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Contents
AUGUST 2020
GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk
6 The Place of Safety by Brent Goodge
GoodNews for Kids
GoodNews on Service
30 Serving God by Serving Others
by Monica Gambrell
8 New Baby Brother
GoodNews from the Outdoors
GoodNews on Money Matters
by Rusty Asble
by Sue Lagermann
10 Be Frugal, but Not Cheap by Andrew Lee
GoodNews for Men
12 Making a Purchase or Hedging a Future?
by Brian Branam GoodNews for Women
32 The Little Engine That Could GoodNews for Health & Fitness
34 Desire vs. Sacrifice
by Dominique Craigmiles
GoodNews for Everyone
36 If You Are A Christian, Then
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by Reagan Marsh
GoodNews for Everyone
14 Naomi’s God of Redemption 38 Chill Out! by Rebekah Hargraves
GoodNews for Parents
18 God Is Still In Control by Ashlee Abernathy
GoodNews Ministry Spotlight
20 Gospel Light Tabernacle by James & Wanda Whaley
GoodNews for Life
22 Walking Through Mourning by Danette Reeves
GoodNews for Teens
24 Let’s Break Fear Down by Filip Brunner
GoodNews Cover Story
26 Paniagua Auto Mall GoodNews for Everyone
28 Saying Good-Bye To Mom and Dad
by Tammy Madden
by Janise Copeman
GoodNews Testimony
40 My Faith Is Stronger Than My Fear
by Grace Logan GoodNews for your Taste Buds
42 Easy-Peasy Fruit Salad Recipe
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GoodNews on Worship
46 Why Do We Worship? by Karen Jeffery
GoodNews for Everyone
50 Is It Over Yet? by Kaye Stein
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Gò0dNews from the Pastor’s Desk
The Place Of Safety
T
by Brent Goodge
here was a knock at the door of the “lady of the
all who were inside the house marked with the scarlet cord
evening.” Two men desired and received entrance.
would be saved. Anyone outside the house, regardless if
These men were foreigners, strangers in a strange
they were related to the woman, would be killed. The entire
city. They weren’t just strangers—they were also spies.
story is recorded in Joshua chapter 2 and Joshua 6:22-25.
Their presence had been discovered and reported to the
While waiting for Israel to return and attack the city,
authorities. They came seeking a place to hide. The “business” of the hostess had given her familiarity
Rahab told her family that her house would be a place of safety from the coming invasion. The Bible records that
with very powerful city leaders. She knew the town was
both her parents, her brothers, and all that they had were
terribly fearful of an attack. Treason is a crime punishable by
saved in what was otherwise a complete annihilation of the
death. No doubt, the powerful leaders she knew would have
city. While the rest of the wall around Jericho fell down, her
no problem using her crime of harboring spies as an excuse
house on the wall remained standing. God had warned Noah that he would sit in the ark for a week before the rain began. God had warned Lot that the fire would fall the very next day. Rahab and her family had no such knowledge of when the invasion would come. It would have been so easy for her family to have gotten tired of waiting as Israel marched around day after day. They could have just stepped outside for some fresh air. But they didn’t. They waited on the promise of God for their deliverance. The Bible records that Rahab’s family became part of the people of God, and Rahab was herself an ancestor of Jesus Christ (Joshua 6:25; Matthew 1:5).
to forever silence the dark secrets she had drawn from them
Rahab was also listed by name in the biblical “Hall of Faith”
through the years.
(Hebrews 11:31).
But in spite of her situation and the risk to her life, she
A storm is coming (Daniel 12:1). Sometimes it feels like
protected the spies from those coming to search. She knew
the storm has already begun. We do not know when the full
something about the God these spies worshiped. She knew
ferocity will strike. But we know where the only Place of
that her gods had no power like their God. If life itself
safety is (Psalm 91:1; John 14:6). May we never get tired of
depended on obeying one God or the other, she would risk
waiting and take a step outside!
In exchange for saving the spies, she requested the preservation of life for her and her family. They agreed that
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About The Author
everything to be counted as a believer in the God of Heaven. Brent Goodge lives in Whitfield County. He prays and trusts that as our cities appear to crumble around us, God will sustain His people.
