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Senior Pastor Jeff Harris received a call Father’s Day evening anyone would dread – Grace Point Church, located at 9650 Huebner Road, which he has led for the past 23 of its 25 years, was on fire. Thankfully, no one was in the building. The subsequent 3-alarm blaze, thought to be caused by an electrical malfunction, rendered the approximately 30,0000 square-foot sanctuary and worship center unusable.

But that did not stop the church. Due in large part to the outpouring of

support from other churches, Harris preached a sermon inspired by Nehemiah 6:3, with a nod to Tom Petty, the very next Sunday in their transformed youth building. “We won’t back down,” Harris said. “What God has called us to do is too important.” His theme included a video clip from Tom Petty’s “Won’t Back Down” as a rallying cry, he said, noting Petty wrote the song in response to his own home burning. “It’s a paraphrase of Nehemiah 6:3 in a modern way, “ Harris added. Long before the fire, Harris had been actively pursuing relationships with churches across San Antonio. “We’ve been working for a decade to build good rapport for unifying churches in

our city,” Harris said. “We just went through the Believe study with 20 churches in the city, which was an initial example of what unification can look like. “We’ve hosted the Global Leadership Summit for 15 years. We’ve been sowing unity and sowing the Church, and I think God honors that – in some way we’ve been reaping what we sow.” “Because of the Christ Together movement we’re starting – in a weird way, the fire has helped out. We’ve been working on unity in the city - sometimes God answers your prayers in really unique ways - if it needs to be through a fire so be it,” he added. continued on page 2

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SOCIAL ISSUES

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the Global Leadership Summit. “San Antonio Area Foundation has given Those relationships served beneficial in us an emergency grant towards the cost of Grace Point’s hour of need. our portable office building, and Daily Bread People just reached out to me; so many churches have really offered tangible things Ministries will store our cleaned items in their warehouse until we are back in our to help,” Harris said. “Randy Frazee at Oak Hills; Community Bible; Concordia Lutheran building,” she added. Grace Point members and staff are offered temporary office space; CrossBridge immensely grateful for the outpouring of love Community Church; Cibolo Creek; First and support of each congregation, too many Baptist Boerne; First Baptist San Antonio – to mention in this space, Cappadonna said. about 30 churches,” he added. “He (Harris) put out an email to a group Executive Pastor Jamye Cappadonna of pastors he’s close to and gave a us list of expanded the list, mentioning Oak Hills’ loan of 11 laptops, and Concordia’s set up what they needed,” said Kirk Freeman, lead pastor of CrossBridge Community Church. of production equipment. A church in “We’d recently upgraded projectors, so we Colorado, connected to Grace Point by a had two available. A whole bunch of pastors former worship pastor, donated 600 new just jumped in – every church on the list chairs for the sanctuary. Castle Hill First gave something,” he added. “There was a Baptist recommended contractors and flurry of email and texts flowing to get donated equipment for the baby rooms, and Mission Church loaned portable chil- things over there.” “I would love to affirm the example that dren’s classroom supplies. Providence Grace Point is in our city. Jeff and the Place offered their gym; Dance Elan Stuchurch one of the catalysts of helping forare August 2016 dio offered meetingProposed space; andAdvertisement Life Point Church will host the Leadership Team for the church be one. Generally, I think, they

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are more in the giving mode, and this time they got to be in the receiving mode,” Freeman continued. “The thing I keep thinking – and I’m not the first to say this – there’s really only one church in San Antonio – but there’s lots of expressions of it.” The church in San Antonio exemplifying the motto of the United States - E pluribus unum – out of many, one.

“We appreciate all the prayers and support,” Harris said. “We have a long road ahead of us.” For information how to help, visit Grace Point Church at www.gracepoint.org, or find them on Facebook, www.facebook.com/GracePoint.

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Christ Together Movement “Believe”, was one of the first steps of pulpit unity during the movement. “Believe” proved to be a great success. Christ Together can be seen in many One of the most important elements of ways. Tom Anthony and Randy Frazee of city-wide success is a selfless unity amongst Oak Hills Church shared a meal with Marthe people. Many church leaders have come cus Burgos and Eli Bonilla of Abundant together in San Antonio to create an initiaLife/Vida Abundante. They all later tive called “Christ Together.” recounted how much they laughed and Christ Together is a movement that enjoyed each other’s company. A woman many have thought to be impossible. A true walked up to their table and said, “I don’t example of churches reaching across the know what you are laughing about, but I aisle and coming together with surrounding wanted to thank you for showing so much churches. This began about fifteen years ago joy.” What an example of Christ together. in Austin, Texas, where 350 church pastors “This movement has the potential to succame together to do a 3-week series called ceed in unification where so many have Explore God. It was apparent fallen short,” Marcus Burgos comthat San Antonio could do the There is only mented. exact same thing. This city is in Another example that many an amazing place right now. one church in have heard about in San Antonio There is a sense of comradery, is the fire that occurred at Grace friendship, and high morale. It’s this city, this Point Church. With much of the as if the Spurs just won the NBA state, and this building being lost from flame Finals year round. Our churches and smoke, churches from all saw the opportunity, and respon- country. over the city reached out to help sibility, to come together and in ways of finances, prayer, chairs, lead people toward Christ. opening up their own building for offices Christ Together began in San Antonio and services, and so on. Christ Together with about 50 pastors gathering in the same was an example of a movement coming to room. The question was raised, “how many life when disaster hit. churches are here in our city?” After a while Tom Anthony is one of many who have of brainstorming between the pastors, the been called to San Antonio to serve a divine answer was given. “ONE.” This is the theme purpose. He summed up his calling very of everything Christ Together stands for. simply, “God brought us here. And he There is only one church in this city, this brought us here, for this.” Right now there state, and this country. are over 50 established pastors and There are three ways churches can unify churches that have come together by pulpit, when a part of Christ Together; Unite the causes, or relationships. That number will pulpit, unite through city causes, and unite only grow. We are one Church in San Antoin relationships. All carry an important role nio, let us come around this city together in to further the Kingdom, and make others a way we have never seen. curious as to what these pastors and For your church to connect with Christ churches are a part of. A 30-week long Together, have your pastor reach out to Tom series that just came to an end, called Anthony at Oak Hills Church. by BLAKE CLIFTON, Beacon Community Manager, Blake@saBeacon.com

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SA Heals Founders Live, Play and Work with Those They Serve by AMY MORGAN, Beacon Content Director amy@saBeacon.com

“Seek first to understand before to be understood” is a governing motto of Charlie and Jennifer Foltz – as evidenced by their move to not just serve, but live, with the people in one of the city’s most blighted neighborhoods – the Eastside Wheatley area. You know it – the neighborhood you navigate through quickly on your way to a Spurs game, hoping your car doesn’t break down.

