Welcome To THE NUGGET What's in YOUR Backpack? May 5, 2020 If you've ever owned a backpack, then you know how useful they can be for storing and transporting items. For a student, they carry books, maybe a computer, pencils and paper. For a hiker, they hold provisions and outdoor necessities. My wife wears a small backpack instead of a purse. And I can attest to the fact that she has more doodads inside than Mary Poppins ever had. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET What do we do About our...Doubt? May 2, 2020 John the Baptist: The one called as a herald to the Messiah: "'I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me...' says the LORD Almighty." (Malachi 3:1 NIV); "A voice of one calling: 'In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.'" (Isaiah 40:3 NIV). John the Baptist: ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET One Family April 30, 2020 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God..." (Eph 2:19 ESV) When I was a boy our extended, immigrant family would sometimes gather together at my Great Aunt's tiny house over the summer. Relatives from all over the country would come in to visit. The adults would crowd together in ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Under Attack April 28, 2020 Are you engaged in battle with an enemy unseen? Perhaps your battle is against anxiety, fear, panic, or a combination of all three. Maybe you're not trusting God the way you should, or suffer from issues with your faith? If so, then you're not alone. As believers in Jesus Christ, our faith journey is not always smooth sailing. Life gets i ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET A Caribbean Problem... April 25, 2020 "Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again--rejoice!" (Phil. 4:4 NLT). After spending three weeks in the beautiful island of Grenada, my body still hadn't completely adjusted to the heat. It doesn't matter what island paradise you find yourself in, 30 C (86 F) plus humidity is just plain...hot! And so I complain ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET How to Look Gorgeous...ALL the Time April 23, 2020 We all want to look our best. And we do our best to achieve it. And if you're like me, you've tried various products, hoping that the promise on the bottle will prove true. The latest one I tried had this instruction: "The best time to apply skin care products is when you are fresh out of a warm shower or bath. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Praise in Lockdown April 21, 2020 As of right now, most of the world finds themselves in lockdown due to the COVID-19 crisis. This made me ask myself: What does “lockdown” mean to someone who is a child of God? The following devotional is God’s answer to me:  L = Live by Faith: "For we live by faith, not by sight." (2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV); "For in the gospel the righteous ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Protective Equipment April 18, 2020 Are we always aware of temptation? Are we always aware of the risks in our everyday world? Or do we just dismiss them as normal, never bothering to be on our guard? Upon retirement, my husband and I began seeking ways to have more sunshine and warmth during the long months of Canadian winter. This past winter found me going for long morning walks out onto the de ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET What you CAN Do April 16, 2020 "But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called "Today," so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin." (Hebrews 3:13 NASB) I turned off the morning news after eating breakfast this morning.  In spite of a few hopeful stories the tidal wave of bad news from the Caronavirus was drowning me in a sea o ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Of Easter and Identity, Part 5: Identifying the Times we are Living In... April 14, 2020 Finally, we come to the concluding section of the 6-parts series titled "Easter and the Identity crisis" and that is... Identifying the times, we are living in... An end-time prophecy is recorded in Daniel 12:4: "But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book un ...Continue Reading