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Contents J U LY 2 0 1 8

GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk 6 What Can I Do About Guilt?

GoodNews for Health & Fitness 24 Pain Relief with Deep Tissue Laser Therapy

GoodNews for Kids 8 A Note to Self

GoodNews for Teens 26 Fearless

GoodNews on Money Matters 10 Be Passive Aggressive

GoodNews from the Physician’s Desk 28 Are You Helping Others?

GoodNews for Men 12 Seeing Our Kingdom Purpose

GoodNews for Everyone 30 Happily Ever After

by Brent Madaris

by Dr. Stephanie Young

by Andrew Lee

by Theodore Young, Jr.

GoodNews for Women 14 Destiny Awaits

by Sharyl Sieh

GoodNews for Parents 18 Billboards

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GoodNews for Everyone 22 Why Do We Pray?

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by Dr. Charles Pray

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GoodNews for Everyone 32 Compassion

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GoodNews for Everyone 34 A Teacher Like You

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GoodNews for Women’s Health 36 Neck Lipostructure with FaceTite

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What Can I Do About Guilt?

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by Pastor Brent Madaris

any of the people I have known have been

However, if you are saved and are troubled by the guilt

overwhelmed with guilt. I suppose there is not a

of wrongdoing, then the first step in getting rid of guilt is

person alive who has not experienced the painful

admission. Own up to the fact that you have done wrong.

feeling of guilt. Generally speaking, guilt is the feeling of remorse or sorrow for some wrong thing that we have done. In

Don’t sugar coat the situation or try to excuse yourself.

The second step is confession (I John 1:9; Ephesians 1:7;

other words you feel guilt when you are guilty (Genesis 42:21).

Revelation 1:5). Confession involves not only telling God

Sometimes people assume guilt that is not their own. For

about your wrongdoing, but it implies that you come into

example, a parent who experiences guilt for a child that chooses

agreement with him concerning your sin. In other words, you

to become a prodigal, even though

see your wrong as He sees it, and

that parent did everything they

you abhor it. This is the basic idea

could to raise the child right. Some

behind repentance. You not only

people experience guilt for accidents

are sorry for the wrong, but you

that could not be avoided.

turn from it in disgust and dislike.

Be careful here. Some try to use

If considered in its proper perspective, guilt (as a result of

I John 1:9 repetitively as a spot

wrongdoing) can actually be a

remover for emotional guilt. Your

positive experience. Guilt is the

confession must be genuine.

work of our moral nature trying

The third step is restitution.

to tell us that we need to get

If confession gets your heart right

something right. The feeling of

with God, then restitution gets

guilt can prompt us to want to

it right with your fellow man. If

“make things right.” In this light,

you have harmed or wronged

guilt can lead us to constructive

someone, and it is within your

behavior. The problem, and the

power to make it right, then by all

tragedy, lies in the reality that a

means do it. See Luke 19:8 as an

great number of people in our day do the wrong thing when

illustration of this. This concept also involves forgiving others.

they experience guilt.

Many times, in our wrongdoing, we offend and hurt others.

• Some try to medicate it. They think that if they can just take the right pill, they can achieve relief from guilt.

• Some try to ignore or deny it, and it just gets worse, sometimes leading to psychological disorders.

• Some try to drown it, generally in destructive things

In turn, these people attempt and often succeed in hurting us back. In order to be forgiven, we must be willing to forgive (Matthew 6:14,15; 18:21,22).

The fourth step is contribution. Even though you may get victory over guilt, believe me, it will try to resurrect itself and

(alcohol, drugs, overeating, illicit sex, etc.); and sometimes

drag you down. Therefore may I recommend that you get busy

in beneficial and community oriented things (civic clubs,

serving God. Living for and loving God with all your heart,

charitable efforts, humanitarian organizations, work, etc.).

mind, soul, and strength are great defenses against the re-

What is the proper thing to do with guilt so that we might rid ourselves of it? Consider the following points, and may you find relief from your pain.

First of all, if you have never been saved, I encourage you

emergence of guilt in your life.

