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Treasure In A Thrift Store

LightGramsJanuary 4, 2024Volume 28, Number 1 Jessica Vincent has been a fan of “Antiques Road Show” for years. She dreamed of one day finding an object that would be declared valuable by an expert, even after others had overlooked it. She recently had her wish come true. While perusing merchandise at a Goodwill store near…

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…

Calling Upon … Whom?

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,…

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…

Daily Focus, December 17, 2018

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 9:1 – 10:42 (“And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Pride goes before destruction, and a…

Sharing Thanksgiving For 20 Years!

On November 20, 2018 members of Central took part in the 20th anniversary of “Sharing Thanksgiving”. Begun in 1999 with the leadership of Luci and Perry Jernigan, this has become an annual outreach to neighbors in our community.  The big question that is still unanswered is this: Who is blessed more – those who receive these…

Daily Focus, April 10, 2018

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:1-35 (“Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.“) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”  Colossians 4:6…