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Contents JUNE 2022
GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk
6 How To Cry (Part 1) by Brian Branam
GoodNews for Kids
8 A Cheerful Heart by Danny Hesterly
GoodNews Money Matters
10 Let’s Get Real (Estate) by Andrew Lee
GoodNews for Men
12 I am Man; Hear Me Kneel by John Garrod
GoodNews for Women
14 Fighting the Unseen Opponent
by Karla Smedley GoodNews for Couples
18 The Two Stones of Marriage by Carl W. Corser
GoodNews for Everyone
20 He Knows My Name by Dorothy Teague
GoodNews for Life
22 David And Nabal
by Jonathon Wright
GoodNews for Father’s Day
24 What Kind of Father Should You Be?
by Dr. Alan Hix GoodNews for Everyone
26 Finding Strength from Our Roots
by Paula Burgner GoodNews Cover Story
28 Walter’s Auto Wash & Express Lube
by Leighanne Sharp
GoodNews for Everyone
30 Scoring For the Wrong Team by Kristen West
GoodNews for Everyone
32 Give Our Hurts to God by Chad Van De Griek
GoodNews for Everyone
34 Living Water
by Katie Loveless
GoodNews for Everyone
36 The Voice at The End of
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The Line
by Rhonda Lane GoodNews for Everyone
38 June Joy
by Monica Gambrell
GoodNews for Everyone
40 Picking Up Where We Left
Off: Learning from Zechariah
by Sandra Gilmore
GoodNews for your Taste Buds
42 Peach Surprise by Tim Marcum
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GoodNews for Everyone
44 Being Made in God’s Image by Chase Holtzclaw
GoodNews for Everyone
46 Walking With Molly—Part 2 by Shelley Knick
GoodNews Poetry
50 Our New Home by Judy Hood
GoodNews for Everyone
52 Praying Offensively by Jade Morgan
GoodNews for Everyone
54 The Great Chase by Donald Cantrell
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Gò0dNews for Everyone
How To Cry (Part 1)
T
by Brian Branam
here is a book of the Bible that teaches us how to
regret and remorse. He’s not getting through it as much
cry. Lamentations is the Scripture’s record of the
as he is thinking it through. He works at what the Lord
mournful reflections of the grief-stricken prophet
has brought him to. Jeremiah has worked at preaching;
Jeremiah following Jerusalem’s destruction. Here are
now, he will work at weeping. Your time in the Word
some takeaways from the Bible’s book of tears.
is essential, and so is your weeping. Take time in it and
Embrace It, Don’t Avoid It
work at it.
In a hedonistic culture, we put a premium on pleasure and the avoidance of pain. When there is a loss, we want to rush through it and get back to life. Jeremiah doesn’t rush through his sorrow; he records it. He shares
Devotional Challenge Read Lamentations 1-3 • Write down some of the emotions Jeremiah shares in these passages.
the sights, sounds, and emotions of the moment. He
• What do these passages teach you about the Lord?
reflects on what brought him to this place and sees the
• What do these passages teach you about some of
Lord’s purpose in it.
the actions we should take during times of lament?
“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which was brought upon me, which the Lord inflicted on the day of his fierce anger” (Lamentations 1:12). When it comes to sorrow, don’t rush it. Embrace it. Pause. Look around. Listen. Write it down. Answer the question, “Why am I here?” Work At It, Don’t Get Over It When it comes to Christian disciplines, we tend to think of actions like serving, witnessing, giving, worshipping, praying, and journaling. What about weeping? Should we not work at weeping as well? Lamentations is an action-packed book of the Bible. Jeremiah weeps. He grinds his teeth. He
If you are not in a time of lament, think back to your
remembers. He cries out. He groans. In Lamentations,
last time of great loss. Did you use that time to deepen
the Lord is at work. He crushes. He cuts down. He lays
your relationship with God, take corrective action, or
waste. He scorns.
did you rush through it? If you are currently in a time of
“He has filled me with bitterness; he has sated me
lament, use Lamentations to guide you through a time
with wormwood. He has made my teeth grind on gravel
of mourning that will help you deepen your relationship
and made me cower in ashes” (Lamentations 3:16-17).
with God and make some needed course corrections.
He is in a painful conversation with God that involves
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About The Author
Instead of getting over it, Jeremiah is getting into it. Brian Branam is the Pastor of Liberty Baptist Church, a multi-site church in NW Georgia. For more of his material visit www.FeelMyFaith.com.
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Gò0dNews for Kids
A Cheerful Heart
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by Danny Hesterly
t’s summer! That’s something to be excited about.
Now to me, the kitchen held different importance
Let’s shout it out loud together. It’s S-U-M-M-E-R!
because it had the only TV connected to the Nintendo. Also,
That felt pretty good, right? I treasure this time of
nearly equal in importance as the TV was our only window
year because the days are long, and it brings back many
air conditioning unit in the house. Summertime in Southern
wonderful memories.
Illinois can be blistering hot, and sleeping in my bedroom
Growing up, on the last day of school, I would have
with only a box fan pushing hot air around was not my idea
this jittery excitement because I knew what awaited the
of a cool summer. So, my siblings and I would sort of take
next 2 ½ months for me and my siblings. Summer brought
over the kitchen each summer, enjoying countless hours
this special privilege of getting to stay up late each night
with one another while enjoying the cool breeze from the
playing the newest Nintendo video games with my sister
good old AC (short for air-conditioning). Proverbs 15:13 says, “A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face; a sad heart makes it hard to get through the day.” Summer is a great time to have fun and make wonderful memories with your family and friends. Did you notice what this proverb or piece of wisdom said? It said, “a cheerful heart brings a smile to your face.” A cheerful heart is a heart full of gratitude. Another way you could say that is a cheerful heart is a thankful heart. When you’re thankful, you’re showing an appreciation for something or that you treasure something special. I treasured my summers growing up as a kid because I knew there were things
and brother. Now, I’m talking about the old-school Nintendo
I got to do that I normally didn’t do while school was
Entertainment System (NES), also known as the best gaming
happening. I was thankful that my mom shared the kitchen
console ever made (at least in my opinion).
with us each summer.
It was only in summer that my brother and sister and
Take a moment and write down or tell a parent, sibling,
I were allowed to sleep in the kitchen. The kitchen was a
or friend some of the things you’d like to do this summer
special place in our home. The kitchen was where my mom
that will bring a smile to your face. I bet some of those
would cook some of the tastiest food I’ve ever eaten. It was
things will also bring a smile to a parent, sibling, or friend’s
also a place that introduced me to the flavors of Korean
face too. Here’s to a fantastic, fun, and memorable summer!
Every dish she served was full of dedication and love for her family.
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About The Author
cuisine. This was my mom’s favorite room in the home. Danny Hesterly lives in Chattanooga, TN where he spends most of his days in coffee shops helping others discover their part in God’s amazing story. Danny has two children (12, 10) and has been married to his lovely bride for 17 years.
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Let’s Get Real (Estate) MONEY MATTERS
WITH DR. ANDREW LEE Dr. Andrew Lee is professor of English at Lee University. He also serves as a coordinator for Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. He and his wife Esmerelda have three children.