All of the above points are illustrated in the life of Peter, when he denied Christ. See Matthew 26:69-75 (admission / confession); Luke 24:9-12 (restitution); John 21:15-19 (contribution).

receive Jesus Christ as your Savior (Acts 17:30; 20:21; John 1:12).

This will not only remove the penalty of sin, but also relieve you of its inherent guiltiness.

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About The Author

to trust Christ now. Realize you are lost, repent of your sin, and Brent Madaris is the Pastor of New Haven Baptist Church in Summerville, GA. He is also a Family Nurse Practitioner. He has a Master of Divinity from Crown Seminary and is currently engaging Doctoral studies at Pensacola Theological Seminary.

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A Note to Self

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by Dr. Stephanie Young

o you have a journal or a diary? You may think that is an out of date question. You may even be asking me as you read this, “Who does that anymore?” I even laughed a bit to myself as I asked the question. But, it’s not odd and it’s something that we have gotten away from in the fast age of computers,

and said, ‘put the vision in writing and make it clear on stones, so that the reader may go quickly.’” Simply meaning: write things down. You may have had talks with God and asked for things to happen better in your life. You may have wished for a family member to get better, for a friend to be happy, or even asked God to improve some things for you. Write it down!

Yes, He hears you when you call out. Yes, He knows your thoughts. But, write it down so that you can also remember what you have shared with him.

What about the dreams that you have for your life? What do you want to do even as a young person? Write it down! Make it plain!

That way, you as the author and the reader can run with it. When you look back on what you have written, God will remind you of His promises to fulfill what is in His will. When you look back, you will be reminded of the steps you have taken from that date towards your dreams. When you look back at what you have written, you will find encouragement in your words and remember the gifts that God has given you to walk through your live. The words will then not only be on the paper, but begin to make a mark in your heart and spirit.

Proverbs 7:3 says, “Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.”

In the Old Testament book of Habakkuk, there is a verse in chapter 2 that many adults quote that could be helpful even as a young person. Verse 2 (Basic English version), says this, “And the Lord gave me an answer

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About The Author

tablets, and smart phones. When I was in elementary school, it was common to have a diary and even a few boys kept a journal just to jot down some thoughts. It’s actually not a bad idea to revisit that practice.

So, I challenge you to begin a journal. It can be a paper notebook or a journal app on the computer or phone. Either way, write. It doesn’t have to be long, just a thought for the day, a few sentences that share how you are feeling, an event from school, or a prayer that you have. I encourage you to begin “Notes to Self” and watch how God’s plan for your life is put into action.

Dr. Stephanie Young is an educator with over 20 years experience in the public and private sector. She has worked in various parts of ministry, but most closely with marriage ministry alongside her husband, Theodore Young Jr. of 20 years. She looks forward to see all that God has in store for the future.

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M

y regular readers know that I have served as a coordinator for Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University for over fourteen years at my local church, Westmore Church of God. So I’m a big advocate of Ramsey’s principles for budgeting and getting out of debt. Now, let me shock you by saying that I have some disagreements with statements Ramsey makes regarding investing. Let’s start with the common ground: I fully agree with Ramsey’s advice to try to save 15% of income every month into retirement accounts—Roth IRA, 401k, etc. And I have no problem with his advice to diversify your investments over a variety of stock funds including large companies, small companies, emerging markets, and global funds which invest in companies around the world. But I strongly disagree with Ramsey continually insisting that actively-managed mutual funds are the wisest choice because there are “plenty of them out there that have consistently beaten the market.” This statement is extremely suspect and flies in the face of all academic research over many decades. Certainly, some funds do beat the stock market indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S & P 500 Index of the 500 largest U.S. companies—in any given year. But the question is, how do actively-managed funds fare against “passive” index funds over long periods of time? Over periods of ten years, fifteen years, or longer, the number of actively-managed mutual funds that have “beat the market” consistently is very small; in fact, numerous academic studies by researchers (some of them have won the Nobel Prize for Economics) prove that after fifteen years, barely ten percent of activelymanaged mutual funds have beaten their benchmark index (the stock market average their performance is

