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About US The Waiting Game

By John M. Thomas

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GoodNews Kids “God Loves You Too”

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Church Directory

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Apple Festival

GoodNews on Money Matters “Money Talks”

GoodNews for Him

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“Relationships: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly”

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GoodNews for Her “Monarch, Menarche, & Menopause”

Pg 12&13 Cover Story “Steve Fitzhugh”

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GoodNews for Parents ““When Saying “No” is Not Enough”

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GoodNews for Teens “Second Chance”

Pg 16&17 GoodNews for your Taste Bud “Muffins”

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GoodNews for Health and Fitness “Healthy Eating: Back to the Basics in the Grocery Store”

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Taking Faith to The Field “Boy Wonder”

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GoodNews for Everyone “Facebook, the Bible and the Metamorphasis of Reading”

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Local Outreaches

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The Waiting Game By: John M. Thomas www.johnandangelia.blogspot.com

Isaiah 40:31(KJV)

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

I’ve wondered lately about how much of my time each day is spent waiting. There are different kinds of waiting. Last night while I waited for a pizza carry out, I think I could have gone to Nashville and back before my order was ready.

Earlier I had waited for what seemed like hours in a Doctors office. Waiting there seems to be fair...because everyone else is doing it too.

There’s waiting for the mail, for the light, the cashier, the laundry; all kinds of waiting everyday.

What about waiting on the Lord? Do you think it’s the same kind of wait we find ourselves in at other times?

I have a lot to learn in waiting on the Lord but what I do know is this; how we wait is important!

Have you ever noticed those that seem to be prepared for their wait? Whether it’s a kindle reader, balancing the checkbook, or sorting e-mail, they seem to be counting on some down time.

It’s important, when waiting on God, to be prepared...in the secret of being still. The pilgrimage of our faith leads all of us to learn from waiting. All believers are waiting for Him in some capacity. It may be for a job or for resolution in your marriage. Some are waiting for spiritual needs to be met while many others are waiting for Him to provide physical relief.

Our great provider is not holding out on you, He is refining you; preparing you for the maximizing of His blessing.

It is by God’s design that waiting be a spiritual growth time.

2. Work while you wait. There is a vast difference in waiting and wasting. Stay busy in kingdom work.

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Talk it up. Share your testimony. Listen to the spiritual needs of others. You’ll be surprised at the insight you gain when you; “bear ye one another’s burdens.”

If waiting helps renew your faith, don’t be surprised if more waiting is in store. Learn to wait well.

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Matthew 28:16-20(NIV) The Great Commission 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

God Loves You Too “Hey, Todd,” said his new friend Don, “my family is going on a picnic next Sunday, and Mom said I could ask you to come with us. Do you want to come?”

“What time are you going?” asked Todd.

“We’ll leave about nine o’clock,” answered Don. “We’ll get home before dark.”

“I’m going to church and Sunday school,” said Todd. “We don’t get home from that until almost lunchtime.”

“Wouldn’t you rather go on a picnic?” Don asked.

“I like picnics,” Todd said, “but I always go to church first.”

“Why?” asked Don. “Because I like what we do there,” answered Todd.

“What do you do?” Don asked.

“Haven’t you ever been to church?” asked Todd.

“No,” answered Don, “my family doesn’t go to church.”

“Would you like to come with me?” Todd asked.

“I don’t know,” answered Don. “Why should l?”

“Because God loves you too,” answered Todd.

“How do you know God loves me?” Don asked.

“God says he loves everybody,” Todd answered.

“We learn about the things he does for us in Sunday school. You could come and learn about them too.”

“Does your whole family go to church?” asked Don. “Sure!” said Todd. “I like to sit in church with my mom and dad. We sing songs and pray. Sometimes I listen to the pastor preach, and sometimes I think about other things.”

“What do you think about in church?” Don asked.

“The same things you think about all the time,” answered Todd. “Only you think about them and about Jesus at the same time.”

“I thought Jesus watched you to see if you did something wrong,” said Don. “No,” answered Todd, “Jesus is our friend. He likes to be with us, and I like to be with him. Do you want to come to church with us?”

“If I did,” answered Don, “would your parents take us out to the park after church so we can eat with my family?”

“Sure!” said Todd.

Some Questions

1.Do you know why you go to church?

2.Could you tell someone else how you feel about Jesus?

3.Do you know anyone who might like to go to church with you?

A Prayer Dear God, thank you for those who told me about you and your love for me. Help me to tell others. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Excerpted from Family Time Story Devotions by Eldon Weisheit copyright © 1992 Augsburg Books, an imprint of Augsburg Fortress. Reproduced by permission of Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.

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Assembly of God Grace Assembly 1976 Westland Dr SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-7729 Triune Assembly of God 3625 Waverly Dr NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-4214

Baptist

Beacon Baptist Church 505 Corvin Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-7056 Big Spring Baptist Church 1415 Hardwick St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-1101 Bellefounte Baptist Church Pastor Lake Walker 132 Bellfounte Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 336-2312 Sun School 10:00 Worship at 11:00, and 6:00 Wed. 7:00 Bethel Baptist Tabernacle Pastor John Bivens 3165 Buchanan Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-5820 Sun School 10:00 Worship 11:00, and 6:00 Wed 7:00 Blue Springs Baptist Church 699 Blue Springs Church Rd SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-0932F Cedar Springs Baptist Church 723 Cedar Springs Church Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-5506 Center Point Baptist Church 167 Monza Ln NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 336-2133 Church At Grace Point 2595 Old Freewill Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 728-5050 or grace-point.com

Sun.10:00, Wed. 6:30 Covenant Baptist Church 249 Calhoun Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 559-2653 Dalton Pike Baptist Church 3055 Benton Pike NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-7606 Elkmont Baptist Church 4030 Old Freewill Rd NW,

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Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-4600 Emmanuel Baptist Church 1227 Powerline Dr NE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-5167 East Cleveland Baptist Church 1145 Arnold St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-8728 Fairview Baptist Church 5545 Runway Dr NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 790-5353 First Baptist Church Co-Pastor Allan Lockerman, Co-Pastor-Jim Gibson 1275 Stuart Road Cleveland, Tennessee 37312 (423)709-9100 or clevelandfbc.com Sun 8:30, 9:45 and 11:05 Wed 6:15 Galilee Baptist Church 665 Old Chattanooga Pike SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 496-2019 Hopewell Baptist Church 188 Old Georgetown Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 479-3763 The Journey Church 1668 S Lee Hwy, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 728-4100 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 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 Hope Baptist Church 453 Blue Springs Ln SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 614-8991 North Cleveland Baptist Church Pastor Dr. Jay Mccluskey 2815 Ocoee St N, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-8524 or northclevelandbaptist.org Sun School 9:45 Worship 8:30, 11:00, 6:00 Wed 6:00 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 (423) 614-0622 Parkway Baptist Church Rev. Shane Lawson 185 Meadow Ln SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 339-5522 or www.parkwaybaptist.info Sun School 10:00 Worship at 11:00 and 6:00 Wed. 6:00 Philadelphia Baptist Church 910 30th St SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-0620 Philippi Baptist Church 2325 Old Harrison Pike NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-5385 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 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 Pastor David Tuten 4657 Spring Place Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-7707 or vvbaptist.org Sun School 9:30 Worship at 10:30, and 6:00 Wed. 7:00 Washington Avenue Baptist Church 1720 Perry St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-0489 Waterville Baptist Church Pastor Allan Lovelace 3722 Dalton Pike SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-5582 or watervillebaptistchurch.org Sun School 9:00 Worship 10:45, and 6:00 Wed 6:30 West Cleveland Baptist Church 1959 Westland Dr SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-8927 Westwood Baptist Church Pastor Steve Smartt 4001 Georgetown Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-1534 or www.westwoodlife.org Sun. 10:45, & 6:00 pm Wed 6:00 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 Pastor Mark Strickland 695 S Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-2642 or ccfchurch.us Worship 10:00, and 6:30 Wed 7:00

