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Choosing Gratitude
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From the Publisher “ It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.” Galations 4:18 (NIV) I am excited every year when August rolls around because I know that in less than a month, college football will kick off another exciting season. I love sports, but college football is far and away my favorite of the various ones that I follow and enjoy during the year. I am a University of Alabama Crimson Tide fan through and through. My Dad attended there and then taught at the school for many years, my mother worked there and I attended as did a son. Add to that, throughout his life, my father was always a huge college football fan, followed Bear Bryant’s storied career that ended at Alabama, and until his death at 96, my dad got great enjoyment from following and watching the sport and “our” team. So it is no surprise that friends and family would say that I am a rabid fanatic as a fan. With that said, from time to time during the season, I try to stop and ask myself a couple of questions: Is a football game really that important and does my over the top support and enthusiasm for my team interfere with my calling as a Believer to spread the Gospel and witness? Asked another way, do I get as pumped up and excited when I am given an opportunity to witness to a non-believer about Jesus and spending eternity with Christ in heaven, as I do for a game? College football or sports in general may not be what gets you excited, but whatever it is other than serving God as a witness that cranks you up, ask yourself the question that I have to ask myself during football season. I believe that the most important one thing that we as Believers must do is to spread the Gospel and the Good News of Jesus Christ with as much genuine excitement and enthusiasm as we can. “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” Romans 12:11 (NIV)
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Volume 7, Number 10
DEPARTMENTS 3 From the Publisher 6 Healthy Living Secondary Trauma Can Cause Problems
7 Youth News
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As Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney prepares for what he hopes will be another shot at a National Championship, he is quick to point out that peace doesn’t come from a scoreboard, a bank account or any guarantee that all his hardships are behind him. Peace comes from knowing Christ. See page 12.
Pro-Life Boot Camp a Success
8 Faith At Work Be a Missionary At Your Work Place
9 Mighty Women
The Lord Used and Uses Women For Very Important Assignments
10 Family Matters
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14 Teachable Moments Teen Pregnancy Prevention Through Education
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14 Best Books A Great New Bible For Kid’s and Youth
15 Faith Under Fire Strive To Be “God Correct”, Not “Politically Correct”
15 Miracle Moments Keep Chipping Away To Success
16 In His Grip
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17 Mighty Men Giving Back To His Community and Helping Others
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What You See Can Affect How You Feel
Have you ever been hurt by something that didn’t even happen to you? You are not alone if so. It is no surprise to me that many people are experiencing secondary trauma due to so much hate and hurt going on in our world today. Secondary or vicarious trauma simply is when you have been traumatized not by what directly happened to you but by what you have witnessed or have been exposed to. For example, watching the videos of men being killed by police officers, hearing of police officers being gunned down, or hearing about terrorist attacks can produce secondary trauma. Witnessing emotional or physical domestic violence is also another example. Although it did not directly happen to you, the affects that it has on you mentally, emotionally, physiologically, and spiritually are very similar to how you’d respond if it personally happened to you. As a child I was exposed to domestic violence and as a result I suffered from immense secondary trauma. I didn’t realize until I was an adult that being exposed to abuse was just as devastating as being directly abused. I minimized my feelings because I thought, “oh, well it didn’t actually happen TO me so my feelings aren’t as valid!” But that wasn’t true at all. My brain took the abuse and registered it as my own. As a result, I rarely felt safe or trusting with men. I also believed that a man would never really love me or want me for who I really was. The seeds of all of those irrational beliefs were planted from what I witnessed as a child. When I realized I was traumatized I had to make a choice; continue to hate the one who hurt my family and me or love the one who hurt my family and me. I had to choose to love and forgive even when I felt justified in my anger, unforgiveness, and resentment.
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So if you are like me and have suffered from past exposures to trauma or are currently grieving due to the state of our society today then a way to deal with secondary trauma is similar to how you would deal with direct trauma. First, give yourself the space to feel your emotions. It is okay to feel confused, frustrated, angry, hurt, and grieved. I like to use a toilet metaphor when teaching my clients how to deal with their emotions. It is very simple, experience the feelings that the emotions bring, let the emotions go, and flush them. Then repeat as needed. Emotions are meant to be like rivers and not like lakes. They are meant to come and go freely. The moment we try to stop the natural flow is when we can experience emotional and mental problems. The second thing that you can do is love and let love in. In a world full of hate and hurt it is so easy to develop a hard heart and to become closed off, especially from people that are different from us. Just like the river, love can only flow in if we let it flow out. Romans 12:21 (MSG) reminds us to “not let evil get the best of [us]; get the best of evil by doing good.” I challenge you to break the cycle of secondary trauma in someone’s life today and do a good deed to a stranger that is different from you. — Trillion Small, MS is an author of two books and is a mental health counselor in the Brentwood, Tenn. and Greenhills area. For more information visit www.trillionsmall.com
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Teens Gather at Capitol for Pro-Life Boot Camp
Students from across the state gathered at Tennessee’s Capitol for first Pro-Life Boot Camp. Students from across Tennessee woke early on what will be one of their final days of summer to make the trek to the state capitol. Their mission: to learn how to be better pro-life leaders at the first annuA student explains her al Tennessee Right to Life Pro-Life Boot Camp for Teens. The July 27 small group’s ideas on event attracted more than thirty students ages 12-18. This intensive camp building a culture of allowed the opportunity for teens to come together with their peers to life. discuss issues important to them.
