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Letter from the Editor
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ebruary is the month we face reality of our spending habits during the holidays. Because I have a minor in Economics in my undergraduate degree, I learned in my Money and Banking course that everyone has a relationship with money. Some people spend it when they’re feeling down, and others fall apart when it’s not around. There are people who love it, ignore it, crave it, resent it, and even worship it! Those who keep a tight leash on their checkbooks live in constant fear that an unexpected disaster could leave them in financial ruin. These individuals are called hoarders. In addition to experiencing unnecessary stress and feelings of guilt when they swipe their credit card or hand over cash for a purchase, their hoarding behavior prevents them from following their dreams, answering a divine call, and making profitable investments. No matter how much money these individuals acquire, it’s never enough. Rather than spend unnecessarily, they would rather live a safe and somewhat boring life that is usually below their means because they are saving and carefully planning for the future. Spenders, on the other hand, go beyond their financial means to buy the finest house, the best car, and the latest luxury gadgets. They appear happy on the outside, but many times they are suffering on the inside. Buying things gives spenders a temporary feeling of comfort, validation, and even power. They often justify big purchases by assuring themselves, “I deserve this,” and “I’m worth it”—even though they can’t afford it. Spenders also buy expensive gifts just to impress and wow their friends and family. The most extreme spenders equate their self-worth with name brands. Louis Vuitton, Prada, and Gucci tend to make them feel important. God’s Word provides more than 2,000 verses that deal with money and money management. Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money” (Matt. 6:24 NLT). An excellent question to ask is: Am I buying things to satisfy an emotional need, or am I buying items for a worthwhile purpose? Validation and self-worth can be achieved only by having a personal relationship with the One “who gives us richly all things to enjoy” (1 Tim. 6:17 NKJV). Disclaimer All of the content in the GoodNews Christian Magazine is for general information and/or use. Such contents does not constitute advice and should not be relied upon in making (or refraining from making) a decision. Any specific advice or replies to queries in any part of the magazine is the personal opinion of such experts/consultants/persons and is not subscribed to by GoodNews Christian Magazine. The information in GoodNews Christian Magazine is provided on an “AS IS” basis, and all warranties, expressed or implied of any kind, regarding any matter pertaining to any information, advice or replies are disclaimed and excluded. We reserve the right to refuse any advertisement or article we deem inappropriate.
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GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk Where Is Your Treasure? by Samuel Burger GoodNews for Kids Will You Be God’s Valentine? by Mindy White GoodNews on Money Matters “Gifts that Won’t be Re-Gifted” by Andrew Lee GoodNews for Men The Busy Enemy by John Garrod GoodNews for Women Some Days We Just Keep Going by Rhiannon Skeen GoodNews for your Taste Buds Russian Chicken by Brooke Hale GoodNews for Parents Teaching Children the Things of God by Wally Coffman GoodNews for Life A Moral Shift by Delaney Walker GoodNews for Teens Love Well by Andrew Shaffer GoodNews for Seniors Love that Inspires by Esmerelda Lee GoodNews for Everyone Those Boring Genealogies... Not! by John Mannone GoodNews for Couples Beyond Love, Towards Cherish by Julius McCarter GoodNews for Health & Fitness Mastering A Healthier Lifestyle by Hannah Davis GoodNews for Everyone The Power of a Four-Letter Word by Angie Ray GoodNews for Everyone Becoming the Best Version of You by Elizabeth Shreve GoodNews for Everyone Actively Passive by Mead Vest GoodNews for Everyone Your Choice by William Lamb GoodNews from the Physician’s Desk Knowing the Signs of Heart Disease Can Save a Life by Jonathan Moore
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Where Is Your Treasure?
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What you value will always be reflected in your giving. by Samuel Burger
on’t store up treasures here on earth,
probably would have given up on the search because
where moths eat them and rust destroys
there wasn’t much investment. However, the ring had
them, and where thieves break in and
value because it represents my unbroken love for my
steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and
wife Danyelle. My heart followed my treasure. 2. Your heart is what God is after. God and money
steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of
are not the answers. Money itself isn’t the answer either.
your heart will also be” (Matt. 6:19-21 NLT).
God is the answer to every issue. Believe it or not, God
I believe one of the greatest ways to serve God is
doesn’t need your money, but He wants your heart.
through giving. Without giving, we cannot be like God
Your treasure is always connected with your heart.
because God is love, and you cannot love without giv-
We don’t give to get. We give to give. If you keep your
ing. Jesus makes an astonishing statement concerning
treasure, you’ll surely lose it, but if you give it away for
the area of giving. I believe the Holy Spirit is whispering
kingdom purposes, God will reward you vastly. You
to us, “Where is your treasure?”
cannot out give God. We are called to be stewards of
1. Your heart will always follow your treasure.
God’s resources by saving, investing, and giving. God
Let’s say it this way: Your heart, affection, and atten-
has never called you to be stingy and greedy. God will
tion will always go where you place your money. Let’s
never let you down when you give. Giving isn’t about
consider these self-evaluated questions:
proving how spiritual you are, but it’s indicative of your
• Do I return 10 percent to the house of God before anything else gets paid?’
gratitude for God. 3. Your heart is made for giving. Malachi 3:10
• Am I generous?
states, “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there
• Do I invest in the kingdom of God?
will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the
• Am I more concerned with earthly returns than
Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of
heavenly returns? Why would anyone invest more in the world rather
heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to
than eternity? It’s because his or her heart is set on what
the test!” (NLT). Your heart is made for so much more
is seen. You will always invest in what’s important to
than keeping it all to yourself. Trust God.
you. I lost my wedding ring the other day and I didn’t stop looking for it until I found it. If it were a penny, I
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Samuel Burger is the pastor of Chestuee Worship Center, 1414 Athens Road, Calhoun, TN 37309. Feel free to contact him at samuelbrgr@yahoo.com for prayer requests or praise reports.
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Gò0dNews for Kids Will You Be God’s Valentine? “But anyone who does not love does not know God for God is love.” —1 John 4:8 MEV
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by Mindy White
hen I was a kid, my mom would take me to the store, and I would pick out a box of Valentine cards. The store always had so many different boxes to choose from. There were boxes of cartoon characters, sports figures, animals, and more. I would look them over and over before finally deciding on which box I liked best. I would take my class list and make a Valentine for every student in the class, including my teacher. I carefully picked a card for each person on the list and signed my name to them. Then I would go over the list two times to make sure I did not leave anyone out. As a class project, we each made our own special Valentine's Day mailboxes. Then during our class party, we passed our Valentine cards out to each other. While enjoying our party treats, we would open our cards and read them. I would take my cards home after school and read them over and over. The cards always said words like, “Be Mine,” “Happy Valentine's Day,” “Will You Be My Valentine?” and messages like that.
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There is someone who wants to ask you the same question. Only He asks this question all year long, and not just on Valentine's Day. Can you guess who that is? It is God! God is asking if you will be His Valentine. God loves you, and He wants you to love Him too. God is saying, “Happy Valentine's Day, I love you!” He is asking, “Will you be My Valentine?” Do you already know the scripture verse John 3:16? It says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (NIV). This is one of the very first verses I memorized as a kid. If you don't already know it, try to memorize it. There are times when you may feel like no one loves you, but God loves you. I mean He really, really, really loves you so much, in fact, that He sent His son Jesus to die on the cross for your sins. Do you remember reading the verse John 3:16 above? That is what this verse means. God loved you so much He sent Jesus to die for your sins. That is a lot of love right there. Not only does God love us, but God is love! You can find that in the Bible by reading 1 John 4. I have another verse for you to memorize. Don't worry, it is really easy. First John 4:8b says, “God is love.” God is love, and that is how He is able to love us so much. Love is who He is. I have a project for you if you have a chance to work on it. Try and make a few special Valentine cards to let people know you love them. You can tell them that God loves them too. Then make a special Valentine for God, letting Him know how much you love Him.