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Gò0dNews for Kids
New Baby Brother
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by Sue Lagermann
omorrow is the big day for my sister Cindy and
When I woke up, my Granddaddy was downstairs
me! Our mom is coming back home and bringing
waiting for Cindy and me to come down. We ran
our new baby brother with her. We both were
downstairs to see him. We loved our Granddaddy.
happy the baby was a boy. Now we had a brother.
He was making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
While our mom was gone, we had Grandma Stella,
for breakfast. Granddaddy told us our daddy was
my daddy’s mom, spend the night with us. She wasn’t
bringing our mom and baby brother home today,
around much as we were growing up. She agreed to
but there was going to be a problem. I was so scared
watch us for the night daddy spent at the hospital.
something was wrong because I lied. I said a fast
My mom said Grandma Stella didn’t have a motherly
prayer in my head before Granddaddy said, “The
way about her. That night, she made us spaghetti for
problem is that Joseph is your brother’s name, but so
dinner. I told her that my mom doesn’t make me eat
is your daddy’s. Let’s give him a nickname.” Since
spaghetti sauce over my noodles. Grandma Stella
we were eating Skippy peanut butter, Cindy and I
served me my spaghetti without sauce. It wasn’t very
both said Skippy at the same time. Since that day,
good. I told her that if I didn’t finish dinner, my mom
our brother has been called Skippy. Cindy and I were
still gave me dessert. I didn’t finish dinner and still got
proud that we named our new baby brother. I was happy to know nothing bad happened
dessert! When it was time to get ready for bed, I told
to our baby brother and promised
Grandma Stella I only had to brush my teeth in
never to play jokes on Grandma
the mornings.
Stella again. I never did.
That night in bed, I told Cindy I had
Six years later, we
fun playing jokes on Grandma Stella. Cindy told me that was
had another brother.
lying, not playing jokes.
This time, my mom named him David.
Something really bad
David doesn’t have
might happen. Maybe something bad
a nickname, but
would happen
we are proud of
to our new
him too.
baby brother. I said my prayers over and fell asleep.
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About The Author
over until I Sue Lagermann has been involved with the Floyd County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program since 1998 as a volunteer and became the director in 2004. Before becoming director, she advocated for over 20 children in the foster care system. She is the author of Violet Daisy Flowers becomes a Foster Kid, which is about an 8-year-old child’s journey through the child welfare system. Sue is the mother of six and grandmother of 11 children. Sue and her husband Bob reside in Aragon, GA.
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WITH DR. ANDREW LEE Dr. Andrew Lee is professor of English at Lee University. He also serves as a coordinator for Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. He and his wife Esmerelda have three children.
“Y
ou’re such a cheapskate! Penny pincher! Scrooge!”
in my future Yard Sale). However, I highly value experiences
Many of us have either heard these phrases
and memories, especially with my family and friends. So
hurled at us or, alternately, have used these
when we take family trips, we pull out all the stops without
phrases when accusing someone else. Few people would want
pinching pennies because I had already planned these
to be labeled as “cheap”—it sounds so insulting. But some
expenditures in advance.
would embrace less critical terms like “frugal” or “thrifty”
3. “A cheap person values money. A frugal person
which may often be viewed as a compliment. So what’s the
values time.” Some people will drive an extra ten or twenty
difference between being “cheap” and “frugal?” Personal
minutes to buy gasoline at the station that sells fuel for a nickel
finance author Ramit Sethi has summarized some insightful
less per gallon, without realizing that the extra time spent and
ways to distinguish between “cheap” and “frugal”:
miles driven for this supposed “savings” has cost them much
1. “Being frugal is saving money. Being cheap is saving
more than they were trying to save. Or they will spend three
money at the expense of others.” Think of a time when you
weeks struggling to fix a leaky sink rather than call a plumber
were out at a restaurant with a group of family or friends,
for a fifty-dollar repair. There’s nothing wrong with DIY (do
and when the bill came, there was “that person” who kicked
it yourself), but there comes a point when the time expended
in seven dollars to cover his or her $6.99 meal, neglecting to
exceeds the dollar value of money saved.
account for taxes and tip. Or how about those people who
4. “Cheap people are always trying to get something
habitually leave a dollar or two as a “tip” for their restaurant
for free and often feel entitled or act offended or
server regardless if the bill totaled ten, twenty, or fifty dollars?
