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.…

Daily Focus, May 20, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 1 Kings 13:1 – 14:31 (“And the king said to the man of the Lord, ‘Entreat now the favor of the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.’ And the man…

Daily Focus, May 16, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 1 Kings 8:1-66 (“Solomon offered as peace offerings to the Lord 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep.  So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Charm is deceitful, and…

Daily Focus, May 15, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 1 Kings 6:1 – 7:51 (“His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter whom he had…

Daily Focus, May 13, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 1 Kings 2:1 – 3:28 (“Give Your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Charm…

Pushing Back Against The Darkness

LightGrams May 7, 2020 Volume 24, Number 17 Erin Kemble has been attracting a lot of attention these last few weeks, and that’s just the way she wants it. Each day she dresses up as a familiar character to urge her neighbors to stay “safer at home”. The first day she dressed up as a…

Daily Focus, May 4, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Ezekiel 48:1-35 (“The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The Lord Is There.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “For if, after they have escaped the defilements…

Daily Focus, May 2, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Ezekiel 46:1 – 47:23 (“And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every…