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.' 'Lord, if it’s you,' Peter replied, ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Turtle By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- September 27, 2024 "There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven— A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.... A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A t ...Continue Reading