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Christian United Christian Church 2200 Peerless Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-4277

Church of Christ

Cleveland Church Of Christ 1025 Beech Cir NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 339-2500 Eastside Church Of Christ 252 Wildwood Ave SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-0901 SE 2nd Street Church of Christ 753 Howard Cir SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-3789 Union Grove Church Of Christ Minster Steven Hall 4889 Bates Pike SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-8307 Sunday School 10:00 Worship 10:55, 6:00 Wed. 7:00

Church of God

Fellowship of Praise COG Pastor Selma Hall 931 Inman Street East Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-3121 or fellowshipofpraisecog.org Sun School 10:00 Worship11:00, Wed 6:30 Heritage Fellowship COG Pastor Steve Gilbert 4635 South Lee Hwy Mcdonald, TN 37353 (423) 476-6316 or hfcg.org Sunday School 9:45 Worship 11:00, & Wed.7:00 North Cleveland COG Pastor Mitch Maloney 335 11th St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5513 or nccog.org Sun 10:30, and 6:00 Wed. 6:30 Mt Olive COG 3522 Harrison Pike, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-3381 Mt View COG 210 Roadway Dr SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 472-6925 South Cleveland COG Pastor Chris Moody 1846 Volunteer Dr SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6382 or

southcleveland.org Sun. 8:45, 10:45, & 6:00 Wed. 7:00 Westmore COG Pastor Kelvin Page 2412 Wolfe Dr NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 559-9646 or www.westmorecog.org Sun. 10:00, and 6:00 Wed. 6:30 Zion Assembly COG Pastor Todd Mcdonald 5512 Waterlevel Hwy, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 476-3337 or zionassemblychurchofgod.com/ Sun School 10:00 Worship 11:00, 6:00 Wed 7:00

Church of God of Prophecy Cleveland Spanish Church of God of Prophecy 2610 Grove Ave. Cleveland, TN 37312 (423)473-7199 Durkee Road Church of God of Prophecy 201Durkee Rd. Cleveland, TN37312 (423) 472-4384 Peerless Road Church of God of Prophecy 3301 Peerless Rd. NW Cleveland, TN 37312 (423)303-2680 Spring Place Church of God of Prophecy 2530 Spring Place Rd. Cleveland, TN37311 (423)476-6414 Wildwood Church of God of Prophecy 150 Wildwood Ave Cleveland, TN 37311 (423)479-6584

Episcopal

Norvel Hayes Ministries 24 155 S Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-3882 Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church 320 Broad St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5541

Lutheran

LutheranFirst Lutheran Church

195 McIntire Ave NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 472-6811

Methodist Asbury

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Methodist

Church 120 Central Ave NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 790-5956 Big Spring United Methodist Church 1196 Hardwick St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5242 Black Fox United Methodist Church 1820 Old Chattanooga Pike SW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 339-1908 Broad Street United Methodist Church 155 Central Ave NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5586 First United Methodist Church 3425 Ocoee St N, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 476-4504 South Cleveland United Methodist Church 1165 Church St SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-8742 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

Non-Denominational Christian Fellowship Ctr 895 6th St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-9591

Church Alive Ministries Cleveland, TN 37353 (423) 559-1371 Cleveland Cornerstone Church 533 Broad St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 479-1775 Freedom Fellowship Church 3555 Blue Springs Rd, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 478-0654 Graceway Chapel 221 14th St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 728-2226 Living Word Church Pastor Larry Cockerham 930 25th Street, NW Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 339-3028 or Thelovingchurch.org Sun.10:30 & Wed 7:00 pm Restoration Fellowship 211 Trewhitt Dr SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 (423) 479-4249 Walker Valley Community Church 787 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy NW, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 336-9696

Presbyterian Charleston Cumberland Presbyterian Church 8267 N Lee Hwy, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 336-5004 First Cumberland Presbyterian Church 161 2nd St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-6751 First Presbyterian Church 433 N Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 476-5584 St James Cumberland Presbyterian Church 151 Short St NE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 472-5762 Trinity Presbyterian Church 1780 Stuart Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37312 (423) 559-9595

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MONEY TALK$ By: Andrew Lee

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ast month, I discussed how it was important to make a written budget of where our money goes in order to feel comfortable (and blessed) about then giving money to worthy causes, such as tithing to the church or making charitable contributions. When you know where your money is going, and are confident that you have enough to pay the bills, then you’ll feel good about making contributions to others or to organizations. Certainly the Bible has a lot to say about tithing and how important it is. But often, many of us get our priorities mixed up. We’ll pay the bills first and then tell ourselves, “If I have any money left over . . . “ then I will “try to tithe.” Ironically, this mindset might well be the cause of some of the money problems in the first place! Again, a written budget could start with “tithe” written at the top of the budget rather than at the bottom of the budget. Once we give to God what is God’s, we may find that some of our so-called priorities in our budget (golf fees, another pair of new shoes, etc) are not as important to us as they once were. Moreover, I’m convinced that you’ll be blessed beyond measure, not only financially but also spiritually, physically, and emotionally. My tithing testimony goes something like this . . .

When I was a single man, I was not a faithful tither. Sure, I put money in the offering plate every time it was passed (more out of concern that people might be watching me), but I never really calculated what would be a tenth (10%) of my income in order to give a true tithe. Remember, the word “tithe” means “tenth,” so by definition one cannot tithe less than a tenth of one’s income.

Not coincidentally, I often struggled financially when I was a single young bachelor. Once I got married, my wife and I decided to commit to being faithful tithers, and we regularly gave ten percent of our take-home income to the church. As a result, we began to be blessed tremendously in many ways, including financially. In those early years, I was the only wage-earner, and we had a new w baby to support as well. But as we remained faithful to tithing, God was even more faithful. Life was blessed and happy for about out ten years, and then came that fateful day. My wife came home hat and announced that she felt strongly that God was telling her that we should start tithing on our “gross” pay and not our “net” or

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take-home pay. I very politely assured her that she was out of her mind and that God would never say that to her. After all, we’d been doing it this way for a decade and were very blessed—why mess that up? But over the next few days, God communicated to me the same message. Honestly, I wrote that next tithe check very grudgingly, not cheerfully at all. I was used to paying tithes after the insurance premiums, taxes, and retirement had all come off the top. And now this was a much larger tithe check I was writing.

But even though my heart was not in the right place when I tithed on our gross income, God worked His plan to make a believer of me. A few weeks after we gave this tithe, we received a check from our mortgage company saying it was a refund because they’d been overcharging us for our escrow account. The amount of this refund check was almost to the nickel the precise amount of the tithe check I’d recently written. I could almost hear the Lord saying with a smile, “Gotcha!” But that was only the beginning. A few weeks later, my wife received an annual bonus at her job which was nearly the equivalent of an entire year’s tithes.

They say you “can’t outgive God,” and I know this is true. I’m not saying that God will always pour out money on Christians when they tithe, but I am saying that you will find God is faithful and will bless you in every way if you obey His command and give to Him what is already His in the first place. I’m not here to debate the merits of tithing on net pay or gross income, but I did want to share how it happened to me regarding this question. Most Christians, according to many studies, aren’t even giving a tenth of their net income to their church, so that would certainly be a good start if you aren’t doing it already. Be blessed!

Test Me

Malachi 3:10(NIV) 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

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The Cleveland Apple Festival is a family-friendly event that happens on the third week-end of October in downtown Cleveland Tennessee. This year’s Apple Festival will be on October 20-21, at 10-6pm Saturday and 1-6pm Sunday. The gate fee is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and children ages 3 to 12. A two day pass is available for $6 for adults, seniors and children is $4. The annual event offers something for everyone.

The Cleveland Apple Festival is celebrating its 10th year, the two day Apple Festival continues to be a great event for, local entertainment, contests and fun for the entire family. There is opportunity to try different varieties of food as well as purchasing items from various Arts and Crafts vendors.

Three major Apple Festival Contests includes the Apple Dessert Contest, the Apple pie eating Contest and the Little Miss Apple Blossom Contest. Trailhead Bicycle Company sponsors the “kids zone” and also will be giving two bikes away one each day. All of the children’s activities in the Trailhead kids zone and stage entertainment is free including, hay rides, petting zoo, pony rides and much, much more.

The Cleveland Apple Festival is attended by thousands each year and is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organization that donates its proceeds to other non-profit organization in our community as well as foreign missions. If you need more information or would like to become a sponsor for The Cleveland Apple Festival please contact us at 423-503-4114 or visit our website www.clevelandapplefestival.com, or email info@clevelandapplefestival.org.

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G ò0 d dNews For HIM Relationships: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

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f you listen to enough testimonies you will discover that there are certain themes that pop up over and over again. One of those common themes is the impact that a specific relationship had on a person’s life. You will often hear something along these lines: “…and then I met ________ and everything changed.” Even people who do not remember a specific moment in which they gave their lives to the Lord often tell of a Sunday school teacher, children’s minister, or youth minister who had a major impact on their lives. Relationships are a significant tool in the hands of God for growing our faith. Notice three things about relationships.

First, the good news about relationships is that they are often used to bring about a positive influence in our lives. The Scripture is replete with such examples. Jonathan saved David’s life, even though it required a sense of betrayal towards his own father. Elisha was prepared and anointed for ministry by holding fast to his relationship with Elijah. Ruth was brought into the lineage of King David and the Messiah by refusing to leave her beloved mother-in-law even after her husband had died. Esther saved the entire nation of Israel by heeding the advice of her cousin and confidant, Mordecai. The list goes on and on, but the point is that God uses people in our lives to accomplish His will.

Second, the bad news about relationships is that they often bring about a negative influence in our life. Many of us stumbled into something in life that tried to destroy us, something we had to later

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be delivered from. How many times did we first experience that thing with someone else? Amazingly, that is true almost every time! The Scripture says, “Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company corrupts good morals’” (1 Cor 15:33). Proverbs teaches us that, “He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm” (Prov. 13:20). And of course there are plenty of Scriptural examples that illustrate this principle as well. We can see it in the relationship between Samson and Delilah (see Judges 16). We also see it in the relationship between the Gibeonites and the Israelites (see Joshua 9). We see it again in Saul’s relationship with Agag, the Amlekite king (see 1 Sam 15). We could list more, but the point is that the enemy uses people in our lives in his attempt to destroy our lives.

Third, the ugly truth about relationships is that we have to be intentional about choosing our relationships because they can either be a source of life or a source of corruption for us. That does not mean that we hide ourselves from others and attempt to take ourselves out of the world. However, no one is immune to the negative impact of certain relationships. Yet, we must still pursue relationships because no one can become all they are called to be in isolation from others.

We do not have to allow fear to keep us out of relationships. At the same time, we should not be so naive as to believe that we can handle any and every relationship.

So, where does that leave us? It leaves us in the position of prayerfully seeking God for direction in all of our relationships.

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Monarch, Menarche, and Menopause S

ometimes I tell teenagers I work with that middle and high school is one big crash course in relationship skills, with the operative word there being “crash”. There are often lots of crashes along the way. There is some major emotional “weight lifting” that takes place in high school. You know what happens in weight lifting. The muscles get torn down and then grow back stronger. Teenagers get torn down and, hopefully, grow back stronger…if the emotional weights are not damagingly heavy.

My teen years were filled with highs and low, the best of times, the worst of times…depending on the day you asked me. While I had the best friends in the universe, I was also in class with some of the meanest girls ever. Well, I sure thought they were! On the tennis court I was confident. In school around peers I was painfully insecure.

I was tall, thin, and awkward. I did not want to be told how much I would appreciate my height later. I wanted to be little and cute NOW. There were brilliant flashes of light in my teen years, moment of triumph, success and sweetness that I sometimes try to recapture in my mind and heart.There were times and spaces so small and dark that I was unsure there was room for me.Small, dark spaces like a cocoon. I wonder if a caterpillar feels like life is over, that he may not get out alive in one piece. In a way, he is right. Life as he knew it is over. And, he will not get out in the same piece he was before.I look back and see that I did a lot of emotional weight lifting as a teenager. It isn’t just a crash course in relational skills. It is also a training ground for what is going to take place in life…over and over and over and over again.

Dark place. Life feels over. God brings us through.

New LIFE. Joy. Dark place. Life feels over. God brings us through.

New LIFE. Joy. And, somewhere in there, we start realizing that life isn’t over. We learn to tolerate the pain, to endure the cocoon for what we have grown to know and trust is on the other side.

God. Is. I am friends with teens on Facebook. I spend time talking with teens every week for my work. I hear the “my life is over!”…over and over and over again. Sometimes it is for very, very good reason.

Very, very hard things are happening and maybe the emotional weightlifting is overwhelming to the point of seeming permanent in its damage. Sometimes mom’s and dad’s want to rescue their teen from the weights. They try to lift the weights for them (helicopter parenting?).

Usually, just as in weight lifting, we do need spotting, but on order to grow, we have to lift the weights with our own arms and legs. No lifting…no strength.

One of the greatest ironies I have encountered so far is that while a girl (and boy) is going through the hormonal, “my life is over” changes of the teen years their mother is often going through the hormonal changes of peri-menopause. With all the darkness of her own cocoon, a mother is less likely to try to lift her daughter weights for her. She has enough weight of her own to lift. I have a lot of women I greatly admire who have recently journeyed through peri-menopause to the final menopause. Let’s face it. I am almost closer to menopause

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than I am to menarche. I am right about in the middle depending on how the hormonal time clock ticks. I find myself wanting to believe that there is life after the child-bearing years…that there is life after being “mommy”. I want to know that I have another cocoon to burst from.

I look at these women I admire, who have traveled so far, and they are astonishingly confident, calm. There is security and peace in their eyes.

My mother likes her alone time, spends hours reading, tending to her flowers, organizing family get-togethers, and nurturing friendships.