The day included five engaging workshops covering the history of abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, the importance of prolife legislation, ways to build a culture of life on campus, and grassroots activism. It even included a tour of the state Capitol. Workshops were led by guest speakers who are experts in their fields including Rep. Bill Dunn of Knoxville, former Republican Caucus Chairman Debra Maggart, Tennessee Right to Life president Brian Harris, Matthew Hurtt from Americans for Prosperity Foundation, and Jessica Lahey from FOCUS Missionaries. Tennessee Right to Life, the state’s oldest and largest pro-life organization, developed the Pro-Life Boot Camp for Teens as a new opportunity for students to learn how they as young people can promote a culture of life in their communities and state. The response was so great that university students and parents called to see if they could attend; this reaction prompted Tennessee Right to Life to consider an additional Pro-Life Boot Camp for adults next year. One twelve year old participant said the most important thing he learned during the Boot Camp was, “that is doesn’t matter how young you are, you can still make a big difference”; a seventeen year old answered the same question with, “I learned how to better defend what I believe”.
The students’ engagement during discussion and their profound questions impressed the speakers and coordinators of the event. Frances Arthur, one of the event coordinators, said about the day, “What a privilege it was to work with such great students. They were focused and engaged and asked some very smart questions. Students take notes during WorkThere aren't many days that are better than shop 4, “Grassroots Activism.” this one.” The students were able to articulate questions and participate in discussions many would consider above their heads. Tennessee Right to Life president Brian Harris said, “These students showed us that the youth truly are the prolife generation, and the pro-life movement is in good hands”. — Emily Dobbs - Outreach Associate, Tennessee Right to Life. For questions please contact 615-298-5433 or info@tnrtl.org.
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Ultimately what really matters in our lives is the relationship we have with God. He has created all of us to serve Him and Him alone. The more we know about how God sees us, the better understanding we will have concerning our relationship with people in the workplace. The Bible tells us that we have opportunities each day to make a difference in the lives of people with whom we work. Here is a sample of how God looks at His people. Please understand this is NOT how you or anyone else looks at you, this is from Gods view: You are loved eternally - 1 Peter 1:5 You are His workmanship - Ephesians 2:10 You are light in the darkness - Matthew 5:14 You have a living hope - 1 Peter 1:3 You cannot be separated from the love of God - Romans 8:35-39 You have the power to witness – Acts 1:8 The workplace is the best mission field in the world. Have you ever looked at the place you work in such a way? People are coming to work with all kinds of issues. A single mom trying to make ends meet. A father concerned with a wayward teenager. A person nearing retirement who needs health care
because of an existing condition. These and many more issues are right in front of us. How about the financial condition of a worker who made some bad credit decisions in their past? You may be saying “I have my own issues”. I found that the best medicine for my own issues is to understand that we all are in the same boat, fighting this messy world of issues in each of us. Be encouraged my friend with a purposeful and intentional attitude in your workplace. Go deeper in conversation with others even if it is a bit uncomfortable. We tend to be very superficial with people these days. This superficiality is fueled by the lack of trust. Trust can only be earned through a series of conversations and actions. The conversations have to be deep enough to show that we care for the other person. It has to be real, authentic, and without judgment. Begin with the scripture that makes our path straight. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He WILL direct your path” Proverbs 3:5-6. Introduce people to the Lord you trust with all your heart allowing their path to be directed. Practical tip: Be a Listener. When someone shares a need with you, make sure you listen and identify with their need. Offer to pray with them about the need right there on the spot if they will not feel uncomfortable. Few people will not welcome a prayer for themselves. Os Hillman – President Marketplace Leaders Ministries — Tom Toner is CEO of, “Our Company Chaplain” located in Spring Hill, Tenn. He has been a workplace chaplain for the last 15 years.
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Woman, “Go . . . and Tell” Hearing Jesus call her name, Mary of Magdala cries, ‘Rabboni!’ The woman discipled by Jesus identifies her Teacher, and overwhelming joy replaces despondency after His death and burial. She reaches for Him, but interruption overpowers the joy: Jesus says, ‘Do not hold on to Me, for I have not returned to the Father (Jn. 20:17a). It’s a quick lesson: I’m here, I’m real, we’re reunited, but things are different now, and we have more work to do. I’m going to My Father and you have the most remarkable message of all Christendom to deliver: Go instead to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am returning to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God’ (Jn. 20:17b). What an assignment! Mary of Magdala is the FIRST PERSON ON EARTH to see and speak with the RISEN Lord! As such, Jesus gives her wondrous lessons about His resurrection: to Mary and for the first time, the risen Lord calls His disciples brothers. To Mary and for the first time, the risen Lord announces His return to His Father. To Mary and for the first time, the risen Lord calls His Father your Father. To Mary and for the first time,
the risen Lord calls His God your God. To Mary and for the first time, the risen Lord authorizes this woman, Mary of Magdala, with the commission to ‘Go . . . and tell.’ He gives this first post-resurrection assignment to no one else—not His eleven disciples; not His three closest friends; not His mother—no one else. Formerly demon-possessed, miserable, and non-valued, this woman is the first to see and hear the risen Lord. Her Rabboni Jesus, the one who welcomed her into His innermost circle, stands before her very much alive—the living victor over the vanquished Satan. She is the first to deliver God’s conclusion to prophetic Genesis 3:15: And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will crush your head, and you will strike His head. God put enmity between Satan’s offspring (those who follow the devil) and Eve’s offspring (through lineage, ultimately Jesus). While Satan strikes the head of Jesus through crucifixion, it is a temporary death.