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The Foltz’ follow their passion to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors building relationships one individual at a time. They personally share – time, food, resources – with their neighbors through their ministry, SA Heals and informal church, The Gate. “For us, SA Heals is the answer to the question in the parable of the Good Samaritan, who is our neighbor? We choose to fight abuse, disease, hunger and poverty one child, one school, one neighborhood at a time. We believe this is done by investing in relationships and loving our neighbor as they heal. …We have chosen to live our lives not only for our neighbors but WITH our neighbors,” the couple states on the SA Heals website. “Our vision is to see God redeem and restore our eastside neighborhood and to inspire others to do the same in neighborhoods across the city.” The tangible aspects of what they do take different forms: Whether it be consistently meeting a child weekly for lunch; inviting a homeless mom to live in their home for a few weeks; taking care of a teen mom’s baby; or sharing Saturday backyard bonfire/cookout/worship gatherings, the root of their commitment is to befriend and genuinely have relationships with people “so they know we are here and we care,” Charlie Foltz said. “We wanted to no longer be an us and them, but a we. What distinguishes us from any other group is that we’re living here.

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SA Heals fosters relationships with kids - one child at a time

Children in front of the Rec., which is undergoing renovation to provide a safe place for kids to gather in the Wheatley neighborhood Photos: Courtesy SA Heals

Our whole idea is to be somebody’s neighbor and to help… not run a program. That’s the heart behind what we started – You never know what one person is going to do or what cycle you are going to break,” Foltz said. Scott Barr, of Southwest Exteriors, met the Foltz’ when SA Heals was nominated for support by the company’s fledgling ministry leadership council. “The objective for the business to be an economic engine to support ministries our team members engage in,” Barr added. He is enthusiastic about SA Heals. “I love the incarnational ministry,” he said. Southwest Exteriors is helping SA

Heals renovate the neighborhood’s longstanding Rec. Center, located at 1212 N. Gevers, which provides a safe place for school-aged kids to eat and hang out in the evening - when the after-school programs close. “It was important we restore the building instead of making it just a tear down,” Foltz said. “It really gives a picture of the gospel of restoration. “We are very committed to taking care of the people of our community and our neighborhood,” he added. For more information about SA Heals, or the Foltz’ journey, go to www.SAheals.com.

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WHERE HOPE COMES FROM

3 Reasons You Should Be Happy Salvation is God’s Free Gift to You BY JOSH WILEY

The Bible is clear: salvation or eternal life with God is something God gives you absolutely free. No strings attached. No conditions. This fact completely flies in the face of human nature. After all, we tend to love only those that love us back and always ask for something in return. As hard as it is for many Christians to fully understand God’s free gift of salvation, here are three reasons you should be ecstatic that this is the case.

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A new way of evaluating teachers and schools–called “value-added”–has sparked controversy, but hasn’t shifted property values. Value-added goes deeper than grading schools on student test scores by looking at how teachers and schools as a whole contribute to improvements in the scores. A new study, published in the Journal of Urban Economics, is the first to examine Los Angeles Unified School District. The how housing prices reflect the public newspaper then calculated value-added release of such data. measures for teachers and schools. The Previous research that looked at test public release of that information was scores as the sole measuring highly controversial, as indistick found a rise in housing vidual teachers were named Either people prices of 2 percent to 5 percent. and graded. don’t value the But the new study found the Despite the controversy public release of value-added and opposition from teacher popular new measures by the Los Angeles unions, value-added measures measures or they have become increasingly Times did not affect housing prices one way or another in popular as a way to hold don’t fully Los Angeles. schools and teachers more “Our study shows that understand them. accountable. The Obama despite the controversy suradministration has pushed rounding providing schools and teachers states to adopt value-added provisions. with value-added scores, these do not To gauge the affect on property values, appear to readily show up in property Imberman and Michael Lovenheim of Corvalue,” says study coauthor Scott Imberman, nell University used home sales data from an associate professor of economics and the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office in education at Michigan State University. an eight-month period following the Los The implication: Either people don’t Angeles Times’ release of the value-added value the popular new measures or they scores. The study included more than 63,000 don’t fully understand them. home sales. “In either case,” Imberman says, “it sug“That we find no effect of school or gests the public needs to be better informed teacher value-added information on home about what information these measures prices suggests these school-quality meaprovide as school districts use them more sures as they are currently constructed are and more for teacher evaluation and school not highly valued by local residents,” the report cards.” study concludes. In 2010, the Los Angeles Times acquired Andy Henion/Michigan State test scores of elementary students in the

Reason #1: You don’t have to work for God to consider you righteous enough to be saved. Asking fallen human beings to transform themselves into anything other than fallen beings is like asking a leopard to change its spots. It’s not going to happen. As God said through Jeremiah, we have depraved hearts. There is only wickedness in the fallen human heart. Expecting sinful human hearts to produce righteousness is like expecting apple trees to produce cashew nuts. Not very likely. If this is all there is to the story of salvation, we are doomed. We cannot save ourselves because we don’t have the equipment. Thankfully, God gives us salvation freely out of His grace. Reason #2: God doesn’t owe you anything. As Apostle Paul wrote in Romans, if it were possible for us to do the right things and put in the work to be saved, then God becomes obligated to us. We did our end of the bargain, so he has to perform his end of the deal. This completely contradicts the Bible, its timeline, and internal logic. The fact is, God, soon after Eve and Adam fell, promised that the Son will crush the serpent’s head while the serpent will bite the Son (thereby killing Him). God made the promise without being goaded, pleaded, or petitioned by Adam. Adam just stood there. God made the promise completely on His own. Again, it is a free and voluntary gift. You should rejoice because God’s free gift is due to the fact He loves you unconditionally instead of simply delivering on an obligation. Isn’t that worth getting excited about?

