Last Thursday, in "Lessons From Jesus' Trial," Part 1, we saw that it doesn't matter what situation we find ourselves in, God's Spirit will give us the words to say. All we need to do is open our hearts to Him. Today's lesson takes us before Caiaphas, the High Priest....
Throughout the fall of 2013, the Nugget featured a series that looked in depth at the instructions given to Moses in the wilderness for the construction of the tabernacle. We came to understand through this study that each instruction speaks to us of our...
Last week, in The Heavenly Temple, Part 5, we saw from looking at the mention of the Ark of the Covenant in Revelation that we have access to the presence of God through the blood of Jesus, and since Jesus paid such a high price to gain us that access, let us never,...
"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift." (2 Cor 9:15) Last Saturday, in "The Indescribable Gift," Part 2, we saw that a magnificent part of Jesus' gift is that He will one day be our government, and He will reign with order and justice and peace. We also saw...
Last Saturday, in "Lessons From Jesus' Trial," Part 2, we learned from the courts of Caiaphas the High Priest that we don't need to defend ourselves. There are times, however, when we are forced to respond, and at those times, we must speak nothing but the Truth, and...
"So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you." (Joel 2:25, NKJV) When I read this verse, I can't help but substitute words for "Locust."...
Even in the frozen northlands of Canada, winter does not last forever. I know this is true, I have experienced 30 years of the changing Canadian seasons, yet somehow, last year, I didn't believe it. While most of the northern hemisphere basked in unseasonably warm...
Fear is a funny thing. We can stand up strong in the face of the scariest moments, and crumble at the smallest detail. This was my experience as I went through cancer. Oh, there were moments where the fear of having cancer nearly overwhelmed me, but for the most part,...
This is dedicated to anyone out there who isn't sure how to walk the fine line between pride and poor self-esteem... As I read the encouraging words in the email, I could feel the twangs of emergence as my archenemy, "Pride" began to show its ugly head. You see, pride...
It was midnight, and I lay tossing and turning on my mattress. Again. Lord God, cried my heart, it is such a little thing, why can't I fall asleep anymore? I finally got up. What sense was there in lying in bed when you can’t sleep? Besides, my shoulder was sore, and...