Welcome To THE NUGGET Dramatic? By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- February 22, 2024 "I thank Him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because He judged me faithful, appointing me to His service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith an ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Scavenger Hunt By: Shirley Moulton --------------------------------- February 20, 2023 The scavenger hunt is a common game played at summer camp or youth events. Each team of players is given a list of items that they must collect and the first team to successfully complete their list wins the prize. A more difficult version of the scavenger hunt is for the designer of the game to leave a clue ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Looking for a Legacy? By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------------- February 16, 2024 Maybe it’s the fact that I had just turned 60 at the time this was written; or maybe it was because my last child would get married in just a few days; or maybe was because of the current state of the world. Whatever the reason, I was spending a lot more time thinking about the “golden y ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Appearances Can Be Deceiving By: Alice Burnett --------------------------------- February 15, 2024 One rainy night in our university days, my then-fiancé and his friend were accompanying me home from the library, where the three of us had been studying. I was walking quickly on the sidewalk with my umbrella, and the two of them were on Terry's motorcycle, riding slowly beside me. His friend ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Intimacy By: Kari Vo --------------------------------- February 13, 2024 "/The LORD said, 'Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?' ... Then Abraham drew near and said, 'Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Number One By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- February 10, 2024 Jesus is the first born of all creation (See Col. 1:15). He is the head of the church, and He is the beginning, the firstborn of the dead, so that He might have first place in everything (See Col. 1:18). But just what does all of that mean? I mean, why does Paul go to such great lengt ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Inspecting Our Treasury By: Diane Eaton --------------------------------- February 8, 2024 "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew 6:20-21 NIV) How's your treasury doing? You'll have one, of course. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Good Neighbours By: Joel Jongkind --------------------------------- February 6, 2024 It is better to have a good neighbour than a distant friend. – Old Dutch Proverb The other day, I read that since the rise of social media, email, and texting with people all over the world, we have much less contact with the people near us. Many people don't even know who lives on th ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Generosity ... MY Way! By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- February 3, 2024 I would consider myself a generous person! I give of my time, my talents, my resources, often resulting in increased stress and definitely involving sacrifice. Wait! Doesn't that sound like an arrogant statement! And I feel compelled right here to insert a warning: Anytime any ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET If Only  By: Martin Wiles --------------------------------- February 1, 2024 "If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him, and he will gladly tell you, for he is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask him; he will not resent it." (James 1:5 TLB) No one has penned the "if only" conundrum more appropriately t ...Continue Reading