Welcome To THE NUGGET You Will Worship Me on This Mountain... By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------- March 19, 2022 "God answered, 'I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.'” (Ex. 3:12 NLT) I don't know about you, but this verse has always puzzled me. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Marks of Love By: Kari Vo -------------------------------- March 17, 2022 "Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, 'Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.' And immediately they left their nets and followed Him. And going on a little farther, He saw James t ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET New and Improved By: Joel Jongkind ------------------------------ March 15, 2022 Here in the Georgian Bay area of southern Ontario, Canada, winter can be very dreary. On one such day recently, there was a gloomy sky, and sulky, sodden clouds drizzled misty rain off and on all day. At times, it was quite windy. The lawns were soggy, and at the lower end of our garden, there were puddles of water an ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Doing? Or Being Still? By: Rod Marshall --------------------------------- March 10, 2022 "Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28 ESVUK) The last year has been a productive time for me. I have managed to fulfil many of the tick boxes mentally listed, partly because I have had the family at home to embolden m ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET What Am I? By: Vincent Walter ---------------------------- March 8, 2022 "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) One thing that is obvious to me and others is that, as I age, both my body and mind (which Paul describes as my "outer self") are deteriorati ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET What to Do With UN-Answered Prayers... By: Lyn Chaffart ------------------------- March 5, 2022 What do we do in the face of unanswered prayers? So often I hear from people that it is hard for them to have faith because God has not answered their prayers. In fact, as a result of unanswered prayers, many Christians to begin to falsely believe that God doesn't love the ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET What to Do With a Pity Party ... By: Orlanda Drebit --------------------------------- March 3, 2022 (Written during the midst of COVID lockdowns in 2020) /"I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."/ (Psalm 18:1-2 NKJV) ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Staying Focussed... By: Joseph J. Mazzella March 1, 2022 "For if I preach the Gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!" (1 Corinthians 9:16 ESV) The apostle Paul leads into this verse sounding a bit disgruntled. He (and Barnabas) are doing the Lord's work—serving others, teaching them about Jesus ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET "Dundee" Fears ... February 26, 2022 When my mom departed this Earth to be with the Lord at Christmas, 2020, she left behind a big, long-haired, orange cat who she called, Dundee. My youngest son asked to adopt Dundee into his little family, and knowing my mom would have approved of the plan, we were happy to agree. The only problem, he lives in Western Canada, and Dundee is in Ontario. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Wasted Words By: Pastor Ron Clarke --------------------------- February 24, 2022 "Words are things, and a small drop of ink falling like dew upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think." (Lord Byron 1788-1824). The Parable of the Sower (see Matthew 13:3-9) is a good example of wasted seeds, and Jesus likens them to words (“T ...Continue Reading