"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...
"Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess."(Deuteronomy 5:33 NKJ) "Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give...
"So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin." (James 4:17 ESV) "But Peter and the apostles answered, 'We must obey God rather than men.'" (Acts 5:29 ESV) Have you ever been told not to do something? Then you did it just because you...
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...
Woo hoo! I’m blowing out birthday candles this month. But someone has to tell me where they are to avoid burning my nose and eyelashes. My family laughs at this scenario because all, including me, are quite comfortable with my lack of sight. This month marks 31 years...
In His final address, Jesus gave us what is now known as “The Great Commission”: “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy...
"Elisha sent a messenger to [leprous Naaman], saying, 'Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.' But Naaman became furious, and went away and said … 'Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of...
In the concluding part of our series on the "Heavenly Census Register" (read Lamb's Book of Life), we focus on yet another aspect of this transcendental subject...Represent..."But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ..."...
My brother is fortunate to live on a beautiful Ontario lake, but also to be surrounded with good friends and neighbours. Not long ago, the kayak of a neighbour floated off in the night, not being securely tied. The next morning, a friend went out in his motorboat...
Continuing our journey into the subject Basiliea (Greek word for Kingdom which our Saviour spoke about in His first discourse -- Mark 1:15), today let's cast our spotlight on another related themes such as rules of the Kingdom, how to obey them etc. Firstly......