“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Amos 5:1 – 6:14 (“But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.“) This Week’s Memory Verse: “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not…
LightGrams October 25, 2018 Volume 22, Number 38 Samuel Herbert is on a campaign to collect 10,000 signatures. His aim is to remove a statue in Buffalo, New York that was unveiled in 1983 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. According to the news story, Herbert already has 6,000 signatures on his petition. It’s…
LightGrams October 11, 2018 Volume 22, Number 37 Christina Sanchez was running a half-marathon recently in New Jersey. While running mile 10 of the race, she learned a new meaning to the phrase, “The buck stops here.” A large buck – i.e. a male deer – came bounding out of the brush and crashed into…
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Mark 13:1-37 (“And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.“) This Week’s Memory Verse: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.…
LightGrams October 4, 2018 Volume 22, Number 36 Perhaps the moral to this story is “Don’t propose marriage while you’re high”? Joshua Mason took his girlfriend, Katie Davis, on a hike last week. When they reached their destination of Jasper Peak in Colorado at an elevation of nearly 13,000 feet he popped the question. The…
LightGrams September 27, 2018 Volume 22, Number 35 Crazy things happen when Halloween season rolls around. I’ve never been much interested in the holiday, and I do think many people go way too far. One event being promoted by Six Flags St. Louis is an example. Six contestants will be chosen from entries received; the…
LightGrams September 20, 2018 Volume 22, Number 34 Earlier this week the Associated Press carried a story about a man given a ticket by park rangers at Yellowstone National Park. He had been observed by visitors to Old Faithful, walking very near the geyser and even laying down near it. Some thought he was contemplating…
LightGrams September 13, 2018 Volume 22, Number 33 The following story could gross you out. But that’s what officials in Macomb County, Michigan are hoping. The sewers in this suburban Detroit county were running slower than they should. When workers inserted a camera into one of the lines they discovered a 100-foot-long “fatberg”. The name…
LightGrams September 6, 2018 Volume 22, Number 32 “A house divided” is a label you could put on the photo. The house in Orlando, Florida may now be considered a duplex – except it’s unlivable. Did an earthquake cause this? A crane had been hired by a roofing company to unload shingles onto the house,…
On August 4, 2018 the Central Church of Christ hosted the 3rd Annual Mountain Empire Men’s Fellowship. As was true with the first two Fellowship events, this one drew about 175 men from throughout the region. 37 different churches of Christ were represented from Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Kentucky. 54 men from…