“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 1 John 4:1 – 5:21 (“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “But grace was given to each one of…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 2 Peter 3:1 – 1 John 1:1 (“The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”) This Week’s…
LightGrams July 4, 2019 Volume 23, Number 2 It was on this day 243 years ago that representatives of the 13 colonies of the New World gathered at the State House of Pennsylvania. Two days earlier a resolution was unanimously passed to declare that these colonies were breaking away from the British Empire. On July…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 51:1-64 (“Jeremiah wrote in a book all the disaster that should come upon Babylon, all these words that are written concerning Babylon.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he…
LightGrams June 27, 2019 Volume 23, Number 23 Are piggy banks as popular as they once were? Those cute little pigs, made of glass or ceramic, had a slot in the top of their backs into which pennies, nickels, and dimes were dropped. Many a child has been taught the virtue of savings and thrift…
LightGrams June 20, 2019 Volume 23, Number 22 A news story about a house break-in is nothing new. Sadly, such events are common in our world. But the story Nate Roman told – Have you heard this one before? On May 15 Nate returned to his home in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He immediately knew someone had…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 34:1 – 35:19 (“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction and listen to my words? declares the…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 29:1 – 30:24 (“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.”) This Week’s Memory Verse:…
LightGrams June 6, 2019 Volume 23, Number 21 What is a cake without icing? True, there are some exceptions, but I’m partial to cakes that have a layer of icing on top. There are many types of icing: buttercream, fondant, cream cheese, whipped cream, etc., and they all have their respective fan clubs. But what…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Jeremiah 19:1 – 20:18 (“If I say, ‘I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,’ there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary…