Posts by Tim Hall (Page 33)

Daily Focus, June 19, 2018

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Revelation 7:1 – 8:13 (“For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.“) This Week’s…

Chasing Rabbits

LightGrams June 14, 2018 Volume 22, Number 22 A farmer is plowing his field when he suddenly spots a rabbit darting away. He jumps off his tractor and begins chasing it. Finally he gives up, and climbs back on his tractor. Before long another rabbit is spotted, and off he goes again. By the end…

Riches Within His Grasp

LightGrams June 7, 2018 Volume 22, Number 21 Kal Patel was holding in his hand a $1 million lottery ticket. There was no doubt about it; he had run the numbers several times. Later he handed the ticket (and the million dollars) to another person. Patel’s parents own the Pit Stop convenience store in Salina,…

Daily Focus, June 1, 2018

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Exodus 17:1 – 18:27 (“The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till event.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and…

Worth The Price?

LightGrams May 31, 2018 Volume 22, Number 20 I’ve long heard that an item’s worth is whatever someone is willing to pay for it. My wife and I recently observed decor that had been placed on a medical office wall, and wondered how much it had cost. I’m not sure I would have paid $5…

Perseverance Pays Off

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…

What Do You Hear?

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.…

Daily Focus, May 9, 2018

“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…

Imprints

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…

Daily Focus, April 27, 2018

“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…