A Letter From The Past

LightGrams July 18, 2019 Volume 23, Number 26 Three things stood out to Kim Draper as she looked at the envelope left in her mailbox. The most obvious was that it was addressed to someone else; but then she saw that the address was for the house in which she lives. The second fact was…

Daily Focus, July 16, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Revelation 5:1 – 6:17 (“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “And being made perfect, he became the source of…

Daily Focus, July 15, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Revelation 3:1 – 4:11 (“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.” …

Listen Carefully

LightGrams July 11, 2019 Volume 23, Number 2 Kensli Davis of Milledgeville, Georgia was about to celebrate her 25th birthday. To make the celebration complete, her mother placed an order for a nice decorated cake. To make the cake personal, she asked that it be decorated with images from Moana, the 2016 Disney animated movie…

Daily Focus, July 11, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 1 John 4:1 – 5:21 (“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “But grace was given to each one of…

Daily Focus, July 9, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 2 Peter 3:1 – 1 John 1:1 (“The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”) This Week’s…

Declaring Our Independence

LightGrams July 4, 2019 Volume 23, Number 2 It was on this day 243 years ago that representatives of the 13 colonies of the New World gathered at the State House of Pennsylvania. Two days earlier a resolution was unanimously passed to declare that these colonies were breaking away from the British Empire. On July…

Daily Focus, June 28, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 51:1-64 (“Jeremiah wrote in a book all the disaster that should come upon Babylon, all these words that are written concerning Babylon.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he…

Sealing The Piggy Bank

LightGrams June 27, 2019 Volume 23, Number 23 Are piggy banks as popular as they once were? Those cute little pigs, made of glass or ceramic, had a slot in the top of their backs into which pennies, nickels, and dimes were dropped. Many a child has been taught the virtue of savings and thrift…

Break Into My House, Please!

LightGrams June 20, 2019 Volume 23, Number 22 A news story about a house break-in is nothing new. Sadly, such events are common in our world. But the story Nate Roman told – Have you heard this one before? On May 15 Nate returned to his home in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He immediately knew someone had…