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o you survived the Christmas holidays, more or less, and by now you’re already stressed about Valentine’s Day (hint: it’s this month). What to give? First, allow me to make a quick disclaimer: the following suggestions are not necessarily applicable to Valentine’s Day. You might want to go ahead and get your special someone that distinctly romantic, mushy-gushy gift that is only appropriate on February fourteenth. But then for future gifts (birthdays, graduations, next Christmas), consider giving financially-themed gifts that truly have the potential to “keep giving” far into the future. No, I’m not talking about giving a wad of cash, although cash is almost always appreciated and rarely declined by the recipient. Nor am I talking about gift cards, though those are also usually greatly appreciated. Instead, think “bigger picture” and “longer term.” 1. Give a practical, easy to understand book on personal finance and money management. There are hundreds of these books out there, tailored toward teaching budgeting skills and investment knowledge to everyday people (just like you and your family and friends). I’m partial to Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover book, as well as Burton Malkiel’s A Random Walk Down Wall Street. Giving the gift of knowledge will pay enormous dividends (literal and figurative) both now and in the future for many years to come. 2. Open an IRA (Individual Retirement Account) for any friends or family members who has earned in-
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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. come of their own. Sit down with them and discuss how retirement investing works, and explain which mutual funds you’re going to contribute money toward for their retirement to help them get started. This is especially exciting if the recipient is a teenager or 20-something with many decades of investing ahead of him or her. 3. Give a share (or shares) of stock, but only after carefully explaining how that stock has grown in the past, and how it might be projected to grow into the future if the recipient resists the temptation to sell the stock in the immediate or near future. 4. Give the gift of fun memories. Rather than buying another object that will eventually be discarded or forgotten or outgrown, consider giving tickets for memorable experiences such as sporting events, musical concerts, cooking lessons, short getaway trips, etc. The memory of this gift will last far into the future, much longer than most “stuff” that we receive as presents every year. 5. Give the gift of professional advice. Pay for a loved one to have a sit-down appointment with a Certified Financial Planner who can provide a detailed, custom-made financial checkup to show your relative or friend where he or she stands financially right now. My wife and I won a charity auction item last year, and the prize was a paid appointment with a local attorney to draft our Last Will and Testament. That might not sound glamorous, but it was invaluable. Happy Gifting!
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Gò0dNews for Men
The Busy Enemy
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Just because you beat the Enemy once, don’t think the war is over. by John Garrod
his was war. My enemy had shown itself to be
about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8 KJ21).
resourceful, industrious, and determined. It
And, just because you beat him once; don’t think the war is
had surveyed the terrain, knew where natural
over. He will come back, again and again, trying to stop the
vulnerabilities existed, and taken advantage of nearby resources. And it was making a mess of things. My first
flow of the Spirit in your life. Finally, after about three weeks of going back and forth
sign of trouble was a lack of movement, stagnancy. By
with the beavers, they quit rebuilding the dams. I kept
then, it was well entrenched. This did not bode well.
taking more of the sticks and leaves out of their structures,
I immediately took time to dismantle its work—not a thorough cleanup operation, but enough that at least a natural flow of things was restored. The next morning, not only
and when we finally got rain, the rest of their work got washed away . . . almost. When the waters receded, I found the beavers’ work below the waterline, too. They
had the enemy rebuilt what I
piled mud against the dams,
tore down; it had made progress
and while the flood waters had
overnight! The beavers were
washed away the surface work,
here, and they meant to stay.
their foundation remained. To
As I tore their dams up for
keep them from using this site
the umpteenth time, I thought
again, I would have to use a
about how the Enemy of men’s
shovel and get things back to the
souls operates in much the same
way they should be.
way. He surveys the terrain,
Men, we must do this in our
and identifies areas where we
own vulnerable areas, too. To
have natural weaknesses. In the
keep the Enemy from coming
creek, the beavers saw areas
back to the weak spots, you
where they could use a narrow
need to dig deep, and don’t be
spot to their advantage. Just
too proud. There is no shame in
upstream were low branches
seeking help from godly men.
and young trees they could
“Pride goeth before destruction,
easily fell and roll downhill into
and a haughty spirit before
the creek. The devil watches us
a fall,” warns Proverbs 16:18
to see our weaknesses: the second (and too long) glances
(KJ21). Be willing to swallow your pride, man up, and do
at attractive women, the way we engage in inappropriate
what needs to be done to make sure the Enemy can’t stop
conversations at work, what happens on our computers
up your flow. In the end, it’s worth it when you see the
when we think everyone is asleep. He scouts with the
Spirit flowing smoothly through your life.
skilled eye of an experienced predator. The Scripture cautions us about him, saying, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh
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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.
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Some Days We Just Keep Going Remember that every day we are loved by a love that never changes.
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by Rhiannon Skeen
o you ever have those days where emotions
need You more. It's those days I long for God in the flesh
overtake you and you feel overwhelmed? Those
to come and sit and hold me. It's those days my heart’s
days where you feel forgotten, alone, or left out?
only desire is to feel the arms of the Father reaching out.
We all do. We have days where, for one reason or anoth-
Those are the days I am not brave. The days I am not put
er, life just hurts. When I was in my early teens and some
together, the days where life just feels off. On those days
in my early twenties on those days I would cry to God to
I cry. I pray. I try to keep busy. On those days, days like
remove me from earth. I thought the answer to the hard
this day, I pray, “God, I need You more. I feel weak for
days was giving up and being with Him. I mean I was in
these emotions, but I know that when I am weak then
pain emotionally and heaven was perfect. Couldn't I just
You are strong.”
quit life and leave? I am older now and I have grown to realize giving up is not the answer.
The "some days" do end. We lay our heads down on pillows, often times with tears pouring, but morning
Life hurts more than words can describe but pain
does come. The sun comes up, strength is renewed and
can make us stronger. Now the pain seems to come from
bravery is once again acquired. On those days the most
different sources than it did in the early years. Now the
important thing to remember is not to give up.
pain that creeps in is loneliness and the feeling of being
Keep going. When you feel alone, reach out. When
invisible. I didn't know being a mom would feel that way
you feel invisible do something that makes you smile:
at times. I didn't know that for some people I would stop
paint, write, go for a ride, walk around and window
existing as me and begin to only exist as "Eleanor's Mom."
shop. Get out and remember you are still you. We have
Those are the moments I find I need God more than
our brave days and we have our some days, but we have
ever—including my some days.
to remember that every day we are loved by a love that is
Some days I am brave. Some days I sing. Some days everything is great! Then there are other days—days where I feel invisible, days I feel alone, days the tears well up from a place deep in my soul. On those days, God, I
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everlasting and the same from day to day. 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.
