Daily Focus, June 9, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 2 Kings 25:1-30 (“So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments.  And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king’s table.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked…

Unlocking The Gates

LightGrams June 4, 2020 Volume 24, Number 19 Jose has become a very popular person in Paris, France. His real identity was undisclosed at the time of the May 22 article carried on Yahoo News. He became popular because he picked the locks of the closed gates that were keeping people out of parks in…

Daily Focus, June 3, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 2 Kings 15:1 – 16:20 (“And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.  He did not depart all his days from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to…

Spotting The Beauty

LightGrams May 28, 2020 Volume 24, Number 18 I purchased my first digital camera in 2005. It was a compact Canon model, archaic by today’s standards, but it served me well for a few years. When I combined it with my love for roaming through the woods, it opened my eyes to things I’d never…

Daily Focus, May 28, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 2 Kings 5:1 – 6:33 (“Then Elisha prayed and said, ‘O Lord, please open the eyes of the young man that he may see.’  So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and behold, the mountain was…

Daily Focus, May 27, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 2 Kings 3:1 – 4:44 (“And when he had lifted him and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “So then, brothers, stand firm and…

Daily Focus, May 26, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 2 Kings 1:1 – 2:25 (“And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.”) This Week’s Memory Verse:…

Daily Focus, May 25, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 1 Kings 21:1 – 22:53 (“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son’s days I will bring…

Daily Focus, May 23, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 1 Kings 19:1 – 20:43 (“He said, ‘I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts.  For the people of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, thrown down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword,…

Ultimate Distancing

LightGrams May 7, 2020 Volume 24, Number 17 There’s an interesting story about Fish Tales Bar & Grill in Ocean City, Maryland. Restaurants in that state are just beginning to open up to on-site business, but they must agree to have customers observe the social distancing standards. That means people must be six feet apart.…