Welcome to the Nugget November 3, 2018 The Pumpkins By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    The 12 year-old girl who lives next door grew an abundant crop of pumpkins this year. Now this particular girl is quite kindhearted, and she wishes to share them--for free! It was with this spirit that she offered me--someone who has done nothing to deserve such a gift--two pumpkins back in early September. The problem was, we were leaving on a 3-week trip in just a few days, a ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget November 1, 2018 A Moment of Clarity By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    It was a long drive to the nursing home where my Grandmother was living, but at least twice a month I got into the car with my small children to make the trip to see her.  We had already lost my Mom to cancer and I wanted them to be able to remember Nana.  I wanted to be able to remember her as well, especially because she was beginning to forget me. Nana had A ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 30, 2018 Standing Your Ground By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    When troubles press in upon you from all sides, are you able to stand your ground? We all experience days where we feel deflated and just plain worn out. Our faith may wane and we become desperate for God to step in and provide a means of rescue. Let's face it, it's not always easy to hunker down and wait for the storms to pass. But it's during those times we need to hol ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 27, 2018 Changing Constants By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    It was a windy, fall day in 2017. After several weeks of beautiful Indian summer, mid-October finally brought more typical fall weather. It still wasn't what we would have expected for the fall, however, for although there was a definite fall wind, it wasn't cold at all, and the trees were still green. Or bare. And the bare ones never really changed colours at all last ye ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 25, 2018 At the Crossroads By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "This is what the LORD says: 'Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.'" (Jer. 6:16 NLT) When I was a young father and Autumn would spread her colorful carpet across the hills and mountains of my home, I would often load my kids into the car and embark on a Fall fol ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 23, 2018 The Enemy Within... Lessons From the Psalms, Part 2: Psalms 55 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    Today's lesson from the Psalms comes from the Ps. 55: "Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help! Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles. My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked threats. They bring trouble on me and angrily hunt me down." (Ps. 55:1-3 NLT) We've all been ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 20, 2018 A Boost for NOT Boasting...Part 3 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "For you are all children[a] of God through faith in Christ Jesus." (Gal 3:26) In the final part of our series on "what we need to boast about and what we need to be silently thankful to the Lord for", we come to the subject that matters more than anything else...the one on which every other blessing of ours hinges on... Progeny... Yes ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 18, 2018 A Boost for NOT Boasting...Part 2 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    In the Second part of our Series, "on what we need to be boast about and on what we need to be silently thankful for", let's train the spotlight on two more subjects... Power... Of Samson, it has been said jocularly and truthfully that he is "the Biblical He-Man with the distinct She-weakness" (Judges 16:1). As long as the God-given migh ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 16, 2018 A Boost for NOT Boasting...Part 1 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    Probably you have heard this story before but here it goes again: A tale involving a frog prone to self-boasting, and his two crane friends. These three planned to "live happily together ever after" in their pond that overflowed with rich flora and fauna. But this was sadly not to be (sic). In due course, on account of a severe drought, the pond wa ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget October 16, 2018 A Boost for NOT Boasting...Part 1 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    Probably you have heard this story before but here it goes again: A tale involving a frog prone to self-boasting, and his two crane friends. These three planned to "live happily together ever after" in their pond that overflowed with rich flora and fauna. But this was sadly not to be (sic). In due course, on account of a severe drought, the pond wa ...Continue Reading