Welcome To THE NUGGET Lost Cause April 17, 2021 Do you ever feel like you are a lost cause?  You know what I mean: You just keep falling into that same pattern of sin over and over again... You know you’re forgiven, but you hate that old you and those old patterns, and you want... Out! You know God is the answer. You know He delivers. But somehow, that deliverance just isn't com ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET It's Against My Religion April 15, 2021 You've likely heard the phrase, "It's against my religion", used as an excuse to avoid unpleasant tasks. You'll also know that religions tend to have forbidden practices. That's true across the branches of Christianity. Can you think of any that apply to you now? Or does it seem that anything goes these days? Of course, that's untrue, if we consider Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, s ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET It's Against My Religion April 15, 2021 You've likely heard the phrase, "It's against my religion", used as an excuse to avoid unpleasant tasks. You'll also know that religions tend to have forbidden practices. That's true across the branches of Christianity. Can you think of any that apply to you now? Or does it seem that anything goes these days? Of course, that's untrue, if we consider Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, s ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Surprised! April 13, 2021 To every action there is a reaction. In turn, these actions and reactions create expectations. When someone behaves unexpectedly, we are surprised. When we do something that we didn't plan or expect, we are surprised. The most important thing that we can do is to maximize our positive actions and minimize the negative ones. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Cursing the Fig Tree April 10, 2021 "The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit. Then Jesus said to the tree, 'may no one ever eat your fruit again!' And the disciples heard him say it." (Mark 11:12-14 NLT ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Cleavers April 8, 2021 Jesus said, "I tell you that, if these [the disciples] should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out." (Luke 19:40 KJV) Well the stones have not been crying out to me but the grass has!  And it is talking strongly so please hear what it is saying. Wandering about my neglected garden -- neglected because of my age! ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET No Private Beaches... April 03, 2021 A natural thing when you travel is to compare things with how they are at home. When dealing with foreign currency, for example, we often find ourselves converting it to our own money. Those from the US will likely find themselves converting the metric distances and temperatures to the imperial system when traveling in most of the rest of the world, while the rest of us, when traveling in th ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Gripping Silence of Jesus April 1 2021 "He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth." (Isaiah 53:7b NIV) "[Herod] plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer." (Luke 23:9 NIV) "When [Jesus] was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no an ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET A Far Better Companion March 30, 2021 "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." (1 John 4:18 NIV) I was dog sitting for my daughter the other day while she got some work done in her house.   When it was time to take them home I decided to walk her eight pound pack leader, ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Heavenly Census, Part 3 March 27, 2021 In the concluding part of our series on the "Heavenly Census Register" (read Lamb's Book of Life), we focus on yet another aspect of this transcendental subject... Represent... "But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ..." (Philippians 3:20 ESV) ...Continue Reading