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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 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 Nazarene 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
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
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 Presbyterian Chattanooga First Cumberland Presbyterian 423.238.3835 423.698.2556 3914 St Elmo Ave, 37409 1505 North Moore Rd, 37411 Free To Worship Revival Center Central Presbyterian Church 423-650-9172 423.629.1401 9966 Lovell Rd, 37379 1815 McCallie Ave, 37404 Faith Connection Church Covenant Presbyterian Church 423.933.6986 423.899.5377 7312 Shallowford Rd, 37421 8451 East Brainerd Rd, 37421 Metropolitan Tabernacle East Ridge Presbyterian Church 423.894.3377 423.867.2717 2101 West Shepherd Rd, 37422 4919 Court Dr, 37412 Carpenters Cowboy Church First Presbyterian Church 423.867.4232 423.267.1206 3616 Rossville Blvd, 37407 554 McCallie Ave, 37402 Brainerd Hills Chapel Church New Hope Presbyterian Church 423.899.3098 423.892.0853 5931 Pinegrove Tr, 37421 7301 Shallowford Rd, 37421 Chattanooga Church North Minster Presbyterian 423.892.2888 423.894.3773 6188 Adamson Circle, 37416 4791 Hal Dr, 37416 Christian Church of Hope St Elmo Presbyterian Church 423.855.0767 423.821.1424 2330 Hickory Valley Rd, 37421 4400 St Elmo Ave, 37409 Church of Jesus Second Presbyterian Church 423.629.5051 423.266.2828 2118 Wilson St, 37406 700 Pine St, 37402 Church of the First Born Vineyard 423.756.0704 3418 St Elmo Ave, 37409 Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church of the Lord Jesus 423.704.2188 423.265.8235 10615 London Ln, 37302 200 West 19th St, 37408 Mount Summit of Peace Church Seventh-Day 423.899.0434 Collegedale Community 6925 Shallowford Rd, 37421 9503 Four Corners Place New Covenant Church Collegedale, TN 37363 423.867.2121 Hamilton County Church 3700 Clio Ave, 37407 7997 Shallowford Rd New Covenant Fellowship Church Chattanooga, TN 37421 423.899.8001 Wesleyan 1326 North Moore Road, 37411 Walker Avenue First Church Faith Community Wesleyan 423.622.2982 7725 Shallowford Road 2101 Walker St, 37404 Chattanooga, TN 37421 Worlds Church of the Living God 423.622.2992 2110 Glass St, 37406 issuu.com/goodnewschatt // 19
Gò0dNews for Parents
Teaching Children the Things of God
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God gives wisdom generously without criticism. by Wally Coffman
hile on our way back from a recent vacation, my
and was being unjust toward her little brother. The last thing I
then two-year-old son was beating the seat my wife
would ever want to do is to intimidate my child into thinking
was sitting in with his toy fishing rod. Every now
that I believe that I am unaccountable to her and God or that she
and then, one of his strikes landed on my wife’s shoulders. After
shouldn’t stand up for her brother. The more I think about her
repeatedly telling him to stop, I reached back from the driver’s
making such a stand over one of God’s commandments, even
seat and took the toy from him.
though she misunderstood, the prouder I become. I really want
I was expecting a vocal objection from my son, but to my surprise, I only heard from my then four-year-old daughter. With tear-filled eyes, my daughter cried, “Daddy! That isn’t
to encourage these character traits in my daughter; yet, I still needed to correct her understanding. Like I said, it’s awkward. If you are like me, you would rather endure anything but
right! You are not supposed to take things. God said that we
awkwardness, and this makes it very easy to just avoid the issue
shouldn’t steal!”
with some distraction. Maybe pointing toward the passenger
With gaping mouth, I looked to my wife for some indica-
window and yelling “squirrel!” But God is very clear in His
tion at what just happened, who only chuckled at my expres-
Word that parents, particularly Dads, are to teach their children
sion. After gaining my composure and seeing my daughter’s
the things of God (see Deut. 4:9-10; 11:18-20; 32:7). There is no
tear-filled eyes in my rearview mirror, I spent the next thirty
way around it. We are responsible to God to teach our children
minutes of the trip back awkwardly trying to explain to her the
about Him and His ways.
difference between stealing and parental discipline. It was awkward because I felt that I was completely
If that seems like bad news, it's not. God would never expect anything from us without first providing a way for us
unprepared for what happened and what had happened was
to make it happen. Teaching our kids requires courageous wis-
important enough to help define what my daughter believed
dom and the good news to that is that God will provide us the
about right and wrong. It didn’t help to know that I am not the
wisdom we need for something such as this if we only ask Him
most eloquently speaking person who also believed that I could
for it (see James 1:5). God wants us to teach our kids about Him
really screw up by not saying the right thing, or even saying
and will provide us with the wisdom we need. Teaching our
the right thing in the wrong way. It also didn’t help that my
children about God glorifies Him which He deserves.
daughter who weighs literally twenty-five pounds soaking wet was bold enough to confront her bald, bearded, and full-grown dad when she felt that he was breaking one of God’s commands
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Wally Coffman lives in McDonald, TN with his wife of 16 years, Angela, and their two children, Ella (age 5), and Eli (age 3). He and his family attend Silverdale Baptist Church. He is a professional engineer licensed in multiple states.
Church Activities & Events St Paul’s Episcopal Church Chattanooga
Artist Series Concert: Katelyn Emerson, Organ
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St. Stephen Catholic Church Youth Gathering
6-12th Grade youth gather for pizza, and a Faith topic discussion. Time to ask questions, time to discuss, time to make future plans. 6th-8th grade discuss separately from High School.
Brainerd Baptist Church
Evangelism Training to a Muslim Culture
Saturday February 4th from 9:30am - 1:30pm Location: BX CrossView Contact: Josiah King jking@brainerdbaptist.org Details: Hands-on training on sharing Christ with Muslims both locally and globally. Lunch provided.
CentriKid Camps: Adventure Awaits: Follow The One True Light
Dates: Sunday, June 18- Thursday, June 22 Location: CentriKid Camp, Lee University, Cleveland, TN Forms: Parent Information page and parent packet can be found online. Cost: $304 Contact: Ashley Childress (423) 624-2606 achildress@brainerdbaptist.org Details: Students must be currently in 3rd-5th grade. Register by February 10 All parent/child forms due by May 18. Deposit of $50 is non-refundable, due February 10
Gò0dNews for Life
A Moral Shift
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Shining a Light on the Evils of Abortion by Delaney Walker
arco Rubio shared a belief about the
means our society has recognized the sanctity
consequences of abortion that I have
of human life. It means abortion is no longer a
heard many people reiterate since I
viable solution for an unplanned pregnancy.
joined the staff at New Hope Pregnancy Care
The words of Rubio (and those of many
Center. He said, “I think future generations
prolife supporters) will fall flat time and time
will look back at this history of our country
again unless they are paired with action in the
and call us barbarians for murdering millions
following ways:
of babies we never gave a chance to live.” Similar words usually tumble out of people’s mouths after they hear a particularly disturbing statistic about abortion. Initially, I readily agreed. However, the words have since rattled around so much in my head that a new response has emerged: hope. I hope future Americans look back on us
• We need to educate our country on the sanctity of human life. • We must provide support for those facing unplanned pregnancies. • We must continue to shine a light on the evils of abortion. • We need to work today to ensure tomorrow’s judgment.
as barbarians. If we are condemned as barbarians then that means there has been a moral shift. It
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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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FULMER’S LEGACY:
Building Men and Winning Championships
“I will always be indebted to Coach Fulmer for the impact he made on my life and my career.” —Peyton Manning by Jay Fowler
P
hillip Fulmer’s success as the University
motivating them to grow spiritually, academically,
of Tennessee’s Head Football Coach from
socially, personally, and athletically.