mistreated when they can’t get something free.” There’s
Or those who choose to ignore invitations to weddings,
nothing wrong with sometimes asking for a freebie (James 4:2),
showers, or graduations as a great way to save some money
but to live life expecting not to pay for goods or services that
by not having to buy a gift? Ouch—let’s not be like these folks.
most people are paying for, well, that’s neither realistic nor
People have long memories regarding cheapskates!
healthy. Some people believe that if they whine loudly enough
2. “A cheap person saves in any possible scenario, at any cost. Frugal people happily spend money on things they value.” Cheap people always go with the lowest price on
and often enough, they can get anything they want. These people should be avoided. The previous points all boil down to this: “cheap” people
anything, while frugal people cut costs on things that aren’t
think short term while “frugal” people think long term. Frugal
important to them, while spending freely, even lavishly, on
people don’t save money just to save money; they have longer
things they care about. It’s simply a matter of knowing what’s
term goals like saving for retirement or funding their kids’
important to you and then allocating your financial resources
college or donating to worthy causes, and they realize that
accordingly. Personally, most luxury consumer goods are not
a dollar saved on expenses can help meet their goals. So be
high on my list of priorities (I inevitably imagine these items
frugal, not cheap!
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Gò0dNews for Men Making a Purchase or Hedging a Future?
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by Brian Branam
hen you “treasure” material things, you are not just purchasing items, you’re hedging a future. What are you buying?
Are you buying your child a coat, or are you trying to
assure their acceptance? Is this a vacation or your ultimate happiness? Is that a video
Bible Study and Challenge Read Matthew 6:19-21 • List the commands. Obey them. • List the promises. Believe them. • List the principles. Apply them. Evaluate your last major purchase. Write out the
game or your ploy to pacify your child? Are you driving a car, or is that the statement about who you are with heated seats and a sunroof? When we place greater treasure on the things of God, we realize that games are fun, but they can’t replace the time I spend with my kids. A vacation is nice, but it doesn’t solve my problems. When your treasure is not in a brand name, you can buy your kid a coat because it keeps them warm. You help them see that their identity comes from a deeper place. When our treasure is in Christ, we realize what we are buying. It’s just stuff. Material things are nice to have, but they can’t possibly perform at “treasure” status. Whether the mug costs $40 or $4, the coffee I pour out of it tastes the same.
reasons you chose that item above the others. Could you have waited to make the purchase or did you purchase it on a whim? Was there any thought process in your decision that reflected your relationship with Christ? How does your overall spending over the last month reflect your relationship with Christ? What needs to change?
When my treasure is in Christ, I can buy cheaper and only help your sanity, but it will save you a lot of money.
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not feel cheapened. Having your treasure in Him will not Brian Branam is the Pastor of Liberty Baptist Church, a multi-site church in NW Georgia. For more of his material visit www.FeelMyFaith.com.
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Naomi’s God of Redemption
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aomi’s story as found in the Book of Ruth is one
through. But I do know this: our God is a God of
of so much unimaginable loss and pain and yet so
redemption! The same God who wrought miracles in the
much unimaginable redemption, joy, and legacy.
life of Naomi and her loved ones is the same God whom
Ruth 1 tells us that Naomi lost first her husband and then,
you follow today. His heart for Naomi is the same as His
as if that weren’t hard enough, her two sons as well. She
heart for you, and He is always, always working behind
was now a childless widow in a time and culture wherein
the scenes to bring good out of even those seemingly
to be so was a disgrace that destined you to a life of
worthless and heart-wrenching moments of our lives.
destitution. Yet all things are possible with God! Naomi’s story begins to change from one of overwhelming grief and sadness to one of impending joy and gladness in Ruth 2. This widow and her widowed daughter-inlaw, Ruth, meet a distant relative of theirs, Boaz, who promises to go above and beyond the call of duty to protect and make a way for these ladies to provide for themselves. He saw to it that their needs were met while at the same time preserving their dignity in allowing them to work his field so that
Look to Him, friend. Pour out all your cares, your
they could provide for their own needs, rather than
burdens, your pains, and your heartbreaking losses at His
simply receive a handout.
