Follow The Old Maps

LightGrams October 17, 2019 Volume 23, Number 33 One feature of the vehicle I drive is a glove compartment. I’ll have to confess, however, that there are no gloves in that compartment. Neither will you find what used to be a necessity in years gone by – maps. My navigation now comes from either a…

4th Men’s Fellowship – Bigger and Better!

On August 3, 2019 Central hosted the 4th Annual Mountain Empire Men’s Fellowship.  Just under 200 men from churches of Christ throughout the region gathered for eight hours of challenging messages from God’s word, encouraging fellowship, and some very delicious food. “The Truth Of Things” was the theme for this event, and several Christian men spoke on…

When The Wrong Turn Becomes Right

LightGrams October 3, 2019 Volume 23, Number 32 Kade Lovell, a 9-year-old boy from Minnesota started with a pack of runners aiming to finish a 5 kilometer race. Starting at the same time were other runners, all adults, who were running a longer 10k course. Somewhere along the way Kade missed his turn, and ended…

Daily Focus, October 3, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 26:1-65 (“This was the list of the people of Israel, 601,730.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”  Romans 12:10 Remember These In Prayer: Becky Blacklidge was checked again…

Daily Focus, September 30, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 20:1 – 21:35 (“And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Because you did not believe in me, to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly…

Daily Focus, September 27, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 16:1 – 17:13 (“On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore…

The Wild And The Innocent

LightGrams September 26, 2019 Volume 23, Number 31 Credit the unnamed woman with having compassion. While driving down the road she saw an injured bobcat. She stopped, picked up the wounded animal, and placed it inside her SUV. In that same SUV was her child, lovingly strapped into a child seat. Officials from the Colorado…

Daily Focus, September 23, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 8:1 – 9:23 (“Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew…

Daily Focus, September 21, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 7:1-89 (“And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the…