"The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor." (Proverbs 22:9 NIV)Just what is this verse saying, really?If you take it at face value, it is easy enough to understand it as thus: If you want to be blessed, you must be...
When my mom departed this Earth to be with the Lord at Christmas, 2020, she left behind a big, long-haired, orange cat who she called, Dundee.My youngest son asked to adopt Dundee into his little family, and knowing my mom would have approved of the plan, we were...
“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;” (2 Corinthians 3:5 KJV). Dearly beloved and friends,are you confused about situations around you today? Don’t let your heart be troubled, just relax in...
Inspired by a recent viewing of the Christian movie, "War Room", my husband and I have set up a "war room" of our own. Not in a closet, as portrayed in the movie, for our 1950s home doesn't have walk-in closets! But we figured God didn't care what room we used in our...
"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it" (1 Cor. 10:13 NIV).Last Saturday, in...
"...Dagon had fallen face down before the Ark of the Lord again. This time his head and hands had broken off and were lying in the doorway. Only the trunk of his body was left intact." (1 Samuel 5:4b NLT)It had been a hard two days, days of severe demonic oppression,...
"The space above the door leading into the inner room, and its walls inside and out, were also paneled. All the walls were decorated with carvings of cherubim, each with two faces, and there was a carving of a palm tree between each of the cherubim." (Ezekiel 41:17-18...
As children, we enjoyed playing with, and learning about, the properties of light through its rays. A small bright light in a dark room allowed us to make shadow puppets, using our hands, on the wall. The magnifying glass opened up new worlds as we explored nature...
Even though you’ve regularly seen a devotional written by me each Saturday in the Nugget, these do no weekly flow as to when they are written. Sometimes God gives me all kinds of material, and 5 or 6 devotionals flow out in a couple days. Other times, nothing. And...
With English being my native language, I am tempted to think I have the world conquered. I mean with English, you can go pretty much anywhere, right? And when I do have problems understanding, it isn’t my fault, right? It must be the fault of the speaker!The other day...