Reason #3: You don’t have to try to make God love you any more than He already does. The parable of the Prodigal Son featured the story of the older brother who was mad at the Father because the older brother felt he ‘slaved’ following his Father’s law with little reward. He was frustrated that the Father lavished blessings on a sinful brother who returned yet he, the one who kept commandments, didn’t get such blessings. Put another way, he ‘slaved’ to deserve the Father’s favor. Well, since ‘we have all fallen short of the glory of God,’ no human (except Christ when he still walked the earth in human form) could say we ‘deserve’ to be saved. All our efforts, as seemingly selfless and good as they may be, are never ‘good enough’ to earn God’s love. God’s love can’t be earned because it is already given freely. How can you ‘slave’ for something you already have? Isn’t that good news? You don’t have to worry about God loving you because he already does. Keep this thought in mind. Be happy that our Father is the way He is. He loves unconditionally and freely and we don’t have to work for His love because it’s already there. We don’t have to make ourselves deserving of His love. He’ll love us anyway. That’s His nature. Isn’t it time you accept that love and let it transform you? Are you ready to make that leap of faith today? Josh Wiley is the CEO and Co-Founder of Telling Ministries.

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Care, Hope, and Servant Leadership: The Recipe for Transformed Lives BY LISA CONE

On the west side of San Antonio, thousands are living without necessities like food, shelter, clothing, and employment. For these people, hope often seems hard to find. Thankfully, the Christian Hope Resource Center is making a difference - restoring hope and dignity to those weathering hard times. The center serves more than 4,000 families each month, reconciling relationships, helping adults find employment, feeding the hungry, and supporting each person as they get back on their feet. Like those who come through its doors, The Christian Hope Resource Center (CHRC) has also seen transformation. After more than 20 years of giving food to the poor, the board chose to change their model of assistance. Megan Legacy, Executive Director and C12 Group Member, explains the transformation: “Rather than handing out a monthly food supplement, a case management program was deployed to work with families on an ongoing, one-on-one basis to uncover the root causes of their food insecurity and help them develop a proactive plan to become more self-sufficient,” Megan shared. “Case managers address their needs holistically by assessing health, housing, family relationships, employment status, and educational needs.” This model fosters relationships between CHRC’s staff and those receiving assistance. It allows them to help on a deeper level by connecting people with the right services, and more importantly, pointing them to Christ.

Building Bright Futures One of Megan’s favorite successes is of a young man who came to the CHRC looking for a better life. He had been abandoned by his father and living on the streets since age 13. After overcoming many challenges, he was ready to turn his life around came to CHRC for help. Within six weeks, he created a resume, applied for jobs, attended parenting classes. It wasn’t long before he landed an interview. Javier borrowed a suit and learned how to tie a necktie for the first time in his life. Two hours later, he raced into the CHRC with tears in his eyes; he landed a full-time position with benefits.

Megan Legacy, Executive Director and C12 Group Member

Leaning in for Support and Encouragement Megan credits her ability to lead with knowledge and Christian wisdom to the C12 Group of Central Texas-- a unique peer forum for Christian-minded business leaders and executives who are building greater businesses for a greater purpose. “My C12 peers help me get through those tough days and situations. I can talk openly about issues I am facing and come away with strategies to solve problems through the collective of my peer group. As the Executive Director, Megan constantly experiences situations that pull on her heart. Whether having tough conversations that can lead to conflict, terminating an employee, or leading the center through radical change, Megan knows she needs to be a steadfast leader. Participation in a C12 Group encourages Megan to be courageous and bold in her service - not only to those in need, but to her teammates at the CHRC as well. “So many of the business principles discussed in my C12 Group are applicable to running a non-profit, like hiring, recruiting, marketing, corporate culture, and strategic planning. It has been amazing to learn from different industries and receive objective feedback. When you are a leader you often feel alone, but my C12 Group empowers me. They are real people with real struggles, and it is refreshing to have that common bond,” shared Megan. Lisa Victoria Cone is a staff writer for The C12 Group, America’s fastest growing roundtable for Christian CEOs and owners dedicated to building great business for a greater purpose. She resides in Austin, Texas and provides marketing and communications support for companies nationwide in a variety of industries.

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You’re Doing Nothing Wrong In Your Retirement to. There is no way to judge unique as either right or wrong. That’s the beauty of living a For lots of reasons retirement seems to unique life. bring out the critics in us and in others. Isn’t that an empowering thought? You Too often, we are convinced we are doing it don’t have to compare anything you are all wrong. We didn’t plan well financially. doing to what another is doing. Whatever Our kids live a thousand miles away and books, the Internet, or your friends say may we only see them twice a year, but we love be well-intentioned and our home, too. We haven’t found a A satisfying designed to be helpful. There passion that has us so excited we good ideas, or new conbounce out of bed at 5 in the retirement is are cepts to consider. Hints and morning to get started. We do a little volunteering but not nearly as an individually- tips from others may be worth adopting. But, you can’t be much as others seem to. We bingewatch shows on Netflix instead of designed path. wrong, you can only determine you need to make a change. taking art classes or going to plays. Now, this doesn’t mean you In short, we are messing up our retirement. Stop. Rewind. Reboot. Reject your inter- can’t make mistakes. It doesn’t mean you nal judge. A satisfying retirement is an indi- could have done something differently that vidually-designed unique path. Since unique might have been more satisfying for you. It doesn’t mean you won’t make adjustments means there is nothing else like it in the universe, you can’t be doing things wrong… to your retirement lifestyle. But, those things are not wrong. They there is nothing to compare your retirement BY BOB LOWRY

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The South Texas Heat Can Kill - Don’t Risk Your Pet’s Life! thirty minutes, that temperature can reach 120 degrees. With temperatures Symptoms of heat stress closing in on 100 degrees include excessive thirst, and triple digits expected heavy panting, glazed eyes, for the weekend, local pet vomiting, restlessness, lethowners need to think argy, fever, dizziness, a twice before taking their rapid heartbeat, profuse pets to the lake or perdrooling or salivating and haps on an errand or two. unconsciousness. Our South Texas heat can If an animal does show signs of heat put your pet at risk for overheating because stress, gradually lower their body temperadogs cool their bodies by panting which is ture and get them to a vet immediately. much less effective than sweating. It’s best If you see a pet locked in a hot car, take to leave your pet at home during hot action immediately. Jot down the car’s weather, but if you do want your pet to description (including a license plate numcome along, you must bear in mind: ber) and go into a nearby store to Fresh water and shelter If you see a pet have the owner paged. If you should always be available. get a response, call Animal Pets most at risk from overlocked in a hot don’t Care Services or the police heating include: young, elderly or overweight pets, those with a car, take action department immediately. Per ordinance, both Animal Care short muzzle or those with immediately. city Officers and the police have the thick or dark colored coats. right to break a car’s window if Mind your pets around an animal is endangered inside that vehicle. water — most pets are not natural swimmers and any pet can easily tire and drown. Violations of the City’s law governing animals left in vehicles could result in animal Shade offers little to no protection on a cruelty charges if the pet sustains injury or sunny day and cracking the window “a little death as a result of those actions. bit” does very little to reduce the temperature inside a parked car. It takes only 10 minutes for the interior of a car to reach 102 NowCastSA/City of San Antonio degrees on an average 85 degree day and in BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO

represented your best decision at the time. The choices were what you believed best suited you at that moment. If some of those choices proved to not work well for you, then you adjust them. You find something that fits your needs, your wants, your comfort zone. Your retirement evolves as you do. Would I live the same lifestyle now that I did when I was in my 20’s, playing rock music on the radio, even if I could? Not for a second. Would I want to repeat my 30’s as a new dad. No. Would I have wanted to live in my 40’s the way I am living now? Of course not. Every decade of my life has involved changes in attitudes and decisions. What I

have done along the way did not always have the best results. So, I adjusted or replaced what had been parts of my life with something more in tune with the essential me, and those changes happen over and over again, especially in retirement because I have the freedom to make those changes. I’ve done nothing “wrong” in my retirement, and neither have you. It is just not possible. Bob Lowry is the author of the definitive retirement guides: Living A Satisfying Retirement and Building A Satisfying Retirement. Bob has been profiled in Money Magazine & CNN Money as well as Ad Age Insight White Papers.

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HURTS, HABITS, AND HANG-UPS

First World Problems by KIRK FREEMAN, Pastor CrossBridge Community Church

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When I got my iPhone back for the Here in suburbia, my worldview can final time, I immediately opened up a become so myopic (Mrs. Brown, my 11th news app to see how grade English teacher, far behind the rest of “ I’m convinced God didn’t would be proud I Now Enrolling for Fall 2016 the world I’d become. finally found a way to One of the first artiuse “myopic” in a senput me in one of the cles I read was about tence) that I lose a wealthiest places on the the displacement of sense of the broader, • A caring Christian faculty and staff • Professional staff • A safe Biblical values and • Spacious and clean classrooms Syrians fleeing ISIS. often painful picture standards community designed for creativity and planet so I can spend all 4.4 million men, multitudes are facing functionality, and generously • A best value Christian School supplied with age-appropriate women, and chilin the world today. 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The reality is or maybe even deceived by first-world many of these families are living in tents problems. And I don’t want only to be along Greece’s now-closed northern bormoved emotionally by the heartache of der, sharing a single bathroom among the world but carry on with a myopic hundreds of people. They’re alive, but not worldview (That’s twice, Mrs. Brown!). I A place you can call home. much more. Refugees, robbed of dignity, want to do something about it. I want to Come as you are; find people who accept you as you are, hope and almost everything you and I change. I want to be found faithful. and grow to become everything God wants you to be. take for granted. 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Area Churches A F R I C A N M E T H O D I S T E P I S C O PA L

Hodges Chapel A.M.E. 401 Gulf St, San Antonio 78202

(210) 224-0665

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All Saints Anglican Church 11122 Link Dr., SA 78213 (210) 344-1920 www.allsaintanglican.net A S S E M B LY O F G O D

First Assembly of God 13435 West Ave., SA 78216 (210) 496-9977 Living Springs Assembly Of God 151 Purple Sage Rd, Bandera 78003 (830) 796-7932 Northwest Assembly of God 2714 Hunters Green, SA 78231 (210)492-5531 Victory Assembly Of God 1017 W Byrd Blvd, Universal City 78148 (210) 659-3251 BAPTIST

Calvary Baptist Church 6142 Fm 78, San Antonio 78244 (210) 222-1541 Castle Hills First Baptist Church 2220 NW Military Hwy, SA 78213 (210) 377-8485 Central Baptist Church 1226 S. Presa St., SA 78224 (210) 533-5882 www.freewebs.com/centralbaptistchruch Converse First Baptist Church 9162 FM 78, Converse 78109 (210) 658-2891 Elmendorf First Baptist Church 7795 FM 327, Elmendorf 78112 (210) 665-2113 www.efbconline.org First Baptist Church Universal City 1401 Pat Booker Rd., Universal City 78148 (210) 658-6394 Grace Point Church Medical Center 9650 Huebner Road, SA 78249 (210) 696-6093 www.gracepoint.org Grace Point Church- West Campus 8531 Leslie Rd SA 78254 (210) 363-8932 www.gracepoint.org Helotes Independent Baptist 15335 Orange Tower Dr, Helotes 78023 (210) 695-2321 Hondo First Baptist 2400 Ave P, Hondo 78661 (830) 426-4047 Iglesia Bautista Hispana 1226 E Borgfeld Dr, SA 78260 (830) 438-3081 Lytle First Baptist 16827 N Prairie St, Lytle 78052 (830) 709-2202 Resurrection Baptist Church 1002 E Live Oak Rd, Schertz 78154 (210) 658-0459 www.myrbconline.org/ South San Filadelfia Baptist Church 2483 W. Southcross, SA 78211 (210) 225-7537 www.myssfc.org Southeast Baptist Church 2414 S WW White Rd, SA 78222 (210) 333-6304 Trinity Baptist Church San Antonio 3233 N Saint Marys St, SA 78212 (210) 736-0969 True Life Church 202 W Byrd Blvd, Universal City 78148 (210) 658-5945 www.livetruelife.church C AT H O L I C

St Gabriel Catholic Church 747 SW 39th St, SA 78237

(210) 433-3689

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Dellcrest Church of Christ 1550 S WW White Rd., SA 78220 Liberty View Church Of Christ 1719 Burleson, SA 78202 (210) 251-2325 Northside Church of Christ 19818 US Highway 281 N, SA 78258 (210) 494-1908 www.nscoc.org CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

Dominion Church of God In Christ 3023 Martin Luther King Dr, San Antonio 78220 (210) 226-2932 CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST

Thompson Chapel C.O.G.I.C. 903 S Palmetto, SA 78210

(210) 533-7849

E VA N G E L I C A L F R E E

Northeast Bible Church 19185 FM 2252, Garden Ridge 78266 www.nebible.net FOURSQUARE

Lifehouse Church 20825 Wilderness Oak, San Antonio 78258 (210) 499-5775 www.lifehouseSA.com Living Faith Church 7801 Marbach Rd, SAT 78227 (210) 256-7711 www.livingfaithsa.org I N T E R - D E N O M I N AT I O N A L

Community Bible Church 2477 North Loop 1604 East, San Antonio 78232 (210) 496-5096 www.communitybible.com Community Bible Church Brooks 3005 Sidney Brooks St, SA 78235 (210) 534-1764 www.communitybible.com Community Bible Church Northwest 8118 Tezel Rd, San Antonio 78250 (210) 509-1800 www.communitybible.com Trinity Church 5415 N Loop 1604 E, San Antonio 78247 (210) 653-0003 www.trinitychurch.com LUTHERAN

