LightGrams August 23, 2018 Volume 22, Number 30 A man visited the Mount Olive AME Zion Church in Waterbury, Connecticut this past Sunday morning. His visit has drawn more attention than most because he arrived at 1:00 a.m. While there, he helped himself to more than $3,000 worth of electronic equipment. It’s not hard to…
LightGrams August 16, 2018 Volume 22, Number 29 Danny Vester has hit pay dirt – again. A story on August 15 reported that a cantaloupe he grew has been certified by the North Carolina Agriculture Commission as the biggest ever recorded. His cantaloupe weighed in at 65.9 pounds, which is considerably bigger than what I…
LightGrams August 2, 2018 Volume 22, Number 27 An interesting article appeared in a recent issue of “Nature” magazine. Researchers from Harvard University were studying lizards in the Turks and Caicos Islands when hurricanes hit the area, forcing them to evacuate. They returned a few weeks later to see the effects the storms had on…
LightGrams July 26, 2018 Volume 22, Number 26 Is this the beginning of a new place to have babies? Is it true that Chik-fil-A now offers delivery service? There are traces of truth in both of the above statements. The story happened on July 20 in San Antonio, Texas when Falon Griffin began banging on…
LightGrams July 19, 2018 Volume 22, Number 25 I recently returned from a trip to Ecuador, South America, my first visit to that land. I have a great love for mountains, being raised in Southeastern Kentucky. But the mountains I saw in Ecuador were beyond anything I’ve ever seen in the Appalachians! Our group stayed…
LightGrams June 21, 2018 Volume 22, Number 23 I know what it’s like to clean out a loved one’s house. Three years ago my sister, brother-in-law and I took on the task of emptying our parents’ house of its contents. As the process wore on, we were less interested in checking every item. We just…
LightGrams June 14, 2018 Volume 22, Number 22 A farmer is plowing his field when he suddenly spots a rabbit darting away. He jumps off his tractor and begins chasing it. Finally he gives up, and climbs back on his tractor. Before long another rabbit is spotted, and off he goes again. By the end…
LightGrams June 7, 2018 Volume 22, Number 21 Kal Patel was holding in his hand a $1 million lottery ticket. There was no doubt about it; he had run the numbers several times. Later he handed the ticket (and the million dollars) to another person. Patel’s parents own the Pit Stop convenience store in Salina,…
LightGrams May 31, 2018 Volume 22, Number 20 I’ve long heard that an item’s worth is whatever someone is willing to pay for it. My wife and I recently observed decor that had been placed on a medical office wall, and wondered how much it had cost. I’m not sure I would have paid $5…
LightGrams May 17, 2018 Volume 22, Number 18 When someone asks if I play golf, I often respond by saying, “No, I’m a Christian.” Those statements are true – I am a Christian and I don’t play golf. But if it sounds like I don’t play golf as a result of my faith, that’s not…