Too Young To Drive

LightGrams January 24, 2019 Volume 23, Number 4 It’s safe to say that the 11-year-old child getting out of the car last week at W.J. Murphy Elementary School was pretty pumped. After all, he had driven himself to school that day! Also in the car were a 9-year-old and the father of the driver, Khafilu…

Daily Focus, January 21, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Haggai 1:1 – 2:23 (“Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the Lord.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “I will bless those who bless…

Finding The Good Samaritan

LightGrams January 17, 2019 Volume 23, Number 3 “Where’s Waldo” was a popular series of books that debuted in America in 1987. Each book had several pages of drawings in which the reader was challenged to find Waldo. “What an easy challenge!” one might have first thought. Waldo was dressed in a red and white…

Daily Focus, January 15, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Nahum 1:1 – 2:13 (“The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Enter by the narrow gate.  For the gate is wide and the…

daily focus, January 14, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Micah 7:1-20 (“Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of His inheritance?  He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Enter by…

From Thrifty To Lavish

LightGrams January 10, 2019 Volume 23, Number 2 An $11 million bequest from WHO? Alan Naiman? Wasn’t he the fellow who used duct tape to repair his shoes? Who always drove old cars? Whose idea of taking good friends to lunch meant going to a fast food restaurant? Yes, that Alan Naiman. After his death…

Daily Focus, January 7, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Obadiah 1:1-21 (“Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s. “) This Week’s Memory Verse: “But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of…

Problems With Apples

LightGrams January 3, 2019 Volume 23, Number 1 The world is abuzz this morning with stories about Apple, manufacturer of computers and smartphones. The news centers around Tim Cook’s warning to investors on January 2 to expect lower sales numbers. The Apple CEO noted a slowdown in sales in China, a market responsible for about…

Daily Focus, January 2, 2019

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 22:1 – 23:39 (“For many are called, but few are chosen.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”  2 Corinthians…

Daily Focus, December 22, 2018

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 18:1 – 19:30 (“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Pride goes before destruction,…