Christ the King Lutheran 1129 Pat Booker Rd, SA 78148 (210) 658-2254 Good News Lutheran Church 11020 Old Corpus Christi Hwy, SA 78223 (210) 633-0551 LUTHERAN-MISSOURI SYNOD

Concordia Lutheran Church 16801 Huebner Rd, SA78258 (210) 479-1477 www.concordialutheranchurch.com

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Abundant Life Church 5626 Randolph Blvd #1, San Antonio 78233 (210) 650-4816 www.abundantlifechurchsa.org Cornerstone Church 18755 Stone Oak Pkwy, SA 78258 (210) 490-1600 www.sacornerstone.org/ Crossbridge Community Church 25700 Overlook Pkwy, San Antonio 78260 (210) 496-0158 www.crossbridgecommunitychurch.com/ Destiny Church 8635 Callaghan, San Antonio 78230 (210) 349-2295 www.destinychurch.cc Faith Outreach Center International 3806 Sunshine Ranch Rd., San Antonio 78228 www.faith-outreach.org Grace Community Church Universal City 701 Kitty Hawk Rd, Universal City 78148 (210) 659-8200 www.grace-sa.org Harvest Fellowship Community Church 16111 San Pedro, SA 78232 www.harvestfellowship.org House Of Living Bread Church 18940 Redland Rd, SA 78259 (210) 402-6500 Oak Hills Church - Crownridge 19595 West Ih 10, San Antonio 78256 (210) 698-6868 www.oakhillschurch.com/crownridge Oak Hills Church - Journey Fellowship 16847 Interstate 35 N # 3, Selma 78154 (210) 651-1463 www.oakhillschurch.com/journeyfellowship Oak Hills Church - North Central 814 Arion Parkway, Suite 410, SA 78216 (210) 698-4689 www.oakhillschurch.com/northcentral Oak Hills Church - Westside 321 N General Mcmullen Dr, SA 78237 (210) 433-1484 www.oakhillschurch.com/westside Summit Christian Center 2575 Marshall Rd, SA 78259 (210) 402-0565 www.summitsa.com The Living Word of God Christian Church 608 Schertz Parkway, Schertz 78154 (210) 468-3609 Vertical Church 4218 Thousand Oaks, SAT 78217 www.facebook.com/VerticalMinSA Victory Outreach Church 851 Hammond Ave, SA 78210 (210) 533-7060 OTHER

Alamo City Christian Fellowship Church 6500 IH 35 North, SA 78218 www.alamocity.org Alamo Heights Christian Church 6435 N. New Braunfels Ave., SA 78209 (210) 828-5728 Church Alive 18850 Redland Road, San Antonio 78259 (210) 490-1770 www.sachurchalive.com/ Crossroads Community Church 5834 Ray Ellison, San Antonio 78242 (210) 623-4500 www.wherelifechanges.com/ Divine Fellowship 200 So Camp, Seguin 78155 (210) 632-4448 First Christian Church 201 Harriman Place, San Antonio 78204 (210) 226-8545 Friendship Center 217 Pleasanton, San Antonio 78214 (210) 367-6243 Grace Bible Church La Vernia 390 FM 1346 S, La Vernia 78121 (830) 779-5200 Grace Tabernacle Church 3630 SE Military Dr, SA 78223 (210) 534-7080 www.gracepraise.org/ Hope Fellowship Christian Church 4836 Rittiman Rd, SA 78218 (210) 370-3397 https://www.facebook.com/HopeFellowshipSA/ Iglesia Cristiana Oasis de Amor 11333 West Ave, SA 78213 (210) 653-9048 Iglesia de Hogar 1071 W Kirk Place, SA 78214 (210) 433-9993 Iglesia El Jordan 13003 SW Loop 410, SA 78224 (210) 628-4772 Iglesia Vision Y Restauracion 1845 Donaldson Ave, SA 78228 (210) 432-1265 International Bible Church 2369 Benrus Blvd, SA 78228 (210) 434-5541 www.church.ibctx.org/ Jesus’ Church 5726 Mobud St, San Antonio 78238 (210) 682-5224 JMB Outreach Ministries 9558 Cantura Crest, SA 78250 (210) 607-1537 Kingdom Life Christian Ministries Inc. 10635 IH 35 N, Suite 313, San Antonio 78233 (210) 650-5334 www.kingdomlifecm.org/ Kings Mission Fellowship 610 Moursund Blvd, SA 78221 (210) 922-5366 www.kingsmissionsa.com/ Living Water Faith Church 118 Fredericksburg Rd, SA 78201 (210) 733-1980 Living Word Christian Fellowship 4952 Windsor Hl # 103, Windcrest 78239 (210) 650-0712 Love Gospel Church 8102 Crosscreek, San Antonio 78218 (210) 650-3400 Mission of Mercy Ministry 502 E Southcross, SA 78214 (210) 425-3365 New Creations Christian Fellowship 8700 Fourwinds Dr, Windcrest 78239 (210) 646-7997 New Life Christian Center 6610 W US Highway 90, San Antonio 78227 (210) 679-6050 New Life Church 1503 Standish, Floresville 78114 (830) 216-1008 Nuevo Amanecer 502 E Southcross, San Antonio 78226 (830) 281-1162 Primera Iglesia 437 W Johnson, Pleasanton 78064 (830) 570-4999 Real Christ International Church 1136 W Woodlawn, San Antonio 78201 (210) 913-5435 Redeeming Grace AME Zion Chr 1690 Rigsby Ave, SA 78210 (210) 359-6240 Road To Damascus Church 2105 Pinn Rd, SA 78227 (210) 673-4924

Shalom Outreach Ministries 3107 Guadalupe, SA 78207 (210) 438-1257 Shekina Glory Church 614 Chalmers, SA 78214 (210) 577-8212 Souled Out - BFA 3439 Willowwod Blvd, SA 78219 (210) 862-5221 Souls for the Kingdom Ministries 3802 W Salinas, San Antonio 78207 (210) 534-8186 www.souls4.org/Home_Page.html Templo Amor Y Gracia 332 Wilcox Ave, SA 78211 (210) 923-1929 Templo Espiritu de Verdad 96 Ninth St. , Somerset 78069 (210) 639-5328 Thousand Oaks Christian Church 13007 Jones-Maltsberger, SA 78247 (210) 490-7729 Todo Esta Pagado Mission 8305 S Foster, SA 78222 (210) 413-6602 Tower City Church 11220 Perrin Beitel Rd, Suite 110, San Antonio 78217 www.towercitychurch.com/ True Christian Unity Church 10311 Lee Roy Lane, Adkins 78101 (210) 707-1837 Winds of Grace Church 1512 Bandera Rd, San Antonio 78228 (210) 954-2370 www.windsofgrace.org/ P E N T E C O S TA L