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ince the start of the pandemic, the real estate market
two roommates who are each paying $500 per month (not
has been on an upward trajectory. Home prices and
including utilities), you’re basically living for “free” while
rental rates are soaring, and home buyers are offering
owning your own home.
well over “asking price” to win the bidding war. With a
If you’re wondering how an eighteen-year-old and
national shortage of available homes for sale, there are too
a twenty-year-old (my sons) were able to obtain FHA
many buyers competing for too few homes. At the same time,
mortgages, my wife and I allowed them to be “authorized
countless informercials and podcasts promote real estate
users” on a credit card when they were seventeen years old.
investing as a sure path to wealth. But with interest rates
They used the credit card only for gas in their cars, and they
now rising, some may believe they have missed their chance
paid off their balances in full every month. Within a year,
to realize the dream of home ownership. What to do now?
they both had credit scores over 760 and were able to qualify
One way of entering this expensive housing market is
for FHA mortgages on their “house hacks.”
by “house hacking.” House hacking means that you buy
If you’re wondering where my sons got their money for
a home to live in, and get roommates or tenants to share
their down payments, they saved it from working part-time
the home with you to help cover the mortgage, taxes, and
jobs from age 16-18. (Encourage your teens to get jobs. It
insurance. Many young people are currently doing this
won’t kill them!). Meanwhile, my wife and I own several
with great success. If you buy a house with a bedroom
rental properties, and I regularly talk to successful real estate
and bathroom in the basement, for instance, that might be
investors locally (many of them are my friends) to learn
ideal for a roommate or tenant (especially if you can add a
more. I’ve never paid some real estate “guru” for a course in
kitchen in the basement). In a single-family home, you can
real estate investing. I just read a lot of books and listen to
rent out extra bedrooms, or if you’re able to buy a multi-
podcasts. It’s hard work, but if I can do it, you can do it.
family property (duplex, triplex, or 4plex), you can live in
But is real estate currently too pricey? Should you sit
one unit for “free” while the rents from the other units cover
on the sidelines hoping for a drop in home prices? (I do not
the mortgage and expenses. Both of my sons are currently
offer professional or legal advice, just one man’s opinion).
“house hacking” single-family homes by sharing with
To me, the real question is, “Do you think this property will
roommates, and the rents nearly cover the entire mortgage
be more valuable or less valuable in ten or twenty years?” If
and expenses every month. Here’s an example using real
the answer is “more valuable” (and history has proven this
numbers. By using an FHA loan with a low 3.5% down
over time), then perhaps waiting on the sidelines may cost
payment of $7,000 a $200,000 house, the monthly payment,
you more in the future. “Those who work their land will
insurance, and taxes on a 30-year mortgage is approximately
have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have
$1,070 per month. Assuming you share the house with
their fill of poverty” (Proverbs 28:19).
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Gò0dNews for Men
I am Man; Hear Me Kneel
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by John Garrod
he King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me”
(Matthew 25:40, NIV). When I completed my Master’s degree last November,
I began to work as a substitute teacher in the same school where I had done my student teaching. I love the school, and getting my foot in the door to eventually become a teacher there was not the furthest thing from my mind, if I’m honest. The very first assignment I took was in a self-contained, high-needs Special Education classroom. Most of the students are either non-verbal or only marginally verbal. Some you fall in love with immediately. Others…take a little more work to love. Emotional meltdowns are common. Gains in learning are minimal, and hard-fought. You never take for granted that they can do anything for themselves, even if they did it fine yesterday. Much of this work is done by paraprofessionals, most of whom are women. I suppose it is a bit misogynistic of me to say that this did not surprise me; we tend to expect women
And then, at the end of the school day, when most of us
to be nurturing, caring individuals, more willing to take on
are headed home, he goes to an afterschool program where
the care of those who cannot care for themselves. Women
he watches…children.
are awesome like that.
I’m proud to even be around men like this. I’m humbled
But then I met Mr. S.
when I see this kind of selfless service to those whom Jesus
Mr. S is a man after God’s own heart. Day after day, he
described thus in Luke 18: “Suffer little children to come
cares for these children. He endures setback after setback,
unto me and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom
because sometimes we set expectations for the children, see
of God.” There are positions far more highly esteemed in
them reach them, and then the next day, it’s as if they went
the eyes of men, and certainly many which pay a more
back three paces. He changes diapers that make lesser men
substantial wage for the hard hours put in. Yet there is no
retch. (Okay, I am that lesser man, and they make me retch.)
more noble act than that of a man who humbles himself to
He feeds one student through a tube, then half an hour later,
show the love of God to the least, the last, and the lost. If
he is cleaning up the mess when that student throws it back
God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble, then
up. He teaches alongside the SpEd teacher, stepping in at a
I’d tell you that this man’s heavenly grace paystub puts
moment’s notice when asked to cover a segment of learning.
mine to shame. This is what Godly manhood looks like.
often has to bag up soiled clothing to go home. He does all this for far less than what a teacher is paid.
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About The Author
He sends notes home to parents about their child’s day and John Garrod is a father of six, husband of one. He is a graduate of Lee University (c/o ’19), a discipleship teacher at South Cleveland Church of God, and a U.S. Army veteran.
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Fighting the Unseen Opponent pponents are everywhere! On the court and on the screen, they have the potential to make a good sports game and an interesting movie, but real-life rivals are not so fun. We have faced adversaries for years. They came in many forms. Some as people we did not know, like a rude customer service representative or a flippant driver. However, the people who we consider opponents at times are our co-workers, the ones we live with, or extended family. Think about it. One minute we are sailing along smoothly with a friend or family member when the wave of a disrespectful action occurs and rocks our boat. Learning to recognize these moments and having the wisdom to overcome them is a must in the world in which we live. Perhaps a loved-one does not respond in a way we expected. His reply is too quick, too short, or down-right wrong in our eyes. Maybe the adverse situation is with a teenager who has huffed one too many times. Whatever the situation that causes us to be on the defense, we often result in negative reactions. We must prepare our minds for a better way. While we will encounter rivals that we do not know personally and those that we are close with, our unseen adversary is our most
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dangerous one. He sneaks up on us; he slams us. He creates uncertainty and doubt. He is Satan, and I don’t like him. Though I do not believe the saying, “The devil made me do it,” I do perceive the statement, “The devil tempted me to do it,” is an absolute truth—as God is not the author of confusion, Satan is (1 Cor. 14:33). In addition, we find that John 10:10a states, “The thief [Satan] comes only to steal and kill and destroy.” That is just what he wants. He wants to take us down and all those around us as well. I want to recognize my ultimate opponent and have a plan that promotes peace, not added hostility, which will only aid Satan in his wicked ways. I must defend myself because when I allow Satan to take hold, my actions affect my families’ lives. Thus, I am opening the door wider for Satan to come into my home. The armor of God is what I need…what we need. By putting on the armor of God, I can take my stand against the devil’s schemes (Ephesians 6:10-18). My mom used to say, “We make it together or crumble together.” I think a paperchain is a wonderful visual for families. When each link is secured, it can be stretched, even under pressure, but it will stay strong. However, when one little link is not secured, the whole chain will weaken. Families should connect like those chains, unify by learning God’s word and applying His principals. As women, we should help each other and the children in our families to learn about the armor of God. One of our best teaching tools is that of example. Our families need to see us putting on the armor of God when we must combat our battles. Our families need to see us act and react to our opponents, those visible or unseen (Satan), so that they too can learn to defend themselves using the word of God— for it is sharper than a doubleedged sword.
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by Karla Smedley
Karla Smedley lives in Dalton, Georgia, where she has taught 5th through 8th grade for the past twenty-four years. She is a member of Emmaus Baptist Church and has two grown children. She enjoys singing with the praise team at church, and she writes a Christian blog, Smorgasbord of Sisterhood, with her cousin Donna.
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First Apostolic Church Of Cleveland 4859 Freewill Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (229) 343-6880
Assembly of God
Grace Assembly 1976 Westland Dr SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-7729 The Collectives Church 3925 N. Ocoee Street, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 641-0193 Triune Assembly 301 Sunset Drive Cleveland, TN 37312
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Beacon Baptist Church 505 Corvin Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-7056 Bellefounte Baptist Church 132 Bellfounte Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 336-2312 Bethel Baptist Tabernacle 3165 Buchanan Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-5820 Berean Baptist Church 2355 Bucks Pocket Rd SE, Old Fort, TN 37362 (423) 478-1697 Big Spring Baptist Church 1415 Hardwick St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-1101 Blue Springs Baptist Church 699 Blue Springs Church Rd SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-0932 Candies Creek Church 294 Old Eureka Rd Charleston, TN 37310 (423) 479-3731 Cedar Springs Baptist Church 723 Cedar Springs Church Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-5506 Center Point Baptist Church 1205 Lower River Rd NW Charleston, TN 37310 (423) 336-2133 Cleveland Cowboy Church 3040 Blythe Rd. Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-7936 Cloverleaf Baptist Church 2290 Waterlevel Highway Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 339-3617 Clingan Ridge Baptist Church 2412 Georgetown Road, NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-3511 Church At Grace Point 2595 Old Freewill Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 728-5050 Covenant Baptist Church 249 Calhoun Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 559-2653
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Dalton Pike Baptist Church 3055 Benton Pike NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-7606 East Cleveland Baptist Church 1145 Arnold St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-8728 Echos of Mercy Baptist Church 535 Durkee Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 715-9739 Elkmont Baptist Church 4030 Old Freewill Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-4600 Emmanuel Baptist Church 1227 Powerline Dr NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 Farmland Community Church 1675 Greendale Dr. SE Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 473-9891 First Baptist Church 1275 Stuart Road Cleveland, Tennessee 37312 (423) 709-9100 Galilee Baptist Church 665 Old Chattanooga Pike SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 496-2019 Henegar Baptist Church 7423 Mouse Creek Rd. Cleveland, TN 37312 Hopewell Baptist Church 188 Old Georgetown Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-3763 Lebanon Baptist Church 1411 Old Parksville Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-6700 Macedonia Baptist Church 3119 Spring Place Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-1713 Maple Street Baptist Church 1700 Maple St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 478-3622 Maranatha Baptist Church 453 Blue Springs Ln SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 614-8991 Michigan Avenue Baptist Church 2741 Benton Pike NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-8891 Mt Carmel Baptist Church 7619 Blue Springs Rd, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-1620 New Friendship Baptist Church 1344 Chatata Valley Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-6007 New Salem Baptist Church 175 Ladd Springs Rd, Cleveland, TN 37323 North Cleveland Baptist Church 2815 Ocoee St N, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-8524 Oak Grove Baptist Church 4452 Bates Pike SE, Cleveland, TN 37323
(423) 479-9125 Old Pathway Baptist Church 224 Rymer Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 Parkway Baptist Church 185 Meadow Ln SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 339-5522 Philadelphia Baptist Church 910 30th St SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 Philippi Baptist Church 2325 Old Harrison Pike NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-5385 Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church 799 Inman Street East Cleveland, Tennessee 37311 (423) 476-4081 Public Church 850 17th St. NW Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 458-4405 Ridgeview Baptist Church 1501 S Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-5119 Samples Memorial Baptist Church 371 Samples Chapel Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-2329 Shenandoah Baptist Church 138 Osment Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 339-0103 Shiloh Baptist Church 357 Highway 64 Ocoee, TN 37361 (423) 338-4292 Shiloh Baptist Church 3406 Blair Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-5755 Stuart Park Baptist Church 850 17th St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-6741 Tasso Baptist Church 164 Old Charleston Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 559-2114 Temple Baptist Church 3070 Harrison Pike, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6813 Thompson Spring Baptist Church 5660 Bates Pike SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 790-1823 Union Baptist Church 797 Hughes Lake Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 559-1720 Valley View Baptist Church 4657 Spring Place Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-7707 Washington Avenue Baptist Church 1720 Perry St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-0489 Waterville Baptist Church 4555 Dalton Pike SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-5582 West Cleveland Baptist Church
1959 Westland Dr SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-8927 Westwood Baptist Church 4001 Georgetown Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-1534 White Oak Baptist Church 2043 White Oak Valley Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 559-2359
Catholic
St Therese Catholic Church 900 Clingan Ridge Dr NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-8123
Charismatic
Cleveland Christian Fellowship 695 S Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-2642
Church of God
Community Chapel Church of God 807 Blythe Ave SE Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-2143 Cornerstone Church of God 1826 SE Dalton Pike Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 478-0006 Church of God Sanctified, Inc. 746 First Street N.E. Cleveland, TN. 37311 (423) 479-3895 East Cleveland Church of God 900 15th St NE Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-3389 Fellowship of Praise Church of God 931 Inman Street East Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-3121 Grace Community Church of God 4745 Mouse Creek Road NW, Cleveland, TN 37312. (423) 614-0708 Heritage Fellowship Church of God 4635 South Lee Hwy McDonald, TN 37353 (423) 476-6316 International Worship Center Centro Internacional de Adoración 533 Central Ave. NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-1977 Kinser Church of God 141 Kinser Road Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-7400 Lakeview Church of God 105 Pound Street SE Cleveland, TN 37323 (423)-790-5805 North Cleveland Church of God 335 11th St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5513 Michigan Avenue Church of God 515 Minnis Road NE (423) 284-7573 Mt Olive Church of God 3522 Harrison Pike, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-3381
Mt View Church of God 210 Roadway Dr SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (706) 455-3528 Pine Hill Church of God 1484 Old Alabama Rd McDonald, TN 37353 (423) 488-0939 South Cleveland Church of God 1846 Volunteer Dr SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6382 Westmore Church of God 2440 Legacy Pkwy NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-3415
Church of God of Prophecy
Cleveland Spanish COGOP 2610 Grove Ave. Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 473-7199 Durkee Road COGOP 201 Durkee Rd. Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-4384 Keith Street Ministries COGOP 4000 Keith ST. NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-2448 Peerless Road COGOP 3301 Peerless Rd. NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 303-2680 Spring Place COGOP 2530 Spring Place Rd. Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6414 Union Grove COGOP 533 Union Grove Rd Charleston, TN 37310 (423) 479-5357 Wildwood COGOP 140 Wildwood Ave Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-6584
The Church of God
The Church of God Jerusalem Acres 1826 Dalton Pike SE Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-1597
Community
Fellowship in Christ 1025 Beech Circle NW Cleveland TN 37312 (423) 314-2382
Disciples of Christ
First Christian Church 3625 N. Ocoee Street Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-6682
Episcopal
Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church 320 Broad St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311
Lutheran
First Lutheran Church 195 McIntire Ave NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-6811
Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 4200 Pryor Rd N.E. Cleveland, TN 37312
(423) 503-6394
Methodist
Big Spring United Methodist 1196 Hardwick St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5242 Black Fox United Methodist 1820 Old Chattanooga Pike SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 339-1908 Broad Street United Methodist 155 Central Ave NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5586 First United Methodist Church 3425 Ocoee St N, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-4504 Mount Zion UMC 7223 Germantown Rd NW Cleveland, TN 37312 Pleasant Grove UMC 3043 Pleasant Grove Church Rd SW Cleveland, TN 37311 Red Hill United Methodist Church 527 Red Hill Valley Road SE Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 728-5413 South Cleveland United Methodist 1165 Church St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 507-5760 Tasso United Methodist 1106 Tasso Ln NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-4457 Trinity United Methodist Church 731 1st St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 614-7900 Valley Head Methodist Church 920 Mouse Creek Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-0575 Wesley Memorial Methodist 3405 Peerless Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-9578
Pentecostal
Faith Memorial Church 910 17th St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6281 First United Pentecostal Church 4095 Peerless Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-9436 Full Gospel House of Prayer 1500 Wildwood Ave. Cleveland, TN Set Free Christian Fellowship 1175 King Edwards Ave. Cleveland, TN
Nazarene
Cleveland First Church Of The Nazarene 2712 Henderson Ave. Cleveland, TN 37312 423-472-7371 New Hope Church of the Nazarene 4514 Waterlevel Highway Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 473-3379
Non-Denominational
Benton Pike House Of Prayer 2615 Peach Orchard Hill Rd, Cleveland, TN 37323 Christian Fellowship Ctr 895 6th St NE,
Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-9591 Church Alive Ministries 6315 Mouse Creek Road NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-8133 Cleveland Community Chapel 1823 Forest Ridge Dr. Cleveland, TN 37311 Cleveland Cornerstone Church 533 Broad St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-1775 Community Hall Church 1305 6th Street Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-2178 Crossroads Community Church 1000 South Lee Highway Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 716-2871 Dwelling Place Church International 523 Urbane Road NE Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 790-5200 Evening Light Gospel 200 20th St SE Cleveland, TN 37311 Fairhaven Ministry Center 1807 Blythe Ave. SE, Cleveland TN, 37311 Freedom Fellowship Church 3555 Blue Springs Rd, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 478-0654 God’s Family Fellowship 2823 South Lee Hwy Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 458-4490 Graceway Chapel 221 14th St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 728-2226 International House of Fire 1701 South Lee Hwy Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 790-0772 The Journey Church 3191 South Lee Hwy, McDonald, TN 37353 (423) 728-4100 Living By Faith Ministries 1175 King Edward Avenue Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 457-9072 Living Word Church 930 25th Street NW Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 339-3028 New Life Bible Church 155 S Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-3882 Restoration Fellowship 211 Trewhitt Dr SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-4249 Shema Israel Ministry 850 Elrod St SE Cleveland, TN 37311 423-994-8553 The Sanctuary 1203 Smith Dr. Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 478-2843 Tasso Christian Church 1135 Tasso Lane, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-2705 The TRIBE 1175 King Edward Avenue SE
Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 380-8802 Tri-State Cowboy Church 200 Natures Trail SW, McDonald, TN 37353 (Building 3) (423) 303-8954 United Christian Church 2200 Peerless Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-4277 Unity Christian Ministries 2419 Georgetown Rd NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 473-9338 Walker Valley Community 787 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 336-9696
Presbyterian
Charleston Cumberland Presbyterian Church 8267 N Lee Hwy, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 336-5004 First Cumberland Presbyterian 161 2nd St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6751 First Presbyterian Church 433 N Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5584 Flint Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church 515 Flint Springs Rd Cleveland TN. 37323 (423) 284-6397 Prospect United Cumberland Presbyterian Church 310 New Murraytown Rd. NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-6181 St James Cumberland Presbyterian 151 Short St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-5762 Trinity Presbyterian PCA 1780 Stuart Rd. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 559-9595
Seventh Day Adventist
Bowman Hills Adventist 300 Westview Dr NE Cleveland, TN 37312 Cleveland Fellowship Church 211 Trewhitt Drive Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 400-7054 East Cleveland Seventh-Day 801 Howard Circle SE Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-9299 Ladd Springs Seventh-Day 5860 Bates Pike SE Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-1889
Zion Assembly
Zion Assembly Church of God 5512 Waterlevel Hwy, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-3337
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Gò0dNews for Couples
The Two Stones of Marriage
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by Carl W. Corser
arriage milestones or millstones? Can both
so slowly, and so fine that we fail to recognize it’s affects upon
become part of a marriage? Which one is most
our marriage. We need to take inventory of our marriage
commonly discussed while marriage is the topic
relationship to identify the millstones that have begun
of the discussion? Doesn’t God intend for us to celebrate
grinding away at its integrity. Destruction of our marriage
milestones in our marriage? How about millstones? Hum?
will sneak up on us if we do not change our behavior.
There’s only one letter that is different in the spelling of these words, but there is a vast difference in the meaning or
If we return to the proper respect and love for our marriage, then the millstone will not have the opportunity
circumstance surrounding each one. It is a wonderful privilege to have the opportunity to celebrate a milestone that becomes a reality in our marriage. “We met on this day, ten, twenty, or even fifty years ago” or “We’ve been married for one year today or some other length of time.” How about a new home, children, or another good memory in our past? Why is a millstone so different? Why is its meaning so tragic? How many marriages do millstones destroy? What does it feel like to become saddled with a millstone within your marriage? Isn’t a common term used in application of this word slow grinding? How can this philosophy be applied to our marriage? Do marriages dissolve overnight? How long does it take for something that occurs within your marriage to
to destroy what God has put together. The celebration
become so terrible that it causes the marriage to split?
of milestones within a marriage will continue to be a
Love can cause us to make some foolish decisions. Sometimes, we are living in the name of love, not
wonderful time. God, help us all to be very protective of our marriage
recognizing that the millstone issue is still slowly grinding
relationship. The family will definitely benefit from the
on our marriage relationship. Then when the split occurs,
celebrations. Our world will become a much better place to
we are in wonder of what and when this all happened.
live. Our society will become healthier and more conducive
Wouldn’t it be so much better if we did not allow the
to the survival of successful marriage relationships. God’s
millstone the opportunity to start its grinding process?
institution of marriage will be re-established as He intended.
Wouldn’t it be so much less pain and suffering if we would
Blessings to you all as you become better custodians of your
ask for forgiveness instead of the millstone of bitterness
marriage, family, and life.
There are many issues that we can allow to become a millstone within our marriage. They become so heavy, grind
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About The Author
grinding away so slowing at our marriage? Carl Corser is an ordained bishop, business owner, farmer, and is the author of the devotion website, www. sundaymorningdevotion.wordpress.com/living.
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Gò0dNews for Everyone
He Knows My Name by Dorothy Teague
I
n this fast-paced world we live in, we are known more
faith that He is an omnipresent God, not restrained by Time
by our number rather than our name. We are given a
itself. It is so reassuring to me that He knows my name and
number to identify us when we are born into this world,
He loves me so much that He has written it on the palms of
our Social Security number. It goes with us throughout our life. We have to give it at every turn, from applying for a job,
His hands (Isaiah 49:16). We read in John 11 how Jesus raised Lazarus from the
getting a loan, having a bank account, to going to the doctor.
dead after he had been in the tomb for four days. He called
Further, in this digital world, we are identified by our
Lazarus by his name to come out. This is important on so
account numbers and the use of a password in order to pay
many levels! Lazarus was known by Jesus just as Jesus
bills, use our credit cards, book a hotel or flight, and the list
knows our names. Each child of God is important to Him. But if Jesus had not called him by name, all the dead in the tombs would have come out because of the power of Jesus and His Word. On the other side of things, Lazarus knew Jesus’ voice and came out at His bidding. John 10:27 says, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me…” While it is nothing short of amazing that God knows each one of our names before we are born, it is greater still that He also gives us a new name presented on a white stone as recorded in Revelation 2:17. It is a mystery as to what the stone will be made of or what it will say, but
goes on. They may ask for the name on your account, but
scripture tells us that it will only be known to the receiver of
only after having the number. It is dehumanizing us a little
the stone. The significance is that it is symbolic of an entry
at a time, a stripping away of WHO we are.
pass into Heaven to the believer or victor through Christ.
On the other hand, before we are formed in the womb,
While we may be known in this world more by a
God knows our name. He knew us before we existed in this
number than a name, we must remember that God knows
world (Jeremiah 1:5). He knew what our name would be
us all by name. We are His children, and He, our Father, and
and how our unique path would be laid out. Psalm 139:16
what a good Father He is! He named each one of us and will
says, “Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book
never forget us!
were written, every one of them, the days that were formed concept to understand, which is why we must accept it by
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About The Author
for me, when as yet there were none of them.” This is a hard Dorothy Teague is a Tennessee native, who resides in McMinn County with her husband, Lewis, on their farm. After completing 31.5 years as a teacher in the Bradley County School System, she is active in her church at Eastanallee Baptist Church where she is a member of the choir and praise team.
Gò0dNews for Life
David And Nabal 1 Samuel 25
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by Jonathon Wright
avid was well known throughout Israel and Judah. He defeated the great Goliath and his popularity soared. But there were some like
Nabal who were not impressed by David’s ability to take on a giant. Some did not appreciate David in their territory and were faithful to King Saul. This would describe Nabal, who was not only rich but influential, coming from the family of Caleb. When Joshua gave Caleb the land of Judah, he and his family drove out the giant Canaanites. This may explain why Nabal was not impressed by David. As the story continues, David and his men come all, taken care of Nabal’s sheep, and there was a celebration throughout the land. Yet, Nabal was harsh, offensive, and insulted David’s men. Of course, it is true in life that harsh, mean words often lead to violence and problems. When David heard these words, he was furious. He told his men to put on their swords because they were going to wipe these guys out. David was taking matters into his own hands and let anger get the best of him. This is never a good thing. But God had other plans. Abigail, Nabal’s wife, had not seen David’s men or heard of his request, so she went and secretly prepared a feast. Notice verses 18-19. “Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five sheep already dressed, five seahs of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and loaded them on donkeys. And she said to her servants,
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“Go on before me; see, I am coming after you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal” (NKJV). When she got there, she talked some sense into David. In the end, God took care of these potentially disastrous problems. David thanked and blessed God for her wisdom and gift. Abigail wisely waited until her husband was sober to tell him all she had done. He became like a stone, and ten days later, scripture records his death. David recognized God’s sovereign hand in his life and these events. He eventually would marry this kind and wise woman. In the same way, God stands sovereignly over our lives to prevent major problems. Yet, we still need to walk in kindness, listen to God, and the wise advice of others to see His best.