Maybe God knew it would be best to get both hormonal, “life is over” changes out of the way at once. Two simultaneous cocoons.

Maybe He knew that while mom was discovering her new self that she would have less energy to lift the weights of adolescence that He had designed specifically for her daughter’s strength conditioning.

LIFE waits for us after the darkness…over and over and over and over again. Through the bigger and smaller cocoons of darkness, I choose to trust that. I might need some reminding during the next phase of darkness. It will come. I can trust in that, too. Just don’t go snipping cocoons too early.

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By: Laura Mountain “I was not raised in a Christian home, and it did not take long for me to recognize what life would be like for someone who had no purpose, no direction. I lived in the middle of drugs and alcoholism, my parents eventually divorced, Mom died of brain cancer, my brother died of cocaine abuse, my sister also abused drugs and died of Multiple Sclerosis. A young man reached out to me at the age of twelve, took me to church, made me realize there was a plan and my life changed. I became a christian and decided to stick with it for the distance.”

Steve Fitzhugh, former NFL Denver Bronco, says his favorite verse is Proverbs 28:1, “The wicked man flees though no one pursues, BUT the righteous are as bold as a lion.”

Fitzhugh has lived a bold life and will be blessing our area on October 3rd during the Fields of Faith rally at the BCHS Stadium from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Fitzhugh has a strong, bold passion to challenge these kids to live and play drug free.

Thousands of students each year get to hear Fitzhugh speak at events across the country. One student writes, “Steve’s speech was the best one so far. It kept us interested, and it educated us at the same time. Your words were very inspirational and quite entertaining. Most speakers that come just “push the facts” without bringing it down to a teen level so that we actually understand the consequences of irrational actions. I mean, we hear that we should not do drugs on a regular basis, but hearing that some monotonous phrase all the time can sometimes make us ignore what people are trying to say! Thanks for making the speech so captivating that we all wanted to listen for more. I have never made any regretful choices, so your speech motivates me to keep on doing the right things in life. Thanks so much. You’re truly great!” (powermoves.org)

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“But be very selective about who you spend time with. Show me You might say, “Well, I’m not influenced easily by my friends.” we’re surrounded by influences. If you have a friend who puts a you to do some drugs, they’re not your friend. Choose people w Mr. Fitzhugh says, “There are so many kids out there who come and hear and the fire starts, but I want to keep that fire going in these kids lives. We have to keep these kids focused and there has to be an strategic, intentional impact. We have to find a strategic way to win relationships with students in our communities, to fan the flame for the fire set in their heart.”

“Priest”, the nickname given to Fitzhugh in the NFL said the other players typically had a tremendous amount of respect for the christian players. But Fitzhugh said,’ You HAD to draw the line, you could not compromise and that’s what the other players re-

spected.” Fitzhugh gave credit to former NFL player, Reggie White for changing the climate among the athletes because he was so vocal about his faith.

During our phone interview, in a light-hearted moment, Fitzhugh discussed his favorite moment as an NFL player.

“It was a Monday night game against the Oakland Raiders, there I was lying on the field stretching in front of several cameras rolling, laying on my back looking up at the sky and all of a sudden I see Hank Stram and Allen Davis standing near me and all I could do was lay there and think, “little

from 6:30-8:00pm and hear his message that will challenge our students on critical issues of today. Fitzhugh identifies with the youth of today. He sees what they see; he feels what they feel; and he understands their situations.

Character Education Assemblies with Steve Fitzhugh School Assemblies Scheduled: Ocoee Region Monday, October 1 10:00 – 10:45am Walker Valley High – Amber Caldwell (423) 503-5276 acaldwell@bradleyschools.org 1:00 - 1:30pm Polk High School – Travis Carroll (423) 650-5279 Tmccoach33hotmail.com 2:15 – 2:50pm Cleveland High School – Cliff Easton (423) 208-2293 ceaston@clevelandschools.org

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10:15 – 11:00am Meigs High School – Justin Jennings (423) 435-2896 Justinjennings@meigscounty.net 1:00 – 1:45pm Athens Middle School – Amanda Hash (865) 748-5307 hasha@k12tn.net

Wednesday, October 3 8:00 – 8:40am Ocoee Middle School – Eddie Frazier (423) 595-2998 efrazier@bradleyschools.org

e who you hang out with, and I can tell you what you’ll become.

You’re influenced more easily than you believe. The fact is that cigarette in your face, or is putting a beer in your face, or wants who really want you to be the absolute best that you can be” Steve Fitzhugh from Akron, Ohio is on Monday night football, getting paid to play against his favorite team of all time.

It was a surreal moment and the only time I never rooted for the Raiders.”

Steve Fitzhugh is a champion for our youth. He serves nationally and abroad as the executive director of PowerMoves and is also the national spokesperson for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ “One Way 2 Play-Drug Free” program.

Come out to Bradley Central’s football field on October 3rd

9:00 – 9:45am Bradley High School – (Freshman & Sophomores) Bonnie Cretton (423) 802-3006 bcretton@bradleyschools.org 12:15 – 1:00 pm Lake Forest Middle Robbie Winters (423) 505-5505 rwinters@bradleyschools.org 6:00 - 8:30 pm Fields of Faith @ Bradley Stadium – Turner Jackson (423) 595-4017 tjackson@bradleyschools.org

Thursday, October 4 10:40 – 11:30 Lee University Chapel (arrive by 10:15) – Jimmie Harper (423) 413-8818 jharper@leeuniversity.edu

G ò0 dNews For Parents When Saying “No” is Not Enough.

By: Craig Thompson WalkwithGod.com

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o. It’s one of the most powerful words in the English language.

Within that word lies the answer to overcome temptation. It is the word which can prevent broken hearts and lives. It is the word of resolve uttered by statesmen when tyranny demands acquiescence to threats.

It also happens to be one of the most frustrating words when you encounter it personally. Ever had your hopes and dreams built up, only to be told, “No”? Have you invested in a relationship deeply only to be told, “No”? From childhood onward, our lives are filled with a seemingly endless flood of the word “no.”

What does that have to do with parenting? A simplistic response would be to say that this is an article about learning to tell your child, “No” and making it stick. There is a real need for such an article -- and the discipline in parents -- based on the attitudes and actions that children display in public. But that’s not what this article is about.

This article is about another word. Yes. It is a word which is even more powerful than the word “no.” It contains within it the power to heal broken hearts. It is a door which opens to countless opportunities. It begins relationships. It seals marriages. It can even change the life of your child.

A good friend of mine once told me early on in life, “Tell your children ‘yes’ as much as you can.” That gave me a lot of pause to think. I had been raised in a strict home environment where I heard the word “no” quite a bit. The idea of how to raise your own child can have deeply held views which arise out of your own experiences -- good or bad. Somehow, I had an understanding that good parents say “no” much more than they say “yes.”

That isn’t necessarily true.

All children have wants. All children have needs.

And all children have some degree of curiosity about the world around them.

As parents, we can sometimes be so focused on the needs of our children that we forget the other two categories.

Let’s talk about what a child wants. Wants can be categorized as healthy or unhealthy. Whether a want is either may depend on the child or the circumstance. Food is called a need in most of the world. In well-fed America, it’s a want most of the time. And to a child who is obese, giving him more food is unhealthy in the long term. So we have to exercise some wisdom and common sense when looking at what our children want.