1992-2008 is unprecedented in the school’s
Former Players
rich football history. Under his leadership, the Volunteers won 152 games and lost 52 games. They played in the SEC Championship game five times winning twice. In one of the school’s greatest sports moments, they won the 1998 National Championship, completing their perfect season by winning the first ever BCS title game. The staggering number of players that Fulmer coached who competed in the National Football League (98 players drafted including 18 first-round picks) is a testament not only to his excellent recruiting skills but also the process of player development he and his staff implemented. But if you ask Fulmer’s former players and fellow coaches, his greatest success was not all the championships,
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bowl wins or victories but in how he built men;
One of Fulmer’s former players, Chris Walker, works with the Greater Chattanooga FCA serving as the ministry’s UTC campus director. When asked about his coach, Walker said, “Coach Fulmer was the main reason I went to UT. I wanted to play for someone who would care for me as a person more than a player, and he did
that.” Walker went on to say, “Coach taught us what it meant to handle our business as men, to do the right thing—even when it was tough—and to love others as family. These are things I use in my life every day.” Undoubtedly the most famous of Fulmer’s players, Peyton Manning, has given the following quote: “Phillip Fulmer is the reason I chose to come to Tennessee, and it is the greatest decision I ever made. I will always be indebted to him for the impact he made on my life and my football career.” Jason Whitten, Al Wilson, Dustin Colquitt, and numerous other UT legends have made similar comments that Coach Fulmer was as much a father figure as a coach, and that his emphasis on developing character really molded them into the
football at UT and was a starting guard from 1969-1971. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes had an active huddle at UT during Fulmer’s
men they are today.
playing days, and he frequently attended weekly
Key Traits
Phillip became a graduate assistant coach at his
Phillip Fulmer’s faith in God, his commitment to family, and his love for and loyalty to the University of Tennessee are key traits in his life that have driven him to build a legacy that goes beyond wins and losses. Growing up in Winchester, Tenn. in a family and community
meetings and Bible studies. Upon graduation, alma mater, and after brief stops at Wichita State and Vanderbilt, he came back to UT as an assistant coach in 1978, holding many key roles prior to becoming head coach in 1992. Fulmer has been a proponent for FCA throughout his coaching tenure and has acknowledged the value of having spiritual leadership from FCA athletes like Jeff Hall, Will Bartholomew, Chris Walker and others on his teams through the years.
Influence of FCA You can learn more about Phillip Fulmer’s legacy of building men and winning championships that cherished the values of faith, integrity, and hard work helped shape these traits in Fulmer. As a top football player at Franklin County High School, Phillip and several of his teammates were introduced to a ministry—the Fellowship of Christian Athletes that helped shape Fulmer’s faith as well. At a recent FCA event in Winchester, Fulmer spoke about how impactful it was as he and several teammates attended a FCA summer camp in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. His head baseball coach and assistant football coach at that time, Coach Jackie Revis took Fulmer and nearly twenty others to the camp where they learned how faith and sports work together. After high school, Fulmer went on to play
as he will be the keynote speaker for the Greater Chattanooga FCA’s annual Road to Victory Banquet on February 28 at the Colonnade in Catoosa County. At the banquet you will also learn about FCA’s impact on more than sixty area high school, middle school, and college campuses as several athletes and coaches will take part in the program. Information on available sponsorships and tickets for this fundraising dinner can be found at www.chattanoogafca.org, or you can call FCA Executive Director Jay Fowler at (423) 309-4255. *Photos and quotes courtesy of phillipfulmer.com
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The Lenten Season . . .
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A time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving leading to Easter. by Andrew Schaffer
Love Well
ooray, fasting! Lent begins this month; get excited.
I didn’t grow up practicing Lent. I didn’t know
40 days can produce. I fasted from various foods: bread, meat, soda, caffeine, and so forth. Although mine were
God’s love is about sacrifice, commitment, and even community. always food oriented (priorities), my friends gave up music, bymass Andrew Shaffer different. Lent was something Catholic kids did, like or Facebook, and even driving. Each created a unique moment what I was missing. I knew about lint, but that’s
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confirmation, but that was the extent of my knowledge. My
or opportunity to consciously refocus on God. It can be
familiarity eventually increased as I ventured outside of my
challenging to find the sweet spot between difficult and
little Protestant bubble and discovered how impactful these
ridiculous—sacrificing something too insignificant misses
ell it’s February. Love is in the air or something. You know how we do flowers, red hearts, romance, and
so on. This month we decorate everything with paper
six weeks could be.
hearts and If baby Everyone gets all sentimental and mushy youangels. aren’t familiar about relationships andseason, luuuuv (cue woo woo woo sounds). with the Lenten it is
Maybetraditionally you’re looking forward to single awareness/celebration day a time of prayer,
One of you smarty-pants may be thinking something about
that whole multiple Greek words for love thing, and you’re right. There are six and all have tothe do point with various types: romantic, of both fasting
brotherly, self, playful, longstanding, unconditional. But before and Lent, and but something we get too caught up in that,too four them even bigofand wearen’t give up or used in the Bible. Only φιλία (philía – deep andintent ἀγάπη (agápē – evenfriendship) become more
because you’reand all about lovingleading yourself, and good for you if you fasting, almsgiving
unconditional) are used. That said, philía is really onbeing self-discipline than faith. only used a
are. Orto maybe sodays over(doesn’t it. Regardless of where you stand on Easter.you’re This 40
couple of times, compared toPart over for agápē. of 250 the beauty of Because Lent is as Christ-
include Sundays) analogous to the issue, and before we is give in and oversimplify this whole love
becoming self-aware followers we’re called to love, to reallymore love—St. Valentine love, real
Jesus’ time that in the desert and once thing, remember we, as people of God are called to love.
examining our habits and that. love, Jesus love. During this in month of luuuuv, remember
served as aon period of purification Since we’re the topic, let’s consider St. Valentine. We all
quirks, revealing we can First John 4 tells us God is love. Literally,what they’re the same
and enlightenment forguy new know St. Valentine was the who invented those terrible chalk
live without what thing. God and love are the same. Lovingand well isn’tmight about naked
werehe baptized on Easter know who really was? Also,Sunday. probably not.
time with God. people of God. Isn’t this what Valentine showed us?
converts back right? when all believers conversation hearts, No, of course he didn’t. But do we Beginning with Ash Wednesday
Valentine was a Roman priest in the time when the emperor and awareness of our own
(Claudius) persecuted the church like it was his job and had
be taking precedence over baby angels and hearts; it’s about being who we’re called to be as Got it. So what do I do?
First John 3:16 says, “This is how we know what real love is, Just like our faith, this
that Jesus gave His life for us. So now we do the same for others.”
finitude, brokenness, and general uselessness apart from
is a personal thing. Jesus tells us in Matthew 6 not to look
Christ, it culminates in our celebration of the Resurrection.
miserable while we fast because that only attracts attention.
This is why the Orthodox Church calls Lent the season of
Outside of the necessary accountability, this is between you
“Bright Sadness.” We celebrate Lent in that spirit, calling us
and God. Honestly, we don’t really have to give up anything
outlawed the marriage of young people for reasons that don’t
make any sense. So Valentine was all about marriage for the young folks in the Christian church, even though it was totally against
the law. Legend has it that after he was arrested, Valentine prayed back to God and deepening our faith. with and healed daughter. Asterius, who was one That’sAsterius’ cool. Whyblind fasting? of the judges, was so affected heday became a ChristHow much do you by do this in a that given without even
Again, we probably aren’t going to have to literally give our lives, but we can live sacrificially. We can live as we’re called to live by putting the interests of others’ before our own. In the same way, we’ll begin to see the power and value of love, and discover the
to “fast.” We can take on more intentional time to create space
person of Christ others even in ourselves as a result. and commune withinGod; it’sand the concept that’s important.
