Welcome To THE NUGGET The Only Good Thing By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- April 11, 2023 /"And Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?' But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence. So Joseph said to his brothers, 'Come near to me, please.' And they came near. And he said, 'I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Why the Resurrection Matters... By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- April 8, 2023 "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then He appeared to more t ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET What Does Jesus Pray About? By: Shirley Moulton --------------------------------- April 6, 2023 Growing up in a Presbyterian church in Ottawa, I learned a lot about prayer.  I memorized the Lord’s Prayer in Sunday School, repeated in every Sunday service.  I also learned about prayers like Moses, Samuel and David, along with Mary, Zacharias and Simeon.  At times, prayer seemed mecha ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Friendship April 5, 2023 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends ~ John 15:13 NIV 2011 ~ "That day Herod and Pilate became friends — before this they had been enemies." (Luke 23:12 NIV 2011) This Scripture caught my attention recently. Herod and Pilate became friends! How extraordinary that Luke r ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Servant of the Lord By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- April 4, 2023 "For He grew up before Him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; He had no form or majesty that we should look at Him, and no beauty that we should desire Him. He was despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as One from whom men hide their faces ... Surely He h ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Preparing for Easter By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- April 1, 2023 Our celebration of the greatest event in history is just a week away: Where is the hype? I mean, 6-8 weeks before our celebration of the birth of Jesus, we are already talking about it, planning, buying gifts, etc., and in case we become tempted to forget Christmas will soon be ther ...Continue Reading

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Welcome To THE NUGGET The Boundary By: Lynne Phipps ----------------------------------- March 28, 2023 There had been so much snow, that I was now able to walk over the corral fence, instead of having to open the big gate to go in. Interestingly enough however, Frank, my gelding and the three goats had made no move to cross the boundary fence to come out. They all chose to stay within the safety of their corral. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Bad Weather? Or Bad Gear? By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------------- March 25, 2023 I don't remember much about our trip to Alaska in 2006; one line, however, will forever stick in my memory: "There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear!" I remembered this during the Christmas season of 2021. As we were visiting our family in western Canad ...Continue Reading

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