LightGrams May 17, 2018 Volume 22, Number 18 When someone asks if I play golf, I often respond by saying, “No, I’m a Christian.” Those statements are true – I am a Christian and I don’t play golf. But if it sounds like I don’t play golf as a result of my faith, that’s not…
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LightGrams May 17, 2018 Volume 22, Number 18 In 2015 an uproar broke out when a picture of a dress was posted on the Internet. Some saw a gold and white dress; others protested that it was black and blue. There was no definitive answer, we were told; it all depended on who was looking.…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Proverbs 27:1-27 (“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.“) This Week’s Memory Verse: “The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of…
LightGrams May 3, 2018 Volume 22, Number 17 It’s not that Dennis Jackson was playing with Play-Doh; he thought he had come upon the perfect tool to help him with his intended crime. He had taken a quantity of this moldable substance into Walmart in Leiceister, Massachusetts this past December, and used it to cover…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Proverbs 21:1-31 (“Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.” Romans…
LightGrams April 26, 2018 Volume 22, Number 16 Folks in Montoursville, Pennsylvania who saw the police car escorting their 84-year-old neighbor may have been shocked. What had this old man done to have police come and pick him up? But this isn’t a story about a shocking crime; it’s about human compassion. The man’s wife…
LightGrams April 19, 2018 Volume 22, Number 15 Did you hear about the tiger roaming the streets of Manhattan last Thursday? The report was called in to the New York City Police Department, and officers were dispatched to check it out. They did indeed find a wild animal in the area, but it was a…
LightGrams April 12, 2018 Volume 22, Number 14 You may remember me telling you that I grew up in Eastern Kentucky. In that region is the “Country Music Highway”, a stretch of road that honors several country music artists who have come from that area. Names like Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs, Naomi and Wynona Judd,…
“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…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Proverbs 4:1-27 (“Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.“) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2 Remember These…