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judged against). And even this number of ten percent is really misleading because during those fifteen years, nearly half of the actively-managed funds collapsed and disappeared due to their poor performance, so the number of funds “beating the market” over fifteen years or longer is actually much smaller than ten percent. Ramsey is known for recommending the American Funds family which typically charges an upfront commission of 5.75% (ouch!), in addition to annual fees that are roughly triple the cost of a no-load index fund such as the Vanguard S&P 500 Index Fund or the Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund (both which I highly recommend for diversification and the lowest fees in the industry). In fact, one of the American Funds which Ramsey owns shows a ten-year annual return of 7.61%, which is quite respectable until you see that the S&P 500 Index returned 9.69% over that same ten-year period, and the index fund (in this case, from Vanguard) had an annual expense ratio (fees charged yearly to the investor) which is fourteen times less expensive than the American Funds annual fees. Over a couple of decades or more, the difference in those annual costs really adds up and makes a tremendous difference in the amount of money you’ll have at retirement. I am obviously trying to be provocative by titling this article “Be Passive Aggressive,” but now you can see what I mean.

While some like Dave Ramsey insist that actively-managed funds are superior to “passive” index funds, I (along with famed investor Warren Buffett and nearly every acclaimed academic economist) insist that most of us would be better off by investing in index funds due to their low costs and superior performance in the long run. When it comes to long-term investing, “don’t just do something, sit there.”

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Seeing Our Kingdom Purpose

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by Theodore Young, Jr.

ur creator has given us our identity. God confirmed

the animals before him he assigned all of them names. The

that he is our creator. He blew into our being

animals saw the image of the living God in Adam.

the breath of life. Jehovah has placed us all in an

When Adam saw Eve for the first time he named her in

environment that will cause us to thrive. The environment

the presence of God. He saw the divine helper he needed to

may be abusive, desolate, or hostile, but it is our faith in him

fulfill the completeness of God’s will. Adam received God’s

that will allow his provision in our life. His plan is for us to

revelation and the divine help he needed to fill this earth with

reflect his image over all the face of this earth. Our purpose

the image of his creator.

is interwoven into his purpose for our life. His original

It is truly amazing as Christian men how easy it is for

plan remains the same for us. To display the image of the

us to be overwhelmed, confused, and uncertain in life. The

great “I am”. He spoke truth and provision into our identity.

word of God continues to speak to us from the Bible. It is our

In this world he has given us warning and caution about

responsibility to read, study, and meditate on it to receive his

stepping outside of his will. His words make it clear that there is no better place for us to be than in his will. Moving outside of his will is

divine instructions of our life. His love offering of his only begotten son still remains the greatest gift that can be received by man. Matthew 13:11-12 tells us that those

settling for less than best for our lives. God

who have received Christ can discover the “secrets

speaks consequences should we violate his

of the kingdom.” This scripture includes the ability

warnings. There is no doubt how rebellion

to gain more knowledge from God provided we

and disobedience will negatively impact our

seek after him for more.

lives. The Lord guides towards his ultimate

Jesus has authorized us to go boldly before

purpose while being comforted by his will.

the throne of grace in his name and ask God for

This is what Adam experienced in the

his will to be done in our lives. God defines our

Garden of Eden in Genesis 2:15-25. There was

true manhood. He designed us in our mother’s

an environment of safety and belonging

womb. He promised never to leave

for Adam. There was never a

us. He is standing at our

thought in Adam’s mind

destiny waiting there,

that he could fail

knowing his purpose

following after God.

will be completed.

All of his questions were met with truth and guidance. He was empowered and inspired to express the creativity that was placed in him God brought all of

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About The Author

by God. When Theodore Young was born and lived in Bronx, NY, for 42 years. He has been married 19 years and is the father of two teenage daughters. He accepted Christ in his life 31 years ago. He works as a licensed social worker in the state of Tennessee for the last 8 years.

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Destiny Awaits oman, your destiny is waiting.

You may come from humble beginnings.

You may even be an orphan like me. There was a time when I felt like a nobody. At age 27, the Lord called me and told me to teach others about him.

Through ACTS Ministry in Burkina Faso, thousands of women and children have heard and responded the Good News of Salvation in Jesus.

Jesus calls us into his family and we all have a unique destiny to fulfill. It is God who works in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure (Philippians 2:13).