Ultimately, Jesus crushes the head of Satan by overcoming death through resurrection. Hallelujah! What a message for Mary to ‘Go . . . and tell!’ The first missionary for the risen Lord has a story to tell. Assigned to be Jesus’ apostle to His apostles, Mary of Magdala went to the disciples with the news: ‘I have seen the Lord!’ A perfect ending to a perfect story! Well, not exactly, there’s so much more. . . . — Sheila Moss, teacher, speaker, and author of Living to Matter: Mothers, Singles, and the Weary and Broken, leads a weekly Bible study for singles at Forest Hills Baptist Church. Come join the group at 9:45 a.m. every Sunday!
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Family Focus There is no debate, kids today are more stressed and anxious than their peers in previous generations. Concerns about money, family, homework, school, sports, and social issues appear to be the culprits. While we may not be able to erase stressors in our lives, we can temper their impact through the power of the Holy Spirit, who works for and with us. Opening Prayer: Lord, sometimes the weight of the world is incredibly heavy. Pressure invades our lives and we struggle to respond in faith. We pray that you would reveal to us today how to lean more on the power of your Spirit and less on ourselves. You are indeed the Prince of Peace and we seek your guidance. Amen Activity: Cola Can Crush Fill sink with cold water. Fill an empty cola can with about an inch of water. Place the can directly on the stove burner and turn on the heat. When steam starts coming out of the can or when you hear the water boiling water, take a kitchen tong and pick up the can. Move to the sink and quickly flip the can over and into the water. The can must be completely upside down with the opening of the can entering the water first. The can will crush instantly. (Note: If it does not work the first time try putting less water into the can and make sure you don’t put the can on its side when you place it in the water.)
UNDER PRESSURE Worksheet 1. Do you think this statement is true or false? Stress is bad and should be avoided at all costs? 2. Check the items below that can cause stress for you. o Someone you care about finds out that you lied to
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o Flunking a test o Having a pet die o Seeing your parents fight o Doing something you know is wrong o Starting a new sport o Arguing with a friend or family member o Being alone in your house o Moving to a new home
Application: • How did the can crush itself? • Do you ever feel like this can, like situations around you are so difficult that they are crushing you? • Stress and pressure can crush a can but can it crush you?
o Not having enough time
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 Synopsis: God puts his treasure (the Holy Spirit) into our very fragile bodies. Once we are filled we may still have troubles but we are not broken or destroyed.
o Feeling like you are not popular
• How are we like earthen vessels or like soda cans? (We are easily hurt or broken). • How does having the Holy Spirit within us change us? (We are still weak but God is strong and won’t allow us to be crushed).
o Speaking in front of people
Family Time: Have each family member read one of the following verses, discuss the verse, and share their reflections:
3. What is the best way to get rid of stress?
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4. How have you seen people in your family deal with stress?
What does the verse say (in your own words)? What you think the writer was feeling? Have you ever felt like the writer? Share your best suggestion for relieving stress.
Bible Verses: Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 94: 16-19, Matthew 11: 28-30, Psalm 72: 12-15, Psalm 91: 14-16 Go to christianfamilynashville.com to see more study questions for this article.
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o Getting a bad haircut o Being in a tight money situation o Getting corrected by a teacher or a boss o Being called on by a teacher or coach when you
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o When loved ones travel o When someone cuts you down
5. What may prevent you from turning all your stress over to God? 6. What do you need to change so that you can allow God to help you deal with stress?
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“Adversity is either going to define you, destroy you or develop you,” says Dabo Swinney, entering his eighth full season as head football coach at Clemson University. “If you have the right mentality, you can take the adversity in your life and turn all those things into a positive.” Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney took the Tigers to the brink of winning its second National Championship last year and was recognized as Associated Press Coach of the Year.
Born just south of Birmingham, Ala., in 1969, Swinney spent Sundays during football season watching “The Bear Bryant Show” with his father, Ervil, and two older brothers. His mother, Carol, was a substitute teacher at area schools. Swinney was named center on his flag football team in the second grade and played three different sports in the small town of Pelham in his youth. By the mid-1980s, however, trouble hit the Swinney family in more than one way. 16-year-old Tripp Swinney was thrown through a car windshield in an accident, and his head injuries resulted in memory loss that took time to restore. The once fun-loving Ervil struggled with finances and alcohol abuse, which made him violent. “Life comes at you really fast sometimes, and sometimes young people deal with a lot of adversity,” Swinney says. “But we’re all going to deal with lots of adversity at some point. For me, I had some difficult experiences as a young person. I saw things that I probably shouldn’t have seen, but as I matured and grew into my life—or in particular as I became a Christian—God over time revealed His plan for me.”
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Swinney met his wife in elementary school and they began dating as teens. Swinney proposed to her by the Denny Chimes bell tower at the University of Alabama in 1993. The couple has three children—Will (17), Drew (16) and Clay (12).