About The Author
to Nabal expecting some hospitality. They had, after
Jonathon Wright currently lives in Cleveland, Tennessee, and has been a member of the Church of God for about twenty years. He is a graduate of Lee University and Beacon University where he earned a BA and MA in Biblical Studies. He loves studying the Bible and has done so for over thirty years, but only now has God given him a desire and the opportunity to be a writer. He is currently beginning the process of writing a book on Genesis entitled, God’s Good Prophetic Plan: From Beginning to End.
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Gò0dNews for Father’s Day
What Kind of Father Should You Be? hat is the most important thing a father can do for his children? You might respond by saying he should provide for his family; make sure that they have a roof over their heads, food to eat, clothes to wear, and some sense of security. So many children in our troubled world don’t have those things, so that is the best thing a father can do for his children. If we look to the Bible for models to follow for passing on our faith, we might think of several prominent individuals. David had a great passion for God. We can see that passion in his Psalms. Although he is seen as Israel’s greatest king and was called “A Man After God’s Own Heart,” he was a disaster as a parent. His oldest son Amon raped his half-sister and was later murdered by their brother Absalom. David banishes Absalom, then relents, and in return, Absalom leads a rebellion against David until he is finally killed in battle. And although David’s heir Solomon starts well, he falls to worshipping the false gods of his many wives, thus leading Israel to do so as well. Hezekiah is considered Israel’s second greatest king, and he purified the practice of the Temple worship of God more than any other king. We are told that God loved Hezekiah so much that he spared his life and gave him an additional 15 years. And yet Hezekiah’s son, Manasseh (who reigned for 50+ years), is considered the evilest king in Israel’s history. Here we have children who were provided for better than anyone else in the land, and yet their father’s faith did not seem to translate to them. What are we to make of that? What kind of faith did they seek to pass on to their children? We can see the evidence of what happens when that faith is not effectively passed on. When we consider King David, we know from the Psalms that he had a great passion for God. When we study Hezekiah’s reign, we find that he practiced his faith better than any king before him. When we think about what type of faith we should pass on to our children, which is more important? Practice without passion is empty action. Practice without passion cannot answer the question of “Why?” On
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the other hand, passion without the practical expression of faith leaves us vulnerable to being led astray by every whim of doctrine or action that touches us emotionally. It is the practice of faith driven by the passion of our relationship to Christ that communicates effectively and powerfully the full message of the gospel. Passion gives us the “why,” while practice gives us the “what” and the “how.”
Jesus summed that up in one simple statement in John 14:15. On the night before his crucifixion, Jesus told his disciples, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” The answer to the question of what kind of faith should we pass on to our children is BOTH. God calls us to be fathers whose experience of faith is central to and guides every area of our lives. It is a faith that is PROFESSED though one’s lips and is PRACTICED through one’s life. This Father’s Day, I encourage you to commit to being the father, the grandfather, the greatgrandfather that God has called you to be. As fathers, let us fulfill the role as the priest of our homes and commit to teaching and living Christ before our families.
About The Author
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by Dr. Alan Hix
Dr. Alan Hix is an Associate Professor of Christian Studies at Shorter University. In addition to being and educator, he has served churches as a pastor, been involved in mission trips to Africa, Canada, and Alaska, and participated in archaeological excavations in Israel for several years.
Gò0dNews for Everyone
Finding Strength from Our Roots here comes a certain point in our lives where we dig down deep to find our inner strength. We often take a moment to pause and reflect on the things that brought us to where we are today. It’s almost as if we have to go back to our roots to find the meaning of how life is supposed to be. You can always remember where you came from, as it is part of the journey that has led you to where you are, and it will guide you along the way. We take many paths through life. Some of those paths are laid out before us and some we have to make on our
own. Paths are not always paved in stone; some are made from the simplest things, like walking down an old dirt road. In order to find your direction, you have to reflect back on where you have been. From time to time, there are storms that come to try to block our way. But not all storms come to destroy our lives, sometimes they come to clear a path for us. Storms seem to make trees take deeper roots—to dig deeper and hold tighter the stronger the wind blows. Often, we look at a small tree as weak and fragile, and think of a big tree as being so strong and unbreakable. Yet, appearances can look very different when we view something from a different point of view. A smaller tree can have deeper roots that are
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unseen. A larger tree appears to be stronger, but its roots are barely embedded into the soil. In the same way that a tree’s roots are planted deep into the soil, we need to plant our roots deep down in the Word of God so we may prosper. Psalms 1:3, “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” This is why it is so important to surround yourself with people that love you and support you in all you do. This is God’s way of keeping us rooted in unseen ways that guide us along life’s journey. Everything in this life has a root, although we may not see where it started or how it may end up. When we pray, keep our faith, and look for the positive side of things, we will find more blessings, thankfulness, and joy. Colossians 2:7, “Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” Don’t give up, learn to enjoy the view from where you are, and see the natural beauty that this life has to hold. Stand tall and stand proud of what you have done. When we are on an uncertain path, rest assured that God will provide us with the right shoes to walk the path that He has laid out before us. So, remember to dig your roots deeper so that you may firmly grow and prosper with the fruits of your labor. Jeremiah 17:7-8, “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of the drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.”
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by Paula Burgner
Paula Burgner is a very strong willed, outgoing, girl who loves working out, and she believes in her heart that you are capable of doing anything that you put your mind to.
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Scoring For the Wrong Team
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by Kristen West
y teammates were bewildered. My coach was
vulnerable to our old ways or one hot-button decision away
dismayed. The crowd was confused. My eighth-
from making a lay-up for our former team. The truth is, we
grade basketball team was pitted against a rival
all stumble in many things (James 3:2), are prone to sin, and
team on that very cold night in 1982. It was one of those
tend to get easily derailed in our faith journey. So, what do
small-town, everyone-gets-hot-under-the-collar kinds of
we do if we find we just scored for our old team? Get back in
games. The kind where, when you’re fourteen years old, it
the game!
feels like a life-or-death match. At one point in the game, I had stolen the ball from the opposing team’s point guard and dribbled to the basket as fast as I could. Most of the other players were behind me. The court ahead was clear. I went in for a lay-up and scored! An easy two points! I was thrilled… until I noticed my team wasn’t cheering and the other team was laughing. That was the mortifying moment when I realized I had just scored for the opposite team! I had succumbed to a moment of familiarity. You see, just one year before this embarrassing flub, I had been a player on the other team! Between my seventh and eighthgrade years, my family had moved. As a result, I changed
1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, He [God] is
schools. This game was the first time I had been on the court
faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and cleanse us
with my new team, facing my old team. For just a moment,
from all unrighteousness.”
I had a lapse in judgment and thought I was, once again, playing for my old team. Have you ever done that? Perhaps not in basketball,
God knows our weaknesses and is forever faithful and kind to help get us on our feet, brush us off, give us some great coaching encouragement, and send us back on the
but your Christian walk? In the spiritual scope of things,
court! And, the wonderful reality is that the longer you play
there are only two teams—God’s team and “the opposing”
for God’s team, the less likely you’ll be inclined to score for
team. According to Romans 3:23, we have all been a part of
your former team. It proved true for me in basketball, as
that opposing team at one point or another. As a result, we
well. I went on to play with the same girls from my eighth-
became familiar with it—the rhythms of a self-centered life;
grade ball team for the next five years. I didn’t make the
the habits of selfishness; the team support of the world and
mistake of scoring for my old team again.
all its trappings.
