Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Spiritual Breakthrough March 17, 2024 The just shall live by faith. ~ Romans 1:17b NKJV ~ It is a well-known fact that Martin Luther, a former priest, is considered to be the leader of the German Reformation. In 1517, he nailed his ninety-five statements to the Castle Church doors in Wittenberg, Germany. This is an event that many of us think about every October 31st. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Disappointing God By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------------- March 16, 2024 How do I live my life? Am I a disappointment to my parents? My husband? My kids? My … God? When I was young, I was very invested in not disappointing my parents. I knew from an early age that disappointing them meant punishment for me. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Little Faith By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- March 14, 2024 "/The apostles said to the Lord, 'Increase our faith!' And the Lord said, /'/If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, "Be uprooted and planted in the sea," and it would obey you.'" /(Luke 17:5-6 ESV) Okay, this bugs me. The disciple ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Towers of Faith By: Shirley Moulton ---------------------------- March 12, 2024 Many families have a heraldic device and motto. The heraldry shield of Moulton is a red and gold crest, with three stars and the Latin motto Regi fidelis (faithful to king and country). One of my relatives has the family name Kelly, the emblem being a stone tower flanked by lions in silver and blue, and its motto is Tu ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET How to Live a Jesus Life By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- March 9, 2024 It wasn’t the best afternoon of my life. I went into the medical facility for a routine 10 minute test. Because it wasn’t hot or cold, and because the hospitals are still limiting people as much as possible due to ongoing COVID, I had my husband stay in the car listening to music. Th ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Our Best Protection  By: Gail Lundquist  ---------------------------- March 7, 2024 "Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." (Ephesians 6:11 NIV) Our world today is full of protective devices. Some are part of our everyday life whether we choose them or not. Airbags in cars, highway guard rails, a ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Burdens By: Kari Vo ---------------------------- March 5, 2024 “Now we command you, brothers, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness ... For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Abundant Life? What Does THAT Mean? By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- March 2, 2024 We've all read the text, we've heard it preached in sermons, we've read devotionals about it... It seems rather clear, doesn't it? Jesus says: "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." (John 10:10b NKJV). And when Jesus says it, He means it! ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET God's Medicine Bag By: Diane Eaton --------------------------------- February 29, 2024 Some of us recall those days when a doctor made house calls, carrying a black bag stocked with medicines. After he assessed our trouble, we'd be offered a suitable remedy. Today, house calls have been replaced with clinic visits or perhaps a brief phone call. Sometimes, we never meet the doctor; we simply receiv ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Charlie Vs. the Eye Drops By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- February 24, 2024 My daughter-in-law recently filmed and posted a hilarious video about her attempts to put drops in the eye of her Golden Retriever, Charlie. He had an eye infection, and right from the beginning it was obvious that he knew he needed help. His idea of help, however, did NOT include having drops put into h ...Continue Reading