"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16 ESV)"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his...
"'So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the Baptism of John until the day when He was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to His resurrection.' And they...
"And immediately He (Jesus) left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. And He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the...
I'm the boss... And I have my wife's permission to say so! I have often heard this said, and each time it makes me smile as images of the wife wearing the trousers float through my head.... As I was thinking about this saying this morning, it occurred to me that I...
When the clock struck midnight and ended an era in 2019, we reveled in the endless possibilities and the marvel that 2020 could bring. There we were in 2020 with all our plans on hold as this world wanders around in uncertainty. Uncertainty over life, health,...
In the midst of the gloom and doom, with yet another COVID-19 lockdown on the horizon, I saw this sign in front of a local church recently, and it made me laugh:“We need to UNINSTALL 2020… It has a VIRUS!”The sign gave me hours of lighthearted reflection, and when I...
I have a love/hate relationship with my lawn mower. I love the way the grass looks once it is cut. The hate part? Pushing it requires work. It takes energy, it takes time... Besides, there will always be areas where the machine can't get -- like around the bases of...
One man's junk is another man's treasure. Or so they say, and as we began to try and dispose of the 17-years of accumulated junk from our basement, closets, cupboards and garage, this old adage became our reality. It all started the day we purchased a 20$...
It is a windy, fall day in October, 2017. After several weeks of beautiful Indian summer, mid-October has finally brought some more typical fall weather. It still isn't 100% what we would expect for the fall, however, for although there is a definite fall wind, it...
In response to recent requests from subscribers, the Nugget will be featuring a devotional based on the book of Psalms once a month. We pray you will be blessed by this focus on the one book of the Bible that Jesus quoted the most. In past “Lessons From the Psalms”,...