Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Together May 24, 2023 It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him. ~ Genesis 2:18 NIV ~ /Although the following devotional is specific to the recent COVID pandemic, the truths it contains are relevant to us, ALL the time!/ "The Lord God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.'&q ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Exalted Confession By: Wallace Schulz --------------------------------- May 23, 2023 /"He [Jesus] also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 'Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: "God, I thank You that I am not like ot ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Stiffness! By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- May 20, 2023 I was so stiff and sore, I felt like I was creaking. The culprit? The cinder blocks and dirt we had moved, wheel barrow by wheel barrow, the day before. Oh, it was beautiful to have the garden plot finished and filled with dirt, but every muscle screamed out in pain. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Whose Voice Do YOU Recognize? By: Ruth Rowe --------------------------------- May 18, 2023 Years ago, John and I raised sheep on our farm. During those years of farming, we learned many spiritual lessons. God's creatures can teach us much if we pay attention. Our sheep would come running from the back fields to the barn only if John or I called. Other people tried saying the same words but the she ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Key By: Lynne Phipps --------------------------------- May 16, 2023 When I worked at the hardware store, one of my jobs was to cut keys. People would arrive with a variety of keys and ask me to make duplicates for them. Duplicating a key required three steps: [*]Finding the right key blank to match the original. If the length, width, or grooves we ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Honoured by God By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- May 13, 2023 Mother's Day is tomorrow. This holiday can be such a blessing. But it can also be a very hard day for many people. Many of you out there are grieving the loss of your mom. Others would have wanted children, but were not blessed with any and perhaps have had several miscarriages. Others ha ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Let It Go By: Diane Eaton --------------------------------- May 11, 2023 "Let it go!" These words interrupted my thoughts one day while wrestling over an issue which had begun to feel like a losing battle. My efforts to change the situation felt fruitless. With those words, "Let it go!" the light dawned: I saw that I had assumed a care which had become too much for me. This was ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Living in the Moment By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- May 6, 2023 /"So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today."/ (Matt. 6:34 NLT) It wasn't that long ago that God put it on my heart to write a piece based on this verse, for God was helping me to understand that when I spend ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Wings of Eagles By: Paul Smyth --------------------------------- May 4, 2023 Recently I began watching a live-stream YouTube channel which covers the daily life of two bald eagles living in California and their still young chick. It’s truly astounding to watch the female sit on her nest 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine tree, where day and night through any type of weather, she keeps her baby safe and ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET When Fear Reigns... By: Paul Smyth --------------------------------- May 2, 2023 There’s something to be said for the crippling effects of fear. We all have days when fear reigns supreme in our lives, and as I sit with my morning coffee and peruse the global news headlines, I become anxious. As I think of family and friends who are going through rough times with their health, careers and finances, ...Continue Reading