It didn’t look like it, but a young girl, an orphan by the name of Hadassah, had a destiny to fulfill. She was a most unlikely candidate for receiving honor. She was far away from her own country, in a foreign land under a Persian king who had no regard for the God of the Jews.

It happened that the King grew angry with his

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Queen and began looking among virgins from which he would choose a replacement. You know the story: by “chance” Hadassah, known to the Persians as Esther, was chosen and the King found he loved her above all the others. Esther was crowned queen.

As this unfolded, the Lord was positioning Esther for destiny. Secretly, an enemy of the Jews plotted to kill all the Jews. Esther’s destiny was revealed. It was her time to speak out for righteousness and save her people.

Her Uncle Mordecai told her to go and tell the King about the evil plot. Even though she was queen, Esther was a woman who had no right to talk to the King without an invitation.

Esther was frightened. But Mordecai said that if she stayed quiet, deliverance might arise from another place, but she may be destroyed. Then he said the words often quoted, “Who knows if you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther spoke and deliverance came. She fulfilled her destiny.

The Lord knew you from your mother’s womb, called you and put you in the place where you are right now. He has planned your future, but you must choose it. Your destiny awaits.

Each one of us can reach people that others cannot reach. And you are his first choice. What if your next decision opened a door to a life of joy and satisfaction?

What if your words changed the outcome of another’s life-path or a whole nation?

It is not chance that you have the friends you have.

It is not chance that you live where you do. He was getting you into position. Do what it takes to prepare.

The Lord has promised to help you find his will and to give you the strength to carry out his destiny through you. Not only will you find satisfaction as you work for the Lord, but he will also take pleasure in your destiny.

Woman, like Esther, your destiny awaits.

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by Sharyl Sieh

Sharyl J. Sieh is the founder of ACTS Ministry.

She is married to her husband Dennis Sieh and they reside in Cleveland, TN.

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Gò0dNews for Parents

Billboards

by Jennie Arnold

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ost of us don't stop to consider it but our lives are "walking billboards" for God if we call ourselves Christ followers. How we conduct ourselves, especially when out in public, is a testimony as to how close a walk we actually have with Him.

"Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise� (sensible, intelligent people) (Eph. 5:15).

Do I walk daily as one who is showing the love of God to others, especially in how I speak to or treat them? Do I try to reach out to a stranger in need? Am I available to a neighbor that might need a listening ear or a meal cooked? I know many who are not Christ followers who are probably watching my every move. Yes, I fail at times. But, still I "press on" to do my best at whatever I feel I've been called to. "And this is love; that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love" (2 John 6).

There are some days my "billboard life" might not be as pretty as others. Possibly I'm dealing with an issue and trying to work through it with the help of the Holy Spirit. But then the day comes when things are back on track, looking up, and I feel ready to tackle whatever comes along.

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About The Author

I might not have a "fancy" billboard life but I pray that my "simple, but God-loving" walk is something to catch someone's notice and they might want just a tiny bit of what I have. I long to be able to give God glory for all that my life has been and will continue to be. For Him.

Jennie Arnold lives in Chatsworth, GA, attends Rock Bridge Community Church.I love to travel and see new places! I enjoy reading and doing Bible studies to help my spiritual growth.

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Gò0dNews for Everyone

Why Do We Pray?

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by David Beckmann

rom a certain standpoint, Christian prayer is

someone. It just so happens that that someone is

an odd thing. Just think about it. Jesus tells

the most wonderful being in all the universe!

us that our Father in heaven knows what we

When two people love each other, what they talk

need before we ask, and then tells us to ask anyway

about usually doesn't matter that much. Talking with

(Matthew 6:8-9). What sense does that make? Why

each other is just the enjoyment of being with each

take time to tell God about something that he already

other, of sharing their lives with each other. In fact,

knows about?

they don't even have to talk to enjoy being together.

I think that's a good question.

So it is with Christian prayer. It's not the activity of

C. S. Lewis also thought the question was worth answering, and he does so in his book Letters to Malcolm. Lewis' answer is that our greatest comfort in prayer is not getting our answers. Christians don't pray primarily because we want God to do something. The chief comfort of prayer is the simple fact of being heard. To know our heavenly Father is listening and that he hears us is the chief comfort which makes prayer worthwhile.

