Posts by Tim Hall (Page 34)

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…

The Old Man In The Squad Car

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…

Tiger On The Loose!

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…

The Road Of Music

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,…

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…

Daily Focus, April 7, 2018

“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…

Playing With Fire

LightGrams April 5, 2018 Volume 22, Number 13 A campfire can be hypnotic. Young children must be carefully watched as they stand before such a fire. Those too young to realize the dangers of fire may play with something that will lead to great harm. A man near Fresno, California was recently caught on video…

Trading My Handle

LightGrams March 29, 2018 Volume 22, Number 12 Darian Lipscomb is a 15-year-old who lives in Prospect, Virginia. His life was pretty average for a teenager until the truck showed up. Answering a knock at his door earlier this week, he looked out to see a large truck with his name on its side in…