I may be aseason, little cynical about the whole Valentine’s Day This Lenten try something a bit different. If
follower himself.We’re Just before his execution, Valentine signed a thinking? so accustomed to being on autopilot—grab a
mushiness, but maybe knowing of St.soValentine can you’ve never participated, anythingthe willreal be story different,
letter tosoda, Asterius’ daughter Valentine.” The point is, St. eat dinner, turn“from on theyour TV, check instagram/snapchat,
alter golden. our perspective a little. Maybe weThis canyear remember you’re If you have, change it up! I invitethat love
Valentine gave his life for love. loved well. He sacrificed you is about commitment, even community. andliterally binge on Netflix. Giving up aHe part of this could to fast;sacrifice, give up something youand know you’ll miss, takeWe can completely our routine. removes something, his own life for thederail love of others . . . Fasting sound familiar? typically something difficult to go without and interrupts Don’t worry; I’m not advocating that we sacrifice our lives our lives. It’sisn’t not about simplyromance; about forgoing your favorite for marriage. This it’s about the love ofuseless God.
habitstory or snack; it’s self-denial, creating a space for Valentine’s is about commitment and sacrifice. Heintimacy embodied withlove Christ. the selfless that God calls us all to live. St. Valentine risked
Practicing Lent quickly taught me both the value of (and lost) his life for the love of others. This is what it means to love fasting and the challenges that avoiding something for
well. This is agape, unconditional love of Biblical proportion.
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onbetter something new, and God can shownot you in learn what agápēdiscover means.what Disclaimer: It may include paper this season of Brightor Sadness. hearts, chocolate, naked baby angels, but that’s probably okay.
We can and will learn what it means to love unconditionally, real love, God’s love. We can love well. Andrew Shaffer thethe minister to to youth and Andrew Shafferis is minister youth families and theirat families at First Baptheir First Baptist Dalton, GA. He tist Dalton, GA. He is a graduate of is a graduate of Mississippi State, Samford Mississippi State, Samford and Truett and TruettHeSeminary. worked in Seminary. has workedHe in has youth youth ministry way orsince another since ministry one way one or another 2000, andhas hasbeen been bitten byotter. an otter. 2000, and bitten by an
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Seventy Years Strong Staying involved with their church, their work in the community, and their family has kept this couple’s love strong! by Esmerelda Lee
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enjoy an inspiring old love stories. Favorites like adhere to a strong work ethic. Mitchell attributes his An Affair to Remember, Love is a Many Splendid sons’ successes to their mother. He did say that he Thing, and others move me more than some and Betty believed in giving their children “some of the modern-day love stories on the Hallmark good lickings,” that helped too. Channel. There is something to be said about the In a world where so many people focus on their purity and innocence of the courtship and love own happiness and make life-altering decisions depicted through old movies. I am also honored to based on these motives, I asked Betty and Mitchell see these love stories played out in real life through if they were happy throughout the sixty-nine years older adults. Couples that fell in love and stayed of marriage. “We always worked it out, and if we in love through a world war, the Depression, life didn’t laugh at each other, we found someone or challenges, raising and burying loved ones are something to laugh about. You’ll have problems in by Esmerelda Lee couples that loved for life. marriage, but who doesn’t? You just have to talk it Betty and Mitchell Lyle are a local Cleveland out,” Mitch replied. wenty yearsthat ago on Valentine’s Day,grade I was at set up on to this piece of advice given by aWhen wise couple, couple met in the first I askedI looked if they ever fought, a blind date Memorial by a group of Lee University students, around the nondescript apartment, two recliners side by doesn’t Arnold School. For Mitchell it they looked puzzled. “Who loveand at first sight. Betty that fight? We News are both so different, and andwas Andrew I went on our firstbelieves date. These side, melted candy in a candy jar, Fox blaring on the grinning first-grader grew on her we like different things. When we past twenty years have gone by in a flash, and even though the television, but there they sat, holding hands. There over time. According to Mitchell, they fought, the one with the strongest some thought we would not make it, since he and I came was no romantic music playing; the room was absent of were “sweet” on each other but did not case won.” Mitchell also added, from two very different worlds, God was in it. When I look candlelight. I was reminded of when Michelle Amand get serious until after World War II. “We compromised, but Betty made at the marriages I see onenlisted a daily in basis, that have wrote, “Love is not a matterthe of counting the years, but I am still Mitchell the people Navy in 1943 most compromises. been married sixty, sixty-five andfor seventy our making the years count.” surprised that she chose me.”In andfor stayed out to sea mostyears, of that time. He remembers a year and half Betty’s much softer voice, she said, measly twenty years seem like such a short time. These 3. Choose kindness. Some people think it’s the going by before his feet even touched “If and there is something courageous and inspirational marriages don’t just pay lip grand gestures, beautiful trips lavish gifts that to fight about, dry land. But each week when mail there is something worth saving.” service to their marriage vows; they live it out daily. create romance. A beautiful lady in her nineties fondly was delivered to his aircraft carrier, On August 22, 2016, Betty and In my career as a long-term career administrator, I remembers the love of her life. “I can’t remember the Betty’s unrelenting letters and her faith Mitchell Lyle will celebrate their have watched these residents facing impending death, and streets of Florence, but I can remember John holding that he would return home kept their love strong. seventieth wedding anniversary. Today, these illnesses that almost seem worse than death, and still they my hand. He was the shoulder I could always on. I When Mitchell and Betty were finally reunited lifelong Cleveland residents livecry at Garden Plaza at find thingsafter to laugh moments to treasure, rememberCleveland the smell ofSenior his cologne as heTheir kissed me on his has little theabout, war, still theyfind dated for eight short months Living. apartment before married. After graduating awards theymost won serving in their vocations and still have eyesthey only were for each other. This is some of their college, walk out the door. But offrom all I remember how I felt Betty became a school teacher with Cleveland when City he held andme. in their photographs tried and true advice. I maycommunity, have felt like Iwar-torn lost the world, but Schools, and Mitchell went to work for the railroad. of family members, and beside each recliner is a 1. Always say “I love you”, even when I may not in his arms, I knew I could recover.” Later he became one of the members of our City tattered and worn Bible. like you. Every one of these poetic love stories have seen I listened in awe to story after story. There is a Council. They still laugh at each other and with each days or even months of turbulent arguments. Some recall tenderness that even when one’s memory fails. When asked what was the secret to loving other.triumphs There are also days where the laughter and moments when their caused them pain. “Heyears hurt me, and There is a beauty that shines through when one’s each other through sixty-nine of marriage, the talking are silent. Oneven those days, Fox News both stated, “Stayhim busy so you aretrue thelove onlyisvoices heard in theand apartment. I can’t saythey I liked it, or that I liked at the time.don’t But get into body fails.anchors Ultimately, found only in Jesus, trouble!” Betty and Mitchell were married at First Mitchell said it best, “What she forgets, I I have always and will always love him,” said one lady it is by loving Him and loving through Him that we will can Baptist for Church in years. 1946, Sam and Keen weresaid always involved in immortality. remember. When she laughs, I am happy, and even who was married fifty-six it best, find our their church, work, and family. They had two sons. though there were days she didn’t like me, she “we come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by Happy Valentine’s, Andrew Lee, I am praying for at Both Tony and David were strong boys, raised by always loved me.” learning toa see an imperfect person,working perfectly.” least twenty more … strong, no-nonsense mother. Betty was 2. Every day can’t soitlearn Esmerelda loving, but be sheextraordinary, always made cleartothat her sons EsmereldaLee Leeisiscampus campusmanager manager for Garden for Garden Plaza of an Plaza of Cleveland,Cleveland, an independent and assisted appreciatewould every moment of the ordinary. I listened love education like sheAs did, and they would
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Those Boring Genealogies . . . Not! Inclusion of family lines of Biblical Characters shows that the Bible is more than a parable. by John Mannone
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he Scriptures are replete with list after list of difficult to pronounce names. But what purpose do those “boring genealogies” have? Historical details provide authenticity of the Bible to the secular world when archeological discoveries are made, and they buttress our faith.
