We are all here to reflect back the Love of God to everyone here on Earth. And when we do we remain both joyful and forever young.
Reflections
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Joseph Mazzella
A Possum in the Daylight
Discouraged by repeated problems? What if those problems are there to … protect you?
Autumn Years
"The commandments ... are summed up in this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law." (Romans 13:9-19 NIV)We are having an unusual Autumn this year here in the mountains of my home....
A Light in the Storm
Life brings storms, and as we go through them, we have a choice to make: Do we collapse under the burdens? Or do we … Shine through them?
The Cost of Loving
While the cost of living continues to go up and up, what about the cost of loving?
A Reminder From a Dog
Sometimes we just need to slow down; and God has unique ways of reminding us of this!
The Long and Winding Road
"God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another." (1 Peter 4:10-11 NLT) I knew I wasn’t adopted when I was growing up. My older brother, Eddie and I looked too much alike and our faces were the perfect...
At a Crossroad
It was the Summer of my 16th year. I was 2000 miles away from home and my heart was aching. I had traveled from the mountains of West Virginia to the great plains of Iowa. I was with a group of boys touring a Seminary college. When the trip had first started I was...
The Gifts You Give…Lessons From the First Christmas, Part 4
Throughout the month of December, the Nugget will be featuring articles focused on important lessons in our Spiritual walk that we can learn from Christmas. This 11 part series features several different authors, but the focus is the same: How can the celebration of...
Never Too Soon
"This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." (Ps. 118:24 NKJV)It is closing in on my 54th birthday as I write this and I am reminded of a wonderful quote by the writer, Colette: “What a wonderful life I’ve had. I...