feet. He wants you to do that! 1 Peter 5:6-7 says, “Therefore
One thing leads to another and, before we know it, by
humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He
the end of the Book of Ruth, chapter 4 tells us that Boaz
may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him,
and Ruth end up getting married and having a sweet son
for He cares for you.” Turn to Him. He is ready and willing
of their own, whom they name Obed. As if that weren’t
to carry you, help you, and deliver you through this trial
amazing enough, this little Obed became the father of Jesse
safely to the other side.
and the grandfather of King David, as well as an ancestor Friend, I don’t know what kind of pain you are currently experiencing or what loss you have been
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About The Author
of Jesus Himself. Talk about a story of redemption! Rebekah Hargraves is a wife, mama of two littles, blogger, podcaster, and author whose passion is to edify, equip, and encourage women in their journey of Biblical womanhood, particularly with an emphasis on the gospel and its implications for everyday life. You can find Rebekah on her website, Hargraves Home and Hearth, on Instagram, or on iTunes via The Home and Hearth podcast.
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Christian Fellowship Assembly 3656 Chattanooga Road, 30755 706-280-7594 The Sanctuary 515 Reed Rd NW, 30720 706-270-2088 The Impact 508 Sheridan Ave, 30721 706-226-7743
Baptist
Abundant Life Baptist Church 811 J and J, 30721 706-278-5289 Antioch Baptist Church 1205 Antioch Road, 30720 706-278-1305 Beaverdale Baptist Church 2496 Beaverdale Rd NW, 30721 706-259-7089 Calvary Baptist Church 2115 Chatsworth Rd, 30721 706-278-6324 Carolyn Baptist Church 2305 Cleveland Highway, 30721 706-259-8142 Christ Reformed Baptist Church 1378 Dug Gap Rd, 30720 706-226-3026 Concord Baptist Church 1054 Hopewell Rd, Cohutta 30710 706-694-8618 Cove Baptist Fellowship Church 461 Carbondale Rd SW, 30721 706-277-3484 Crown View Baptist Church 502 West Tyler St, 30720 706-278-7422 Deep Springs Baptist Church 1660 Beaverdale Rd NE, 30721 706-259-3255 Dug Gap Baptist Church 2031 Dug Gap Rd, 30720 706-278-2377 Eastbrook Baptist Church 204 Hill Rd, 30720 Eastside Baptist Church 913 East Morris St, 30721 706-278-8553 Eleventh Avenue Baptist Church 2550 South Dalton Bypass, 30722 706-278-7020 Emmaus Baptist Church 4268 S. Dixie Rd, 30735 706-483-5251 First Baptist Church 802 Kenner St, 30721 706-226-9681 First Baptist Church of Dalton 311 North Thornton Ave, 30720 706-278-2911 Grace Baptist Church 2049 Lower Kings Bridge Rd, 30721 706-537-6884 Good Hope Baptist Church 2525 Lake Francis Rd, 30721 706-259-3719 Grove Level Baptist Church 2802 Cleveland Highway, 30721 706-259-8519 Good Samaritan Baptist Church 3137 Cleveland Rd, 30721 706-259-7239
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Gospelway Baptist Church 336 Jupiter Cir, 30721 706-278-1424 Grace Baptist Church 2049 Lower Kings Bridge Rd, 30721 706-537-6884 Harmony Baptist Church 187 Lower Dawnville Rd, 30721 706-226-5521 Harvest Baptist Church 3986 Cleveland Hwy, 30721 706-694-8951 Hill Crest Baptist Church 1901 Cityview St, 30720 706-279-1267 Hopewell Baptist Church 3527 Airport Rd, 30721 706-226-5987 Kinsey Drive Baptist Church 2626 Kinsey Drive,30720 706-277-3505 Lakeshore Park Baptist Church 12 Crescent St, 30720 706-275-6050 Liberty Baptist Church 506 South Pentz St, 30720 706-226-5535 Lindsey Memorial Baptist 706-673-7650 3503 Lindsey Memorial Rd. Rocky Face, Ga. 30740 Macedonia Baptist Church 1355 Dawnville Rd NE, 30721 706-259-9220 Maple Grove Baptist Church 347 Maple Grove Rd, 30721 706-483-6300 McFarland Hill Baptist Church 307 Brickyard Rd, 30721 706-277-5521 Mount Rachel Baptist Church 332 Haig Mill Lake Rd, 30720 706-278-5192 Mount Ridge Baptist Church 1401 M L King, Jr. Blvd, 30721 706-278-0335 New Hope Baptist Church 900 Roan St, 30721 706-226-2093 New Hope Baptist Church 706-673-8050 2105 Tunnel Hill-Varnell Road Tunnel Hill, GA 30755 New Life Baptist Church 2620 Old Grade Rd, 30721 Northwest Georgia Baptist Church 222 North Pentz St, 30720 706-463-3490 Olivia Baptist Church 1817 Guy St, 30720 706-278-3507 Pine Grove Baptist Church 4004 Airport Road, 30721 706-264-8630 Poplar Springs Baptist Church 897 Poplar Springs Rd, 30720 706-259-8727 Reformation Baptist Church 825 Chattanooga Avenue, 30720 706-314-8711 Rocky Face Baptist Church 1544 Rocky Face Railroad St, 30740 706- 226-5751