When you think about it, this answer rings true. When we believers are sure God hears us, whether he says yes or no to our petitions is not that important. We like it when he says yes! But when we

asking for things that defines what we are doing or

know he loves and hears us, and yet says no, then we

accomplishes what we are mutually after.

are confident that he has said no because he knew it was better for us to do so.

The Christian life is not some scheme for

If all we know about prayer is asking God for things, then, yes, it looks irrational. But if we recognize that God himself, through his Son, calls us

managing our lives by hoping God will give us

to pray so we can share our lives with him and he

what we want whenever we ask. A Christian is a

can share his with us, it's one of the most wonderful

person who, by God's grace and mercy in Jesus,

things human beings can do.

and Redeemer. When we pray, we are participating in that fellowship. We are sharing our lives with

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About The Author

is called into a living fellowship with our Creator The Rev. David Beckmann is an Anglican priest and Moderator of the C.S. Lewis Society of Chattanooga.

Recently he was Director of the C. S. Lewis Study Centre at The Kilns, Oxford, UK. He blogs at revbeckmann.com.

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iving with pain and arthritis can be a crippling experience. Nothing’s worse than feeling great mentally, but physically feeling held back from

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Fearless

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by Bud Kinches

ear is defined as a distressing emotion aroused by

scriptures to back up what I'm telling you. In fact, did you

impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the

know that there are 365 “fear not” scriptures in the Bible?

threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition

That's one for every day of the year! Surely this is a witness

of being afraid. As a teenager, what do you fear? Is it peer pressure, trying to impress friends, not doing good

to the fact that living a fearless life is possible.

I would like to share a few with you. Psalm 23:4 says,

in school, getting bullied, not living up to your parent's

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of

expectations, or maybe not doing well on your sports

death, I will fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and

team? What if I told you that all that fear can go away?

your staff, they comfort me.” Isaiah 41:10 says, “Fear not,

That living a life without fear is possible? My friend, with

for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will

100% certainty I can tell you that it is possible and I have

strengthen you, yes I will help you, I will uphold you with

the proof to back it up.

My righteous right hand.” Psalms 27:1-3 says, “The Lord

There came a time in my life, in 2007, when I was

is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? When the

dealing with fear like never before. I was praying and

wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies

asking the Lord to help me overcome it and He gave me

and foes, they stumbled and fell. Though an army may

a revelation that radically changed my life forever. If you

encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war

read the beginning of Acts 18 you'll find that Paul was

may rise against me, in this I will be confident.”

preaching the gospel but getting a lot of opposition from the people he was preaching to. The scripture doesn't

If you are a Christian dealing with fear, I believe the Lord let you read this to be encouraged and reminded

say he was afraid, but maybe he was. Angry at the

that the only one to fear is God Himself. That simply

people and fearful of what might happen to him. If

means to respect and reverence Him. Jesus said in

you keep reading it says that Jesus came to him in a

Matthew 10:28 to not fear those who can kill the

vision and told Paul to not be afraid but rather speak, to not keep silent. He told Paul to not be afraid because He

body but not the soul, but fear Him who can destroy both the body and the soul.

was with

Remember this: Fear is simply False

him everywhere

Evidence Appearing

he went.

Real. Fear is one of

It's that simple.

the greatest tools

If you're born again

the enemy is using

that means you've

today. Praise be to

accepted Jesus

God that through

into your heart

a relationship with

and He's with you

Jesus, and the

everywhere you go.

scriptures that tell

If that's the case,

us to not fear, that

you have nothing

we can truly live a

to fear. He began

fearless life!

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to give me many Bud Kinches currently serves as a youth leader at North Cleveland Church of God. He has a heart of passion for young people. If you would like him to come speak to your youth group please contact him by email at budkinches@gmail.com.

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Are You Helping Others?

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by Michelle Turner

ach person has been bestowed with gifts and talents. Some of us have already been called to use our gifts and talents to minister in our community. Others of us may still be waiting to hear that call. Hamilton Hospice is calling!

