Posts by Tim Hall (Page 30)

Daily Focus, January 2, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 22:1 – 23:39 (“For many are called, but few are chosen.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”  2 Corinthians…

Daily Focus, December 22, 2018

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 18:1 – 19:30 (“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Pride goes before destruction,…

Daily Focus, December 21, 2018

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 16:1 – 17:27 (“Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”  Proverbs 16:18 Remember These In Prayer: Tom…

Riding A Monster Wave

LightGrams December 20, 2018 Volume 22, Number 45 Nazare, Portugal is where extreme surfers go. The form of the ocean inlet leads to unusually tall waves, sometimes reaching 80 feet or more. To put that in perspective think of a building that is 8 stories high. Now think about being perched on the edge of…

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…

Unwilling To Learn

LightGrams December 13, 2018 Volume 22, Number 44 You’ve heard about recidivism – the sad fact that many who spend time in jails or prisons will be returned to incarceration after spending time in the free world? Thomas Lee Williams of Philadelphia takes that concept to a whole new level. Williams was released from jail…

Daily Focus, December 12, 2018

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 1:1 – 2:23 (“She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.“) This Week’s Memory Verse:  “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash…

Daily Focus, December 7, 2018

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 17:1 – 18:33 (“And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept.  And as he went, he said, ‘O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!  Would that…

Not The Real Heads

LightGrams December 6, 2018 Volume 22, Number 43 Alcatraz is appropriately nicknamed “The Rock”. Located on a rock island in the San Francisco Bay, it was regarded in its day as the ultimate maximum security prison. In nearly 30 years of operation, only 36 men attempted escapes in 14 separate incidents. Three of those men…

Daily Focus, December 1, 2018

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 11:1 – 12:31 (“But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Consequently, he is…