Harvest Time Fellowship Ministry 1815 S Ww White Rd, SA 78212 (210) 304-6000 www.htfm.org Iglesia Emanuel Pentecostal 2908 Mission Road, SA 78214 (210) 789-8340 Lively Stone International Christian Church 210 S Grimes St, Ste 103, San Antonio 78203 (210) 226-1234 Mission De La Fe Pentecostes Hwy 35, Derby 78061 (830) 317-6001 PRESBYTERIAN

Faith Presbyterian Church 1307 Blanco Woods, SA 78248 (210) 492-8038 First Presbyterian Church San Antonio 404 North Alamo Street, SA 78205 (210) 226-0215 www.fpcsanantonio.org/ Holy Trinity Presbyterian 16245 Nacogdoches, SA 78247 (210) 654-3411 Stone Oak Presbyterian Church 20024 Crescent Oaks, SA 78258 (210) 497-7974 S E V E N T H D AY A D V E N T I S T

Highland Lakes SDA Church 6642 West FM 1431, Granite Shoals 78654

512-755-4379

UNITED METHODIST

Asbury UMC 4601 San Pedro, San Antonio 78212 (210) 735-8115 Bulverde United Methodist Church 28300 Hwy. 281 North, SA 78260 www.bulverdeumc.org Coker UMC 231 E. North Loop Road, San Antonio 78216 (210) 494-3455 Colonial Hills UMC 5247 Vance Jackson, SA 78230 (210) 349-9583

Northern Hills UMC 3703 N Loop 1604 E, SA 78247 (210) 654-0881 www.nhumc.org/ University United Methodist Church 5084 De Zavala Rd., SA 78249 (210) 696-1033 www.uumcsatx.org Windcrest UMC 8101 Midcrown Dr, SA 78239 (210) 654-0404

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Summer and Sight and Back to School This is my 11th summer as the owner of Stone Oak Vision Source, and the time spent serving the community has flown by. We are happy to have four doctors on staff now to allow easy access for appointments. Dr. Jed Martin will join us in August. He is married to our very own Dr. Lindsey Denison. Dr. Martin is a native of West Texas and the Texas Panhandle and is very excited to be practicing with us. He attended Texas A&M University, where he was on the Dean’s List and received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Biology in 2007. Dr. Martin was awarded his Doctor of Optometry in May 2012, when he graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry. He was recognized there with clinical letters of excellence in areas of Family Practice and Ocular Disease. Dr. Martin obtained his Glaucoma Certification in August 2012. His interest in optometry sparked from mission work in South America, where he worked alongside an optometrist providing vision care for less fortunate individuals. Dr. Martin completed his clinical rotations of ocular disease in San Antonio and Austin. He is also a member of the Texas Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association. In addition to adding a new doctor, we are getting closer to our big move to our new building. It is located on Knights Cross near Stone Oak Parkway on the southeast corner- you can see the construction from

Stone Oak Parkway. We anticipate moving in October, and we will let everyone know. We already have some of our new lines and displays in our current office- so come by and check it out. This is one of the busiest times of the year with back-to-school right around the corner. Be sure to schedule your family’s appointments before that first classroom bell rings, so they will have all the tools they need for success in school. We see children as young as 6 months old, and it is important to have an actual eye exam in addition to any vision screening the pediatrician performs, as many health issues and conditions such as hyperopia ( farsightedness) can be missed at screenings. Our in-house lab can make glasses for you the same day, in many cases. We also stock many different brands of contact lenses, so you can leave with your new prescription immediately. Visit www.visionsource-stoneoak.com to make an appointment, or call 210-495-9020 today. We are currently located at 19202 Stone Oak Parkway, Ste. 106 (NE corner of Stone Oak and Huebner, across from Walgreens). If you are experiencing any eye concerns, or just want to stop in and meet our team, we are currently located at 19202 Stone Oak Parkway Ste. 106. Please visit our web site www.visionsourcestoneoak.com or call 495-9020 to schedule your appointment today.

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The Five Solutions for Lack of Energy ferred beverage in the middle of the day is a cup of green tea. I’ll drink it hot or cold. It We can all get mentally exhausted doesn’t matter. I was ultimately turned on to throughout the day. green tea by an employee who was 2nd genI saw the old commercial just the other eration Chinese American. Since then, I’ve day from Dr. Pepper. “Charge! Get goin’ been addicted. The little amount of caffeine again with the Dr. Pepper Difference!” The in a cup is just enough to stimulate me. commercial’s claim was Dr. Pepper is the My back is starting to hurt throughout solution to daytime dreariness. The comthe day. I find myself shifting and turning to mercial suggested the peak dreary time for adjust and accommodate. What my back is most people is at 10am, 2pm, and 4pm. If really saying is – stop sitting! Some say sityou schedule a meeting with a cold bottle ting is the new smoking. If so, I’m a chain of Dr. Pepper, you will find new energy to sitter. To avoid the sitting all day, I frecarry you to the next scheduled Dr. Pepper quently take breaks. I stand up, walk meeting time. around, or walk outside for Without the implementation fresh air. When I return, my of a cold soda, below are the top Top five ways I back says, “thank you.” five ways I muster enough entreBe still. There is irony in preneurial energy to get through muster enough the idea that being still could the peak weary times. create energy. However, When I workout in the morn- entrepreneurial Psalms 46:10 says “Be still and ing I kick start my endorphin energy to get know that I am God…” I engine. There is much science believe knowing God is a spiraround endorphins. I’ll never through the peak itual Dr. Pepper. claim to be a scientist, but what I weary times I am like anyone else who do know is that the little endorfinds it difficult to keep phins are responsible for excitemomentum going through the ment and enthusiasm. If I can’t day. I need to play games with myself or get these guys out of the gate in the mornmix things up a little bit. I try the cold soda ing, a lunch time workout is better than method but rarely does it sustain me for nothing at all. more than fifteen minutes. I read the other Call your spouse. I have the habit of callday, that hot Dr. Pepper is the new “in thing.” ing my spouse at 10am and 2pm for as long Before trying the hot Dr. Pepper solution, as we have been married. Even if the call is try one of the five solutions I personally use brief, it is a breath of fresh air to hear about her day and how the kids are doing. My wife as a small business owner. Watch what happens to your enthusiasm throughout the is an extremely positive person, so this is a day when you “Get goin’ again!” plus. However, if you need a positive pick me up at 10 and 2 and you feel you married Darryl W Lyons, Author of Small Business Big Pressure: A Faith-based Debbie Downer, let her know how imporApproach to guide the Ambitious Entrepreneur. www.smallbusinesstant her encouragement is to you throughbigpressure.com Darryl is also the co-founder of PAX Financial Group, out the day. I drink a lot of water throughout the day, LLC. He can be reached at 210-881-5703 or darryl@smallbusinessbigpressure.com but after a while, I’m water logged. My preBY DARRYL LYONS