Inclusion of family lines of Biblical characters shows that the Bible is more than a parable but a complex story with historical
truth. Genealogies were important to the Israelites to prove their nationality (descendancy from Abraham with all the concomitant blessings) and tribal identity. But they also confirm prophecy, show God’s involvement and interest in the lives of ordinary people (who do extraordinary things), which affirms God’s character. Let’s focus on the genealogy of Christ. There are two (Matt. 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38), which confuse some folks. They are not in contradiction, but rather support one another. The tabular comparison will resolve some questions but might lead to new insight.
Matthew 1
Luke 3
Addresses the Jews
Addresses the Gentiles (Greek)
Genealogy of Joseph, husband of the Mary,
Genealogy of Heli, father of Mary,
mother of Jesus
father-in-law of Joseph
Traces forward from Abraham to Joseph,
Traces backward from Joseph,
son of Jacob (1st century)
son-in-law of Heli, to Adam and God
Establishes Jesus’ relation to the Jewish people
Establishes Jesus’ relation to all mankind
Proceeds from David through Solomon
Proceeds from David through Nathan
Proceeds through Jeconias (grand)son of Josias; Jeconias was
Proceeds through Levi (9 generations from Nathan) and
an evil king and his line was cursed (Jer 22:20-30)
Semei (Shimei) (17 generations from Levi), thus fulfilling the
Therefore, cannot be the Messiah’s line
Messianic prophecy (Zec 12:10-14)
Joseph’s genealogy establishes a legal line of descent of Jesus as
Therefore, must be Messiah’s line
provided through Mary’s father (see Hebrew Law below)
Provides the lineal descent (actual ancestry) of Jesus
According to Hebraic Law, the pedigree of Mary’s line (her father’s—Judah), would not automatically pass to her nor her offspring (Jesus). However, there was a divine precedent set by the case of the daughters of Zelophedad (see Num. 26:33; 27:12) where an inheritance could pass through the daughter if she had no brothers and would marry within the same tribe as her father’s (see Josh. 17:3-6). So it should be clear why both genealogies are needed: one to establish that Joseph is of the line of Judah, which must be the same as the father of Mary, and also to show the correct decendancy through the house of David. In contemporary practice, the “Jewishness” of the children is determined by maternal, rather than paternal connections. Though not of any traditional (Hebraic) consequence, it is enlightening to examine the genealogy of Mary! Mary and Elisabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, were close blood relatives (see Luke 1:36; 1:58). If Mary’s mother and Elisabeth’s mother were either sisters or aunt/niece-related, then Mary and Elisabeth were either first cousins or also aunt/niecerelated. Elisabeth, who is married to Zacharias, a Levitical high priest, is a daughter of Aaron (see Luke 1:5; Exo. 4:14), is a Levite herself. Then, too, Elisabeth’s mother is a full-blooded Levite, as well as Mary's mother. Mary herself must be a Levite on the maternal side. So imagine that in Mary’s womb the confluence of two bloodlines in the Christ child: the tribe of Judah (the kingly line) and the tribe of Levi (the priestly line). This makes Christ a kingpriest. Isn’t it interesting that Melchizedek—the King-priest—is considered by many to be the preincarnate Christ.
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John C. Mannone has over 500 pieces published, many with Christian subtext, in venues such as Inscape Literary Journal, Windhover, Southern Poetry Anthology (NC), Baltimore Review, Pedestal and in two literary collections, most recently Disabled Monsters (The Linnet’s Wings Press, 2015) on disability poetry. He’s poetry editor for Silver Blade and Abyss & Apex. He has been nominated three times for the Pushcart prize in poetry. Visit The Art of Poetry: www.jcmannone.wordpress.com
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Beyond Love, Towards Cherish
God wants to raise the level of Christian marriages beyond merely sticking it out, sacrificing, or persevering.
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by Julius McCarter
he Song of Songs has always been a significant part of our marriage. That’s because marriage becomes particularly Christian when we learn to cherish one another in marriage, much in the way these two lovers in the Song cherish one another. The verse that has stood out to me lately has been Song of Songs 6.9: “My dove, my perfect one, is the only one” (ESV). Kendra and I usually have very different work and therefore different sleep schedules. Yesterday, as I was writing, I heard Kendra begin to wake. My heart went out to her. I hadn’t seen her yet, but just knowing she was moving and awake flooded my soul with new affection. Since Kendra and I married, cherish has been the word I hang on to. I have sought and prayed for a cherishing heart toward my wife, and God has answered my prayer. Millions of couples have pledged on their wedding day, “To love and to cherish until death do us part,” but virtually every marriage book focuses almost exclusively on love. What does it mean to cherish? Why is it a part of the wedding vows? Does it even matter? I think it does.
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This month, our culture celebrates love. I think Christians should celebrate cherish. Cherishing our spouses draws us closer together. It makes our relationships and thus our homes that much more pleasant. There’s a certain sense of delight when you truly cherish someone you live with and come home to every day. If you cherish your spouse, it’s a treat just to see him or her—or to hear that she is awake. Especially if you’re a believer, you can choose to grow and build a cherishing marriage. It’s what your spouse wants. It’s what you want. One way to distinguish cherish from love is to consider the ballet. A ballerina has to be strong, athletic, and have endurance. The moves are physically demanding. But that’s similar to an NFL linebacker, who must also be strong, athletic, and have endurance. What sets the ballerina apart is the grace, the beauty, the poetry. Love is the athletic strength of marriage—unquestionably the supporting spiritual mechanism of any union. Cherish is the grace, the poetry, and the beauty of enjoyment. It takes your marriage to another place and makes it not only beautiful to dance, but beautiful to watch. I believe God wants to raise the level of Christian marriages beyond merely sticking it out, sacrificing, or persevering. These are all important and wonderful things, but I believe God also wants to set in motion delighted relationships that speak of God’s passionate joy. The Father who cherished Jerusalem and the Son who cherishes the Church wants to teach us to cherish our spouse. While our culture wants to focus on love this February, I think it’s time for Christians to focus on that other word—cherish. In so doing, we learn to grow strong marriages as a testament to the love of Jesus for the Church. 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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your big goals and start tackling the smaller goals first. Write the o doubt it has been my innate aversion to being told lifestyle changes you need to make to reach the bigger goal and what to do myself that fueled my entrepreneurship spirit start implementing them one by one. Master one and move on to throughout life. At the age of thirteen, I had a babysitting the next. We’re trying to eliminate the overwhelming factor that and neighborhood home-cleaning business. At twenty, I was often causes failure. You’ll have a greater sense of accomplishment working my way through college as a shift manager at Moe’s Southwest Grill, a position I scored after just one month of working moving from one small goal to another rather than trying to tackle the mountain. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. there. From the age of twenty-two, I’ve essentially started and ran my own businesses, everything from marketing myself as an Take It Day By Day actress, to starting a babysitting agency in NYC, to what I do now Defeat is part of the road to success! You will have days you as a certified personal trainer. I own a personal training studio didn’t meet any of your small goals. Remember that success does and have a thriving presence nationally online and as a published not follow a linear path upward. All the Greats’ success stories fitness expert. have been marked with failure along the way. We tend to assume I continue to be very successful as a business owner, which successful people had it easy, that they had it all together and never has everything to do with the talent God gave me. He blessed struggled to achieve their greatness. All great stories are marked by me with leadership skills that help me equip failures. Take your goals day by day, putting by Hannah Davis clients effectively with the right skills to take yesterday completely behind you. Don’t let control over their own health and Or do youattain not know that your body is a temple of the the road to treat major health issues like heart disease the failures impede your ultimate progress. a better quality of life. When individuals Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are and diabetes. Your health should be a priority because Remember that it’s all a part of the journey. your own, you were bought with a price. So glorify your family needs you. live more healthfully, it not bleeds overforinto Trust the process! It is important that the sum God in your body. —1 Corinthians 6: 1920 (ESV) 4. Be accountable. The importance of having every other aspect of their work life and your successes be greater than the sum of someone to report to is of priceless. Create a reward relationships. 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The Power of a Four-Letter Word When we show love to others, we show them Jesus.
