Welcome To THE NUGGET The Big Picture: The Perfect Prayer, Conclusion By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- November 30, 2024 Over the course of the past 10 weeks, we have been taking a close look at each part of Jesus’ perfect prayer; and you have been encouraged to pray this prayer daily, focusing in and meditating on a different line each week. I think it is worthwhile, however, to take a global look at ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Happy Thanksgiving By: Kathy Keller ---------------------------- November 28, 2024 "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV) "And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." (Colossians 3:17 ESV ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Scum By: Rod Marshall ---------------------------- November 26, 2024 Being the Maddy (mummy-daddy) I daily empty out the washing machine.  I wipe around the rubber flexible seal that connects the washing machine drum and door.  Courtesy of the detergent, grease and crud sticks to the rubber during the course of a family’s washing week, as well as the odd coin. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory: The Perfect Prayer, Part 10 By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- November 23, 2024 Last Saturday, in The Perfect Prayer, Part 9, we saw that Jesus’ perfect prayer reminds us that we need deliverance from the sins of our human nature, and we need to remember that God protects us from harm. And this brings us to the official end of the Lord’s perfe ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Hiding From Judgment By: Kari Vo ---------------------------- November 21, 2024 "Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is near ... At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, 'The LORD will not do good, nor will He do ill.' ... The great day of the LORD is near, near and hastening fast; the soun ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Hay Barn By: Lynne Phipps ---------------------------- November 19, 2024 "How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.  I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." (Psalm 119:9-11 NIV) When we moved in the Spring, one of our ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET But Deliver Us From Evil: The Perfect Prayer, Part 9 By: Lyn Chaffart --------------------------------- November 16, 2024 Last Saturday, in The Perfect Prayer, Part 8, we saw that in order to overcome temptation, we first need to acknowledge that we cannot overcome temptation on our own; we need to recognize that it is God only who can keep us out of temptation; and we need to put our trust in His ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Robo-Vac November 15, 2024 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. ~ 1 John 1:9 NIV ~ Keeping the floors clean can be a challenge. Twice a year we have to deal with two-plus months of dog hair on the floor as our pooch sheds out her summer or winter coat. In the late fall, right through to the early spri ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Prepared for the Long Haul By: Kari Vo ---------------------------- November 14, 2024 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they al ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET What Is the Purpose of My Life? By: Janet Eckles ---------------------------- November 12, 2024 How do we find meaning, purpose and significance in the midst of the atrocities going on: wars, earthquakes, floods, violence and more. We watch it all in the news and wonder if we’ll be next, how we can protect ourselves, and who will defend us. David had those same quest ...Continue Reading