Lesson learned.
ultimately, the best decision we’ll ever make for ourselves and our neighbor; however, that doesn’t mean we’re not
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About The Author
Joining God’s team is essential for eternal life and, Kristen West works at Rock Bridge Community Church with a heart for staff leadership, development, and care. She is a communicator with a passion to inspire, encourage, and challenge others in their daily walk with Christ. She writes and publishes weekly content on her blog at kristen-west.com.
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Give Our Hurts to God
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by Chad Van De Griek
remember back to when I was around nine years old or so, I was getting out of the minivan and working to make my way into the house with the rest of the
family. At that point in my life, I was still learning how to accomplish physical tasks (like getting out of the car) by myself. As a result, it would often take a little bit of time for me to do. On this particular night, a former family member was growing impatient as I slowly made my way from the van to my awaiting reverse walker. He quickly and assertively picks me up and begins to carry me into the house. As we made our way into the house, he began to tell me that “people would get tired of carrying me around,” that I needed to learn to do things on my own, and to quit being, as he put it, “babied.” It’s interesting how little moments like the one I just described can often bring the most damage to one’s heart and mind. Even after fifteen plus years have passed, these painful words can still very much impact the way I think, speak, and act on a daily basis. I often find myself trying to get things done quickly when I know that people are waiting on me, and I am very apologetic if I feel like I am taking too much time to complete a particular task. I don’t want to feel like a burden or hindrance, so I try to shoulder everything on my own. And most of those habits stem from those words spoken on a quiet evening all those years ago. For so long, I took those words to heart, and I let them
my job to make sure they understand how much they hurt
control me in a lot of ways. But as I think back on things,
me or for me to prove them wrong. I can’t let the pain that
I realize that I can’t let someone else’s unhealthy choices
they caused control me. I have to give it to God and trust
become the loudest voice in my head. Of course, those
that I am never alone in that battle. No, it’s not easy. Yes,
words hurt, and I won’t deny that or pretend like they
there will be plenty of days where the pain comes flooding
didn’t impact me. But I can’t let the words of broken and
back or days where we have to wrestle with that pain and
hurting people be the ones that carry the most weight in my
forgiveness over and over. That doesn’t mean that anything
heart and mind.
is wrong with you or me. It shows that we’re human. We
Life is hard. People are going to say and do things that hurt. But I am realizing that forgiving those people is much
must continuously give our hurts to God and lean on those around us that we trust.
It’s about me trusting God enough to let them go. It’s not
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more about me and less about the person who hurt me. Chad Van De Griek lives in Nashville, TN! He loves Jesus, hockey (Go Preds), and is a big Bible nerd. Chad was born with Cerebral Palsy and is very passionate about using his writing as a way to show God’s love to everyone! You can find more of his writing at chadvandegriek.wordpress.com.
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Living Water by Katie Loveless
I
recently marveled at how casually a significant relationship
searching. Jesus came to make a way as He says:
seems to wax and wane in my life. The most tender spot
“But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him
stems from how casually they enter and exit when what I
really long for is continuity—a stay. As I prayed about it, God used this concern as a teachable moment to correct me. Isn’t that often what I do? Isn’t that sometimes how I worship? I come into His courts with praise, and then I leave. I enter His gates with thanksgiving, and then I go on about my day murmuring. I casually stroll into the presence of God, and then I exit when what God is longing for from me is
shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life” (John 4:14, KJV). Later Jesus says again: “If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth of me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water” (John 7:37b-38, KJV).
continuity—a stay. I want my relationship to be one in which there is no punctuation. There is no beginning and no ending—always with Him and Him always with me. I want to lock eyes with Jesus. I don’t want to go where He is not. I don’t want to be where He is not. And where He is on the move, that is where I want to be moving too. I began to think about water and how many of us get thirsty and visit wells for our supply. Wells of entertainment. Wells of knowledge. Wells of wishful thinking. Wells of nostalgia. Wells of judgement. Wells of superstition. Wells of tradition. In the natural sense, satisfying our thirst with well water has limitations. We must be in proximity to the supply. We also need a clean Finally, we need a reliable way to access the water. Friend, let’s remember that Jesus is our most significant relationship. We can stay tapped in to our source at all times. He came to revitalize our drinking habits. He came so that we wouldn’t have to go in search of people, places, and things outside of us but rather that we could draw from a fountain of life that springs forth from the inside of the life dedicated to Jesus. The story about Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well explains it all. He used a conversation with an outsider to reveal to us that we, too, are an outsider in need of a Savior and in need of a divine supply (see John 4:9-18). So many of us don’t have access to clean drinking water in the spiritual sense. We may feel lost and undone—thirsty and
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Maybe you’re like me and going through drought in meaningful relationships. Maybe, you are dry and dusty from being cut off from the source of things or people previously significant to you. Maybe, you don’t feel worthy to drink anything at all to free your tongue from the roof of your mouth. Beloved, it’s not all about what is going on all around you. It is about the stirring that takes place from the inside. If you are willing, invite God into the dusty places of your soul. Ask Him to come and fill you as only He can. Ask Him to cause water to come that springs up into everlasting life. Ask him to stir up a well of water that will never run dry. About The Author
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Katie Loveless is a social worker, wife, and mother of five boys. She is a student of grace who enjoys writing, gardening, and empowering others to pursue stability.
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The Voice at The End of The Line
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by Rhonda Lane
hen I was a teenager, there was an
thing we all have, if we will accept it, is a father.
AT&T commercial starring the late
A Heavenly Father. There are no long-distance
Bear Bryant, legendary football
charges and no dead cellphone batteries when we
coach at the University of Alabama. Although I
need to talk to Him. We just talk, we just groan,
don’t remember the entirety of the ad, its message has clung to my memory for some forty-plus years. The beginnings of the commercial probably espoused the virtues of using AT&T, as is the aim of most commercials. The last line, however, was the bombshell. Coach Bryant, by this time advanced in years, wistfully questioned his audience in a tender voice, “Have you called your Mama today? I sure wish I could call mine.” I was sitting next to my own mother, whom
we just cry. (“Likewise, the Spirit also helpeth
I saw every day, whom I talked with every day,
our infirmities: for we know not what we should
and whom I had teenage squabbles with almost
pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh
every day when this popular commercial aired.
intercession for us with groanings which cannot
Immediately, at a rather late hour, my mom
be uttered,” Romans 8:26). He immediately hears
jumped up from her seat, went to the phone,
it all, interprets it all, and listens to it all. Talk to
and dialed her mother’s number. At my age, I
your Father.” ‘
understood her motivation, though I was too young to yet feel it. It remains one of the most
Have you called your Mama today? I sure wish I could call mine.
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memorable moments of my life. Rhonda Lane is a native of Dalton, Georgia, and is an orphaned, old maid, and only child trying to find her way in the world and lose herself in Jesus Christ.
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June Joy
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by Monica Gambrell
y parents divorced when I was six years old,
we asked my mother where we were going, she always
and my mother assumed the role of both mother
replied with a resounding “who knows, but we’ll have fun
and father. She was a strict disciplinarian, and
getting there!” We would literally have no destination in
there was no doubt that she held tight reigns on the entire family. As a wonderful balance to the discipline, she took any available opportunity to create moments of joy. Saturdays were both dreaded and looked forward to by
mind, just a pleasant drive and a lot of fun. I could recount numerous such trips, but one comes to mind more than most. It was late June and extremely hot. We were all piled into the station wagon, and I’m sure
all of us. The standing rule was this: “as soon as the house
our conversation in the back was as heated as the black
is clean, we begin an adventure.” And when mom said
tar road on which we were traveling. My mother took the
clean, she meant spotless! We stripped the beds, did all the laundry, swept, mopped, and waxed the wood floors, cleaned the inside of the refrigerator, washed the windows, cleaned the floor furnace, cleaned the oven, dusted, and much more. I’ve never known anyone that was more of a pack-rat than she was, so dusting (always my job) was a real chore. The kitchen sink was lined with a towel before adding hot sudsy water, and every knick-knack in the house had to be washed and dried before returning it to a freshly dusted shelf or table. If you come to my house today, you’ll find very few things that are not utilitarian because I don’t want to have to dust them. Every hairbrush in the house was soaked in bleach water, then rinsed and laid out
watermelon that was rolling around the back floor of the
to dry. We knew not to dawdle, though, because it was a
car and made a game that was both tasty and entertaining.
race to finish so our adventure could begin!
