Welcome To THE NUGGET Glutton for Punishment: How to Give Correction, Part 3 By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- November 18, 2023 Over the past two Saturdays, we have been looking to the tiny book of Philemon for Biblical instruction on how to give correction. We've seen that things go better when we first build up the one being corrected, and we saw that we must approach our request with humility, with a pe ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Autumn Glory: The Conservation Area, Part 13 November 17, 2023 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds... ~ James 1:2 NIV ~ Over the past couple of Fridays, we have been looking at some lessons that God placed upon my heart when He recently brought us to a long-forgotten local conservation area. We saw how dangerous it can be to for ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Stay by His Side November 15, 2023 He [the shepherd]calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ~ John 10:3b NLT ~ After a couple of days at the YWAM [Youth with a Mission] base in Belize, I wondered what I was doing there. The setting, despite its beautiful name, Destination Paradise, was a challenge. High heat with humidity, mosquitoes, biting fleas that came up ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Burden Bearer November 13, 2023 Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. ~ Isaiah 53:4a NLT ~ “Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down.” (Isaiah 53:4a  NLT) My parents assisted me with burdens for the first eighteen years of my life. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR When God Calls November 12, 2023 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. ~ John 10:27 ESV ~ ”My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27 ESV) The nightstand clock confirmed that it was 2 a.m., yet sleep was nowhere in sight. Completely exhausted, I found myself resorting to counting imaginary ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Hidden Roots: The Conservation Area, Part 2 November 11, 2023 Be alert and of sober mind. ~ 1 Peter 5:8b NIV ~ Two weeks ago, we introduced you to a local conservation area that is on our list of favourites. Unfortunately for us, we had forgotten it existed; but our recent visit to this particular conservation area was full of powerful lessons... ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Practice Makes Perfect November 8, 2023 ..throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. ~ Ephesians 4:22 NLT ~ A few years ago, when my husband first took our young grandsons to the tennis court to begin teaching them how to play tennis, their balls flew all over the place. The boys didn't know how to direct their s ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Complainer's Roller Coaster November 6, 2023 ...they began to speak against God and Moses. ~ Numbers 21:5a NLT ~ “But the people grew impatient with the long journey, and they began to speak against God and Moses.”(Numbers 21:4b-5a  NLT) Riding roller coasters is not my forte. I recall ge ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Black Hole in Black and White November 5, 2023 Refuse to worry about tomorrow, but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time. Tomorrow will take care of itself. ~ Matthew 6:34 TPT ~ “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” (Matthew 6:34 NLT) ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Path to Northern Gannets November 3, 2023 Small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. ~ Matthew 7:14 NIV ~ "Small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." (Matt 7:14 NIV) We had just left Witless Bay in Southeastern Newfoundland, where we had had the privi ...Continue Reading