Recently, one of our children wanted to have a friend over for a sleepover.

At first, my wife was hesitant to allow it. When I asked my wife “why not?”, she didn’t have a good reason for disallowing it. In discussing it, my point was that we only have so many years with each of our children. Giving them the opportunity to MAKE good memories in the safety of our home is an

important part of them HAVING good memories at all.

Occasionally, you may have to say “no” to some wants as you help to steer your child’s requests to things which are more within reason, fit the budget, or just plain are what you can allow. That’s ok. Your job overall is to help your child to learn for himself how to make good decisions in preparation for a lifetime of them.

One way to do that is to give choices. I like that in particular because it mirrors the way life is. If I choose to spend my time working, by default, I am not spending that same time lounging around petting a cat and sipping tea. If I choose to go one direction in my automobile to visit a friend, that means I am not going any other direction to visit someone else.

Building that foundation in a child involves decisions such as:

1. Would you rather watch a video or read a couple of books?

2. Would you rather ride a bike together or play kickball?

3. You say you are bored. Would you rather find something to do or have me find a job for you to do?

4. Would you rather have juice or milk?

5. Would you rather play baseball, soccer, football or no sport at all?

It’s pretty simple to repeat the choices if a child says, “I want it all.” This way they learn to have the ability to distinguish for themselves what it is they want the most.

Curiosity is that other key ingredient I mentioned earlier. Your child’s curiosity is the window into who they are as an individual. In the recent Olympics, there was a brief story about one of the gymnasts who, as a child, climbed all the way to the ceiling in a department store. What would you have done? Fainted? Screamed at the child? Spanked him? Jonathan Horton’s parents started paying for gymnastics lessons, and in 2012 he made the US Olympic Team.

The trouble is that our children’s curiosity is generally an inconvenient thing. Coming home to discover that your electronics have been taken apart by a five year old is not what most parents look forward to after working hard. Finding that your child likes bugs by having them brought into your home gets on Mom’s nerves in most homes.

Benjamin West, an 18th century American-born painter was asked how he got his start. He related the story that his mother had left him and his sister to run an errand. He found colored ink and decided to paint a portrait of his sister. You can imagine the mess which resulted. When his mother returned, she didn’t yell or scream at him. Instead, she picked up the picture and said, “Why, it’s Sally!” And she gave young Benjamin a kiss. His words later in life were, “My mother’s kiss made me a painter.”

Mrs. West shows us that a child’s inconvenient curiosity may be a glimpse into a passion which might result in a life work. She had the courage to say “yes” to her child. Will you?

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Second Chance Submitted By: Robert Green

Ready: “Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against Him…” -Daniel 9:9

Set:

Set!

In volleyball, or in any sport, running a timed mile is not unusual. The other day I had butterflies in my stomach wondering if I could make it in the eight-minute time frame. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t even be considered for the team. I was praying for strength and quickness. When the coach said, “Go,” and we all began, the words “strive, stretch, strain, succeed” began running repeatedly through my head.

Being a Christian can be a very hard thing. We are daily presented with temptations and problems. But whether it’s cheating on a test or lying about how late we were really out the night before, God has given us the power to withstand these temptations. Some challenges are harder than others, and some are easier. But regardless of the level of difficulty, you will always have to strive, stretch and strain in order to succeed.

I finished my mile in eight minutes and seven seconds. My coach then said that everyone who did not make in under eight minutes had two weeks to practice, and then they could try again. I cannot tell you how thankful I was. And what a great illustration of God. He will often give us second chances after we fall into temptation or do not follow His will. But what we choose to do in those second chances is completely up to us.

Go: 1. When was the last time you gave in to temptation? Were you presented with a second chance?

2. Has God ever given you a second chance?

How did you use it?

Workout: John 8:1-11 1 Corinthians 10:13

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Muffins By: Deana Thompson

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e enjoy them for breakfas akfast stt or or as as a d dessert. We characterize them in cartoons and movies (like Strawberry Shortcake’s good friend Blueberry Muffin). We sing about them in song (do you know the Muffin Man?). Muffins can be tall or small, plain or iced, blueberry-studded or carrot-laced. Muffins can be steaming and slathered with butter, or cool and peeled straight out of a decorative paper liner.

Muffins have a special place in our family. Ever since my oldest son was about 2 years old (he is now 15), we have gone to a small local restaurant for birthdays or special occasions to celebrate with egg croissants and the largest muffins we have ever seen. Some mornings it might be the peach pecan or the blueberry. Other times it might be the blackberry or the strawberry. It has created a wonderful memory in the lives of my children, and I have attempted, in a small way, to bring that memory alive on a regular basis by making the same kind of muffins at home. Let memories be made in your kitchen as your family experiences the joy of muffins!

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1. Preheat the oven to o 3255F. F. Gr Gr aase a 12-hole muffin pan Gre with butter or oil, or line the holes with paper liners.

2. In a small pan, melt the butter with the honey.

3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in the pecans and make a well in the center of the mixture.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg unti l well beaten. Add the milk and whisk until combined.

Stir in the honey butter mixture.

5. Pour the liquid mixture and the blue berries into the well of the dry ingredients. Use a spat ula or spoon to gently fold all the ingredients together to form a wet batter.

6. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan, dividing it equally among the holes. Bake for 20 minutes.

7. Remove the pan from the oven and allow the muffins to stand in the pan about 10 minutes . Run a knife around the edges of the baked muffins to loos en them. Turn them out to cool on a wire rack.

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Variationss Peach Pecan Add 1 tsp. cinnamon and ½ tsp. nutmeg to the dry ingredients. Substitute 1 c. finely diced peaches for the blueberries. After spooning the batter into the pan, sprinkle the muffins with Streusel Topping (combine ¼ c. raw sugar, 2 Tbsp. freshlymilled soft white wheat flour and ¼ tsp. cinnamon in a small bowl; using a pastry blender, cut in 1 Tbsp. salted butter until mixture is crumbly). Bake 5 minutes longer.

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Our world is filled llle led d with with swee ssw w teners: natural, artificial, and refined. The heallthies h t sweeteners, however, are the ones that are the closest to nature. Artificial sweeteners are the worst, some of which actually contain toxins. Refined sugars (white or brown) are a little better, but the chemical refining process has stripped them of all nutr itional value, and our bodies have to actually use valuable nutrients to break down and digest the sucrose. Turbinado and Sucanat are natural, chemical-free sugars that have been minimally processed, and they work well in streusel toppings or sugar cookies (where sugar is a main ingredient).

Yet, when it comes to natural, raw loca l honey beats them all. Containing mostly glucose and fructose (not sucrose), honey is comprised of over 15 nutrients and is instrumental in increasing the body’s imm unities to local allergens.

To substitute honey for sugar in a recip e, use the same amount if it is small (like 2 Tbsp.); and if a large amount of sugar is called for (eg. 1 cup), then half the amo unt of honey (eg. ½ c. honey), while also decreasing the liqui d called for by 3 Tbsp. per 1 cup of sugar.

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Adult Groups Cleveland Christian Fellowship -Bible Study Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Heritage Fellowship COG -C.O.R.E- Young adults age 1830, Single and Married gather together the 1st Tuesday of every month at Panera on Paul Huff Pkwy.

-C.O.R.E- Sunday mornings at 9:45. Breakfast is provided.