Swinney sought guidance from Stewart Wiley, a youth football coach who started Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at his high school. At age 16,
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“My job is to judge and be critical—that’s just what I have to do,” says Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney. “You’ve got to have first team, second team, third team. You’ve got to decide who you are going to recruit. My faith has given me a good perspective in that, because I know we’re all first team with God. We’re all 5-star recruits. We’re all the same.”
Swinney heard University of Alabama receiver Joey Jones speak at an FCA event and accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior. “I nailed it down. Since that time, I have always had that peace,” he says. “It’s given me that compass for my life, an anchor for my life. As the storms of life came—and boy have they come strong—I had this conscience that I didn’t have prior to being saved…. I had this voice inside of me. It always kept me centered.” Swinney’s parents divorced his senior year, and with his brothers out of the house, he and his mother were essentially homeless. They slept on friends’ couches, at grandma’s house, sometimes in the car. When he moved to Fontainbleau Apartments in Tuscaloosa in 1988 to attend college, Swinney took his mom with him. They shared a room and a bed. She drove to Birmingham during the day to work as a sales clerk at Parisian department store. A wide receiver for Alabama, Swinney remembers Coach Gene Stallings as a leader who provided an atmosphere conducive to spiritual growth for players who were interested. He attended team small groups and worshipped at Tuscaloosa First Baptist Church. He also looked up to his peers on the field. “I had teammates that were great examples to me as a young person that certainly were further along in their faith than I was—guys like Jay Barker and Mickey Conn. Guys that I thought were really living life the way we should all live.” By the time he finished college, Swinney had reconciled with his father. He worked as a graduate assistant under Coach Stallings then as part of Alabama’s full time coaching staff. In 2003, he joined Clemson as a wide receiver coach. He was named Tommy Bowden’s replacement as head coach in 2008 and since then has coached Clemson to a 75-27 overall record, with top-15 final rankings in the polls in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Last year he took the Tigers to the brink of winning the program’s second National Championship. Swinney reflects on the lessons of his youth when facing new trials today. He says he and wife Kathleen lost two pregnancies to miscarriage—one at 14 weeks and one at 11 weeks—before having their three children. Kathleen’s sister died in 2014 at age 49 following her second bout with cancer. Sober, remarried and back to his gregarious self, Ervil worked at a hardware store until his death in 2015. “I’ve learned patience and appreciation and just lots of things through the lessons that Christ has taught me using life. Without that spiritual foundation, you miss that. That’s one of the problems of the world—people don’t have that anchor, so when those storms of life come, they turn to other things, and those other things never can bring the peace. Never. They just leave you empty and lead to more problems.” Swinney hopes to teach his players that kind words from peers and a positive outlook can make a big difference when facing tough times. Reflecting on his upbringing in Alabama, he says God placed the right people in his life to give him the encouragement he needed to rise above hardships at home. “God
kind of puts lighthouses along the way, along your journey, because sometimes we’re going to run ashore. Maybe it’s somebody at the grocery store, a teacher, a friend. Maybe it’s a teammate or a coach. A lot of people knew my circumstances and saw something good in me and knew that I was working hard, trying to become the best I could be. I always tell people it takes a village to raise a child, because that’s what it took to raise me.” Peace for Swinney doesn’t come from a scoreboard, a bank account or any guarantee that all his hardships are behind him. Peace comes from knowing Christ. “You will never know the purpose of your life until you know the Creator of your life,” he says. “His plan is always bigger and better than what my plan is, and He has taught me that time and time again.” — Camille Platt
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Hope Clinic For Women Offers Guidance To Teens Although the hot weather has Nashville residents feeling like they’re still in the middle of summer, in realty, the first day of school is right around the corner. For adolescents, a new school year means a busier schedule, more extra-curricular activities, new friendships and new relationships. It’s difficult to be a teenager in today’s world. With the abundant use of social media and increasingly sexual themes in television and movies, teens are constantly bombarded with varying ideas of who they should be and how they should act – especially when it comes to relationships. At Hope Clinic for Women, our youth prevention program, “Promoting Health Among Teens!” teaches not only abstinence, but also helps individuals identify their own goals, dreams, and sense of self in the eyes of God. In our five-week prevention program, Hope Clinic speaks with adolescents about abstinence and “the whole you”, pertaining to the mind, body, emotions and soul. The core elements of the program seek to teach correct information about STDs, pregnancy, and prevention, address behavioral attitudes and outcome expectancies, build negotiation and problem-solving skills, and create self-efficacy and a desire to practice abstinence. Our certified counselors, nurse practitioners, and trained prevention volunteers, provide a safe space for students to ask questions, identify their goals, and strengthen their desire to make healthy choices. Hope Clinic also offers teen prevention visits, which are free for individuals up to age seventeen. Teens can meet in a private and confidential setting with a Nurse Practitioner to discuss any health concerns or gain more information about potential outcomes of sexual activity. The Nurse Practitioner can also conduct age-appropriate health screenings, as needed. We want teenagers to be fully informed so they can make responsible and healthy decisions regarding relationships. The prevention program seeks to tie in teens’ faith to show that respecting yourself, as well as your significant other, is connected with your relationship with God. Through our program, Hope Clinic for Women helps adolescents realize their full potential and build healthy relationships through their teenage years and beyond. If you would like to learn more about the Prevention Program at Hope Clinic, or would like to set-up a prevention visit/speaking engagement with a member of our staff, please contact Missi Mitchell or Summer Livermore at prevention@hopeclinicforwomen.org or 615.321.0005 ext. 238.” — Missi Mitchell is the Community Relations Manager at Hope Clinic for Women. Originally from Indiana, Missi moved to Nashville to pursue her passion for non-profit work. She lives in Nashville with her husband.
