Welcome To THE NUGGET He Is Listening By: Carol Geisler --------------------------------- May 16, 2024 “If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But truly God has listened; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, because He has not rejected my prayer or removed His steadfast love from me!” (Psalm 66:18-20m ESV) Pay attention! Listen! Th ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Through the Meat Grinder By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- May 14, 2024 As a little boy, I remember watching my mother as she fed small chunks of beef into a portable meat grinder that she suctioned to the countertop. I can still see her turning the crank handle and out the other end would come ground beef, which she would then use for casseroles or lasagna or spaghett ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Mother: Teacher Joseph, Part 4 By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- May 11, 2024 The life of Joseph has so much to teach us… But wait. Tomorrow is Mother’s Day… What can Joseph teach us about … Mothers? Well to start off, Joseph had one! Her name was Rachel, and we do know a few things about her. We know she was very beautiful, we know she had an older ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Mother: Teacher Joseph, Part 4 By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- May 11, 2024 The life of Joseph has so much to teach us… But wait. Tomorrow is Mother’s Day… What can Joseph teach us about … Mothers? Well to start off, Joseph had one! Her name was Rachel, and we do know a few things about her. We know she was very beautiful, we know she had an older ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Impatient Horse May 8, 2024 But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength... ~ Isaiah 40:31a NIV ~ “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:31 NIV) Frank my miniature horse has been quite impatient la ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Confessions of a Sinner and His Bi-Fold Door By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- May 8, 2024 I realize that we have never met and likely never will this side of heaven, but I feel the need to be openly transparent with you. So, here goes. Just because I write devotionals about faith in Jesus Christ, doesn’t mean that I’ve got all my spiritual ducks in a tight little row. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Seeking God's Favour: Teacher Joseph, Part 3 By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- May 4, 2024 “The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.” (Genesis 39:2 NKJV) Last week’s lesson from Jacob’s favorite son, Joseph, pointed out the importance of humility in obtaining God’s favor ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Spring Run-off By: Alice Burnett ----------------------------------------------- May 2, 2024 When the snow finally melts in our province of Alberta, the water from the tap in the city of Red Deer starts to taste terrible. It's brown and turbid from mud and silt stirred up by the now faster-flowing Red Deer River intersecting our city. Added to the mud and silt is dead and decaying plant matter lik ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Awfulizing By: Kenn Stright --------------------------------------- April 30, 2024 "Your life shall hang in doubt before you. Night and day you shall be in dread and have no assurance of your life. In the morning you shall say, 'If only it were evening!' and at evening you shall say, 'If only it were morning!' because of the dread that your heart shall feel, and the sights that your eyes shal ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET A Humble Spirit: Teacher Joseph, Part 2 By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- April 27, 2024 “Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.” (Genesis 37:36 NIV) Poor Joseph. In just a matter of days, he went from being a favoured son to being a slave who can thank ...Continue Reading