“L
by Angie Ray ove is patient, love is kind. It does not
Love is not just a verbal expression of
envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
endearment but an action word of how we treat
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-
each other. We never know what trial the persons
seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record
standing in line behind us may be going through.
of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices
What are the struggles they are facing with finances,
with the truth. It always protects, always trusts,
relationships, self-worth, health, or past abuse? Love
always hopes always perseveres. Love never fails” (1
transforms and saves lives. A person on the verge
Corin. 13:4-8 NIV).
of giving up can overcome obstacles when shown
We live in a
love. Love gives life,
society that focuses on
encouragement, and
self-centeredness and
assurance. Love wipes
doing what makes us
away tears and puts
feel good. Advertisers
smiles on faces.
play on this with
If we take the
commercials and print
focus off our own
ads driving us to want
lives and seek to
more and more and
“Love your neighbor
never be satisfied
as yourself” (see Matt.
with what we have.
22:39), we can become
By always focusing
a blessing wherever
on ourselves, we do
we go. The power of
not take the time to
God’s love through
look around and help
us is the answer to
others. By taking time
the problems in our
to look around you,
society today. As
it’s not hard to find
Christians, our goal
someone seeking love. The ultimate display of the power of love is
should be to show God’s love in all we do. God’s love in our heart gives us a heart for others. As we
shown when God sent His Son to die for us while
begin each day, seek how we can be a blessing to
we were still sinners. “For God so loved the world
others and put love in motion.
that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
Love conquers all.
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16 NKJV). Unconditional love is the symbol of Christianity and Christian living entails walking in love.
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Angie Ray has lived in North Georgia all of her life, attending Central Community Church in Chatsworth. She enjoys watching her daughter Emily Greeson cheer at Murray County High School and participating in outdoor activities with her husband Calvin Ray and daughter Alaina Ray. She has been in sales for more than twenty years in the banking and financial industry.
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Gò0dNews for Everyone Becoming the Best Version of You Four things that will help 2017 be the best year for you. by Elizabeth Shreve
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he new year is here. Resolutions are in place. I don’t intend to slow down, back up, or give up. My engines are revved up, and I am just waiting daily for a command from the heavenly Control Tower so I can roll out to the end of the runway and start a new adventure. I have decided that the following four things will help make 2017 the best year yet for me, because they will help awaken the best version of who I really am. I urge you to do the same thing.
1. Embrace New Things.
in life. To be successful, we must be oblivious to the risk. We have to jump even if we can’t see the landing. That’s why they call it “a leap of faith.” So let’s dare to echo Thomas Edison’s famous words, “Don’t call it failure; call it an education.”
3. Change Is Good.
To stay happy as you move forward in life, you have to be willing to embrace change. What got you where you are today isn’t going to get you where you want to go tomorrow. Don’t be afraid of change. You may lose something good but gain something better. The disciples resisted change when Jesus said, “Now I go away to Him who sent Me” (John 16:5 NKJV). But it was necessary for Jesus to leave that the Holy Spirit might come: shifting the plan from “God with us” to “God in us.” A much better situation! Sometimes changeBy canElizabeth be scary, but a life Shreve without change can be terrifying.
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We become our best “selfies” when we dare to experience something new. Try new foods. Go somewhere you’ve never gone. Read books outside your area of expertise. And don’t be afraid to risk leaving your comfort zone. Here’s some of my favorite quotes: • “Everything you’ve ever wanted is one step outside your comfort zone.” • “If you don’t get uncomfortable 4. Make a Vision Statement. all of this is for You. And still You want more from me?” getting out of your comfort zone, The big revelation is that Godshould doesn’t want myup who Your vision statement sum then you haven’t really left it.” works; He wants my love. Yes, He loves all I do for you are, what for, and where you Him. He loves thatyou I am stand commi�ed to the ministry, • “Unless you try to do commi� ed to my husband and kids, commi� ed to intend to go. This will be a powerful being a Christian. But what is it all worth unless I have something beyond tool, awakening focus, zeal, and a a close relationship with Him? what you have already When I first got saved, I spent time in the Word, definite plan to implement. usy, busy, busy . . . that is the word for time in prayer, and time just listening for His sweet mastered, then you will us all. When we finish one project, it is voice. He was my one focus. Everything revolved Create a short-term and on to the next and the next. Somehow never grow.” around Him. Now, it is all on an assembly line. Hurry, in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we can long-term vision. This God! You know I am so busy. • “A ship is safe in the grow cold and distant from God. Even if we are in STOP! Now is the timewill to just slow down! Some help you overcome ministry, still we can find ourselves overworked and things are good things, but not God-things. Recently, I harbor but that’s not overwhelmed. distractions. When read the scripture, “Unless the Lord builds the house, As I was praying about this year’s women’s what it’s built for.” they labor in vain” (Ps. 127:1 NKJV). I wondered how negative issues arise, ask yourself, “Is this conference, I kept hearing the Lord say, “Come away many “in vain” things I have done, trying so hard to • Do you feel your with Me. Come away with Me. I miss My time with you.” I make things work, when God was not really it. in my vision statement?” If not, youin simply began to look at how busy my life was: family, church, spiritual adrenaline At this point in my life, more than ever, I want friends, job, school, responsibilities. saythe“No” to the distraction and move on. In Lord to build “His house.” I am willing for Him My planner is color coded because I am somewhat pumping? to be my Supervisor. Whencommands, He speaks, I will“Write obey. Habakkuk 2:2 God the OCD about organization. It looks like a masterpiece When He says “Go,” I will go. My planner is changing from Picasso. In my examination of my planner, I saw vision and make it plain on tablets, that 2. Don’t Be Afraid to Fail. and I am happy. I have invited Him to be in control! very li�le free time. Should I give God a color for my longrun we have gonereads to church, we have not he too may who it”but(NKJV). So go Too many times in my life, I planner? I wonder what color it should be, red for the For functioned as the church (the called-out ones). If we are blood of Jesus? Where can I fit it in? Maybe I should ahead—start running! Others willfirun going to be that force that will change the world, rst haven't tried something because ofpencil in God between the school line and groceries. we need to respond to our primary calling, “Come away Wait, before church, I have a few minutes between with you. fear of failure. I’ve learned that failure with Me! Become My “Beloved!” (see Eph. 1:6).
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sound check and Sunday school preparation. No, that
is just a roadmap showing what not togood. Then I hear those words again: “Come is not away do next time. From minor stumbles towith Me. I miss My time with you.” “But God I am doing things for You. All of this is for epic falls, all of us will falter at some You. time Mother, wife, school volunteer, Sunday school teacher-
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Elizabeth Shreve is the wife of Mike Elizabeth Shreve co-pastors The Shreve. She has a bachelors degree in Sanctuary in Cleveland, along with her theology from Beacon School and is husband, Mike Shreve and frequently an effective speaker and singer and has speaks at women's conferences. She is a been ministering primarily in various mother of two children and a lover of life. women's groups.
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Actively Passive
We must continue to act on the last thing God told us to do and then wait patiently for His direction.
