Posts from August 2017

What Are The Odds …

LightGrams August 24, 2017 Volume 21, Number 29 It’s true; someone won an amazingly large Powerball jackpot last night.  The $758 million winning numbers are held by only one person who purchased their ticket in Massachusetts.  But here’s the news you won’t hear: For the only larger winning Powerball jackpot ($1.5 billion on January 13,…

Another Men’s Fellowship In The Books!

Our 2nd Annual Mountain Empire Men’s Fellowship took place on Saturday, August 5, 2017 and we regard it as another great success.  May God bless the seeds from His word that were sown, and every new relationship between Christian brothers that was formed! Attendance-wise it looks like about 175 (maybe a few more) were present. …

A Modern Masterpiece

LightGrams August 17, 2017 Volume 21, Number 28 The music industry is highly competitive.  To have one’s song appear on the charts is an accomplishment; to have it reach # 44 in sales on iTunes is significant.  But the song that recently hit that mark is absolutely unique, one-of-a-kind. The “song” is named “A a…

Who Owns This Street?

LightGrams August 10, 2017 Volume 21, Number 27 I often see signs advertising a “Yard Sale”, but never have I seen a yard actually being sold at one of these events.  Maybe that’s why I was surprised to read about a street in San Francisco that was recently sold.  The price: a mere $90,100. The…

The Judge Is Stepping Down

LightGrams August 3, 2017 Volume 21, Number 26 News about a judge retiring from the bench doesn’t usually generate headlines around the country.  But Milton Shadur isn’t your typical judge.  After nearly four decades of issuing rulings in hundreds of cases, Shadur will retire – at age 93. One fellow judge called Mr. Shadur “simply…