Hamilton Hospice, a service of Hamilton Medical Center, passionately serves the terminally ill in our community by supporting patients and families as they confront the end of life. We focus on ensuring that patients are comfortable and families and caregivers know that help is a phone call away. Hospice focuses on the quality of life remaining and emphasizes that even as life is coming to a close, there is incredible opportunity to honor and celebrate the life remaining.

The Hamilton Hospice team works together to achieve the goal of providing comfort and support to our patients, but we need the help of community volunteers. Hamilton Hospice volunteers are valued members of our healthcare team, and we would not be able to provide the excellent care we do without them. Each volunteer provides time, love, and compassion to our team, our patients, and their families through a variety of services. Some of the valuable things Hamilton Hospice volunteers can do include clerical assistance with filing, mailing, and data input in our office, bereavement support, whether by making phone calls or assisting with mailings or memorial services, patient and caregiver contact and companionship that may take the form of making friendly visits with patients, sitting with patients so that caregivers can have a much needed respite, reading, sharing hobbies, scrapbooking, and running errands.

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Gò0dNews for Everyone

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Happily Ever After

by Pam Turner

rue confession: I am a die-hard romantic and I believe

As we talked, often their teary eyes met, and I felt like an

every movie should end in “happily ever after.”

intruder in their private space. I was witnessing the fulfillment

Recently, a co-worker was discussing his weekend

of Gods promises. The miracle that two very broken people

with his wife. On social media, they appeared so happy, but

could love again and so profoundly and so deeply. Someone

everyone looks that way on social media. This was different.

once said, “Love pays attention.” Love listens to the fears and

He was obvioulsy in love with her; his entire countenance

the doubts of others and treats them with respect. Love accepts

was aglow when he spoke of her. I had to meet her. I thought

others the way Jesus accepts you. I am always so amazed that

she might have pulled up in in crystal chariot pulled by two

my Abba father, who divided the day from the night, would

white horses the way he had described her. Did they not

care enough about his children to heal broken hearts and give

know that 75% of second marriages end in divorce, even

us the capacity to truly love and be loved. I thought about

in Christian households? I envisioned their story would be

Isaac and Rebekah: Love is not only a feeling but a decision.

like the fantasy marriage. Boy meets the girl and they fall in

Although Isaac and Rebekah had not met each other before

love, and we all know the rest; they live happily ever after.

getting married, they were able to love each other their entire

This is the fairytale love story. This couple was real. In this

lives. In that time, it was not uncommon for men to have

story, man with children that are young adults meets woman

multiple wives, yet Isaac chose to spend his entire life with

with babies. They date and fall in love. They realize each has

Rebekah alone. Their relationship shows us that when you

different expectations. They break up, reunite, get married,

decide to love a person, and a Holy Covenant has been made,

question the marriage, and decide to put God first. Make a

we can rely on God to keep us going and loving each other to

conscious effort to work really hard to demonstrate their love

the end even when difficulties arise in the marriage. Just as

to each other. As they are recanting their past, their love is so

Isaac’s and Rebekah’s story ended, so will this couples’ story.

apparent. They finish each other sentences, like an old married

They lived happily ever after.

couple. She is brutally honest about her initial thoughts of young. He shared his fears that she was significantly younger.

The reality of finances, stepchildren, former spouses, career changes, and past hurts has not diminished their hopefulness.

Each had a measure of faith that this was part of a bigger plan.

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About The Author

being a grandmother when her biological children were very

Pam Turner is the CEO of Pam Turner Ministries. She is a motivational speaker for hurting women, she is an anointed minister, and a licensed clinical social worker. She has over 20 years of practice helping those who have experienced pain. Her professional credits include a bachelors and a masters degree in social work. A social worker, college professor and a minister, she has helped many people walk out the plan God has for their lives. Her expertise in counseling, treating drug addicts, abused women and children, restoring broken marriages and treating people with mental health issue, has allowed her to witness the healing power of God.

