Welcome To THE NUGGET The Cursing of the Fig By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- July 8, 2023 /"The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit. Then Jesus said to the tree, 'May no one ever eat your fruit ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Life-Giving Stream By: Donnie Black --------------------------------- July 6, 2023 While I was taking a walk in the park, I noticed a pair of swans in the sea just over the fence. They were drinking  water from a stream which flowed down from the hills above the town.  The water was fresh and clean. The swans had been swimming around in the sea which is ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Navigator and the Holy Spirit By: Ruth Rowe --------------------------------- July 4, 2023 Recently, I travelled to visit my in-laws. Due to COVID-19, I had never visited their new place. Before I started the five-and-a-half-hour trip, I put their new address into the navigator (GPS) on the dash of my van. The visit was lovely. Before I left their parking lot to begin the five-and-a-half-hour ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Don't Let ANYTHING Stop You... By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- July 1, 2023 "a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, 'The Holy Spirit says, "In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles."’” (Act ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Terror of Trust By: Diane Eaton --------------------------------- June 27, 2023 "Thank You for … the terror of trust … ." I have lost the source of this written prayer, but not its impact. There's wisdom in this paradox: Trustful faith is forged through those terrifying experiences when we feel utterly vulnerable — until our Saviour comes through for us ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Overcoming Chronic Conditions By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- June 24, 2023 When you have a loved one suffering from an incurable condition, you will try anything and everything. Such was the case for me when my husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. At the time this was written, we were on a ketogenic diet, he was taking Omega 3-5-7 supplements, ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Work and Praise By: Dr. Carol Geisler --------------------------------- June 22, 2023 "/Praise Him, sun and moon, praise Him, all you shining stars! Praise Him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! Let them praise the Name of the LORD! For He commanded and they were created./" (Psalm 148:3-5 ESV)  On the second day of creation, God se ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Getting Older Is a Gift By: Kathy Keller --------------------------------- June 20, 2023 /"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day." (2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV) "The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair." (Proverbs 20:29 ESV) ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Investing Time By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- June 17, 2023 An article was recently published in the Nugget entitled "Killing Time" by Kenn Stright that really got me thinking. I know that much of what I do for relaxation could fall into the category of "killing time"; but what really got me thinking was that perhaps "kill ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET A Sad Misrepresentation of Time By: Kenn Stright --------------------------------- June 15, 2023 /"Lord, let me know my end, and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing in your sight. Surely everyone stands as a mere br ...Continue Reading