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Receiving Joy… JESUS JOY! Restoring the Joy of the Christ Child–All Year Long! — Part 3
Last Saturday, we discovered that Jesus' Joy, the Joy of the Christ Child, is available simply by believing in Jesus, and that we access it by being in His presence, by allowing Him to console us, and by making God's precepts our number one priority. The problem is,...
Fighter? Or Defeatist? Mrs. Loggerhead, Part 1
During our recent trip to Queensland, Australia, we were privileged to participate in a turtle encounter at Mon Repos, one of the few nesting sites for the Loggerhead Turtle in the south pacific. After hours of waiting, we were blessed with a sighting of a female...
The “Rest” of the Story… Mrs. Loggerhead, Part 2
Last Saturday, in "Mrs. Loggerhead, Part 1", you were introduced to a female Loggerhead turtle, who, despite her significant handicap, pursued her God-given goals. We learned from Mrs. Loggerhead that we cannot let our physical/mental/spiritual/emotional handicaps...
What a Friend, Part 1
With regards to the state of the world in recent times, and how governments across the planet are being driven further and further towards globalization, an image of a complex and intricate spider web begins to slowly take form in my mind. Even the slightest touch or...
What a Friend, Part 2
In the second and the penultimate part of our series on the Biblical perspective of "friendship" today we focus on 2 more aspects of Friendship... Covenant... JPrince Jonathan entered into a covenantal relationship with the lowly Shepherd boy named David by...
What a Friend, Part 3
In the concluding part of our series on "Friendship"; today we focus on the final two dimensions of Friendship... Comfort... For a moment, let's remain in the realm of inter-personal relationships within the Church. Jesus, our greatest everlasting friend, "...comforts...
The Bellbird, Part 1
We were entering a campground in Eden, a small town on the southeast coast of New South Wales in Australia, when we first heard, in the air all around us, the silvery tolling of tiny bells. When we looked around, however, there were no bells to be seen... I asked the...
The Bellbird, Part 2
The bellbird is actually a member of the miner bird family, and is more correctly known as a "bell miner". Last Tuesday, in "The Bellbird, Part 1", we learned valuable lessons in unity and selfless giving from these interesting birds; but as I continued to read up on...
The Bellbird, Part 3
Over the past couple of devotionals, we've learned some powerful lessons in church unity from the interesting bell miner, also known as the "bellbird". I must say, however, that the first fact I learned about bellbirds didn't come from the internet. It came directly...
Driving Left… Lessons from the Psalms, Intro
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. The Psalms: The longest book of the...