Macedonia Baptist Church -Prayer & bible study Wednesday at 6:30 p.m

Children Living Word Church -Cereal Sunday: Last Sunday of each month beginning at 10am for elementary age children.

W.O.W. = Win On Wednesday (Discipleship program) 7-8:15pm every Wed. night For kids infant to 5th grade Heritage Fellowship COG -Royal Rangers/Missionettes: Wednesdays at 7:00p (K-5) Macedonia Baptist Church -Awana Club Wednesday 6:00 p.m.

Mt Olive Ministries COG

Bible studies and WOW worship Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

-Childrens Choir (K-2 grade, 3-5 grade) Wednesdays at 7:00-7:30 p.m.

-Little Sweethearts (2-5 yrs) -Bluebelles (1st-3rd) -Joybelles (4th-5th) -Royal Rangers (K-5th) Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

The Church at GracePoint

North Cleveland COG

Parkway Baptist Church -Bible study Wednesday at 6:00 p.m

South Cleveland COG

-LifePoint Small Groups Contact mdavies@grace-point. com

Union Grove Church of Christ -Bible study Sundays at 10:00 a.m (All ages) -Bible study Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Westmore COG -“Bridge Builders” Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

-“Berean” Bible Study Sundays at 5:00 p.m.”

-Sanctuary Bible Class Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

-Crossroads Bible Study Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

-“Growing in Christ” Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

-“Sojourners” Bible Study Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

-“Growing in Grace” Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

-“The Blessed Life” Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m -Bible study Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.

Westwood Baptist Church -Bible Study Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

-“e4Kids” Sundays 9:30-10:00 a.m.

-Big Breakfast Bonanza Sundays 10:00-10:30 a.m.

-Big City Sundays 10:30-12:00 p.m.

-Toon Town Wednesdays 6:30-7:15

Parkway Baptist Church -TeamKIDS(k-5 grade) Wdnesday at 6:00 p.m

South Cleveland COG -Little Sweethearts (2-5 yrs) -Bluebelles (1st-3rd) -Joybelles (4th-5th) -Royal Rangers (K-5th) Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Westmore COG -Childrens Choir (K-2 grade, 3-5 grade) Wednesdays at 6:30-7:00 p.m.

-Little Sweethearts (2-5 yrs) -Bluebelles (1st-3rd) -Joybelles (4th-5th) -Royal Rangers (K-5th) Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Westwood Baptist Church -“Kid Connection” Sunday School 9:30-10:40 Worship Hour 10:40-12:15 -Story Craft Hour (July) Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 -Awana (Aug-May)

Wednesdays 6:00-8:00

Couples Groups North Cleveland COG -“Twenty Something” Couples Fellowship For engaged and married couples in their 20’s.

Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

-“Covenant Couples” Couples 30’s – 50’s Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

Westmore Church of God -“IMarriage” Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

Family Groups Living Word Church - Living Word Church Family Life Groups (Call 423.339-3028 for more information) - Thursdays, 1:30pm - Thursdays, 6:30pm - Sundays, 5pm Westmore Church of God -Visionary Parenting Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

-“Secrets of Your Family Tree” Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Food Ministries Macedonia Baptist Church -Living Bread- gives out nonperishables first Friday of each month 12 - 1 p.m.

Men’s Groups First United Methodist Church -Men’s Breakfast 1st Saturday Morning at 8:00 a.m.

Living Word Church - Living Word Church Men’s Life Groups (Call 423.339-3028 for more information) - Sunday 6pm - Monday 7pm - Saturday 8am Mt. Olive Ministries -Men’s Ministries Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m North Cleveland Church of God -“Iron Sharpens Iron” Mens Ministry Saturday Mornings at 9:00 a.m.

At Mountain View Inn

The Church at GracePoint -Men’s Breakfast at 8:00 a.m First Saturday of the month in the Grace Point Café.

Westmore COG -Wednesday Morning Prayer 6:00 a.m.

Prayer Groups Cleveland Christian Fellowship -Prayer meeting) Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m.

Living Word Church Pre-Service Prayer Sunday Mornings. 9:30-10:20am.

Prayer Room.

God-Seekers (Noon Prayer).

Freedom Prayer Room. M-Th 12:00 - 1pm City-Wide Prayer. Every Friday.

12:00 - 1 (Calendar available at www.clevelandnet.org) House of Prayer. 1st and 3rd Fridays each month. 7-9pm.

East Wing Go Prayer / Evangelism. Every Friday. 7pm. East Wing Fast Lane (Prayer and Fasting) 1st Mon, Tue, Wed of each month. 12 Noon. Sanctuary Healing Rooms (Healing Prayer Ministry). Thursdays 1-3pm.

(By Appointment 423.339.3028) 1st and 3rd Fridays 7pm

The Church at GracePoint -Prayer Service Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Westmore COG -Missions Prayer Movement Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Senior Adult Living Word Church Embers (Senior Adult Ministries) Sept. 30, 1pm. Picnic at Fletcher Park Call 423.330.3028 for more information

Macedonia Baptist Church -Fellowship Lunchon-Every 3rd tuesday -Quilters groups that meets ever 2nd. & 4th. Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m

North Cleveland COG -“Peacemakers” Senior adult ministries

Contact Travis Porter (423) 476-5513

South Cleveland COG -“Prime Timers” 1 Friday a month

SingleAdult Groups North Cleveland COG -“Oasis Singles Ministry” Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

Westmore Church of God -“Single Friends” Meet the second and forth Saturdays of each month for a variety of events.

Contact Tammy Taylor at (865)617-7715.

Support Groups Westmore COG -“DivorceCare” Thursdays Contact Rick and Rhonda McClure (423)596-1003 -Grief Care Mondays at 6:00 p.m.

Womens Groups Living Word Church Life Groups (Call 423.339-3028 for more information) - Sunday 5pm, -Sunday 6pm, -Thursday11:30am - Thursday 6pm - Friday 10:30am

(423)331-1474

Westwood Baptist Church -“Sisters Inc.” For more info contact Terry Johnson (423)472-1534 tjohnson@westwoodlife.org

Youth Cleveland Christian Fellowship -CCF Jr. Youth(10-12) Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

-CCF Teens(13-18) Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Heritage Fellowship COGROOTS Student Ministry: Wednesdays at 7:00p and Sundays at 9:45a.m. (breakfast provided!)

Macedonia Baptist Church -Y4C Youth Group Wednesday 6:00 p.m.

Mt. Olive Ministries COG -LH2O Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

North Cleveland COG -“Altitude Middle School Ministires” Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

-“Elevation” Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Parkway Baptist Church -Student Ministries(6-12 grade) Wdnesday at 6:00 p.m

South Cleveland COG -“Fusion” Youth Group Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Mt. Olive Ministries

Westmore COG

-Women’s Ministries Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m

-The Element Root work Electives Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

-The Element Service Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

North Cleveland COG -Women’s Ministries Contact Nelda at (423)4765513 ngeorge@nccog.org

The Church at GracePoint -Women group meets weekly For more info contact mdavies@grace-point.com

Westmore Church of God -Women’s Bible Study Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

-Yada Yada Book Club Third Thursday of each month 7:30-9:00 p.m Contact Emily Stone at

Westwood Baptist Church -“Refuge” Youth Group Wednesday nights at 6:00 p.m.

Events In September First Baptist Sept. 20th 11:30-1 p.m.

