Nuggets provide topical background information to support our understanding of the Bible text.
Nuggets began as apologetic articles, but you, as a reader, can influence the topics I discuss by your questions and requests.
Is Healing Ours By Right Because it’s in the Atonement? (Puzzling Paradox # 14)
I told you in the last Nugget that this week I would investigate the Two Opposing Views more thoroughly. Is healing really in the atonement? Can we name it and claim it? How do we deal with the responses we get from onlookers or worst …
Exploring Jesus’ View of Death and Resurrection through the Lazarus Story
A number of readers have asked about the statement recorded by John where Jesus said: The final result of this sickness will not be the death of Lazarus; this has happened in order to bring glory to God, and it will be the means by …
Pausing to Bring some Clarity to What We have Covered and What’s Ahead
I began this Puzzling Paradox Series with six real life situations in mind and a host of real life examples and stories to tell. Some of which I have shared with you and some are still on the list. I started by soliciting your tough …
Jesus Christ Raised Me from Death – The Dominggus Kenjam Story
For just as the Father gives life to those He raises from the dead, so the Son gives life to anyone He wants. John 5:21 Through this Nugget series I have outlined for you the debate over unanswered prayers, questioned whether God cares or not …
Would God really send a Person to their Death for the Sake of the Gospel?
I have another amazing story to share with you in this Nugget. I want to preface the story with the background as to the source of this story. Then I will relate the story as I received it following which I will deal with the …
God Answers “Why” Through the Death of Eight Saints
I want to share an amazing God story which spans three generations with you in this Puzzling Paradox Nugget. But I will be kind to you and give you video links at the end for you to watch the full story. I don’t want you …
Where Two or Three Agree on Anything They Ask
Let’s begin an investigation into something that is deep, promising and confusing all at the same time. The thrill of answered prayer and the puzzle and bewilderment of unanswered prayer. I personally remember the thrill I experienced of becoming a Christian and realising the Creator …
The Acts of God and The Ways of God Explored Further
In the last Nugget I shared some provocative stories with you, which got some reaction from some of you. Others of you it seems are harder to motivate to respond. To refresh your minds the stories were: The removal of the Swan Quarter Church in …
Making Sense of the Acts of God and the Ways of God
Show me Your ways Oh Lord. Exodus 33:13 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel. Psalm 103:7 We are caught between seeing the Acts of God or the things people tell us are the Acts of God and knowing …
Two Opposing Views
I intend to investigate sickness and healing among other things over this series of Nuggets. There are those who feel that healing is ours by right because it is found in the atonement. The classic verse used to back up that claim is found in …