Welcome To THE NUGGET Lost in the Rules By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- August 5, 2025 "And the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him [Jesus], 'Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with [unwashed] hands?' And He said to them, 'Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Just One Little Sin: The Time Before the Kings, Part 17 By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- August 2, 2025 Last week, in The Time Before the Kings, Part 16, we learned from the story of Samson that arrogance will eventually lead to total destruction, and there is ultimate punishment for us when we take God's glory upon ourselves. After the story of Sam ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET A Sure Thing By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- July 31, 2025 "Then God said to Noah ... 'Behold, I establish My covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark ... never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth. ... I have set My ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Pray and Don't Stop By: Paul Smyth --------------------------------- July 29, 2025 When you pray, does it sometimes feel as though God hears your prayers, but then just as quickly forgets them when answers don’t come as expediently as you believe they should? I openly admit that I’ve got an entire closet filled with those T-shirts, and to be entirely forthcoming with you, I’ve been recently wearin ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Pride Goes Before a Fall: The Time Before the Kings, Part 16 By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- July 26, 2025 Last week, in The Time Before the Kings, Part 15, we learned from the story of Samson that sometimes God surprises us with His methods of deliverance. In fact, sometimes He calls deeply imperfect people to do His will! Sometimes our negative traits are exactly what is ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Simple Things of Life July 25, 2025 Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ~ Matthew 18:3 NIV ~ As my dementia progresses to significantly advanced, I no longer have a concept of time or calendars. My wife tells me it's Monday morning, but that means nothing to me ... In ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Right Person for the Job By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- July 24, 2025 "Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel ... said to Amos, 'O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there, but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.' Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, 'I was no prophet, nor ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Stings By: Lynne Phipps --------------------------------- July 22, 2025 My Irish Setter decided that eating bees was a good thing to do and as we had a swarm of them around our porch, she set to her task with a vengeance. An hour later her hugely swollen face revealed the evidence of her folly. Benadryl brought down the swelling, but this was not the end of the s ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Of Variation and Negative Personality Traits: The Time Before the Kings, Part 15 By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- July 19, 2025 Last week, in The Time Before the Kings, Part 14, we learned from the stories of Ibzan, Elon and Abdon that we all have a calling. Great or small, we are the only ones who can fill that calling, and when we do, God's blessings are poured down on us! ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Christians at the Pool of Bethesda, Part 2 By: John Oguntoyinbo --------------------------------- July 17, 2025 After a critical examination of the year-round chaotic situation by the pool of Bethesda (See Christians at the Pool of Bethesda, Part 1) we studied 'The Man'. We saw how unfamiliar with Gus he was, how focused he was on his challenges, and how stagnant his life was. We then came to the ...Continue Reading