Senior Luncheon

Heritage Fellowship COG Sept 11th Noon- 1:00 Cry Out America at Bradley County Courthouse Plaza.

Join Christian believers within your local community in prayer for a Christ awakening in our nation!

Sept 29th 4-8p.m.

Black Fox Festival.

Come on out and visit our game booth and support Heritage Fellowship COG

Taste of Nations

South Cleveland COG

Sept 8th at 9:00 a.m.

Men’s Prayer Breakfast Sept 9th at 12:30Game Day! Everyone is invited!

Sept 23rd During the morning service the new Ministry Center and Walking Park will be dedicated. Brother Mark Williams will be with us in this service.

Gospel Music

North Cleveland Night at Scoops & COG Burgers Every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

Sept.9th-12th Pursuit 2012

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Healthy Eating: Back to the Basics in the grocery store!

By: Amber Mullins

Today we are going to explore how a healthy diet doesn’t have to be confusing or restrictive. A healthy lifestyle is about choosing foods that will properly fuel your body to perform activities to the best of its ability.

Think of your body as a car. Without gasoline the car will not run.

Without proper nutrition your body will not run. We are going to get back to the basics of eating healthy using 10 easy steps.

1. Buy Fresh Food. Avoid prepackaged food. Aim to buy vegetables, fruits, and lean proteins such as chicken breast, turkey, tilapia, salmon, or any red meat that ends in “loin”.

2. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are best.

Shopping at your local farmers market supports the local economy and also allows your food to be fresh and ripe instead of enduring shipping and shelving.

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Shop the perimeter of the store. The bulk of your groceries should come from the “outside” ring of the store. Think of the store as a track with a football field in the middle. You stay on the track and only venture onto the field for staples to supplement your meals.

4. ALWAYS shop on a full stomach and with a list. Organize your shopping list into departments such as dairy, produce, and meat.

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Buy organic when possible. The most important organics would be any fruits or vegetables that do not have a tough outer layer. For your meats you want to look for steroid and antibiotic free meats.

6. Reject foods with a long ingredient list or made with corn syrup. The rule of thumb for prepackaged foods – the shorter the ingredient list, the healthier the food usually is.

7. Choose fruits that are lower in sugar or low glycemic index. Limit your fruit intake to once or twice a day. An apple, berries of any kind, grapefruit etc.

8. Limit starchy carbs such as rice, potatoes, and oatmeal. Think of the palm of your hand as your measuring tool. You want your protein to be the size of your palm, your starch to be the inside of your palm and your vegetables to be two times the size of your palm.

Avoid bread, pasta and sweets!

9. Incorporate healthy fats into your diet.

Adding a handful of almonds a day or a few slices of avocado to your salad helps to slow digestion and keeps you full longer.

10. Avoid all soda pop (includes diet) and juices. Replace all your diet drinks with water.

You should aim to drink half your body weight in ounces to rehydrate your body.

Example: if you weigh 200 pounds you should drink 100 ounces of water a day. It is okay to have one or two cups of coffee a day as long as you don’t load it up with sugar and cream.

Adding organic Green Tea sweetened with Agave nectar or honey has many pluses as well.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20(NIV) 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

Taking Faith To The Field

Boy Wonder By:Rusty Asble

This kid has all the luck. The kid is my 12 year old son Garrett Asble of Cleveland, TN. My wife and I adopted him and his brother, Ridge, at 9 and 10 months old from St. Petersburg, Russia. It was evident at a young age he loved the outdoors and knew the color of camouflage. There were times I had to sneak out of the house to go hunting so he would not see me in my camo…thus keeping peace while gone.

At age 10, for his birthday, Garrett harvested his first deer in South Carolina on our small 27 acre family farm. It was an 8 point. A very nice 8 point! I was amazed at his hunting ability, senses and endurance to hunt with me.

At age 11 for his birthday, he wanted to go back to South Carolina for the “bigger” buck that had been seen over the years. As life tends to be, busyness sent in and holiday responsibilities of school and Church eliminated the time allotted for our trip.

Knowing we were going back to Florida to visit family for Christmas break, I asked him if he would like to do a wild hog hunt in place of our South Carolina trip. His face lit up with excitement and then concern as he asked, “Dad, do hogs climb trees?

I did the usual internet searches and made personal phone contacts to friends I had hunted with long ago but this was to no avail on opportunities. I then came across an Outfitter that was very responsive and open to assisting me with my son for his hunt. It was God’s Country Outfitters of San Mateo (Palatka area). The owners, Charles and RT Herrington, were excited about us coming and made every concession for us to be successful.

On the first morning of your hunt, RT let out the Cur bay dogs on a flat dry prairie lined with palmettos, pine trees and swamp thickets. It was foggy and the smell of smoke filled the air due to brush fires being about 50 miles away. RT was using electronic tracking collars on the dogs and Garrett was able to see where and how far the dogs have gone. It was about 25 minutes and the tracking receiver RT was holding began to beep wildly. RT hollered about having a hog bayed about 600 yards away. We made a dash to the area and eventually could hear the dogs steady baying bark. The thick palmettos were thrashing wildly. As we approached we saw one of the Curs get launched about 11 feet in the air from the palmettos. We were all shocked.

This was no little piggy.

The chase continued for about another hour and a half through swamps, ditches, and creeks. Eventually we ended up right back where we started.

We were exhausted. As we rounded the corner there he was…he was huge.

I positioned Garrett with his single shot 243 rifle on the steady shooter stick. Pulling the trigger, he connected an amazing shot in the neck area that ended the hunt quickly. Again, we were all stunned! As we approached the hog it was evident it was a true trophy and beast among hogs. We prayed and thank Jesus Christ for the freedom to hunt, a great safe hunt and for the food this harvest will bring.

As we tried to load it on the truck it took some creativity. When we weighed at the processor it topped the scales at 351 lbs.

It now hangs on his wall as a shoulder mount and takes up alot of space.

However, it is a daily reminder of a blessing from Christ, a great hunt be-

tween dad and son, and the day Boy Wonder struck again.

Field Notes: To enjoy the outdoors with your children does not take any great knowledge…but it does take the willingness to begin somewhere. Start today.

Faith Notes: Mark 12:30…Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, with all your strength…and love your neighbor as yourself.

Gò0d 0dNews For Everyone Facebook, the Bible, and the Metamorphosis of Reading By: Darren Schalk www.Discipleshipink.com

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ritten words aren’t what they used to be. I had a conversation with a friend recently that led me to an epiphany (no clue what that word means, but I like the way it rolls off the tongue). The power of the written word has taken on a completely new meaning over the past few years, and we had better take notice.

For hundreds—even thousands—of years, the written word has been a source of education. From the earliest inception of hieroglyphs and alphabets, writing has been used to record history, thoughts, ideas, and facts. Because of this, literacy has always offered power. During the Dark Ages, the Catholic church became powerful because only the priests could read the Latin Vulgate. This variance in biblical literacy caused a great divide between priests and the masses. When the masses gained access to the written Word, revolution ensued. The value of words, particularly the written word, can in no way be overstated in the scope of history.

But now, words have changed. With each passing day, a metamorphosis of sorts is taking place on colorful screens around the world. Words are being typed. Messages are being exchanged.