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Everyone knows it’s important to find a job you’re good at, but how do you do that? The standard advice is to think about it for weeks and weeks until you “discover your talent”. To help, career advisers give you quizzes about your interests and preferences. Others recommend you go on a gap year, reflect deeply, imagine different options, and try to figure out what truly motivates you. Becoming really good at most things

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Relationships Can Be Good (or Bad) for Health Young adults who are in high-quality relationships are in better physical and mental health, a new study shows. “Health benefits begin to accrue relatively quickly with high-quality relationships and supportive contexts,” says Ashley Barr, assistant professor of sociology at the University at Buffalo. “And then we see detrimental effects from low-quality relationships–particularly, those low-quality relationships that last a long time.” Younger people today are waiting longer to get married than those in previous generations, and are waiting longer to finish school. And during this longer period, they’re moving in and out of relationships. “Much of the research literature focuses on relationships and health in the context of marriage,” says Barr. “The majority of our respondents were not married, but these relationships are still impactful to health, for better or for worse.” An earlier study with a group of African Americans suggested patterns of instability in relationships mattered when it came to depressive symptoms, alcohol problems, and self-reporting of overall health.

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Given those findings, she and colleagues wanted to see if the same patterns held true in a very different group of people. And they did. For the new study, published in the Journal of Family Psychology, researchers used the Iowa Youth and Families Project, a group of all-white youth from two-parent, married families in rural Iowa. About onethird of the group reported relatively large

“ It’s not being in a relationship that matters; it’s being in a long-term, high-quality relationship that’s beneficial,” Barr says. changes in their relationships over a twoyear period. “We took into account satisfaction, partner hostility, questions about criticism, support, kindness, affection, and commitment,” says Barr. “We also asked about how partners behave outside of the relationship. Do they engage in deviant behaviors? Is there general anti-sociality?” The longer people are in high-quality relationships, or the faster they get out of

low-quality relationships, the better their health. “It’s not being in a relationship that matters; it’s being in a long-term, high-quality relationship that’s beneficial,” Barr says. “Low-quality relationships are detrimental to health. The findings suggest that it’s better for health to be single than to be in a low-quality relationship.” Attention to changes in these relationships is important, particularly in the context of the extended transition to adulthood. “It’s rare today for young adults to enter a romantic relationship and stay in that relationship without ever changing partners or relationship characteristics,” she says. “We now have two studies that found similar patterns and similar implications for those changes.” Bert Gambini/University of Buffalo

takes decades of practice. So to a large degree your abilities are built rather than “discovered”. Darwin, Lincoln, JK Rowling and Oprah all failed early in their career, then went on to completely dominate their fields. That aside, plenty of research shows that it’s really hard to predict what you’ll be good at ahead of time, especially just by “going with your gut”, and it turns out career tests don’t work either. Instead, the best way to find the right career for you is to go investigate – learn about and try out your options, looking outwards rather than inwards. Here we’ll explain how.

The bottom line Research shows that it’s really hard to work out what you’re going to be good at ahead of time, especially through selfreflection. Instead, go investigate. After an initial cut down of your options, then go learn more and then try them out. Minimise the costs of trying out your options by taking advantage of your best opportunities to explore (e.g. the years between undergrad and grad study), trying things in the best order (e.g. corporate sector before non-profit sector), and finding cheap ways to test your options (e.g. doing a freelance project before you go full time). When you need to make a final decision, use a systematic process Keep adapting your plan over time. Think like a scientist investigating a hypothesis. Benjamin Todd is the CEO and co-founder of 80,000 Hours. He managed the organization while it grew from a lecture, to a student society, to what it is today. He has a 1st from Oxford in Physics and Philosophy, has published in Climate Physics, once kick-boxed for Oxford, and speaks Chinese, badly. *This article was modified due to content limit.

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Be a MAC Man BY JACOB OVERBY

trips, outings, vacation pause during those “A man sees what needs to be done and times to ask them what they saw. Ask a does it!” Ever heard that quote? Christ set follow up question of whether they saw a the greatest example for men to follow. need they could have filled. Work these Jacob shows us what that can look like in questions into everyday life so they begin daily living. to see and do on their own. Man Up! Be watchful, stand firm in the Teach practical things. – Fathers, show faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13- your boys how to use a drill, how to mow the lawn, how to change a tire, how to ask a 14 (NIV) girl on a date. I work with college students The culture we live in is becoming increasingly “man” absent. Over 40% of chil- and I am always amazed how many college dren today grow up in homes with one par- age guys don’t know how to use everyday tools or how to talk to girls. ent and 34% of those grow up in a This can be a fun experience home where only mom is present. The culture we for you both. Schedule one I want to first of all say thank you to moms for putting in long hard live in is becoming Saturday a month for you to show them something new! hours to care for your children increasingly Point them to Christ. – well. Wives, if you’re reading Use stories from Scripture to this…pass this along to your hus- “man” absent. show your boys how Christ bands! They need to be reminded led, taught people, and responded in grace of how important their role is in the family and love (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). and in raising your children. Incorporate these stories into any and all of Is it any wonder the majority of boys growing up in our culture have no idea what the lessons you are teaching them. After you have spent time seeing and doing, it looks like to be and live like a man? Thankfully for us, we have a great example… pause to reflect and make a connection through a spiritual perspective. As ChrisChrist! Let’s look at a few ways we can tian men, we love, serve and stand strong in teach our boys what it looks like to be a the Lord regardless of where we are and MAC (Man After Christ). what we’re doing. See it and do it. – Many of us might be This world needs a generation of men too busy and/or distracted to simply look who sees what needs to be done and does it. around and see! If we aren’t looking for Be intentional with the time you have – ways we can serve and do, how will we ever know when we’re supposed to jump in demonstrate what it looks like to be MAC! and help out? Ask your kids to join you in T-Bar-M’s Family Matters Blog. Jacob Overby is the director of Distasks like cleaning up after dinner, taking cover252 at T-Bar-M Sports Camp in New Braunfels. A native to East out the trash, cleaning the house. Serve Texas, Jacob is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and George alongside them so they see what you see and learn to look for similar things. During W. Truett Theological Seminary. SACS15_CS_018_Beacon_4o05x5o5_120415_PR.indd