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Compassion

by Mark Aitkenhead

I

was born in Zimbabwe and became an American Citizen

trying to help people come to terms with their issues and

in 2012. I have lived in our wonderful country since

overcome the tragic results of depression, suicide, and pain

1999. Zimbabwe has had a history of genocide, poverty,

beyond what God created us to carry. God never designed

sickness, ruthless leaders, and pain. The pain runs deep in the population. Emotional, psychological, and even physical. The results are clear for the world to see.

Our own history in America is also heavy with hurt and pain through racial divides and diverse cultures

the human to be a “holder” of the stresses of these pains.

Colossians 3:12 clearly tells us to clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

What kind of world would we live in if this were a reality?

If every time someone spoke a harsh word, treated us wrongly, hurt our emotions, or caused pain our response is compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience; how would our world look?

Zimbabwe would certainly become a different nation and so would America.

After 25 years of full-time ministry, I have discovered that many people call themselves Christians, but Christianity is more than just a title and more than attending church; it is the fact that we are doers of God's Word. “They know we are Christians by our love” (John 13:35). This love encompasses compassion (the knowledge that the person is reacting out of hurt rather than love), kindness (our response to all forms of abuse while not tolerating abuse), gentleness (not reacting with aggressiveness), and patience (our lives

coming together, people hurting people and causing more destruction in the psyche of our great culture.

But what if a few of us decided to have compassion

demonstrating God's timing for a response).

Throughout my life, I have had many people show compassion toward me in hundreds of different ways. This

for others in every instance? It has been proven that every

has shaped who I am as a person. Their compassion has been

person everywhere in the world has been hurt in some way

an example of the love of God in my life. If I had been taught

in their early childhood (Baylor University) before the age

differently, who knows what my life would have become.

of 5. It is a tactic of the devil and he has used it powerfully

Let's become people of compassion, let's become like

to cause destruction in every culture, every population,

the same people who have shown us compassion in the

and every person. Every instance of deviant behavior

past, and let's see how we can change our culture for God's

comes from the individual trying to cover the hurt,

way instead of our own.

abuse, diet, excess, and any myriad of dysfunction. All of it comes from pain caused when we were little. Many of our psychologists and doctors of mental disease are still

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About The Author

whether it be depression, sexual abuse, anger, physical Mark Aitkenhead comes from South Africa and his ministry extends around the world. He is a proud father of 3 beautiful children David, Josh and Shaylee. Mark and his wife Colleen have lived in the USA for 20 years.

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by Arlene Ledbetter

fed a fresh sheet of paper into my old manual typewriter. I hoped to finish the lesson for my Sunday school class before my children woke from their naps.

Moments later, four-year-old, Joseph, my oldest, shuffled into the room with his thumb in his mouth and a snowy blanket trailing behind him. When he touched my arm, I lifted my left pointer finger and then continued typing. Joseph knew the gesture meant, “Let me finish this thought.”

I turned to my boy and touched the indentations his pillow had left in his chubby cheek. “Did you have a good nap?”

My question didn’t seem to register. Even at a young age, Joseph was a concentrated thinker. When he had something on his mind, everything else was on hold. “I want to be a teacher when I grow up,” he announced.

“Good plan,” I told him. “We have several school teachers in our family.”

Joseph shook his head. “Not that kind of teacher. I want to teach the Bible, Mama. Like you.”

Well, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit my head and ego swelled at record speed. “My son wants to teach the Word of God like his mother,” I thought.

Joseph’s brow furrowed. “Course, you don’t have much time for your kids when you teach the Bible, do you, Mama?”

The head on my shoulders returned to normal size and my ego whipped around the room like a deflating balloon. Eyes misty, I

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wondered, “Joseph wants to be a teacher like me. What am I teaching him?”

“Well,” I managed to say, “I have time right now. Let’s play a game while your sisters finish their naps. Just you and me.”

The furrow between his brows disappeared.

“Let’s play Memory. I can beat you, Mama!”

My son’s long-ago comment about not having time for him felt like a dagger through my heart, but I’m glad he plunged it in there.

He reminded me how the hours I invest in people and activities outside my home can sometimes leave my little ones feeling left out in the cold.

Twenty-four hours in a day. How many of them do I spend in delightful play with my children?