She cracked it open on the tailgate (no utensils handy),
Every family develops their own way of looking
scooped it out by hand, and tossed hands full to each of us
at things, and my mother encouraged in every way
lined up on the side of the road while we held our hands
the thought that “the journey is the point, not the
behind our backs. Imagine driving by and seeing that!
destination.” In those sweet days of my childhood,
What a clever way to break up the tension and irritation of
weekend adventures were treasured beyond words. We
six people in a hot, crowded car!
always kept the ice-cream freezer (the hand-crank kind)
How easy it is to choose joy. How rarely do we choose
in the trunk of the car, along with peanut butter, canned
it. Lord, help us to have an attitude of joy. May we search
meat, rock salt, and other “necessities.” When cleaning
for it as one searches for great riches. “These things have
ceased, we threw together a cooler of food and ice, and
I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and
piled in the car for a trip to who knows where. When
that your joy might be full” (John 15:11).
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Picking Up Where We Left Off: Learning from Zechariah
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by Sandra Gilmore
e just stood there, stunned, overwhelmed. Nothing he had ever known compared to the entity before him. Nothing he had ever heard compared to the words spoken. From this
other-worldly being came an other-worldly message: your prayer was heard. Zechariah was a priest who had even married into another priestly family. The family business, so to speak, was prayer. He was surrounded by prayers, prayers for High Holy Days, for his community, for his nation, for adoration and praise, for supplication and petition, for thanksgiving, for intercession. That’s what brought him to the holy place that day. It would have been expected, would have even made sense for Zechariah to reply, “Which prayer?” And yet, as the story flows from Luke chapter one, Zechariah seems to know precisely which one. Of all the prayers, he knew this Messenger appeared “to the right of the altar” specifically for the one most tender to Zechariah’s heart. The Greek allows for even more context in translation: it implies the prayer was one that wasn’t even prayed anymore, longshelved without a hint much less a harvest. Could it be Elizabeth’s husband had forgotten he prayed it? Maybe, except we know from in turn, he—was reminded daily of the presence of children in the lives of others by the aching absence of children in their own lives. No baby clothes hanging on the line repeatedly during the week. No extra meals to prepare for younger folks in the household. No small chairs or beds among the furnishings. No milestones to discuss over the fence to the neighbor. No further investment in a once-enthusiastically offered prayer. We associate this story with the Christmas story. Have you been following this series? Check each month as we explore often-overlooked connections to this sacred event and wind our way back to Christmas.
Before the tinsel, lights, stockings, and trinkets, there was a prayer. Before the tax edict, before the long ride to Bethlehem, before shepherds and the manger, there was a prayer. And the interesting thing about that prayer was, it’s quite possible, it had been set aside. Do you quit praying after a while? When natural evidence says the prayer won’t be answered, when logic speaks otherwise, when your heart loses hope? Check your reason for quitting. Was it you or the Lord who told you to cease your petition? If it was your own logic or fatigue, pick up that prayer again and keep going. It’s not too late. It may
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have been stifled, shelved, or shuffled around in your heart, but not in heaven! Before you chide yourself too harshly, remember it’s hard to live supernaturally in a natural world. How do we keep focused on not only the long-awaited answer but on the Answer-er? If this were a complicated process based on multiple segments with accompanying printed logos on attire, journals, and coffee mugs, folks might be more inclined to participate. It’s rather direct and straightforward: study the Word. Collect examples of prayers and prayer patterns. Find encouragement from diligent pray-ers who didn’t give up. Or maybe you can relate to those who weren’t so diligent and had to pick up from where they left off like Zechariah. Although his prayer seemed to center in their household, the answer (their son John the Baptist) impacted the world. Your prayers are also part of a design set in motion by the Grand Designer. Only God knows the potential they hold. Stand in faith and keep praying! About The Author
Elizabeth’s musings, she had not forgotten the prayer. She—and
Sandra Gilmore serves the Lord as wife, mom, and encourager, mostly through writing and speaking, occasionally through cooking, rarely through anything athletic and only because of the mercy and grace of Jesus. You can reach her by email: tandsgilmore@yahoo.com or her website: www.sandragilmore.org
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Ingredients
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• ½ cup of milk
1. Combine the first five ingredients until smooth.
• ¾ cup of self-rising flour
2. Then, spread into pan to form crust.
• 1 large box of vanilla instant pudding mix
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Being Made in God’s Image
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by Chase Holtzclaw
ook up and tell me what you see. If you are a believer,
should look at ourselves. How wonderful it is to think
you might see something besides clouds and the sky.
about His love for us. God knew how we would be when
You might see the heavens and look up and say Abba
He chose us. He knew how we would betray Him and sin
or Father God. When I look up, it reminds me of how small
against Him, and yet He still chose us before the foundation
I truly am compared to the existence of the things God has
of the earth. How beautiful is His perfect love for us that He
created. I like to look up at the sky and talk to my Father
would put Himself through death to give us life—a life for
God who is in heaven. God said, “Let us make man in our image according to Our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26). God created man in His own image to remind us of Him. What do you think God sees when He looks at us? This question has so many answers from so many well-educated scholars, and these scholars have much to say about this topic. When I ask myself this question, I must look back to the work of God and think, God said that He made us in His own image. In this image is a perfect plan for our lives and the future we are created for. When we are born, our parents looked at us and compared us to them. How we have the same nose or the same color eyes. We often look at our children and see ourselves in them or parts
a life, after all, is the cost of sin. Sin will cause death, and
of our loved ones. When our kids act a certain way, we can
through our sinfulness, Jesus chose death of His body for us.
see where they may get it from. Father God knows where
The enemy does not want us to see ourselves the way
we get our likeness from. He knows all things about us from
God sees us. He wants us to see the same disappointment
the inside to the outside.
that he sees when he looks at himself. Imagine the jealously
When we look at ourselves in the mirror, do we see
that the enemy has for us because of the love God has for
the love of the Father on us, or do we see the weight of the
you and I. We can overcome the enemy when we truly
sins that we have committed? Sin will not allow us to look
look at ourselves and can see the love of our Heavenly
at ourselves as the image of God. It only lets us look at
Father resting on us. The peace that comes with that is
ourselves with guilt and shame. We are children of the God
overwhelming and is contagious to others. When we are
Almighty, and when we look at ourselves, we should see
walking with the image we were created to walk in, people
Him through us.
can immediately see the light of the Lord through us.
Bearing the image of God is nothing to take lightly us in His image. Our God, the creator of all things, chose to make us His own, which completely changes how we
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considering He loved us so much that He chose to make
Chase Holtzclaw has three wonderful kids. God saved Chase’s life by showing him He has a better way. Chase prays that he can show his children how to love God above everything and to love their neighbor as themselves.
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Walking With Molly—Part 2
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by Shelley Knick
raining sessions with Molly continued to grow deeper,
impulse would be to kneel down to her, hold her sweet face
offering more insights. One day, in particular, still
in my hands to remind her, “We are two different species my
stands out. In the world of Washington state weather,
dear. You are missing the point here.”
the days seem to vacillate between romantic summers,
Tears filled my eyes when I thought about God seeing
painfully harsh winters, and chronic in-betweens of blah.
all my trying and failing and holding me close nonetheless.
