Welcome To THE NUGGET The New Day By: Lynne Phipps ---------------------------- January 28, 2025 I was up early and, on the road, while darkness still veiled the land. Dawn however soon began to creep its way along the eastern horizon, its progress transforming that which was devoid of colour into a vivid pallet of pinks, yellows, blues and purples. The sun, a golden orb, from which the radiance of the morning sprang, ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Doing What Is Right By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- January 25, 2025 I recently was involved with selling my son’s car. After a steady stream of scammers, schemers and low-ballers, I was delighted and relieved when the potential buyers told me they were ardent Christians. I was delighted because I always like interacting with my fellow brothers and sisters in Chris ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Looking for Help in All the Right Places By: Kari Vo ----------------------------------------------- January 23, 2025 "And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching. And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an un ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Clariton By: Rod Marshall ---------------------------------- January 21, 2025 "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 ESV) I listened recently on the Radio 4 programme called “The Life Scientific”&nb ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET God's Gifts By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- January 18, 2025 God’s promises. We know from the Bible that God keeps ALL His promises: “The LORD always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does” (Ps. 145:13 NLT). But what happens when it appears He is keeping His promise, and then it all crumbles? You know what I mean. The Bible ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The God of Colour By: Paul Smyth ---------------------------------- January 16, 2025 Watching a beautiful sunrise is a special event, and on this particular December morning while driving west on the open highway, I observed the sky changing colours through my car’s side mirrors. What was really special that morning was seeing radiant hues of orange, pink, and blue spread into the entire sky and n ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET It's Always There By: Joseph J. Mazzella ----------------------------------------------- January 14, 2025 "Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 5:16 NASB) It was a cold, winter’s morning, but I didn’t mind. You see, after several days of gray, milky ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Running Himself Out By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- January 11, 2025 I had an interesting experience while horseback riding yesterday. I hadn't had the opportunity to ride in two weeks, and no one else had ridden “my” horse during that time either. He is always one who is willing to move; but yesterday he set all-time records for wanting to run. Asking him to slow down was like askin ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Missing a Blessing By: Sonya Richards ----------------------------------------------- January 9, 2025 "When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And when his ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET A Heavenly Pick-Me-Up By: Paul Smyth ---------------------------- January 7, 2025 Last week, my wife kept me company on an overnight, work-related road trip. I normally undertake these excursions on my own, so it was nice to have someone to talk to, as opposed to me always talking to myself, which, incidentally, my wife says I do a lot. A few hours into our journey, we stopped at a familiar Christ ...Continue Reading