Relationships are being formed. And with each tap of the QWERTY, words and the way we read are forever changing. Why? Because now there’s a person on the other side of the page. Written words used to be inked for purposes of recording, because there was no one on the other side of the rock or the papyrus. That’s why you don’t see any emoticons on the Dead Sea Scrolls or comment sections at the end of the heiroglyphs. And I highly doubt God carved any smileys at the bottom of the Ten Commandments.

But now, there is someone on the other side of the page, waiting for me to write my line and press send. Then, I wait for them to do the same. In so doing, the written word has become a dialogue rather than a monologue. And this metamorphosis has changed the way we view the written word altogether.

People are not reading for merely informational and educational purposes; we are now reading for RELATIONAL purposes.

And with this metamorphosis, the power of the written word is forever changing. Access to words now means not only educational power, but relational power. The written word now creates friendships, as one word responds to another word. The written word now creates love, as words on a screen ignite passions that were once only ignited by face-to-face contact and interaction. The written word is more important to young people than driving or learning to ride a bike, as today’s youth are more inclined to want a smartphone than a driver’s license. Why? Because the relationships that were once forged by driving to a friend’s house, party, or gathering, are now formed in text messages, forums, and social sites. The information highway has replaced the concrete highway as a means to friendships, relationships, human interaction, and face-to-face bonds.

Is it scary? Absolutely, because it’s powerful. So powerful, in fact, that these instantaneous, written-word relationships can cause entire nations to be overthrown in a matter of hours by men and women who have never seen one another outside of online profiles and typed interactions. But, in the educational-to-relational

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shifting of words, I see a great opportunity, particularly with the Bible, because if we are now using words for relational purposes, then there are no better words to read than the biblical words.

In fact, the Bible was way ahead of this cultural metamorphosis. It has been using words to create relationships for thousands of years now, long before Twitter, Facebook, and eHarmony. The Bible is filled with words written specifically for THAT PURPOSE— the purpose of creating a relationship.

Maybe we’ve been looking at it wrong for years. Maybe we’ve been reading for information when we should have been reading for a relationship. Maybe now we can see these words for what they are truly meant to be—a means to God—a means to THE God. They give us access to His ways, His history, His commands, and His love. They allow us to see who God is, who we are, and who we ought to be. They allow us the opportunity to create a true, deep, lasting relationship with The Author.

Maybe, just maybe, we can begin reading the Bible the same way we read Facebook—to connect with the person on the other side of the page.

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UNITED WAY AGENCIES AMERICAN RED CROSS (423) 472-1595 The Hiwassee Chapter offers emergency disaster relief, emergency communication to service members and their families who are in the Armed Forces, health and safety education, nursing assistant training and disaster preparedness education BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (423) 479-1590 Behavioral Research Institute provides child abuse prevention services, conflict resolution training and domestic violence treatment.

WALTER E. BOEHM BIRTH DEFECTS CENTER (423) 778-2222 The Boehm Center offers help and hope to those born with congenital birth defects of the central nervous system and their families. Assistance is provided for medical, financial and social needs.

CLEVELAND EMERGENCY SHELTER (423) 478-1458 The Cleveland Emergency Shelter offers temporary refuge and support services to homeless individuals and families, transients and persons in emergency situations.

CLEVELAND FAMILY YMCA (Y-CAP PROGRAM) (423) 476-5573 The Y-Cap program is an intensive intervention program for children ages 10 to 14 referred through the juvenile court system or local school system aimed at turning self-destructive behavior into positive, healthy activity.

FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM/HARBOR SAFE HOUSE (423) 476-3886 The Family Violence Program provides shelter, hotline services, crisis counseling, individual counseling, support groups and court advocacy to victims of domestic violence and rape and sexual assault.

Local Outreach Programs HOME-DELIVERED MEALS (423) 479-4111 Financial assistance for two routes of the Home-Delivered Meals Program is provided by United Way. The program is a service providing nutritious meals and direct social contact to homebound elderly and handicapped residents.

LEARNING CENTER FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES (423) 478-1117 The Learning Center for Adults and Families staff and volunteers are dedicated to enhancing the lives of adults and families by offering instruction in basic skills including: reading, math, writing and job-related skills. All services provided by the center are free.

NEIGHBORS IN NEED (423) 472-0769 Facilitates the local Emergency Aid Program, which assists individuals and families, that have had an unforeseen crisis or life changing event, with their mortgage, rent or utilities.

PARTNERSHIP FOR FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND ADULTS (423) 755-2822 The Partnership provides assistance to Cleveland, Bradley County and Polk County residents. The Homemaker services program provides trained persons to assist elderly or handicapped persons to continue to live in their own homes. Consumer Credit Counseling provides budget counseling, voluntary debt management and consumer financial education.

SIGNAL CENTERS INC. (423) 614-0199 Signal Centers is an inclusive child development program serving children with developmental delays as well as children that are developing typically. The

center offers services to children from 6 weeks to 6 years of age.

Individualized activities, on site therapies and parent education are provided.

TEAM CENTERS INC. (423) 622-0500 TEAM Centers helps children and adults who have handicaps, developmental challenges, or are at-risk, maximize their potential by providing diagnostic, referral and follow-up service.

The Family Support Program improves the quality of the lives of families who have a member with a severe disability by providing funding for respite, medical equipment and supplies, etc., that they need to reside in their natural home.

UNITED WAY OF BRADLEY COUNTY (423) 479-2020 The mission of the United Way of Bradley County is to be a community-based organization that leads the efforts in identifying community needs, facilitating collaboration, and maximizing resources to positively impact our community and surrounding area.

UNITED WAY GRANTS (THROUGH THE BRADLEY MEMORIAL HEALTH ENDOWMENT FUND)

Leonard Center (Lee University)/Community Action Network (559-0767) – Development of a community action network connecting individuals to the agencies they need.

Long-Term Recovery Organization (479-2020) -- Administration of the disaster relief and recovery programming for the citizens of Bradley County.

LUDIC (Lee University Developmental Inclusive Classroom) (614-8190) – Inclusive classroom for children suffering from diagnosis on the autism spectrum.

National Center for Youth Issues (309-4300) – Educational professional development, training, counseling and resources.

Ocoee Outreach (476-5493) – Improving housing conditions for individuals with mental or physical disabilities, and families whose homes have been damaged by the 2011 and 2012 tornadoes.

Ocoee Region Multicultural Services – Providing community translation services.

Ronald McDonald House Charities Care Mobile (778-4954) -- Ronald McDonald House has developed a mobile schoolbased medical clinic to serve three local schools in response to the high number of visits to the school nurse.

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) (716-1844) – Advocacy programming supporting children and youth who find themselves in the legal system without support.

Sack-Pack Program (472-4414) -- Sack Pack Program provides 10 to 15 nutritious food items that are shelf-stable and kidfriendly for the weekends for economically disadvantaged students who attend three Bradley County elementary schools.

Greenway Table (790-0660) – Food education for youth through hands-on experiences.

Starfish (559-1112) – An inhome education program to prepare children for school.

HOPE Center (790-5740) – A Children’s Advocacy Center for victims of child abuse.

Youth Counseling Services (476-1933) – Mental health counseling for children and youth and their families.

HIWASSEE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (CLIENT ASSISTANCE) (423) 479-5454 Hiwassee Mental Health Center offers a comprehensive range of behavioral health services for children and adults. Financial assistance for clients who need rent, medicine, clothes, etc., is provided.

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