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B e st B ooks Exploring Faith with the Minecrafters Bible Online games have taken the world by storm! Kids are getting in on the action, too. Games that involve world building strategies are popular among children ages 6 to 10. They love having the opportunity to create new scenes and characters and bring them to life. Knowing that little gamers enjoy connecting with every day life and learning through their games, Zonderkidz is pleased to announce the release of the Minecrafters Bible, NIrV for children. Sometimes, kids think that it might be more fun to exist in the computer world than the real one, where they can control their destiny. God is the real great world builder, and he gave people the ability and the skills needed to make changes in the world. He also gave them the ultimate guidebook to understanding the world: The Bible. The Minecrafter’s Bible, NIrV contains the full text of the New International Reader's Version (NIrV) of the Bible (from Genesis to Revelation) as well as 24 tip-in pages featuring full-color illustrations in the pixelated style of wildly popular virtual-world-building games. Featured stories include the days of creation and great builds of the Bible. Little gamers, adventurers, and junior world builders will love having their very own game-themed full text, full featured Bible. The Minecrafters Bible, NIrV, is a great resource for personal Bible reading, church and Sunday School, Children’s Ministry, Christian school and homeschool classes, and family devotions. This exciting illustrated Bible, with its pixels and blocks design that young gamers have come to love, will encourage emerging and newly confident young readers to explore the word of God on their own and for read-aloud reading. Minecrafters Bible is available online at Amazon and other Christian retailers, and in stores. — Liane Worthington, Sr. PR Manager, Zonderkidz, www.zondervan.com
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F aith U n de r F i r e God’s Plan For Service: Being
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In the last issue we talked about political and social correctness. This week we will follow up by talking about God correctness. Each of us is influenced in our decisions about what we will do by others. Social correctness guides our efforts as we interact with others. In the last issue it was pointed out that while we need social correctness pressures on us in general to set the norms of acceptable behavior, social and political correctness could go too far in limiting good choices that we can make on what we stand for. One of the issues in our society today is how social and political correctness might run counter to our Christian faith as more social and political correctness is set by people who do not profess God as well as Jesus as their saviour. The Bible is the guide for Christians as to what is socially correct. Earlier in our history the Bible guided most of society but today Presidents and the United States Supreme Court are making decisions that run counter to the Bible. Television and other media augment this in subtle ways that promote a lifestyle that includes behavior that the Bible condemns. Many Christians accept this gradual deterioration of the Christian lifestyle without really noticing that it is happening. In Canada, we are told, it is now a crime to talk about what the Bible says about homosexuals. In the United States there is considerable pressure to conform to this changing lifestyle which is based on the assumption that God does not exist or is not relevant to our life.
The Bible is not specific in its guide on many issues but it does provide general guidelines as in the Ten Commandments. Social correctness should be based on the Bible and only then expand into the specific aspects of our society. The Bible does not mention traffic lights but their use is essential and in concert with the Bible. We are a democracy in which all people should be able to speak and act in a responsible way within our laws and not feel bullied because of what we are pressured to believe is politically and socially correct. When should we resist those who pressure us to be politically and socially correct? 1. When our values and experience tells us that the “correct” proponents do no have the best interests of our country in mind. 2. When political and social correctness violates one or more of the principles found in the Bible. The Bible tells about God correctness. As Christians, the Bible is our primary guide. When political or social correctness disagrees with God correctness, are you willing to speak up? — Kenneth Oosting, PhD, Teacher and administrator at Milligan College and Williamson Christian College as well as other institutions. Consultant to 150 Christian colleges.
M i r acle M om e nts
This month marks the anniversary of the division of Berlin, Germany. On the afternoon of August 12, 1961, leaders of the German Democratic Republic signed an order to close the border between East and West Berlin, and erect a massive Wall dividing the city. But this Wall, like all things evil, did not last. On November 9, 1989, following weeks of unrest, the East German government announced that its citizens would be allowed to visit West Germany and West Berlin. The border guards, unable to control the huge crowds who were eager to exercise this new freedom, abandoned their posts altogether. Ecstatic East Berliners cascaded over, around, and through the iconic Wall that had separated families, friends, and a country for a generation. The Berlin Wall didn’t fall down all at once, neither literally or figuratively. In the weeks that followed that revolutionary November night, I remember watching people from all over the world come to Berlin with picks, shovels, and sledgehammers to do their part in tearing down one of the ugliest symbols of restriction, oppression, and injustice ever created. It was years later that I learned the nickname given to these unnamed, unknown people who tore down the Berlin Wall piece by piece and blow by hammer blow. They were called the “Mauespechte:” The “woodpeckers on the wall.” Those who crow the loudest and make the most noise may not be the ones leading the action, or actually getting things done. Instead, bit by bit, year by year, with blood and tears, suffering mistreatment and injustice they stay at it. They believe in those things that last longer than tyranny, unfairness, domination, greed, violence, and power as brokered by the forces of this world.
With their work gloves on and hammers in hand, they believe and work toward peace, hope, justice, non-violence, and the brotherhood of God’s children. They believe “every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed.” We may have never thought of the word “woodpecker” as a compliment, but reconsideration might be a good idea. God knows this world could stand a few on the wall today; those who will persistently and defiantly chip away at what stands in the way of peace, justice, and mercy. — Ronnie McBrayer is a syndicated columnist, blogger, pastor, and author of multiple books. Visit his website at www.ronniemcbrayer.net.
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In His Grip
Are you a failure? That may seem like an extremely direct question and you may take offense at it, but you'd be surprised how many people, when pressed beyond the facade of life, feel they've either failed someone else or themselves; or both. Believe it or not, failure is in our DNA.
rebellion against God. He failed God, himself, Eve and us. Think of it this way, every human is playing in Adam's group and playing off that shanked tee shot. No Mulligans. It doesn't matter how great a "golfer" you think you are in life, you can't overcome this failure on your own.
So if failure is in our DNA where does this sense of failure come from? Adam, humanity's father. Think about Adam as a golfer, standing on the first tee of history with the pristinely manicured course of creation laid out in front of him. God even teed it up for him. All Adam had to do was follow God's instructions: live in an obedient relationship to God and lead his wife, Eve, to do the same.
But here's the great deal. God sent another to the tee box, His Son, the God-Man, Jesus. Jesus dealt with the same traps and hazards on life's course that you do, and He completed the perfect round. He walked to the scorer's tent and signed your name on His scorecard while you were hacking around in life's weeds.
But wow, talk about a choke. The first time Adam was faced with adversity, he hit a colossal shank that still echoes through history. He stood passively by and did nothing as Satan tempted Eve into
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However, there is a catch. You have to admit to Jesus there is no way you are going to recover from shanking life - no matter how hard you try - and that you are going to stop trying to play your round your way. You'll never be good enough
to recover. Basically, you're admitting you're a spiritual failure. But that's okay! When you admit to Jesus that you are a spiritual failure, quit the sin that separates you from God, ask Jesus into your heart and then live your life pursuing His purposes, you gain something much greater than success. You gain the relationship with God He intended you to have, and with it, freedom from the specter of failure. So, are you a failure or are you free? Go ahead, it's worth a few minutes to evaluate your life. It will be the most important question you ever answer. — Scott Lehman is President of In His Grip Golf Ministry and author of the popular book, “More than a Game.” Scott and his family live in Thompson Station, Tenn.
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David Tuchman is a financial analyst who works tirelessly to give back to his community. He is involved in a wide range of service projects, but he is recognized most for his filmmaking. David is passionate about videography, and he consistently finds ways to combine service with filming. For example, David is the technical director at his church, Fellowship Bible Church. David also served as the videographer on a mission trip to an orphanage in Nigeria, where David used his skills to capture the devastating realities of poverty there. David’s video helped raise awareness and get others involved in the mission of changing the lives of those less fortunate.
The next trip that David took to raise social awareness partnered with India Rescue Mission. David planned this two week mission trip to India and spent a year working to create a film that would help this non-profit and people in the sex trafficking industry. India Rescue Mission strives to bring rescue, rehabilitation, and skills training to people as they leave the sex trafficking industry. David is passionate about social rights and justice, and he was able to use film to fight these issues. While film is one of David’s favorite hobbies and outlets for helping others, he also uses every opportunity that he has to serve his local community. At Fellowship Bible Church, David mentored young professional men for six years. This group offered men a place for growth, accountability, and service. As the leader, David wanted to get his group of men into the community to volunteer as much as possible. David also serves his community through his office at Cat Financial. There, he acted as the service coordinator and partnered with different non-profits throughout Nashville. This provided David and his co-workers with consistent opportunities to volunteer. It is clear that David loves to be involved and help his community. To do this, David utilizes his own gifts to give back as much as he can and support the causes that he is passionate about. David says that service motivates him the most because it is life changing. Even if the rewards aren’t immediate or visible, volunteering betters people’s lives. David gets to see this and be a part of service in his church, at the office, and on international mission trips. His community is beyond thankful for the work that David puts in to help others. Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month is a program of Doing Good, a 501c3, non-profit organization which educates and inspires more people to volunteer by celebrating the real stories of real people who volunteer in the community. For additional information about David, Doing Good or other volunteers, visit the websitewww.DoingGood.tv or @DoingGoodTV on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, or YouTube.