Salem Baptist Church 1448 Pleasant Grove Dr, 30721 706-259-7045 South Dalton Baptist Church 498 Lakemont Drive, 30720 706-278-4946 Shiloh Baptist Church 2014 East Waugh St, 30721 706-226-5981 Temple Baptist Church 2310 South Dixie Hwy, 30720 706-226-6785 Valley Baptist Church 2907 Old Rome, 30720 Welcome Hill Baptist Church 2772 E Welcome Hill Circle, 30721 706-278-0368 Whitfield Baptist Church 2134 Dug Gap Rd, 30721 706-278-6776
Bible
Fellowship Bible Church 2044 Dug Gap Rd, 30720 706-278-6269
Catholic
Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church 968 Haig Mill Lake Rd, 30720 706-278-3107
Christian
First Christian Church 1506 Dug Gap Rd, 30720 706-278-7244
Church of Christ
Central Church of Christ 515 N. Tibbs Rd, 30720 706-278-8051 Riverbend Church of Christ 2218 S Riverbend Rd, 30721 706-226-0819
Church of God
Cedar Valley Church of God 2744 Cleveland Highway, 30721 706-259-0016 Church of God of Union Assembly 2311 South Dixie Rd, 30720 706-275-0510 City View Church of God 3688 Chatsworth Hwy, 30721 706-226-6686 Crosspointe 2681 Underwood Street 30721 706-278-2649 Valley Brook Church of God 1474 Mineral Springs Rd, 30720 706-279-3296
Community
Church on the Hill 1035 Abutment Rd, 30721 706-278-9208 Community Fellowship Church 409 North Fredrick St, 30721 706-278-3204 Freedom Community Church 908 Elk Street, 30720 706-463-2690 Rock Bridge Community Church 121 W Crawford St, 30720
Episcopal
Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church
901 West Emory St, 30720 706-278-8857
Lutheran
Christ the King Lutheran Church 623 S Thornton Ave, 30720 706-278-3979
Methodist
Bethel AME Church 620 Spring Street, 30720 706-226-2714 Bethel UMC 123 Bethel Church Rd, 30721 706-278-3309 Dalton First UMC 500 South Thornton Ave, 30720 706-278-8494 Dawnville UMC 1529 Spring Ln NE, 30721 706-259-5342 Fairview UMC 735 Riverbend Rd, 30721 706-996-5057 Five Springs UMC 2823 Five Springs Rd, 30720 706-277-3928 Mineral Springs UMC 4079 Airport Road, 30721 706-517-0200 Mt. Vernon UMC 597 Lafayette Road Rocky Face, GA 30740 706-673-4667 New Haven UMC 4040 South Dixie Highway, 30721 706-217-1879 Pleasant Grove UMC 2701 Cleveland Highway, 30721 Sugar Valley UMC 503 Murry Hill Dr, 30720 706-280-9112 Trinity UMC 901 Veterans Dr, 30721 706-278-4042 Tunnel Hill UMC 706-673-4022 121 North Varnell Road Tunnel Hill, GA 30755 Varnell United Methodist Church 3485 Highway 2 Cohutta, 30710 706-694-8023 Wesley Chapel UMC 808 Jamestown CT, 30721 706-270-2331
Nazarene
First Church of the Nazarene 2325 Chattanooga Rd, 30720 706-278-8428 Grace Church of the Nazarene 1111 Nelson St, 30721 706-278-1171
Non-Denominational
Abundant Life Bible Church 120 East Morris Street, 30721 706-270-9733 Bridging the Gap Ministries 514 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, 30721 706-277-7575 Relentless Worship Center 210 Robinwood Dr, 30721 706-313-1129 Cornerstone Family Church
1240 Dawnville Rd, 30721 706-259-8509 Dalton House Of Prayer 735 Beaverdale Rd NE, 30721 706-280-0263 Good Neighbors Church 910 South Thornton Ave, 30720 706-226-0846 Gospel Light Tabernacle 804 Sheridan Ave, 30721 Grace Fellowship Ministries 620 N Glenwood Ave 2&3, 30721 706-280-1375 River of Life Church of Dalton 2919 East Walnut Ave, 30721
706-965-6683 Saint James Overcoming Church 400 North Fredrick St, 30721 706-278-0319
