RECENT ARTICLES FROM THE NUGGET
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1 Thess 5:16-18) As a boy I learned so much growing up the way I did. We didn't have very much, yet we were rich in all that mattered. My Mom, Dad,...
Last week, in The Grass is Always Greener, Part 2, we saw that we need to search our lives for any areas where we've subscribed to the "Greener Grass" mentality and renounce these in the name of Jesus. We must then spend time looking for the many blessings God has put...
Today, we come to the concluding part of our series on the subject of Christ and the Christian suffering... Remain In the first part of the series, I had said whilst focusing on the sufferings of Christ that Jesus' "humiliation" did not end at the Cross, or for that...
About a week before leaving on a trip, I begin to check the long-term forecast for my destination on a daily basis. It's interesting that the forecast one day will call for the sun to shine throughout the entire vacation, while the next day rain is predicted every...
There was a "giant" in my back yard this week. My dog saw it and refused to go outside. Just what was this "giant?" Pouring, drenching, unending rain that fell all week! As I pushing my dog to go out in the rain, I began to think about giants, these horribly big...
"We have good news and we have bad news," the immigration department said as I got my papers inline for my exit out of Bolivia last week. To my surprise, laws had changed. Now anyone born in Bolivia must have an official ID. So being the obedient chica, visiting my...
I wore my red suit and sat at the head table in the elegant conference room at the Coronado Springs Resort in Disney World. But rather than relish on the lovely setting or delight in the scrumptious food, my mind was distracted. As their keynote speaker for the...
Today in the concluding part of our Series on "Festival of Obedience," we come to Subservient One... "For I have come here from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to have my own way." (John 6:38) "I will freely do what the Father requires of me so that the...
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" (Jeremiah 29:11) A few years back we had such a warm, dry autumn. The leaf colors didn't peak as in other years. That beautiful...
To say I was annoyed would have been an understatement. It was my last day at work before leaving on vacation. My morning preparation had gone well, and I now found myself on the road, headed for work. I was 15 minutes earlier than normal, and those extra 15 minutes...
I woke up in the middle of the night with a start. My aging and aching back had jolted me awake with a sharp pain. I got up and stretched in the dark until it eased, laid back down again and shut my eyes. I couldn’t go back to sleep, though. Finally, I gave up and...
I was blowing the dust off of some of my Grandma’s old photo albums the other day and looking at pictures of that little boy I used to be. One in particular caught my eye. I was smiling, sitting in a corner chair by an old bookcase, hugging my best friend in the whole...
Many ask how can we live with confidence, with peace and joy in the midst of so much gloom all around. “Listen to this,” hubby said the other night. He played a video that had gone viral on the internet. A man gives detailed description of a minor car accident which...