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by Mead Vest
ounds like an oxymoron doesn’t it? It’s kind of like
decisions are made in the blink of an eye and life can take a new
jumbo shrimp or random order. How can one be active
direction quickly, to consider waiting days or even weeks for a
and passive at the same time? While I don’t come by
decision seems counter intuitive—like you will miss something
this way of thinking naturally, I am slowly learning the art. For someone who can’t wait to start the next undertaking, who
if you don’t act now. As an illustration, consider Google maps. You type in the
schedules her social times in conjunction with a joint project and
place you want to go and Google maps immediately figures out
hasn’t watched TV in twenty years without bringing a task to
where you are and how to get to the destination and even uses
the viewing, this has really been a challenge.
a voice to take you there. Think about a time you were headed
Active is defined as “engaging in physically energetic
on a long trip. The voice told you several turns to make and you
pursuits,” whereas passive is defined as “accepting or allowing
find yourself on the interstate. When you look at the screen, you
what happens.” The two just don’t seem to mix. I recently
see you have 384 miles until the next turn. Therefore, the talking
heard Brad Stanley (speaker and author) say, “God is actively
voice is silent for the next six or seven hours. So when you are
engaged in working on our behalf every minute of every day
in hour number five on your trip, there has been no voice for a
and anything less would mean passivity on his part.” That
while—nothing at all.
really struck me. We know that God is constantly at work in
This is the moment of crisis in your actively passive
our lives and in our world, but to realize that every moment of
paradigm. You haven’t been given any direction lately. Did
every day He is actively orchestrating events to move on my
you miss a turn? Maybe you should have done something
behalf or to guide me in a certain direction is overwhelming
differently? Perhaps you should take the next turn that presents
at best. However, the only other option is passivity, and to
itself. This is your moment of decision. Will you keep doing
subscribe to that means God is not God.
the last thing you were told and wait for the next direction, or
So knowing God’s character, how does that apply to us?
will you move forward on what you think you should do next?
While we are made in His likeness and are called to be actively
Being actively passive says that you will continue to act on what
involved in a church body, actively involved in disciple making,
God last told you to do and what you know to do, and then
and so forth, we are also repeatedly told to wait on the Lord
wait patiently for His next direction.
and to wait to hear His voice. That is where the idea of actively passive comes in. Actively engage in the things you know you are called to do and then waiting for the next bit of direction. In a world where information changes moment by moment, this active passivity can be incredibly difficult. When
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Mead Vest is married with seven children. She is passionate about classical education and serves on the school board of Candies Creek Academy associated with Candies Creek Baptist Church. She has homeschooled for over twenty years and is in leadership with a nonprofit that promotes competitive speech and debate for high school students. She is an avid organizer and an essential oils enthusiast.
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Your Choice
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” —1 Peter 2:9 NIV
by Dr. William Lamb
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knees outward, which required that I assume the Forest
personal choice is an aisle seat anywhere in front of the
inopportune times. Perhaps in 2016 you have accounts
wing. But on this recent flight, my personal choice was
of great memories and success intertwined by moments
traded for a middle seat in order to catch an early
of pain and circumstances beyond your control. Perhaps
You pick . . . front or back . . . but not the middle! hat is exactly what I wanted to say to the
Gump pose hand on knees facing forward. For nearly
bully sitting beside me on a recent flight from
two hours, I second guessed my decision to take the early
Washington, D. C. to Atlanta, Georgia. I have
flight as my frustration with the inconsiderate person
flown enough in my life that I know the best seats on the plane. I also know the worst seats on the plane. My
flight. The middle seat feels like a sardine between two saltine crackers—trapped and not happy about it! I bet you can smell them now. Sitting on my right was a kind and
beside me intensified. Life has a way of crowding in on you and me at
you felt trapped between good and evil, OK—maybe Mr. Aggressive traveler wasn’t evil, but he was not covered in kindness either. Or perhaps you are just glad to be on the plane . . . be it a first class seat or row 32B. Whatever you faced yesterday, last
gentle grandmother-type, and on my left
week, last month, or last year is passed. Today
was a vacant seat. As I was getting settled
is a brand new day. The year 2017 is fresh
into my middle seat, a hurried traveler rapidly made his way down the aisle with Yeti cup in hand, sling bag over his shoulder, and
and filled with potential. In fact, life may be crowded and it still may stink a little,
double layered because of the brisk
but you are here. So when
air outside . . . yeah, you’ve seen
life cramps your style, or the
the type. I was hoping he would
actions of others makes you
continue down the aisle. But not
weary, remember you are here:
today! He stopped at row 32
• To be a light in darknes
and pointed to the window
• To be full of joy
seat beside me voicing no words—just gestures. The
• To reflect Jesus to the worl • To show the love of God to all.
kind lady beside me stepped into the aisle, and I did the same. Into the row the traveler stepped, tossing his bag under the seat in front of him and immediately putting his elbows on each armrest—as if he owned the plane. Even worse, he spread his
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Dr. William Lamb is a member of the administrative staff at Lee University (Cleveland, Tennessee) where he leads a “service-learning” program for college students. He is founder and host of Servecast, a bi-weekly podcast available on iTunes. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. William and his wife Angela, along with their children Tyler and Megan, Nick, and Ben, reside in Cleveland, TN.
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Minutes Matter
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Knowing the signs of heart disease can save a life. by Jonathan Moore
hen a heart attack strikes, every minute matters. In fact, the first few minutes are critical in determining the short-term and long-term outcome for the patient. According to the National Institutes of Health, of the people who die from heart attacks, about half will die within an hour of their first symptoms. At Starr Regional Medical Center, we want to make sure everyone in our community knows what signs to look for and understands what to do if you or someone you know experiences a serious heart problem. Quickly taking action will help ensure that the victim gets proper medical treatment before it’s too late. Cardiovascular disease, or heart disease, is the leading cause of death in the United States, but what causes it? And who is most at risk? First, heart disease refers to problems inhibiting the heart’s ability to properly function and circulate blood through the body. Many of these problems are related to atherosclerosis—the process of a substance called plaque building up in the walls of the arteries. Plaque buildup narrows the arteries, making it harder for blood to flow through. This increases the risk of a blood clot forming, which can stop blood flow and potentially cause a heart attack, stroke, or even cardiac arrest. When it comes to identifying the risk of heart disease, the American Heart Association identifies six major factors: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, overweight, and physical inactivity. Knowing and avoiding these top risk factors for heart disease is vital to prevention. Heart attacks, stroke, and cardiac arrest are all lifethreatening, and every second is critical in regard to response time and treatment. If you or someone around you is experiencing any of the following symptoms identified by the American Heart Association, call 911 immediately to receive help and treatment as quickly as possible.
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Symptoms of a Heart Attack Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain. Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach. Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort. Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness. Symptoms of a Stroke Face drooping. If you notice one side of your or someone else’s face drooping, or if it is numb, this is a telltale sign of a stroke. If you are uncertain, ask the person to smile. Arm weakness. Many stroke victims experience weakness or numbness in one arm. Speech difficulty. Speech may be slurred, prohibited, or difficult to understand. If someone you are with is experiencing this, ask him or her to repeat a simple sentence, like "the sky is blue." If he or she cannot, call 911 immediately. Symptoms of Cardiac Arrest Sudden loss of responsiveness. If the person does not respond when tapped on the shoulder, he or she is likely experiencing cardiac arrest. Abnormal breathing. The victim does not take a normal breath when you tilt the head up and check for at least five seconds. Talk to your physician to learn more about symptoms and steps you can take today to improve your heart health. If you are in need of a primary care physician, you can search our online Physician Finder at www.StarrRegional.com. Jonathan Moore, RN, Certified Cardiovascular Care Coordinator
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