LightGrams November 7, 2019 Volume 23, Number 35 Others may see it as a novel venue for hosting a party, but it strikes me as sad. The Fokker-100 airplane parked in Robert Sedlar’s’ yard in Croatia was built to carry 100 passengers to various destinations around the world. After being in service from 1991 to…
LightGrams October 24, 2019 Volume 23, Number 34 Zorica Rebernik is someone you’ve likely never met. If you do, she will make you see red. No, really, she will make you see red because that is the color of every outfit she has owned for the last 50 years or so. It’s the color of…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Romans 9:1 – 10:21 (“As it is written, ‘Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.’”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Then…
LightGrams October 17, 2019 Volume 23, Number 33 One feature of the vehicle I drive is a glove compartment. I’ll have to confess, however, that there are no gloves in that compartment. Neither will you find what used to be a necessity in years gone by – maps. My navigation now comes from either a…
On August 3, 2019 Central hosted the 4th Annual Mountain Empire Men’s Fellowship. Just under 200 men from churches of Christ throughout the region gathered for eight hours of challenging messages from God’s word, encouraging fellowship, and some very delicious food. “The Truth Of Things” was the theme for this event, and several Christian men spoke on…
God’s First Institution: The Family For the past several years Central has conducted a month-long Wednesday night series. We invite guest preachers to present lessons on a given theme. These have proven to be very helpful as we strive to grow in our understanding of God’s word. In September of 2019 our theme was “God’s First Institution:…
LightGrams October 3, 2019 Volume 23, Number 32 Kade Lovell, a 9-year-old boy from Minnesota started with a pack of runners aiming to finish a 5 kilometer race. Starting at the same time were other runners, all adults, who were running a longer 10k course. Somewhere along the way Kade missed his turn, and ended…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 26:1-65 (“This was the list of the people of Israel, 601,730.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.” Romans 12:10 Remember These In Prayer: Becky Blacklidge was checked again…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 20:1 – 21:35 (“And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Because you did not believe in me, to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Numbers 16:1 – 17:13 (“On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore…