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s the school year becomes busier and more challenging, an element of support and encouragement is needed. There are those who bring out the best in everyone they meet. We have all known them—coaches, teachers, parents, and bosses who possess a knack for encouraging and inspiring others to do and be their best. Becoming an encourager doesn’t happen by chance, though. It takes a concentrated effort to keep our communication skills sharp. I read a story of two lumberjacks, a young one and an older one, who raced to see who could cut down the most trees in a single day. When the day was completed, the winner was obvious. The older lumberjack had won hands down. The younger lumberjack could not believe it. “How could you cut down more trees than I did?” he asked. “Every hour I saw you sitting down, while I kept right on cutting. I don’t understand.” The older lumberjack replied, “Every time I sat down, I sharpened my saw. Why didn’t you stop to sharpen your saw?” “I didn’t have time to sharpen the saw,” the younger man said emphatically. “I was too busy sawing!”
Sharpening the saw of encouragement is not just a good idea; it is a Biblical principle: “If you don’t sharpen your ax, it will be harder to use” (see Ecc. 10:10 CEV). In her book, Watch Out! Godly Women on the Loose, Corallie Buchanan makes these opposing, but encouraging statements: “You see limitations; God sees opportunities. You see faults; God sees growth. You see problems; God sees solutions. You see limitations; God sees possibilities. You see life; God sees eternity.” A scripture passage in Luke 6:35-38 is often used when taking offerings and referring to material blessings, but Jesus commands all Christians, “Be ye . . . merciful.” To make sure we get the point, He then spells out four ways to do this: • By not judging others • By not condemning others • By forgiving offenders • By giving and sharing with others. My favorite part of this promise is verse 38: “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you” (NIV). Try it. I know it works!
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GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk Seven Keys to Longevity by Mike Shreve Pg 8 GoodNews for Kids Forty Days till Easter by Danielle Jennings Pg 10 GoodNews on Money Matters “The Borrower is Slave to the Lender” by Andrew Lee Pg 12 GoodNews for Men If You Don’t Humble, You Will Stumble by Robert Green Pg 14 GoodNews for Women The Whole World Is in God’s Hands by Nicole Wiley Pg 16 GoodNews for your Taste Buds Going to Granny’s by Angie Parris Pg 22 GoodNews for Parents The Fight Starts at Home by Rhiannon Skeen Pg 24 GoodNews for Life The Abortion Epidemic by Delaney Walker Pg 26 GoodNews for Teens The Cost of Discipleship by Fernando Alejandro Pg 28 GoodNews for Seniors Managing your Medication: Helpful Tips by Esmerelda Lee Pg 30 GoodNews for Everyone A Beautiful Relationship Filled with Harmony by Carl Corser Pg 32 GoodNews for Couples Sharing the Adventure by John Garrod Pg 34 GoodNews for Health & Fitness Why Motivation Alone Can’t Help You Change by Megan Stockburger Pg 36 GoodNews for Everyone Six Healthy Boundaries for Parents and Kids by Julius McCarter
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Seven Keys to Longevity
To enjoy a lengthy earthly sojourn is wonderful indeed; but to live forever in the presence of God will be glorious beyond description.
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by Mike Shreve
ecently, my dear mother-in-law (more correctly, my
Book of Proverbs, wisdom is symbolized as a woman who
‘mother-in-love’) graduated to Paradise. Nonive
pledges, “By me your days will be multiplied, and years of
Aldridge was eighty-seven years old. A true
life will be added to you” (Pro. 9:11, also see 3:16).
Proverbs 31 lady, she was consistent in her commitment to God from the day she found the Lord around the age of six. What a legacy she left behind—of prayer, fasting, selflessness, love for people, Christ-like character, devotion to God, and passion for His Word! The Most High rewarded her with more than eight decades of fruit for the Father’s glory. Legend has it that Ponce de
4. FEARING GOD—To fear the Lord is to hold Him in the highest esteem, and to worship Him with deep, reverential awe. Proverbs 10:27 forecasts that “The years of the wicked will be shortened” but “the fear of the Lord prolongs days” (NKJV). 5. HONORING PARENTS—When God gave the Ten Commandments, the first one with an attached promise was, “Honor your father
Leon discovered Florida while
and your mother, that your days
on a quest to find a secret source
may be long upon the land
of longevity called the Fountain
which the LORD your God is
of Life. Eight years later, instead
giving you” (Ex. 20:12 NKJV)
of achieving his goal, he died at
6.-7. SHARING AND
the hands of the Calusa Indians.
DISPLAYING GOD’S WORD—
Ironically, a search for extended
Deuteronomy 11:19-21 urges
life led to an early death. On the
God’s people to both share the
contrary, Nonive never consciously
Word of God with their children
sought after longevity, but longevity
and display it their homes “that your
sought after her. Because she fulfilled the following seven conditions of a God-pleasing life, He fulfilled the seven promises attached to those conditions: 1. LOVING GOD—In Psalm 91:16 the Creator
days and the days of your children may be multiplied . . . like the days of the heavens above the earth” (NKJV) If these seven keys opened the door of a long and fulfilling life to my mother-in-love, surely they will do the
promises any sincerely devoted person, “because he
same for you. Of course, the most excellent blessing is not
has set his love upon Me. . .with long life will I satisfy
just longevity in this natural world but immortality in the
him” (NKJV).
next. This gift of all gifts is received when we sincerely set
2. OBEDIENCE—Those who genuinely love God will automatically strive to keep His commandments (there are
our faith on the Lord Jesus, for “he who believes in the Son has everlasting life” (John 3:36 NKJV).
1050 in the New Testament). Deuteronomy 4:40 prophesies to such obedient persons that it will “go well with you and with your sons after you, and so that you may make your days longer upon the earth” (NKJV). 3. SEEKING WISDOM—Wisdom is mastery of the art of living in alignment with God’s expectations. In the
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Mike Shreve has been teaching God’s Word since 1971. He has authored 14 books including the best-selling “65 Promises from God for Your Child” and a new book on the names and titles of God’s people, titled “WHO AM I? Dynamic Declarations of Who You Are in Christ.” He and his wife, Elizabeth, pastor The Sanctuary in Cleveland, TN. The picture with this article is of his late ‘motherin-love,’ Nonive Aldridge. www.shreveministries.org
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Forty Days till Easter by Danielle Jennings
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hat is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday
Lent lasts for the 40 days leading up to Easter not
begins the season of Lent. This year, Ash
counting Sundays. During this time, people usually
Wednesday happens 46 days before Easter
choose something to fast from—whether it be meat,
on Wednesday March 5. During this service, the pastor
video games, social media, or sweets. The idea is giving
will rub ashes in the shape of a cross on your forehead.
up something as a sacrifice leading up to Easter. These
Burning palm branches from the previous years Palm
40 days are days to reflect and confess that we are
Sunday usually creates these ashes. Some people choose
sinners and need God’s forgiveness.
to fast on Ash Wednesday to lead up to the 40 days of fasting that Lent brings.
Ash Wednesday Word Search Word Bank:
Ashes Palms Lent Wednesday Forty days Confession Fasting Cross Forgiveness Christian Sacrifice Easter
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Danielle Jennings is the director of children’s ministry at Ooltewah United Methodist. She is a graduate of Lee University and is currently working on her master’s degree. Her passion is working with children and helping them succeed.
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“The Borrower is Slave to the Lender” MONEY MATTERS WITH DR. ANDREW LEE
Dr. Andrew Lee is professor of English at Lee University. He also serves as a coordinator for Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. He and his wife Esmerelda have three children.
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December 2016 news article describes
including foreign countries. The day may come
how the bankrupt government of Greece
when other countries are able to dictate to the U.S.
decided to award Christmas bonuses to
how our government may spend its money on
thousands of Greek retirees who were described as “low-earning.” That generosity sounds wonderful,
American citizens. But in case I’m being unduly alarmist, let’s try
but the article goes on to describe the displeasure of
another example that might hit closer to home.
the other countries in the European Union who are
Pretend that a relative or friend had asked you for a
providing billions of euros to Greece to bail it out of
personal loan. You have enough cash in your savings
its economic crisis after years of overspending. These
account to make this loan, but it’s a substantial
other countries insist that the Greek government
amount of money to the point that you’re likely to
“should have sought clearance first” before handing
think about this debt every time you see this person.
out Christmas bonuses. What is the lesson to be
But you were willing to make the loan because this
learned? According to Proverbs 22:7, “The rich
relative or friend had a desperate and immediate
rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the
need which you felt was legitimate at the time. But
lender.” When one nation is economically dependent
after a few weeks, you notice your “debtor” is posting
on another nation for a “bailout” due to fiscal
on social media about buying new clothes, fancy
irresponsibility, the debtor nation loses some of its
electronics, and taking a nice vacation. Meanwhile, no
sovereign power to decide how to allocate spending
mention is ever made of paying back the loan. How
on its own citizens. Proverbs 22:7 becomes a reality
long would you allow this situation to continue? Debt
on a national scale. Could this ever happen to the
tends to damage relationships, and that is why God
United States? I’m sure I’m not the only one who is
discourages it. Remember Romans 13:8, “Let no debt
alarmed by our national debt of 20 trillion dollars
remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to
(and climbing). This debt is owed to many creditors,
love one another.”
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Gò0dNews for Men If You Don’t Humble, You Will Stumble
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“A man is never taller than when he is on his knees.” by Robert Green
ll men are on a path. Every man is going
sins find their root in pride. Pride is destructive and the
somewhere. Walking through the book of
ancient sage tells us that, “Pride goes before destruction
Proverbs, Jesus coaches us in the wisdom we
and a haughty spirit before a fall” (Pro.16:18 RSV). This
need throughout the long and complicate path of our
passage hits men in the gut like a Rocky Balboa flurry of
everyday lives. The book of Proverbs is more than just
body punches.
a cute saying found in a fortune cookie or an upgrade
Proverbs uses stark contrasts to gut check us and
on your life, but a matter of life and death (Pro. 13:14).
offer men alternative paths that lead to life, peace, and
Men, Proverbs is God’s twitter feed with practical help
joy. Pride is pitted against humility, “When pride comes,
for weak guys just like you
then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom”
and me who are stumbling
(Pro.11:2 RSV). Pride is a man’s greatest enemy and
through daily life. He
humility is man’s greatest friend. The irony of pride
invites us on a journey
is that it will eventually humiliate us. Listen, pride is
to explore new paths of
so easy to see in everybody else but so difficult to see
wisdom that rescues us
in ourselves. We don’t naturally see our pride because
from folly and leads us to freedom. These bite-size
pride feels normal. Men masquerade pride in selfreliance and self-determination. But the humble man understands that leadership is sustained by surrender.
nuggets of truth are
He also has been taught that surrender is the response
meant not only to be
to brokenness and humility. Simply put, men begin to
memorized, but put
stumble on life’s path and fall when they stop following.
into practice. God
If you want to run your race without stumbling and
used Solomon and
falling over yourself, then learn to go low. Pride will
other wise sages to
eventually trip up every man. Pride is always pushing
funnel His advice
men upward and causing them to look downward with
to the perplexed, His
contempt. However, if you want to go up, you must
mercy for the crushed,
first go down. We lift ourselves up but the son of God
His power for the
stepped down (Phil. 2:6-11). The only price we pay for
defeated, and His
going low is the loss of a foolish ego. So men start your
warning to the proud.
new path of self-humbling today as you follow in the
Let’s be honest, men,
steps of your Savior. If you feel hopeless in your fight
we are proud. Most all of
against pride, be encouraged because we don’t come
our besetting
to Christ because we are humble, we come to Christ because we are proud. Also, don’t forget that this humble God loves us proud sinners.
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Robert Green leads the Caveman’s Club, an outreach Men’s Ministry of the Westmore Church of God and is the Ocoee Region Area Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
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Gò0dNews for Women The Whole World Is in God’s Hands Pain in this life is inevitable, but with God, that pain becomes manageable.
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by Nicole Wiley
here was nothing ever written nor spoken that said that life would be easy. Everybody experiences different kinds of pain whether it be an injury, a loss of a family member, or, seemingly the worst, heartbreak. Words that tend to coincide with heartbreak are bitterness and revenge. I think we should change that statistic and instead turn those words into compassion, forgiveness, and above all, unshakeable faith in God. Ephesians 4:31-32 says, “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you” (NIV). There have been instances in my life where I have been wronged, where I felt like I didn’t deserve the things I was being put through. Forgiveness was the key to my triumph over these situations, because when we learn to forgive others like Christ forgave us, we realize that the situation acted in our benefit. After all, God gives His toughest battles to His toughest soldiers. In the fifteen years I have been alive, I can faithfully say that He will never lead you to something you can’t get through. There have also been instances where I have not been wronged, but I felt the aftermath of situations I had no part in. Even here, when I have experienced the worst feeling of heartbreak, forgiveness is key.
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When we forgive others, and even ourselves, God’s favor is on us 100 percent. If the Creator of the world can forgive us of all of the baggage that we carry around, we can surely show the same forgiveness for ourselves and others. Above all of the things that I have learned from my experience with a broken heart, my unshakeable trust in God is by far the most evident. Through my eyes, I can see the perfect life for me, and I can see what and who will be a part of it. I soon come to realize that my idea of perfect was not at all the right idea. God has protected me from so much potential harm and heartbreak that in everything I do, I must trust His ways over mine. I have certainly experienced this word we call heartbreak, but I’ve also experienced the love that has been sent from above that makes me want to redefine the word heartbreak. My heart may be scarred, but I can tell you ingenuously, my heart can never be truly broken, because I have the everlasting love of God holding it together. “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor angels nor demons, nor things present nor things future, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:37-39 NIV).
Nicole Wiley is a junior at Cleveland High School who attends First Baptist Church.
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Going to Granny’s by Angie Parris
s a little girl, I always looked forward to visiting my Granny and Papaw Morris. There was always something to snack on. Leftover biscuits, fresh radishes from the garden, sugar cookies in the butterfly topped cookie jar or sometimes, a marvelous two layer peanut butter cake could be found sitting there on the kitchen table. Round, layered cakes always seemed so fancy. A yummy cake with peanut butter in the cake and frosting was wonderful. The only thing better was a hug from my granny! Yes, I do love peanut butter!
Cake
2 cups all purpose flour 1.5 cups sugar 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup milk 3.5 tsps baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 eggs 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two2 nine inch round pans. Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, cream the sugar and
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shortening until it is light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating just to combine. Stir in vanilla and peanut butter. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on racks before frosting.
Peanut butter frosting 2 cups sugar 3/4 cups milk 1/4 cup shortening 1/4 cup margarine 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
Directions
Combine sugar, milk, shortening, margarine, and salt. Bring to a rolling boil in a heavy saucepan, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Once it reaches a boil, let it boil for two minutes without stirring. Remove from heat and add the vanilla and peanut butter. Beat until smooth and quickly spread on layer one, top with the second layer and cover with the frosting. The frosting will set up quickly on the cake, so pour it warm, and smooth it quickly. Enjoy!
Angie Parris is the cafeteria manager for Walker Valley High School here in Bradley County after serving as food service director for 22 years at Broad Street Methodist Church. Angie and Jackie are parents of 4, grandparents of 10—adjusting nicely to their new empty nest!
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Chattanooga Church Directory Anglican
Anglican Church of the Redeemer 423.892.1101 104 McBrien Rd, 37411
Assembly of God
Calvary Church 423.629.1200 1212 South Seminole Drive, 37412 Fresh Fire Awakening 423.255.3103 Chattanooga, 37421
Baptist Bayside Baptist Church 423-344-8327 6100 Hwy 58 Harrison, TN 37416 Covenant Baptist Church 423.892.5542 1640 N. Joiner Rd, 37421 Duncan Park Baptist Church 706.899.3707 1609 Glowmont Dr, 37412 New Haven Baptist Church 423.855.4910 1058 Graysville Rd, 37421 Middle Cross Baptist Church 423.877.5742 4009 Norcross Rd, 37343 Heritage Baptist Church 423.499.5060 2934 Hickory Valley Rd, 37421 Ridgeview Baptist Church 423.899.1530 6 Moore Rd, 37411 Spring Creek Road Baptist 423.894.0700 1312 Spring Creek Rd, 37412 Alpine Baptist Church 423.875.3522 4720 Stagg Rd, 37415 Ashland Terrace Baptist Church 423.877.4392 906 Ashland Terrace, 37415 Avondale Baptist Church 423.344.2208 5479 Hwy 58, 37416 Bartle Baugh Baptist Church 423.344.5207 6129 Champion Rd, 37416 Berean Baptist Church 423.629.1634 1614 Kirby Ave, 37404 Bethel Baptist Church 423.875.9107 632 Lullwater Rd, 37405 Bethlehem Baptist Church 423.266.5484 101 Lawn St, 37405 Bible Way Baptist Church 423.624.2149 2003 Elmendorf St, 37406
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Brainerd Baptist Church 423.624.2606 300 Brookfield Ave, 37411 Brainerd Hills Baptist Church 423.892.6645 6611 East Brainerd Rd, 37421 Calvary Baptist Church 423.875.8154 5201 Dayton Blvd, 37415 Central Baptist Church 423.624.4678 901 Woodmore Ln, 37411 Charity Baptist Church 423.267.6576 2340 Rossville Blvd, 37408 Clifton Hill Baptist Church 423.867.4887 3616 Rossville Blvd, 37407 Concord Baptist Church 423.892.9313 7025 East Brainerd Rd, 37421 East Brainerd Baptist Church 423.892.4235 1047 Graysville Rd, 37421 East Lake Baptist Church 423.698.1597 3315 12th Ave, 37407 East Ridge Baptist Church 423.698.2421 4201 Ringgold Rd, 37412 Edgewood Baptist Church 423.629.5821 3604 Ringgold Road, 37412 Empowerment Church 423.355.5576 1203 Blocker Lane, 37412 Faith Baptist Church 423.344.9712 8834 North Hickory Valley, 37416 Fellowship Baptist Church 423.894.8080 5335 Clemons Rd, 37412 First Baptist Church 423.265.2257 401 Gateway Ave, 37402 First Baptist Church 423.629.1950 1228 Latta St, 37406 First Baptist Church 423.265.3229 506 East 8th St., 37403 First Calvary Baptist Church 423.267.5159 300 Bell Ave, 37405 Grace Baptist Church 423.892.4869 7815 Shallowford Rd, 37421 Greater Beulah Baptist Church 423.624.0418 1301 Commerce St, 37404 Harmony Baptist Church 423.629.9660 3832 Youngstown Rd, 37406
Hickory Valley Baptist Church 423.892.1916 2320 Hickory Valley Rd, 37421 Church of the Highlands 423.493.4111 6621 Hunter Road, Harrison, TN 37341 Hillcrest Baptist Church 423.867.2812 3300 East 42nd St, 37407 Independent Baptist Church 423.875.3054 2624 Lyndon Ave, 37412 International Baptist Church 423.624.8638 1512 Old Ringgold Rd, 37404 Kings Point Baptist Church 423.624.5202 2834 Harrison Pike, 37403 Kingwood Baptist Church 423.624.7301 3522 Ringgold Rd, 37412 LifeSpring Baptist Church 423.892.8469 1701 Hickory Valley Road, 3742 New Hope Missionary Baptist Church 423.697.7000 3777 Wilcox Blvd, 37411 North River Bible Baptist 423.313.2658 4810 EB Hixson Pike {Suite 106) Hixson, TN 37343 Lookout Valley Baptist Church 423.825.5335 23 Lilac Ave, 37419 Macedonia Baptist Church 423.267.6915 1156 East Main St, 374081 Mission Ridge Baptist Church 423.624.0424 302 Shallowford Rd, 37411 Morris Hill Baptist Church 423.892.2071 1804 Morris Hill Rd, 37421 Mount Paran Baptist Church 423.629.2377 1319 Moss Dr, 37411 New Grace Baptist Church 423.899.5510 7861 Lee Hwy, 37421 Orchard Knob Baptist Church 423.629.6115 1734 East 3rd St, 37404 Philadelphia Baptist Church 423.629.5786 2230 East 18th St, 37404 Pilgrim Rock Baptist Church 423.894.7548 1726 Church Rd, 37421 Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 423.892.0237 1441 Crawford Rd, 37421
Prospect Baptist Church 423.698.4149 734 Dodson Ave, 37404 Resurrected Reformed Baptist 423.698.8086 2230 East 18th Street, 37404 Ridgedale Baptist Church 423.499.0994 1831 Hickory Valley Road, 37421 Rose of Sharon Baptist Church 423.629.9534 2001 Blackford St, 37404 Second Baptist Church 423.629.6039 1619 East Main St, 37404 Shiloh Baptist Church 423.267.3131 1708 Carr St, 37408 Silverdale Baptist Church 423.892.2173 7236 Bonny Oaks Dr, 37421 Standifer Gap Baptist Church 423.892.8596 8159 Standifer Gap Rd, 37421 Stanley Heights Baptist Church 423.867.8060 1512 Mcbrien Rd, 37412 Temple Baptist Church 423.622.1913 3200 Rossville Blvd, 37407 Terra Vista Baptist Church 423.892.3879 4412 Oakwood Dr, 37416 Tucker Baptist Church 423.510.9684 1115 North Moore Rd, 37411 Washington Park Baptist 423.899.9408 1823 Shepherd Rd, 37421 Westview Baptist Church 423.899.0127 9516 East Brainerd Rd, 37421 Woodland Park Baptist Church 423.899.9185 6735 Standifer Gap Rd, 37421
Church of God East Chattanooga COG 423.894.7926 4924 Hwy 58, 37416 East Lake Church of God 423.698.6522 2949 East 29th St, 37407 Brainerd Hills Church of God 423.892.2092 410 Friar Rd, 37421 City Church of Chattanooga 423.894.6982 7122 Lee Hwy, 37421 Church of God of Prophecy 423.899.4074 3927 Webb Rd, 37416 Church of God of Prophecy
423.894.0597 2201 Hickory Valley Rd, 37421 Church of God Seventh Day 423.899.5490 7504 Old Lee Hwy, 37421 East Brainerd Church of God 423.899.4755 8312 East Brainerd Rd, 37421 The Crossing Church 423.867.7287 7501 Standifer Gap Rd, 37421 East Side Church of God 423.624.8797 2105 Citico Ave, 37404 Fellowship Church of God 423.867.3194 3426 Clio Ave, 37407 Holy Temple Church of God 423.629.2649 2311 Bliss St, 37406 Joyful Noise Church of God 423.698.1813 1614 Foust St, 37404 Omega Harvest Church 423.875.0033 4904 Dayton Blvd, 37415 Pure Holiness Church of God 423.622.4667 420 North Holly St, 37404 Redemption Point 423-855-7321 3831 Ooltewah-Ringgold Rd. Ooltewah, TN 37363 Redemption Point Highland Park 423.855.7321 1907 Bailey Ave, 37404 Temple of Faith Church of God 423.698.2700 2139 East 27th 37407 Church of God of the Union Assembly 706.313.3489 1014 Spring Creek Rd, 37412 United Temple Church of God 423.624.1037 2418 Dodson Ave, 37406 Vision Church of God 423.624.7170 4901 Midland Pike, 37411 Word Center Church of God 423.867.3330 4803 13th Ave, 37407
Nazarene Alton Park Church of the Nazarene 423.756.2468 4004 Dorris St, 37410 Calvary Church of the Nazarene 423.892.5771 4400 Bonny Oaks Dr, 37416 East Brainerd Church of the Nazarene 423.499.8643 8101 East Brainerd Rd, 37421 East Ridge Church of the Nazarene 423.894.8656 1202 Spring Creek Rd, 37412 First Church of the Nazarene 423.624.2679
2099 East Main St, 37404
Community Church Cosmopolitan Community Church 423.622.3217 3031 Wilcox Blvd, 37411 Friendship Community Church 423.698.3471 7 North Tuxedo Dr, 37411 Metropolitan Community Church 423.629.2737 1601 Foust St, 37404
Lutheran
Ascension Lutheran Church 423.698.5047 720 South Germantown Rd, 37412 First Lutheran Church 423-629-5990; www.first4u.org 2800 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37404 Good Shepherd Lutheran 423.629.4661 www.gslcflock.org 822 Belvoir Ave, 37412 Saint Phillip Lutheran Church 423.267.1475 51 West 25th St, 37408
Methodist Jones Memorial UMC 423.624.6073 4131 Ringgold Rd, 37412 Mount Crest UMC 423.881.4165 8206 Cicero Tr, 37421 St John UMC 423.892.2257 3921 Murray Hills Dr, 37416 Wesley Memorial UMC 423.892.6446 6314 E. Brainerd Rd, 37421 East Ridge UMC Pastor Ken Sauer 423-892-8451; eastridgeumc.org 1601 Prater Road, East Ridge, TN 37412 Stanley UMC 423.624.6729 501 Dodson Ave, 37404 Washington Hills UMC 423.892.8050 6216 Hadley Dr, 37416 Cleveland Trinity UMC 423.892.6926 9028 Warbler Ln, 37421 East Lake UMC 423.624.4921 2903 East 37th St, 37407 St Elmo UMC 423.490.7039 4626 St. Elmo Avenue, 37409 Lake Vista UMC 423.892.4941 6216 Hadley Dr, 37416 Saint Mary CME Church 423.622.2742 1417 Wheeler Ave, 37406
Sheares Memorial UMC 423.855.2004 515 Airport Rd, 37421 Sheares Memorial UMC 423.698.4114 400 Glenwood Dr, 37404 Tyner UMC 423.892-0444 6805 Standifer Gap Rd, 37421
Non-Denominational Christian Family Church 423.774.8888 88 Hunt Drive Rossville, GA 30741 Celebration Church 423.892.8979 6425 Lee Highway, 37421 The Sacred Heart Mission of Chattanooga 423.238.3835 3914 St Elmo Ave, 37409 Free To Worship Revival Center 423-650-9172 9966 Lovell Rd, 37379 Faith Connection Church 423.933.6986 7312 Shallowford Rd, 37421 Metropolitan Tabernacle 423.894.3377 2101 West Shepherd Rd, 37422 Carpenters Cowboy Church 423.867.4232 3616 Rossville Blvd, 37407 Brainerd Hills Chapel Church 423.899.3098 5931 Pinegrove Tr, 37421 Chattanooga Church 423.892.2888 6188 Adamson Circle, 37416 Christian Church of Hope 423.855.0767 2330 Hickory Valley Rd, 37421 Church of Jesus 423.629.5051 2118 Wilson St, 37406 Church of the First Born 423.756.0704 3418 St Elmo Ave, 37409 Church of the Lord Jesus 423.265.8235 200 West 19th St, 37408 Mount Summit of Peace Church 423.899.0434 6925 Shallowford Rd, 37421 New Covenant Church 423.867.2121 3700 Clio Ave, 37407 New Covenant Fellowship Church 423.899.8001 1326 North Moore Road, 37411 Walker Avenue First Church 423.622.2982 2101 Walker St, 37404 Worlds Church of the Living God 423.622.2992 2110 Glass St, 37406
Pentecostal Emanuel Pentecostal Church 423.821.5261 4204 Ohls Ave, 37410 Sharon Pentecostal Church 423.867.7088 1400 East 48th St, 37407 Virtuous Church Pastor Richard O. Smith 5952 Brainerd Road Chattanooga, TN 37412 (423)521-4440 www.virtuouschurch.org Word of Pentecost Church 423.624.2620 1722 Newton St, 37406
Presbyterian First Cumberland Presbyterian 423.698.2556 1505 North Moore Rd, 37411 Central Presbyterian Church 423.629.1401 1815 McCallie Ave, 37404 Covenant Presbyterian Church 423.899.5377 8451 East Brainerd Rd, 37421 East Ridge Presbyterian Church 423.867.2717 4919 Court Dr, 37412 First Presbyterian Church 423.267.1206 554 McCallie Ave, 37402 New Hope Presbyterian Church 423.892.0853 7301 Shallowford Rd, 37421 North Minster Presbyterian 423.894.3773 4791 Hal Dr, 37416 St Elmo Presbyterian Church 423.821.1424 4400 St Elmo Ave, 37409 Second Presbyterian Church 423.266.2828 700 Pine St, 37402
Vineyard Vineyard Christian Fellowship 423.704.2188 10615 London Ln, 37302
Seventh-Day Collegedale Community 9503 Four Corners Place Collegedale, TN 37363 Hamilton County Church 7997 Shallowford Rd, 37421 Orchard Park SDA Church 423.698.0707 951 N. Orchard Knob Ave, 37404
Wesleyan Faith Community Wesleyan 7725 Shallowford Road Chattanooga, TN 37421
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FEATURED
COVER STORY
Bryan College
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by Emily Bangura Increasing Opportunities to Make a Difference in the World ryan College is a Christian, non-profit, liberal
understanding of the Bible and the liberal arts. They are
arts college located in Dayton, TN and they are
guided by a Christian worldview, which is embodied
doing some impressive things these days. The
in the Bryan motto, “Christ Above All.” It is not only
college was named after William Jennings Bryan, and was
emblazoned on the college logo but also pursued in the
founded in 1930. Bryan College comes from a rich history
lives of Bryan faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
of people rooted in Biblical truth and Christian principles.
Part of the impressiveness of the college is the
Their mission is to “educate students to become servants
scholarships. The faculty and staff at Bryan College are
of Christ to make a difference in today’s world.” They
passionate about helping the students financially so as
believe in empowering and equipping students to lead
to lower the amount of debt they have when they leave
the best life they can lead and not only survive but thrive
college. The Bryan Opportunity Scholarship Program
as a Christian in a secular world.
started in 2008 and helps make Bryan College accessible
Bryan College is accredited by the Southern
to academically qualified Tennessee students with
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on
significant financial need. The program guarantees that
Colleges and offers 29 majors with 47 unique fields of
eligible students will receive scholarship and/or grant
study and three graduate programs with ten options
funds to at least meet the cost of tuition at Bryan College.
and two certificates. The College seeks to assist in the
In many cases, additional funds are provided to offset
personal growth and development of qualified students
the cost of room and board. Over $1,000,000.00 has
by providing an education based upon an integrated
been raised, and 222 students have benefitted from this
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program. For the 50 students currently enrolled through this program, the average household income is $19,960.77. Their average high school GPA is 3.73 and their average ACT score is 24. Funding for this impactful scholarship program relies solely on the financial gifts of generous donors. Bryan College’s dedicated staff devotes months of planning to the annual Bryan Opportunity Scholarship Program dinner in efforts to create a fantastic evening and maximize the funds raised for this scholarship. This year’s dinner will feature the amazingly talented Christian
degree at Bryan completely tuition free. They can choose
musician Steve Green, and attendees will also hear from a
from any of Bryan’s master’s programs, all of which are
student who received the blessing of the scholarship. It is
offered entirely online. The online classroom provides
their hope that attendees will view their financial gifts as
students with the flexibility to start their career or take
an investment in making a difference in the world.
their ministry anywhere in the world, while earning an
Bryan College students participate in numerous
accredited and respected master’s degree.
ministry and service projects while on campus, and graduates pursue a variety of careers that truly impact the world and multiply the ministry of Christ. Past scholarship recipients have gone on to serve in church ministries, domestic and international missions, and more. Financial gifts to the Bryan Opportunity Scholarship fund fuel the growth of the Gospel and make a difference in today’s world.
Bryan College lives out their motto of “Christ Above All” through their classes and their faculty and staff. Every person on Bryan College’s campus can see and experience the difference Bryan is making for their students. If you are interested in finding out more about Bryan College, visit their website at www.bryan.edu, call them at 423-775-2041, or just stop by the campus at 721 Bryan Dr., Dayton, TN 37321. To learn more about the Bryan Opportunity Scholarship Program dinner or Investing in the Bryan Opportunity Scholarship now
reserve tickets, visit www.bryan.edu/dinner.
provides a twofold gift. In an effort to further support the college’s mission, prepare students to succeed in today's competitive job market, and decrease their graduates' debt burden, Bryan College has launched The Bryan Difference Maker program. This program offers students, upon graduation with a bachelor's degree from Bryan College, the opportunity to earn a master's
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Gò0dNews for Parents
The Fight Starts at Home
God is calling us to be watchmen for the hearts of our children. Will we arise and fight?
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by Rhiannon Skeen
hen does a parent start to fight for the lives
their lives that do not line up with the Word of God,
of their children? When do we begin to
we set the stage for them to question God. We are the
declare war on the Enemy for the future
“gatekeepers” to our homes and for our children. Are
of our children? When do we begin to stand against
we watchmen on the wall, or are we on the ground
culture and ground them in the truth of Christ? Is there
trusting that society knows what is okay for them?
a fitting age? Is there a right time or a wrong time? If we were to stop and look around at culture, at what age does media start drawing our children in? Not only that, but at what
If we look at Proverbs 4:20-27, we can see that this father wanted to be intentional about directing his child in the way of righteousness. Here the author talks about
age are they beginning
guarding your heart
to introduce them to
(v. 23), putting away
witchcraft or sorcery?
crooked speech (v.
Many shows now are
24), and looking
designed with toddlers
straight ahead (v.
in mind, and they
25). This father knew
deal very much with
that the ways of the
magic, curses, spells,
world were a trap, and
and potions. The Enemy
once his child fell into
doesn’t have an age in mind
them it would be hard to
to come against our children,
get back out.
so how come so many parents wait
The world around us can
until a certain age to start standing for their children? In Ephesians, the apostle Paul clearly tells us that “We wrestle not against flesh and blood,
look so appealing to our children. Bright colors, fun music, the newest technology, and cool friends are appearances that can be deceitful. If we are to guard our
but against principalities and powers and rulers of
children’s hearts, then keep their feet on the straight and
darkness” (paraphrase of v. 6:12). Our fight is not with
narrow. At home is where we fight for them, and now
a person but a force. The force of darkness sets out
is the time. They are never too young to begin to know
to infiltrate our children from a very young age, and
how big God is and how sneaky the Enemy is. Today is
many times we allow it because it appears harmless. Is
the day and now is the hour.
it time to take a closer look? Is it time to question what appears sweet? Maybe it is time to stand against what is acceptable and stand out for the Gospel? From an early age, children begin to form ideas about things. When we as parents allow things into
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Rhiannon Skeen is a mom, wife, blogger, designer, vlogger and coffee addict that can be found at www.rhiannonskeen.com. That is her corner of the inter-webs where she shares her heart about being a wife, a mom, and loving Jesus. You can also join her Bible Study group “Coffee and the Word” on Facebook.
Church Activities & Events St. Paul’s Chattanooga
Music at St. Paul’s Artist Series
Friday, March 3 — 7:30 p.m. - Vienna Piano Trio This final concert of the Artist Series Season will feature works by Brahms and Schubert. The Vienna Piano Trio was one of the most noted ensembles of its type to emerge in the last decade of the 20th century. The group first obtained coaching from two of the world’s great trio ensembles, the Beaux Arts Trio and the Haydn Trio Wien. The group made debut appearances in 1989. Since then, they have won numerous international competition prizes. In 1993 the group made its recording debut in the complete Brahms piano trios on the Naxos label. They were invited to appear in late 1996 in performances of all of Franz Schubert’s works for piano trio, part of a festival in observation of the great composer’s 200th anniversary.
Brainerd Baptist Church Summer Camp - Students
June 11-16 - Laguna Beach Christian Retreat, Panama City Beach, FL Early Bird Registration $200 Late Registration $250 CONTACT: Mary Kate Work (423) 624-2606, mwork@brainerdbaptist.org Early bird registration ends March 2. For students 6-12 grade. Mandatory parent and student informational meeting on May 31. Registration deadline is May 31.
College & Young Adult Disaster Relief Training
Saturday, March 25, 10am - 2pm LOCATION: BX Cost is $10. CONTACT: John Richards (423) 624-2606, jrichardson@brainerdbaptist.org DETAILs: Training to help with disaster relief efforts. Lunch will be provided.
Gò0dNews for Life
The Abortion Epidemic
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“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, ‘It might have been.’” —Kurt Vonnegut by Delaney Walker
popular move among young prolife proponents
Neyland Stadiums to house the 59 million lives.
who find themselves in a figurative corner is to
Sporting events bring together people who have one
throw out, “Well, what if someone like Martin
thing in common: their attendance. The crowd is comprised
Luther King Jr. had been aborted?” The pro-choice
of individuals from all walks of lives, each with his or
response is quick and direct, “So you want a policy based
her own personality, goals, and history. Aside from team
on how good the fetus will be as an adult? What if Hitler
loyalty, not much else can be determined about a stranger
had been aborted?”
at a sporting event. And yet, what if unbeknownst to you,
It is impossible for you and me to tell who the unborn
your life was suddenly placed into another’s hands? You
will become as an adult. It does not matter in any case.
do not know your life is on the line and as such have no
A decision to save an unborn baby should not be based
reason to offer up a plea or argument.
on who they might become. Instead, we must focus on
What would stop that individual from deciding it
what we already know: The
was your time to go? At
unborn baby is a human and
this point, you’ve probably
that gives him or her intrinsic
had a couple reasons shoot
worth—no matter the stage of
through your mind, but are
development.
any of them airtight? The
Since 1973, there have
stranger with your life in
been more than 59 million legal
his or her hands can only
abortions in the United States.
go off of what is seen. Only
While the number is vast, its
one argument stands a lick
enormity somehow makes it
of chance: you have intrinsic
harder to grasp. The wallop
value as a human being.
such a number should pack in
Whether you are laughing
a direct punch is minimized; it
with your family, glaring
feels more like a stinging slap. We need such a terrible sum
at the opposing team’s fans, buying popcorn, or taking a
to be more relatable.
selfie, you have worth.
Have you ever been to Neyland Stadium on a
According to statistics, there have been upwards of
game day? (Or, at the very least, have you watched the
635,000 abortions in Tennessee since 1973. This would
Volunteers run out to the cheers of thousands during a
be enough to fill more than six Neyland Stadiums. The
television broadcast?) According to a quick Google search,
abortion epidemic is our problem, too. We have lost
Neyland stadium holds about 102,455 at capacity. That is a
Volunteers in the fight for life.
lot of humans in one place. Take a minute to picture game day: frat boys painted
We have no way of knowing how the unborn babies will impact the world in their lifetime. This is not about
up in support of their school; families decked out in
protecting the next Martin Luther King Jr.; standing for
team paraphernalia from their shoes to their hats; cheer
the unborn is about recognizing the sanctity of human life.
sections devoted to encouraging the boys in orange; ticket
Whether you are in your mother’s womb or watching your
masters stationed at the top of each section; and concession
team’s running back catch the winning touchdown, no one
workers ready to shout out their wares. All of this bustling
has a right to end your life.
humanity comprises only a small portion of the lives lost to abortion. In fact, you would need an additional 574
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Delaney Walker is the development director at New Hope Pregnancy Care Center. She is an avid fan of reading, exercising, and making silly faces at babies in the grocery store.
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Gò0dNews for Teens
The Cost of Discipleship
Discipleship must follow the experience of salvation in order for faith in Christ to grow.
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by Fernando Alejandro
rom the point of hearing a message, watching a
following Him. Willard stated, “So when Jesus observed
drama, or just having a casual conversation with
that one must forsake the dearest thing, family, all that he
someone about Christ and what He did on the
hath, and his own life also (Luke 14:26, 33)—insofar as that
cross for humanity—to the point of making a decision to
was necessary to accompany Him, he stoked a simple fact:
follow Him can at times can be very quick and emotional.
it was the only possible doorway to disciple” (The Great
However, rarely do people take the time to fully
Omission, pages 6-7).
understand what it is going to take to follow Christ. A preacher once said that he would not pray with
The cost of following Christ may seem great and many struggle with doing so, like the rich young ruler in
someone the prayer of salvation until the person read a
Matthew 19:16-22, but the reward of the cost is far more
list of scriptures he would give them—scriptures of Jesus’
greater than the void that one is left with as is seen in the
commands and teachings about the cost of living for him
story of the rich man and Lazarus (see Luke 16:19-31).
(Matt. 4:19-20; 8:22; 10:33; John 3:16-17). If that individual
Once again, Willard leaves us with a simple but profound
would come back the following week, then he knew the
insight; “And He is, after all, one who says to you now,
person was willing to follow Christ and was ready to be
‘Follow me!’” (The Great Omission, page 4).
an authentic disciple. Dallas Willard made this statement,
The teens of today must realize the true cost of
“Churches are filled with undiscipled disciples, (The Great
discipleship. Jesus paid the ultimate price when He was
Omission, page 4). The validity of this statement is shocking
beaten and died on the cross. Because of that sacrifice,
due to the lack of discipleship in our American churches.
everyone is able to experience salvation. However,
Salvation experiences and Sunday school attendance have
discipleship must follow that experience in order for this
become a numbers game to pastors and denominational
newfound faith in Christ to stick. Find a mentor who will
leaders: How many did I lead to Christ so it can be
instill, journey with, and share with you the cost of
displayed at my memorial? That is what it has come to.
true discipleship.
Christ’s command to follow Him is more than just checking off a list for a report. Disciples are not formed that way. An individual must understand the importance of following Christ because of the nature of the cost of
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Fernando Alejandro attended Lee University in Cleveland, TN, graduated with his bachelor’s degree in youth ministry, and holds his ordained ministerial licensure with the Church of God. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in ministry studies concentrating in youth and family ministry. When Fernando was saved in a youth ministry, he stepped into God’s plan for his life, to love, journey with, and disciple the next generation.
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Staying involved their church, by with Esmerelda Lee their work in the community, and their family has kept this couple’s love strong!
s a caregiver in the senior living industry, eye sight and dexterity further complicate medication by Esmerelda Lee I have come to discover the importance management. Through reading and assisting older enjoy an inspiring old love stories. Favorites like in our adhere a strong work Mitchell attributes his of medication management in the lives of adults localtocommunity, hereethic. are some helpful An Affair to Remember, Love is a Many Splendid sons’ successes to their mother. He did say that he older adults. Seniors visit multiple physicians, all tips I have learned. Thing, and others move me more than some and Betty believed in giving their children “some prescribing medication to treat symptoms addressing • Always take an updated list of your medications of the modern-day love stories on the Hallmark good lickings,” that helped too. their medical specialty. According to a recent article visiting any all providers Channel. There is something to be said about the with you Inwhen a world where soand many people focus on their in Medscape Magazine, “adults aged years and love of medical care. In fact, would always keep purity and innocence of the80-84 courtship own happiness and Imake life-altering decisions take an average of 18 prescriptions a year.” It is at ALL times. IThis should depicted through old movies. I am also honored to a current based copy on these motives, asked Bettyalso and Mitchell these loveover stories out in real life through include if they were happy throughout the sixty-nine years typical forsee older adults the played age of 78 years to be vitamins and any over the counter older adults. Couples that fell in love and stayed of marriage. “We always worked it out, and if we taking up to fourteen medications a day. This leads medications. in love through a world war, the Depression, life didn’t laugh at each other, we found someone or to Polypharmacy – taking multiple medications for • Make sure the pharmacy label says why you are challenges, raising and burying loved ones are something to laugh about. You’ll have problems in different conditions, which can be a potential health taking the prescription. couples that loved for life. marriage, but who doesn’t? You just have to talk it hazard for theBetty elderly. areMitch havingreplied. trouble opening your and Mitchell Lyle are a local Cleveland • If you out,” Alongcouple with polypharmacy, older medication bottles, talkWhen to yourI asked pharmacist. that met in the firstadults gradehave at if they ever fought, Arnold Memorial School. For Mitchell it they looked puzzled. “Who doesn’t difficulty remembering which medications to take at Many local pharmacies now can prepackage was love at first sight. Bettywith believes that We areand both so different, and their respective times. This, coupled diminishing medications. This isfight? convenient saves the the grinning first-grader grew on her we like different things. When we hassle of opening six bottles around the same over time. According to Mitchell, they fought, the one with the strongest time. were “sweet” on each other but did not case won.” Mitchell also added, • If you are having trouble seeing the fine but print get serious until after World War II. “We compromised, Betty made on your medication bottles, place different Mitchell enlisted in the Navy in 1943 the most compromises. I am still colored dots on your medication get the and stayed out to sea for most of that surprised thatbottles; she chose me.”In time. He remembers a year and half Betty’s much softer voice, assistance of a caregiver to make a large chart she said, going by before his feet even touched “If there is the something using the corresponding dots, name of to thefight about, dry land. But each week when mail there is something worth saving.” drug and the time it should be taken. was delivered to his aircraft carrier, On August 22, 2016, Betty and • If you have a busy schedule and you are Betty’s unrelenting letters and her faith Mitchell Lyle will celebrate their forgetting to take your retailers like that he would return home kept their love strong. seventieth weddingmedication, anniversary. Today, these Walmart and residents some locallive pharmacies When Mitchell and Betty were finally reunited Amazon, lifelong Cleveland at Garden Plaza at after the war, they dated for eight short months sellCleveland Senior Living. Their apartment a medication box that dispenses medication has little before they were married. After graduating college, with awards they won from serving in vocations a timed alarm system. This is verytheir helpful Betty became a school teacher with Cleveland City for and their and community, war-torn olderinadults caregivers alike. photographs Schools, and Mitchell went to work for the railroad. of family members, and beside each recliner is a • Don’t be ashamed or afraid to ask for help. Seek Later he became one of the members of our City tattered and worn Bible. assistance from pharmacist or caregivers ineach Council. They stillyour laugh at each other and with the other. healthcare industry. When asked what was the secret to loving There are also days where the laughter and aretalking many helpful internet sites that canFox News each other through sixty-nine years of marriage, Therethe are silent. On those days, they both stated, “Stay busy so you don’t get into anchors are the only voices heard in guide our seniors in medication management. the apartment. trouble!” Betty and Mitchell were married at First said itthat best, “What she forgets, I can However,IMitchell have learned a superfluous knowledge Baptist Church in 1946, and were always involved in remember. When she laughs, I am happy, and even in this arena can have a negative impact. TALK to your their church, work, and family. They had two sons. though there were days she didn’t like me, she physician and glean from those who are trained and Both Tony and David were strong boys, raised by always loved me.” care enough to help. a strong, no-nonsense working mother. Betty was
loving, but she always made it clear that her sons would love education like she did, and they would
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A Beautiful Relationship Filled with Harmony
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Just as all the instruments in a band must be brought together in balance and timing, so must our hearts be in tune with each other. by Carl Corser
s beauty truly only skin deep? Is beauty only enhanced by
words and the tuba with our actions. Associate the violin
our choice of attire? What about our perfume or cologne?
with soft touches felt and the guitar with facial expressions
Could it be our make-up or personal hygiene? These things
displayed. The flute cannot produce the tuba’s sound. Neither
enhance our good looks and pleasant image, but beauty comes
can the tuba produce the softness of the flute. The violin
from the depths of our being. Two well-balanced individuals
cannot produce sound as vibrant as the guitar and neither can
are prime candidates to become a beautiful couple. Surely
the guitar produce wonderful soothing sounds that warms the
you have observed a couple and made the comment, "How
strings of our hearts. All instruments must be brought together
beautiful they are together."
in balance and timing, performing how they were designed to
As you are observing a beautiful couple living life together, how sweet it is to view the harmony they display. You observe words spoken, actions performed, soft touching
perform beautiful harmony. Our hearts are truly blessed after hearing a band’s performance filled with harmony. As all band members must be cooperative in playing, so
felt, and facial expressions displayed—all a part of creating
should we as a couple be cooperative with each other in our
a harmonious relationship. All forms of communication
relationship. As the flute, soft meaningful words need to be
must be balanced in order to display harmony in a beautiful
heard by our spouse’s ear. As the tuba, feet and legs need to be
relationship.
attached to our words through actions sounding loudly that it
There's an old adage commonly used in fusses and feuds
is true . . . I love you. As the violin produces soothing music,
between couples in a relationship: "Actions speak many times
so should we warm the strings of their hearts. Just as guitar
louder than words." Yes dear, I know I need to correct this,
music can be vibrantly played, so should we light up the face
but yes dear, is often as far as our changes proceed. If this is
of the one we love.
all we can accomplish, we will not be developing a beautiful relationship filled with harmony. As I was commuting to work one morning thinking
All communications have their proper place and time to create harmony in a relationship. Some are required more frequently than others, but all must be present to fill a
upon the subject and a previous conversation with someone,
relationship with harmony. What a remarkable testimony it is
this analogy came to my mind. Since actions speak many
to speak of a beautiful couple with harmony. The presence of
times louder than words, compare the different forms of
God's love is surely present in their lives.
communication present in a beautiful relationship with
May you open your heart and allow God's love to enable
different musical instruments required to create beautiful
you to develop your relationship until it's filled with harmony,
harmony in a band.
becoming a beautifully blessed relationship.
A band has flutes, drums, tubas, trumpets, saxophones, violins, guitars, and more. Let's associate the flute with our
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Gò0dNews for Couples
Sharing the Adventure “Life is either a great adventure or nothing.” —Helen Keller
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by John Garrod
hat quote has been credited to Helen Keller, but
The same Spirit that has preserved our marriage
my wife and I have adopted it as the motto of our
through trials did the extraordinary with ordinary cou-
marriage. For more than thiry-two years, we’ve
ples throughout Scripture. When God spoke to Abram,
forged our path through perils and predicaments, pin-
and said, “Get up, and go from here to a place that I will
nacles, and potholes. I have known couples who have
show you,” Sarai did not balk. She packed up the tents,
weathered worse storms, of course, but I know far too
helped load the wagon, and went with her husband.
many more who have fallen away from each other. Some
They set off on this journey together with no idea where
parts of the trail have been more memorable than others,
they were going, no idea how they would get there, and
but regardless of the emotional lows and highs that have
no plan as to what they would do when they got there.
accompanied the events, one aspect has remained the
(That reminds me of more than one of our road trips
same through every challenge: We’ve done it side by side.
in the last thirty-two years!) Yet with God’s guidance,
I’d like to claim it was all the result of great wisdom and
provision, and the love that He gave us, we set forth. And
tremendous compassion, but to be honest, sometimes it
we’re still going!
was because we both clung to the old-fashioned concept
This year, inspired by my wife, I began taking college
that it is what you do when you’re married. Novel idea?
courses again after a brief thirty-three-year break. We still
Well, not really. Marriage is an institution designed,
don’t know where God will lead us, what He will have
ordained, and blessed by God. It is a gift to those who
in store for us after this chapter, or why He led both of
partake in it. That doesn’t mean it will always be warm,
us to embark on this journey, but then we’re getting used
chocolate-chip cookies and Blue Bell ice cream. Some-
to that. We don’t actually have to know what His design
times it’s beans and rice, and sometimes it’s just beans or
looks like; we’re happy just knowing that we’re still arm
rice. We have had times where we didn’t know how we’d
in arm, strolling down the path because it’s an adventure,
make it, or even if we’d make it. There have been places
not a destination.
where I still don’t know how we got by, yet as our oldest son said years ago, “Well, Dad, we’ve never not made it yet.” Good wisdom; I think he gets it from his father.
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John Garrod is a father of six, husband of one, Army veteran, and a resident of Tennessee. He is a member at South Cleveland Church of God.
Gò0dNews for Health & Fitness Why Motivation Alone Can’t Help You Change
“Only the disciplined are truly free. The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites, and passions.” —Stephan Covey, an American Educator, Author, and Businessman by Megan Stockburger
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hy do so many people have trouble keeping their New Year’s Resolutions? Amazingly, Statistics Brain Research Institute reports that 42.4 percent of Americans never succeed in keeping their resolutions. Certainly, we want the goal—so what makes it so hard? Why We Make Plans But Don’t Take Action The first issue that strikes us when we try to keep our resolutions is time inconsistency. This is the tendency our brains have for valuing immediate rewards more than something coming in the future. When you make a resolution—like setting a goal to lose weight—you are actually making plans for your future self. It is easy for your brain to see the value in taking the actions that will get those longerterm benefits. However, when it comes time to make the decision to eat the salad instead of the fast food burger, you are no longer making a choice for your future self. You are now in the moment and your brain is thinking about your present self! The reality is that our present self really likes instant gratification, not long-term payoff! This is why motivation alone can’t help you change. Your brain values long-term benefits as long as they are in the future! It values immediate gratification in the present moment. The Ability to Delay Gratification The good news is there is something that works much better than mere motivation alone—discipline. Discipline allows us to sacrifice instant gratification in favor of long-term goals. In fact, the ability to do this is a great predictor of success in life. A disciplined person
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lists personal goals and works until those goals are accomplished despite failures and setbacks. How to Take Action and Succeed Being undisciplined is always bad for our selfworth or self-esteem. For most, the guilt and frustration from avoiding what needs to be done is worse than the pain of actually doing the work! In the words of researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky, “On a moment-to-moment basis, being in the middle of doing the work is usually less painful than being in the middle of procrastinating.” So then, why do we still procrastinate? James Clear, an author in behavioral psychology and a motivational speaker put it best: “Because it’s not being in the work that is hard, it’s starting the work. The friction that prevents us from taking action is usually centered around starting the behavior. Once you begin, it’s often less painful to do the work. This is why it is often more important to build the habit of getting started when you’re beginning a new behavior than it is to worry about whether or not you are successful at the new habit.” So take action. Put all of your effort and discipline into making it as easy as possible for you to get started. The key is not to rely on motivation or good intentions alone but to plan where and how and when you will do your new habit(s), and then you can use your discipline to simply get started. You will find you are already halfway there! Megan Stockburger is a fitness consultant and personal trainer at Bradley Wellness Center in Dalton, GA. You can find out more about her at their website: www.bradleywell.com
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Gò0dNews for Everyone Six Healthy Boundaries for Parents and Kids Children thrive on structure, routine, consistency, and knowing the limits of their behavior. by Julius McCarter
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once had an out-of-control teen brought to my office for Christian counseling. My first question was, “What are the rules you have set for him?” The parents looked at me
before using an object that belongs to another family member. 4. Spiritual practices are non-negotiable. Parents make the decisions about the spiritual development of children.
like deer in the headlights of an oncoming car. I knew at that
There is no opting out of church, family prayer time, youth
moment that my work wasn’t simply to counsel him; the
group, or Bible study. Making sure that these practices match
family unit as a whole needed help.
the developmental level of children is important. For example,
My work was to teach the parents how to work as Christian parents. Children often tell me that they’re thrilled
asking a five year old to sit through a ten-minute prayer isn’t necessarily age-appropriate.
when parents make and
5. Have zero tolerance
enforce meaningful rules. This
for hurting others. I see
simple act shows children that
children who are being
their parents love and care for
bullied in their own homes
them.
by siblings. Often times this
People of all ages need
includes being punched,
boundaries, but children
kicked, choked, or demeaned.
especially, because they
The home needs to be a
thrive on structure, routine,
place of refuge, safety, and
consistency, and knowing the
building up. Most parents
limits of their behavior. So here
would not tolerate their
are the six things I taught those
child being bullied at school,
parents.
but I see parents who
1. First comes God, then parents; kids come third. One dysfunctional pattern is when a child’s relationship with one parent monopolizes that parent’s time and energy so that the other spouse feels alone,
normalize harmful behavior as sibling rivalry. We should be teaching our children kindness, humility, and gentleness. 6. We do all the work of running the household.
or when the child becomes the main focus of the home. God
Children go to school and then are ushered to piano practice,
must be first. Second is the marriage. Making time for dates
soccer practice, and play dates. Parents tell me their children
or conversation teaches children the sacredness of marriage.
are simply too busy to do chores, but who signed the kids up
Children come third. I’m not talking about neglecting children,
for all that activity? I was impressed to be in the home of a
or that children should be “seen and not heard.” Children are
single Mom not long ago. I watched as a middle-school boy
most secure and anxiety-free when they know their parental
washed the dishes, swept, and mopped the kitchen floor.
relationship is intact and healthy. Living a totally child-
He knew helping was just part of being a family, and he
centered life is not in the best interest of the child.
cheerfully did his tasks. Now that was a happy boy! What do
2. Children are children, and adults are leaders. Making room to hear your child’s needs or requests is important, as long as it’s done respectfully. But ultimately, the parents need to have the final say.
children learn if the parents do all the cleaning? Our homes are places for each of us to contribute. Parenting is a tough job! There’s no doubt about it. We all need encouragement and guidance.
3. Personal time, space, and belongings need to be respected. Bedrooms and bathrooms are places where people deserve privacy. Develop a policy of knocking and gaining permission before entering. Teach family members to ask
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The Reverend Julius McCarter, Ph.D., is a minister and spiritual director who lives in Loudon, TN. He is the author of eleven books—most recently a theological commentary on the Book of Revelation. His ministry, Sunergoi Ministries, maintains a blog at www.the-little-friar.blogspot.com.
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