“We lavish gifts upon them [children]; but the most precious gift – our personal association, which means so much to them – we give grudgingly.” – Mark Twain

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Neck Liposucture with FaceTite any areas of the body can accumulate fat that is hard to lose, in spite of a healthy diet and vigorous exercise. The neck is one such area. Fat deposits in the neck can detract from the appearance of the entire body, making a younger person seem older, or a fit person seem out of shape.

The face and neck are usually the first features we notice when we meet someone new, so improvements in this area can create a dramatic change. A firm, trim neck gives the face a more youthful look. Sometimes, just having neck liposculpture completed provides an incentive to make healthier lifestyle choices, and maintain fitness in the rest of the body. Neck liposculpture can be completed in an office surgery setting using local anesthesia with sedation. Often times, laser application or Radiofrequency is completed to the undersurface of the skin just prior to liposuction.

The laser or RF energy is thought to cause thermal modulation to the skin resulting in skin tightening.

FaceTite is the newest and most effective skin tightening addition to liposuction. Liposuction can be completed solo or with the assistance of Radiofrequency.

During the initial consultation, your surgeon will talk with you about the changes you would like to make in your appearance. He should explain the different options available, the procedure itself, its risks and limitations, and costs. You should have a physical examination to evaluate your overall weight, your skin and muscle tone, and the pattern of distribution of fat deposits.

Photographs should be completed for before and after comparisons. Be sure to ask all the questions you have about the procedure, and ask to see photographs of the doctor’s recent patients’ before

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and after treatment. You want to learn everything you can about your options, risks, and benefits.

Before surgery, the surgeon will mark the precise areas of the body where the fat is to be removed. During the procedure, the surgeon makes tiny incisions [1-2mm in diameter] in the skin, typically in the crease just under the chin or behind the ear lobes and low in the neck. A thin tube called a cannula is inserted into the fatty area.

The cannula is used to break up the fat deposits and sculpt the area to the desired proportions.

The newest liposuction techniques involve the placement of a laser fiber or an ultrasound probe through an open ended cannula. Laser energy or high frequency ultrasound energy is delivered directly to the fatty tissues. This focused high level energy causes the fat to be emulsified making suction removal easier. The unwanted fat is removed with a high suction vacuum, leaving the skin, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels intact.

The high level energy delivered by the laser fiber or by ultrasound can also be used to heat the undersurface of the skin--thus leading to skin retraction and skin tightening.

Liposuction can give this area a new streamlined contour, enhancing the effect of facial features and improving the facial profile.

Patients who have been self-conscious about their bulging necklines often feel more comfortable wearing a range of clothing and jewelry styles after liposuction. Neck liposuction is minimally invasive with limited scars, produces consistently good results, and has a particularly high satisfaction rate among patients.

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Summer Berry Trifle

by Deanna Key

Directions Ingredients • 3/4 c. Seedless raspberry jam • 1 quart (1 and a half pounds) of strawberries cut into fourths • 1 pint raspberries • 1 pint blueberries • 16 oz cream cheese • 1-3/4 c confectioner’s sugar • 1-1/2 c heavy whipping cream, cold • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 1 vanilla pound cake

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Set aside a few berries for topping the trifle.

Heat the raspberry jam in a large bowl in the microwave for about 1 minute, or until hot and liquidy.

Add the fresh berries and toss to coat. Let sit while you prepare the rest of the recipe, stirring occasionally.

In a large bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Set aside.

In another large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with the powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla and then beat in a third of the whipped cream. Using a large rubber spatula, fold in the rest of the whipped cream until well combined.

Cover the bottom of a 9-inch (14-cup capacity) trifle dish or glass bowl with a layer of lady fingers (break into pieces as necessary). Follow with 1/3 of the berryjam mixture (including 1/3 of the juices), then 1/3 of the cream. Alternate, ending with the cream cheese mixture on top; for the last layer of cream, leave a 1-inch border around the edge showing the fruit beneath.

Garnish with the reserved whole berries and a fresh mint spring if using. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours, or overnight, before serving.

This is such a beautiful dessert and perfect for summer get-togethers with family and friends. My daughters love making this with me! It’s simple, colorful, and oh so tasty!

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