Welcome To THE NUGGET Inheriting the Earth By: Kari Vo ---------------------------- March 21, 2024 "Seeing the crowds, He went up on the mountain, and when He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And He opened His mouth and taught them, saying ... 'Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.'" (Matthew 5:1-2, 5 ESV) If you're like me, you've heard a lot of jokes abou ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Truly Awesome By: Sharon Lundquist ---------------------------- March 19, 2024 “The council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.” (Psalm 89:7  NIV) "Awesome," the young server responded as we gave our restaurant order. It made us wonder how our simple order could be that "awesome". Sometimes, i ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Spiritual Breakthrough March 17, 2024 The just shall live by faith. ~ Romans 1:17b NKJV ~ It is a well-known fact that Martin Luther, a former priest, is considered to be the leader of the German Reformation. In 1517, he nailed his ninety-five statements to the Castle Church doors in Wittenberg, Germany. This is an event that many of us think about every October 31st. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Disappointing God By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------------- March 16, 2024 How do I live my life? Am I a disappointment to my parents? My husband? My kids? My … God? When I was young, I was very invested in not disappointing my parents. I knew from an early age that disappointing them meant punishment for me. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Little Faith By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- March 14, 2024 "/The apostles said to the Lord, 'Increase our faith!' And the Lord said, /'/If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, "Be uprooted and planted in the sea," and it would obey you.'" /(Luke 17:5-6 ESV) Okay, this bugs me. The disciple ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Towers of Faith By: Shirley Moulton ---------------------------- March 12, 2024 Many families have a heraldic device and motto. The heraldry shield of Moulton is a red and gold crest, with three stars and the Latin motto Regi fidelis (faithful to king and country). One of my relatives has the family name Kelly, the emblem being a stone tower flanked by lions in silver and blue, and its motto is Tu ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET How to Live a Jesus Life By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- March 9, 2024 It wasn’t the best afternoon of my life. I went into the medical facility for a routine 10 minute test. Because it wasn’t hot or cold, and because the hospitals are still limiting people as much as possible due to ongoing COVID, I had my husband stay in the car listening to music. Th ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Our Best Protection  By: Gail Lundquist  ---------------------------- March 7, 2024 "Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." (Ephesians 6:11 NIV) Our world today is full of protective devices. Some are part of our everyday life whether we choose them or not. Airbags in cars, highway guard rails, a ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Burdens By: Kari Vo ---------------------------- March 5, 2024 “Now we command you, brothers, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness ... For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Abundant Life? What Does THAT Mean? By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- March 2, 2024 We've all read the text, we've heard it preached in sermons, we've read devotionals about it... It seems rather clear, doesn't it? Jesus says: "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." (John 10:10b NKJV). And when Jesus says it, He means it! ...Continue Reading