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S p ecial F eatu r e
Life was going along well when Mark and Susie Edwards woke up March 1, 2013. Both had good jobs they enjoyed; both their children were now adults and off their payroll; the mortgage payoff was clearly in sight; many friends were nearby; and they could pretty much call their own shots. But late that Friday afternoon came the dreaded call from the doctor: Susie has ovarian cancer. The day of Susie’s first cancer surgery, their daughter, Weslee, recommended that they set up an open Facebook group to keep several circles of friends and family, near and far, informed about her progress. Because of Susie’s love and practice of writing notes of encouragement to literally hundreds of people through the years, the natural name of the Facebook group was “Notes from Susie.” What began as a mere progress report delivered on social media eventually morphed into a virtual blog relating to Susie’s illness, outlook and Christian faith. Her profound gratitude, abiding sense of peace and use of hymn texts as devotions provided encouragement and inspiration to numerous people during the Edwards’ two-year cancer journey. A newly released book by Celebrating Grace titled, Notes from Susie: Choosing Gratitude in Life’s Low Places, is a collection of their reflections. It is an honest look at how one couple, completely devoted to each other and joyful together, meet head-on one of life’s low places by drawing on the support and power of prayer, scripture, hymns and the large cloud of witnesses surrounding them The Edwards’ use of hymns was only natural since Mark had been minister of music at First Baptist Church in Nashville for 30 years. In addition, both of them had grown up in active Christian homes where hymns were a part of their everyday lives. Throughout the highs and lows of their journey, the Edwards lived out the great truth that the words in our mouths—in their case hymns in their mouths—can become meditations of our hearts. They also gained fresh insight about how knowing hymns and living into them are not necessarily the same thing. “Susie and I discovered that it is possible to be at peace and maintain a heart of gratitude while navigating life’s low places,” Mark says. “We also learned that no matter how well we plan and prepare, we must always walk by faith and not by sight because our circumstances can change in a heartbeat.”
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Even with a strong faith, Mark found that his private sobbing happened more frequently as Susie got weaker. Tending to her in the sick room, Mark was able to go about necessary tasks with calmness and often a degree of lightness, but when he left the room all bets were off. “It tore me up to see my bride bravely deal with pain and hear her express honest gratitude while wasting away to near nothing.” It has been a little over a year since Susie died. Mark continues to work through the grief process which, looking back, he believes began soon after they received her diagnosis. “I catch myself trying to solve the unsolvable and unravel that which we will only ‘understand better by and by,’” he says. “So many people marveled at how she handled her illness with a warm and grateful spirit, and how calmly she spoke of her condition. But that’s the way she always was.” The last two years of Susie’s life was but a small slice of her otherwise beautiful and almost storybook 63 years of life, as well as her nearly 45 years of marriage. Mark and Susie were determined that this brief stretch would not define or detract them, and they enjoyed recalling, reciting and celebrating anew how God’s goodness and mercy had, indeed, followed them all the days of both of their lives. “Her early death certainly was not in the plans either of us made. But God is in charge, God loves us, He knows what He’s doing and what we’re doing. He sees further down the road than we can, we are in His care and the path ahead is for our eternal good rather than harm,” he explains. “Our choice, then, is to believe it or not, live in its light or not. My hunch is that Susie’s ability to face death with such peace and joy is full evidence that she had set down her full weight squarely on that truth. Death just may be one’s final act of faith.” — Don Beehler is a writer and public relations consultant in Franklin, Tenn.
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M on ey M at te r s Dear Dave, My wife and I are on Baby Step 3 of your plan, and we’re about halfway to building our fully funded emergency fund. We don’t like our current home very much, and we’d like to sell and move as soon as possible. We have a little over $30,000 equity in the place, so would selling the house be a viable option for funding Baby Step 3? — Justin Dear Justin, I wouldn’t sell the house just to do Baby Step 3. That’s usually a pretty easy Baby Step after you’ve gotten everything paid off except the house. As you know, a fully funded emergency fund means saving three to six months of expenses, so you shouldn’t have to sell your home in order to accomplish that. However, if you don’t like the house anyway, and you’re already planning on selling it, then yes, set some of the equity aside. I wouldn’t put all of the equity into the next deal. I’d hold back my three to six months of expenses, so that when you move into another house you’re debt-free with a fully funded emergency fund sitting there. It sounds like there’s nothing to prevent you from selling it today, if you’re sure that’s what you both want to do. Just hold on to enough so that you still have an emergency fund in place, and use the remainder for your down payment. So if that equation works for you, sell the house. If not, you may need to completely save up your emergency fund before you sell in order to make it work. Regardless, when you move I want you to have an emergency fund and be debt-free in addition to your down payment. That’s what we’re after! — Dave
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Dear Dave, I make $80,000 a year, and I was wondering if there’s an easy way to determine how much money a person would need to live comfortably after retirement. — John Dear John, A commonsense rule of thumb, if you’ve got your money invested in good growth stock mutual funds, is to pull from those funds at a rate that is lower than which they are growing. Otherwise, you’ll destroy them, right? I tell folks if they want to pull off six percent to eight percent — I’m comfortable doing eight percent — then you’ve got to decide exactly how much you want to live on and what that means for your nest egg. If you want to live on $80,000 a year, it means you have to have a $1 million nest egg. If you want to live on $40,000 a year, then you need a half-million dollar nest egg for what we’re talking about here. To get into that a little bit further, I would advise going to Chris Hogan’s website. He’s got a tool on there that takes just a few minutes, and it will give you exact numbers on what you need to do. It’s ChrisHogan360.com, and the tool is called the R:IQ — your Retire Inspired Quotient. You can walk through it, and in just a few minutes you’ll know exactly what’s going on and what needs to happen! — Dave — Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business, and CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best-selling books.
Has something in the magazine or something you have discussed with someone or some thoughts that you have had or something that you have heard, brought you to a point of realizing that you want and need to know Christ in the truest and personal sense?
