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

Welcome To THE NUGGET Christians at the Pool of Bethesda, Part 1 By: John Oguntoyinbo --------------------------------- July 15, 2025 It was pure chaos! I am talking about the area surrounding the pool at Bethesda. There were people selling their wares; silver, and gold exchange hands as men bartered and sold things—clothes, food, tents; virtually anything needed for all-around-the-year camping at Bethesda. People with ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Obedience and Blessing: The Time Before the Kings, Part 14 By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------------- July 12, 2025 Last week, in The Time Before the Kings, Part 13, we learned from the stories of Tola and Jair that we are all called to serve the Lord; and when we do so, even the tiniest details of that service, or of the way we live our lives outside of that service, will impact people! ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Thorn in the Flesh By: Kari Vo ---------------------------------- July 10, 2025 "I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into parad ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Impression  By: Lynne Phipps ----------------------------------------------- July 8, 2025 "People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'" (Mark 10 ...Continue Reading