LightGrams September 19, 2019 Volume 23, Number 30 Our son took me on a trip to Colorado last month, my first time to visit that state. Among the amazing sights I saw was a family of bighorn sheep. They blended in well with their background, and were hard to spot. But seeing these animals deftly…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Mark 6:1 – 8:17 (“And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “And let our people learn to devote themselves to good…
LightGrams September 5, 2019 Volume 23, Number 29 “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” That’s a line from Shakespeare I can quickly recall. But a story I just came across challenges the idea that names don’t matter so much. In the British Isles,…
“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…
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…
“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…
“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…
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…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Revelation 21:1 – 22:21 (“And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “For this is…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Revelation 17:1 – 18:24 (“Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, ‘So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no…