Routine walks would often take on the temperament of
He likely saw effort, fight, and perseverance—qualities He
the weather. Which is to say, Washington weather and
respected, perhaps admired. Likewise, he saw my impatience
Washington moods are not that far apart.
and demanding responses to failed expectations. It hit me
Molly, however, became a constant for me. Her mood was steady when mine was not. It was humbling how she looked at me with admiration and reverence. She lived for our time together. Molly had a past that was unknown to me. When she came into my life, I knew nothing about how she might have been abandoned. I knew only that she looked like she had recently nursed a litter of puppies and was now discarded. She had lived some years and accumulated some experiences. Her path had refined her, and this intrigued me. Like Molly, at that time, I was a mother without her children and geographically far from my family. Unlike Molly, I had not been used and abandoned along a country road. My story wasn’t overtly tragic. But I had accumulated
that I was ambitious to be awesome like God rather than
enough years and experiences to leave my soul familiar
awesome with God. When we walk with God, we become
with being dislocated in life, detached from purpose, and
a unit. Ultimately, we share in God-Likeness because of
seeking to resolve an ache that consumed me. When Molly
our harmony. He offers transcendent qualities beyond our
arrived, she came with her breeding mate. He was strong and
species. We offer him a vessel, a character, and a reach that
relentless in his will. When they were together, she was his.
is uniquely human. Absent of Him, our striving is in ego. In
After we found him a new home, she and I walked together
truth, He teaches us that relationship is transformative and
like two women in their thirties trying to figure out our
transaction is religious.
purposes together. Something about her poise and elegance made me
Inevitably, Molly gets distracted and defaults to her animal instincts. In response, I apply training techniques
proud of her, though I wasn’t responsible for these qualities.
on the walk to bring her mind back to calm submission.
It was admiration. I wondered what it would be like if she
Restoring our peace becomes my primary objective, as it is
knew how I thought of her. If I felt this way towards her, I
with God. “Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be
considered how similarly God thought of me as we walked.
recovered, so we must die. But that is not what God desires;
Then I imagined her growing insecure and anxious because she had big ambitions that she wouldn’t have if not
rather he devises ways so that a banished person does not remain banished from him” (2 Sam. 14:14).
up on two legs, to walk and talk with me? Would she grow guilty and wrecked with self-defeat because she couldn’t do more human things? This seemed ridiculous to me. My
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for knowing me. What if she began pressuring herself to stand Shelley is an aspiring writer. She is also a nurse, a wife to her high school sweetheart of 22 years, a brand-new mama to their miracle baby, and a new resident of Rome after moving from Washington state.
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Our New Home by Judy Hood
We’ll fly like an eagle when Jesus calls us home
We’ll be such a happy bunch—just you wait and see
We’ll dance in the clouds never more to roam
As we worship our Lord, He will be so pleased
It will be such a party; don’t you want to go?
You can’t get to heaven by paying a fee
He’ll take us to that land called our new home
All you need to do is bow on your knee
We’ll watch the angels singing in the choir
God loves everyone, He says in His word
What a sound we will hear like the Holy Ghost fire
He wants you to come and be a part of His herd
It will be brighter than the sunshine we all know
He painted heaven with splendor; we’ll be so amazed
We’ll bathe in His beauty as He calls the roll
We’ll spend eternity with Jesus all of our days
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Praying Offensively
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by Jade Morgan
o you ever watch a movie or TV show with
of Esther in such a way God’s power and deity cannot be
someone and they start predicting what will
denied. When it seems we do not see, hear, or feel God, He
happen? It can be so annoying when this happens,
is there, and His promises and Word are being fulfilled.
especially when what they are predicting turns out to
With anxiety and depression more commonly spoken
actually happen. Unfortunately, I am totally this person. My
about than ever before, it seems it is easier for our minds
close friends have learned this about me, and at first, they
to be bent more towards the negative. No wonder it has
were impressed. Now, I am not so sure!
become accepted and commonplace to assume the enemy
Just last week, I was watching a movie with a group of friends, and the uncontrollable urge to audibly say what I
is lurking, or thwarting plans, before we choose to see what God is doing in our midst.
could see coming overtook me. I gave in and verbalized my prediction. My close friend said, “She always does that.” My response was, “They give you every clue about what is going to happen!” A few days later, I was watching a suspenseful TV show and I felt that feeling creep in again. I knew what was about to happen. It was so clear to me. Then, about five minutes later, it did indeed occur. In that moment, I began to realize how this concept parallels our spiritual lives. At first, my thought was that, more often than not, there seem to be clues indicating forthcoming danger or sorrow. I can look back and see this clearly in my own life. Indicators and signs that seemed so hidden at the time but now seem abundantly clear. I had
My pastor said something to me last year that I did
an adversary clearly fighting against me. Having been
not understand at the time, but that has become more
born and bred in the south, I have often been the recipient
and more clear the last several months. He said, “Pray
of the phrases, “The enemy is lurking about,” and “God
offensive prayers, not defensive ones.” I see now how
must be up to something for the enemy to be fighting you
vital it is to not wait until we are in conflict, or tension, or
so hard.” These expressions are said in abundance, and
something stressful happens to pray—this would be praying
often without thought of the power we are giving the
defensively. Creating the habit of praying offensively,
enemy when we say these words and just believe them as
praying to be “Alert and sober minded,” as 1 Peter 5:8 says,
truth. There are often clues about what the enemy is up
and putting on the full armor of God in Ephesians 6 shifts
to, sure. Yet, there are always indications of what God is
our brains and spiritual lives to be on the offense before the
doing and how He is working.
trials even come. Intentional practice will not make perfect,
The story of Esther is so intriguing to me because of
but it will make purpose.
no direct mention of Jesus, nor any of the names people call God. However, it is evident He was there working the entire time. The gospel story is woven throughout the entirely
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how it lacks the mention of the Lord in any way. There is Jade Morgan taught special education for thirteen years before God called her to ministry. She is currently the Connect & Serve Director at Public Church in Cleveland, Tennessee, where she also leads a ladies Community Group.
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The Great Chase
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by Donald Cantrell
ecently, Kinsley, my nine-year-old granddaughter,
We got out of my truck, and Kinsley began to look at
and I were in South Dalton driving around so that
all of the snow cones and ice creams that the truck offered
I could pick up a small table that I had bought off
before settling on a Birthday Cake flavored ice cream on
Facebook Market Place. As we made our purchase and were
a stick. We had set out to go and pick up a small table for
about to turn my truck around in a local subdivision, we
my Sunday school class, and before we knew it, we were
encountered an ice cream truck.
involved in the “Great Chase” for ice cream. It was as if we
I asked Kinsley if she wanted a snow cone or an ice
were chasing down a stagecoach.
cream, and the reply was a deafening, “YES.” So, I pulled
As we got back into my truck to meet our family for a
up behind this vehicle, flashed my lights and honked my
quick dinner before church, I heard the most heartwarming
horn, to no avail, as the truck kept on going, but so did we.
words that a “Poppy” can ever get, as Kinsley said, “Thanks
As I followed the truck, I told Kinsley that it was not going
Poppy, that was so fun.” I think sometimes the most fun
to stop, and I heard this reply, “Poppy, let’s chase it down.”
things in life just happen without being planned. Kinsley
Just like that, the great chase was on as we followed this
knows that I often write articles in this magazine, so she
vehicle to the great unknown.
said, “Poppy, when you get home, you need to write a
The deafening shrills and giggles were worth the chase
story about this.” I love writing stories about our exciting
as I got behind the truck and followed it around curves
escapades, but even more than that, I love writing stories in
and over hills. The entire chase involved lots of deafening
her little heart that will last a lifetime.
cries of “Poppy, don’t lose the truck, I want an ice cream.”
As she gets older, she will forget all of the gifts that I
In a matter of minutes, which seemed like hours, the truck
have bought her over the years, but she will never forget
made a turn down a dirt road, which was a side entrance
things like the “Great Chase.” As many of you might know,
to Lakeshore Park, where the truck stopped, with its music
I have been her “Babysitter” since she was four months old,
playing, and the “Great Chase” ended.
and every day is a new day of adventure and exploration. The most precious things in life are often free and happen without any planning or forethought. I am so looking forward to the
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next “Great Chase.”
Donald Cantrell is a lifelong native of Murray county and has been pastoring and preaching since 1980. He has had the honor of publishing over thirty books and his sermon material is sold all over the world by various online companies. If you visit his house any weekend in the fall you will find them watching the “Florida Gators or the New England Patriots… Chomp Chomp.”
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