Posts from August 2019

Daily Focus, August 30, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 43:1 – 44:34 (“Then Joseph hurried out, for his compassion grew warm for his brother, and he sought a place to weep.  And he entered his chamber and wept there.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Therefore, if anyone is…

A (Golf) Match Made In Heaven?

LightGrams August 29, 2019 Volume 23, Number 28 Interest in religion has been on a sharp decline in England for the past several decades. One survey shows that only about 10% of those who identify as being Christians of any kind attend services at least once per month (it’s about 43% in the U.S.). Such…

Daily Focus, August 21, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 27:1 – 28:22 (“And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven.  And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!”) This…

Daily Focus, August 3, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 15:1 – 16:16 (” The angel of the Lord also said to her, ‘I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.‘”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Having purified your souls by your obedience…

Helping Hands

LightGrams August 1, 2019 Volume 23, Number 27 Four men approached the woman in a wheelchair. One of them looked quite distinctive with his head shaved (except for the tall spikes running down the middle of his scalp). As they surrounded her, others might have wondered, “What are they up to?” They didn’t have to…