Welcome To THE NUGGET Sit by Me August 27, 2020 "Come near to God, and he will come near to you." (James 4:8 NIV) Out of the mouths of babes! At the park, while watching Bubble Man move his apparatus so that the wind would blow hundreds of iridescent bubbles at a time, my great-granddaughter patted the grass, and said, "Come sit by me, Grammy." She and all young children love for us to be near them, ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET What IS Prayer, Anyway? August 25, 2020 What is prayer, anyway? Critics say it is a crutch. It is something the Christians do to make them feel better, because it is just that: Something they can actually do in a situation where they are helpless! Unfortunately I suspect that many Christians have only a little better concept of prayer. I have so often heard it said ( ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET He Is the First in EVERYTHING! Part 3 August 22, 2020 In the concluding part of our series titled, "He is the first in everything." After having focused on how the Lord takes the lead in implanting love and faithfulness in us, today let's focus on how our Lord takes the first step forward in implanting hope in us... Hope... Comparing the Christian life to a building, if l ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET He Is the First in EVERYTHING! Part 2 August 20, 2020 In the second part of our series titled, "He is the first in everything" today we we shall focus on the faith aspect of our spiritual walk... Faith... Coming to the "pillar", as it were of Christian faith, first things first here please! The meaning of the word "faith" all through the Scriptures has ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET *He Is the First in EVERYTHING! Part 1* August 18, 2020 "...He is first in everything..." (Col 1:18 TLB) Speaking about the pre-eminence of worship in a Christian's life, a Biblical scholar put it wisely: "If prayer and praise are a preoccupation about our needs and blessings respectively, then worship is a preoccupation with God's glory alone (read God's goodness -- See Ex. 33:18-1 ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Flowerbed August 15, 2020 We turned a long patch of grass into a flower bed today. We knew the grass would have to be removed in order to have a weed-free bed, and after significant research, we decided on a procedure for removing the grass problem that seemed the easiest and most economical for us. We purchased a cubic metre of triplemix and 12 meters of landscaping cloth. We then put about 1 ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Six Ways to Deal With Failure August 13, 2020 "I actually cut my bangs myself," my dear friend wrote. I was impressed. "...made a huge mistake," she continued, "by cutting 3/4 of an inch instead of 1/4 of an inch." Yikes, that's sounded like me. "I couldn't believe I did ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Playing Church August 11, 2020 "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me." (1 Corinthians 13:11 NIV) When I was five and my brother was four, we'd play church. We dressed up just like the grownups. My brother was the minister, and I was the organist. He'd stand on the kitchen table with ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Godly Lives August 8, 2020 Why do people become followers of Christ? It is an interesting question. I'm sure that there are as many answers as there are Christians to ask; but I suspect that a predominant answer would have something to do with Salvation. We accept Jesus as our Saviour because we want to go to Heaven. And I might add, this is an excellent reason to be ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Guard Your Eyes and Ears... August 6, 2020 "When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it." (Genesis 3:6a NIV) What we see and what we hear has a powerful influence on our thoughts and actions, and has had from the beginning of time. For instance, remember Eve? She was the first wom ...Continue Reading