RECENT ARTICLES FROM THE NUGGET
Okay, it's a year since the Brexit News, when the majority in Great Britain voted to sever it's ties with the European Union (EU), hit the media headlines. Amazingly, however, at least at the time this was written, the Brexit News doesn't seem to be in any hurry to...
Last Tuesday, in "CATHEDRALS! Part 1", we saw that being supportive means we need to hold up those we care about, while at the same time, ensuring that we are not sources of frustration and discouragement to them. All that is very informative from a cognitive level;...
Last Thursday, in "CATHEDRALS! Part 2", we learned three things from the construction of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona: 1) We must do everything in our power to teach those we wish to support to be self-supportive by introducing them to the Source of true strength...
Last Tuesday, in "The Armour of God, Part 2", we saw that the breastplate of righteousness refers to Jesus' righteousness, that pure and perfect righteousness that is ours at the moment of salvation. All we have to do to put on this righteousness is accept the Truth...
First things first. What is the chief and highest end of man? Let the revered Christian book, namely the Westminster catechism, give the answer: Man's chief and highest end is to glorify (worship) God, and fully to enjoy him forever. When it comes to glorifying Him...
The Lion of Judah. We first hear this term in the book of Revelation, chapter 5. The setting is Heaven, and John, the author of the book (See Revelation 1:1-2), has just finished describing 24 elders and four beasts surrounding the throne of God when his attention is...
"Stagnation is self-abdication," said a wise Philosopher. Humans were made for "going places" literally and figuratively speaking in both physical and spiritual realms rather than "rotting" at one place (Gen 1:27-28/Gen 9:7, Acts 1:8). In this 3 part series, yours...
Two summers ago, my family and I had the privilege of visiting the **Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in the town of Wieliczka, just outside of Krakow in southern Poland. The mine, built in the 13th century, continuously produced table salt until 2007, as one of the...
Continuing to focus on "so near, yet so far" cases in the Scripture today, we come to the second part of the series...wherein we shall train our spotlight on two such cases... Tent... "And the people of Israel also wept again and said, 'Oh that we had meat to eat! We...
"Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the...
athe Written from the imagined perspective of Sandi, a beloved pet dog... My Master has loved me from the first day. My Master has provided all I need in this life. My Master has fed me, played with me and loved me in more ways than I can describe. But the one thing I...
"Seek the Kingdom of God above all else... and he will give you everything you need." (Matthew 6:33) I was looking over the list, the never ending 'To Do' list, crossing things off, adding tasks, rearranging the items according to today's priorities. "There is no end...
"He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds." (Ps 147:3) Our white cat, Dusty is my son, JJ's favorite pet. They have a special connection that is a delight to see. After she finishes her dinner at night Dusty will run into JJ's room to sleep on the pillow...