If so, below is a simple outline for someone of any age who is not a Believer to act on their desire to accept Jesus Christ into their heart as their Savior. God’s Plan of Salvation God created us to honor and serve Him Revelation 4:11: “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power;For You created all things, And by Your will they exist[b] and were created Each of us has sinned against God Romans 3:10: As it is written, “There is none righteous, no, not one” Romans3:23: For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Jesus Christ died on the cross in our place, paying the penalty for our sin Romans 5:8: But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. We each must accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior Romans 10:9: that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:13: For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
The penalty for sin is eternal separation from God and Heaven Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Good works cannot ever earn God’s forgiveness and Salvation Titus 3:5: not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us. God loves each of us John 3:16: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
To accept Christ into your heart and life, pray a simple prayer along these lines - “Dear God, I know that I am a sinner and I am sorry for my sins. I know that Jesus died for my sins and the sins of the world. Right now, I ask Jesus into my heart and receive Him as my personal Savior. Forgive me of my sins, thank you for saving me through the blood of Jesus. Please Lord, help me live for you. In Jesus name, amen.” All scriptures are taken from The New King James Version of the Holy Bible.
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August 2016 Calendar List Your Event!
If you have an event you would like listed in the Nashville Christian Family Community Calendar e-mail us at: NCFPublication@gmail.com subject line - Calendar Goodwill Will Pickup Your Donation “If you can’t get it to us, we’ll come get it from you.” That’s the gist of Goodwill’s new Home Donation Pickup Program, which in just a few months has grown to serve communities in more than 16 Middle Tennessee Middle and West Tennessee counties (Davidson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson, Rutherford, Dickson, Cheatham, Maury, Dekalb, Bedford and Perry, Madison, Henderson, Gibson and Decatur). www. giveit2goodwill.org/pickups August 6 Food Distribution – 8:00 am - noon Columbia Boys and Girls Club, 209 Wayne St. Columbia, TN. For more information or to volunteer and assist, visit www.onegenaway.com/, call 615-538-7413 or email - mail@onegenaway.com. August 25 Birthday Party – from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m - Come and celebrate everybody’s birthday at a special party! Enjoy fun, games, party foods, ice cream and birthday cake at the Franklin Recreation Complex 1120 Hillsboro Rd. This is a therapeutic recreation program offered by Williamson County Parks and Recreation for individuals with developmental disabilities. At this
P.A.L.S. (People at Leisure with Support) program for young adults and older, caregivers are required to stay with those needing support. Caregivers wishing to eat are asked to register and pay the program fee of $8. Registration is required by August 23. Register on-line at www.wcparksandrec.com (activity code #7167). For more information regarding therapeutics programs in Franklin, contact Jayne McFadden at (615) 7905719, ext. 2033. Friday August 26 – Sunday August 28 Deer Run’s Father-Son Adventure Weekend - A life-changing bonding experience and some high-powered guy stuff for all ages! Guest speaker: Illusionist Brock Gill. This weekend is planned for you and your son to bond while you are having a great time playing together. You will enjoy football challenges, wiffle ball home run derby, amateur fishing tournament, father-son project, archery target practice, BB guns, slingshots, sand volleyball, campfires, nighttime wagon ride plus lake swimming with waterslide, zip line, aqua park and canoes/kayaks. Choose additional adventures like climbing tower, Leap of Faith, 3-D amateur archery tournament, giant swing and paintball (ages 9 & up). Call 615.794.2918 or for more info and registration go to www. deerrun.camp//events.
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Tennessee Right to Life Chapter –1st Thursday Monthly 7 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 2640 Buckner Road, Thompson’s Station, Tn Tennessee Right to Life is committed to effectively advocating the protection of human life through educational outreach, passage of protective legislation and the development of an informed, active grassroots movement statewide. www.tennesseerighttolife.org - info@tnrtl.org - 615-298-LIFE(5433) Tennessee Christian Chamber of Commerce 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM - Networking/Leads Group Meetings held each month. First Monday, Cool Springs/Franklin/Spring Hill at King University, 113 Seaboard Lane, First Thursday is Downtown Group which meets at LifeWay Plaza. Second Thursday the Brentwood/Green Hills GROUP meets at Corkey’s BBQ. For more information about the Chamber and events, visit www.tnchristianchamber.org or email rstringfellow@yahoo.com. Every Friday Morning CBL Roundtable – 6:45 AM – 8:15 AM – CEO Fellowship is a non-profit, non-denominational organization of local Christian business leaders. The focus of our weekly meeting is to teach and equip these leaders to operate and lead their respective companies on these Biblical principles. Each week we feature a guest speaker from our local business community. Meetings are held at Brentwood Baptist Church, Wilson Hall, 7777 Concord Rd, Brentwood, TN. For more information please visit our website at www.ceofellowship.com or email us at info@ceofellowship.com
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Friday September 16 (5 p.m.) to Sunday September 18 (11 a.m.) Deer Run’s Mother-Daughter Weekend A weekend of memories and growing together for ages 5 and up! This weekend provides opportunities for you to have fun, laugh, talk, and build a closer relationship with each other. Recreation includes relay games, archery & BB guns, 45-ft climbing tower, giant swing, stargazing on blankets, nighttime wagon ride, mother-daughter, lake time with canoeing and more. The weekend also includes creative crafts and girl fun and mom and daughter sessions. Call 615.794.2918 or for more info and registration go to http:// deerrun.camp//events.
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