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JHS and Brandeis Football Programs Team Up to Help Hungry SA Kids

August ‘Peanut Butter Bowl’ Match-Up Benefits Snack Pak 4 Kids by AMY MORGAN, Beacon Content Director amy@saBeacon.com

The Johnson Jaguars and Brandeis Broncos have renamed their annual football matchup the Peanut Butter Bowl, as they invite their community member to donate jars of peanut butter to support Snack Pak 4 Kids, an organization feeding chronically hungry children in San Antonio. The varsity game will be played at 7 p.m., Aug. 27, at NISD’s Farris Stadium. Students and players will collect as many Peanut Butter (16-18 oz. creamy) jars as possible leading up to the game. Snack Pak 4 Kids currently feeds 1,000 chronically hungry kids each year in San Antonio by providing Snack Paks of namebrand food every Friday to children identified by teachers as those who lack nutritional resources on the weekend, said Volunteer Executive Director Leslie Kingman. Snacks are supplemented monthly with a jar of peanut butter – a total of 1,000 each month, which is where the JHS v. Brandeis Peanut Butter Bowl will help. “We are excited along with the Johnson community to join together with Brandeis and collect as many jars of peanut butter as possible for the hungry kids in San Antonio. Every jar will help, so come to Farris on 8/27 and bring a jar… or two,” said JHS Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Ron Rittimann. “We’re thrilled to have these football programs come alongside us because we so value the importance of kids helping kids,” Kingman said. Jars can be brought to the junior varsity and freshman football games between the two high schools, as well as at the Aug. 18, Meet the Jags event and at the JHS Welcome Center leading up to the game. Brandeis Head Football Coach and Athletic Coordinator Jeff Fleener and his wife, Katy, will communicate to the Brandeis community. They also plan collections at their Meet the Broncos event August 18. Last school year, its fifth, Snack Pak 4 kids served 13 schools in three school districts. The organization works with faithbased groups and civic organizations to support a school, Kingman said. “The beauty of the program is care and consistency,” she added. “We provide namebrand snacks that we purchase through Labatt foods – we really want our kids to

feel they are important and that we are giving them the best. Our goal is to feed the kids well in a way that honors them and gives them dignity.” She added food insecurity affects students’ ability to perform in school: they are sluggish on Monday and nervous and anxious on Friday because they are afraid they won’t have enough to eat on the weekend. “Teachers tell us from surveys it (the snack pack) makes a huge difference in concentration, attendance and overall health, as well as behavior, that go together to allow a child to be successful in school,” she said. The organization has a waiting list of schools looking for a sponsor, contact SP4KSA.org for more information or to get involved.

JHS Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Ron Rittimann and Brandeis Head Football Coach and Athletic Coordinator Jeff Fleener

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When I Run, I Feel His Pleasure by JIM FAULK, Area Director-FCA

“When I run, I feel His pleasure.” No, no, no, I’m not talking about my running again, for I certainly don’t feel any pleasure. I’m talking about Summer Olympics, Rio-style! The Faulk family loves all kinds of sports, but we really get jacked up every four years, as America’s best put it on the line against the rest of the world. As a matter of fact, we were getting our engines warmed up (sitting in our easy chairs) watching the finals of the women’s gymnastics and track and field events. Like wow, how do those young ladies, most of them teens, do what they do on those bars and beams? I personally don’t believe that the human body was built to do some of those routines. And how about those sprinters, literally diving head-first at the finish line, attempting to grasp one of those coveted team spots. Now, if that doesn’t get you excited, how about the red, white, and blue commercials featuring the athletes? Some of them will literally jerk your heart out of your chest. Being in that Olympic spirit, I found the next morning even more interesting as I clicked on my morning devotional from This Week in Christian History. Who was fea-

tured on July 11, 1924? No one other than the Flying Scotsman, Eric Liddell, great British Empire Olympic sprinter, profiled in the 1981 Academy Award Best Picture film, “Chariots of Fire,”, whom I quoted above. My devotional focused on the urgent plea from evangelist D. P. Thompson to Liddell, “I need your help. Not many people are coming to the meetings; I think they will come if they know you’re speaking.” And yes, this is the same Eric Liddell who withdrew

“We really get jacked up every four years, as America’s best put it on the line against the rest of the world.” from his best race, due to his conviction about not running on the Lord’s day. To this day, many people believe that God honored that public conviction with both bronze and gold medals later in those Paris games. In my opinion, the real story is found in the responses he gave with both his words and his life: “Yes” to the evangelist and “yes” to lifetime missionary service in north China. When asked later if he regretted his decision to leave the fame and glory (and today it would be dollars, as well), his response was, “It’s natural for a chap to think over

that sometimes, but I’m glad I’m at the work I’m engaged at now. A fellow’s life counts for far more at this than the other.” Because Eric recognized who he was, Whose he was, and the privilege of influence, his “yes,” brought the Good News to his hometown crowd, to a foreign people thousands of miles away, and even to millions of moviegoers, who in a very real sense, years later, paid dollars and pounds and yen to hear and see the gospel. And all this because Eric Liddell knew for which purpose God had created him – to run fast, then use that platform to share the Good News. I’m fairly certain that we all have a platform, a sphere of influence to promote the Kingdom. Like Eric, God is waiting for us to say, “Yes!” Check out our Facebook, Twitter, Alamo FCA’s Website, and Instagram accounts! Originally from Ft. Worth, Jim Faulk has lived in SATX since high school. A MacArthur HS and UTSA graduate, he coached briefly in the Judson School District. Jim recently celebrated his 30th anniversary as the Alamo Area Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He and Sandi, his wife of over 40 years, have a son, a triathlete and pastor, a marathoner daughter-in-law, and two darling (really!) granddaughters. Jim and Sandi have taught the Scriptures and served through First Baptist Church of San Antonio for almost 35 years. Jim is a very competitive distance runner – look for him in area half-marathons! Follow FCA on Facebook & Twitter @SanAntonioAreaFCA, on Instagram @alamofca, and visit our website http://www.alamofca.org/.

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