Pentecostal
Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal Fuente de Agua Viva 1007 Underwood St, 30721 706-278-4963 La Senda Antigua 308 East Matilda St, 30720 706-270-8826 True Gospel Pentecostal Church 109 South Henderson St, 30721 706-278-5696
Shadow Ridge Worship Center 122 Wheat Drive Varnell, GA 30721 706-280-4546
Presbyterian
ChristChurch Presbyterian 510 South Tibbs Rd, 30720 706-529-2911 First Presbyterian Church 101 S. Selvidge St, 30720 706-278-8161 Grace Presbyterian Church 2107 Threadmill Rd, 30720 706-226-6344
Salvation Army 1109 N. Thornton Ave, 30722 706-278-3966
Seventh Day Adventist
3 Angels Hispanic SDA 701 E Morris St, 30721 706-618-1182 Dalton Hispanic SDA 112 W Long St, 30720 706-275-0523 Dalton SDA Church 300 South Tibbs Rd, 30720 706-226-2166
Salvationalist
Chatsworth Church Directory Baptist
Blue Ridge Primitive Baptist Church 706-517-9849 134 Hyden Tyler Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Calvary Baptist Church 706-695-7747 Highway 225 North Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Center Hill Baptist Church 706-695-7988 65 Berry Bennett Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Cisco Baptist Church 706-695-9270 Highway 411 North Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Cool Springs Baptist Church 706-517-5388 Holly Creek Cool Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Fellowship Baptist Church 706-695-2626 4396 Highway 52 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US First Baptist Church 706-695-2112 121 West Market Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Flat Branch Baptist Church 706-695-2663 3443 Highway 286 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Free Hope Baptist Church 706-695-3717 4176 Highway 76 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Holly Creek Baptist Church 706-695-8522 422 Holly Creek Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Liberty Baptist Church 4221 US-76, Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Little Consauga Baptist Church 706-517-5733 1100 Sugar Creek Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Maranatha Baptist Church 706-695-6330 Highway 225 South Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Mount Pisgah Baptist Church
706-517-8944 2309 Old Highway 411 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Murray Baptist Church 706-695-9712 508 West Peachtree Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US New Hope Baptist Church 706-517-3089 1273 New Hope Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US New Prospect Baptist Church 706-629-9521 7629 Highway 225 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Old Fashion Baptist Church 706-695-5420 885 Ben Adams Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Open Air Ministries 706-386-484 1058 Mtn Crest Dr. Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Prayer Baptist Church 706-624-9216 10859 Hwy. 225 South Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Shinning Light Baptist Church 706-517-1739 801 North 5th Avenue Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Smyrna Baptist Church 706-695-5815 1913 Smyrna Church Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Spring Place Baptist Church 706-695-5532 441 Highway 225 South Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Strait Way Baptist Church 706-517-2861 508 West Peachtree Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Total Praise Baptist Church 706-695-6441 1461 Greeson Bend Rd, Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Zion Hill Baptist Church 706-517-5913 Highway 225 North Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Bible
Grace Bible Church
2599 Leonard Bridge Rd. Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Church of Christ
Woodhaven Church of Christ 706-847-7400 508 West Peachtree Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Church of God
Chatsworth Church of God 706-695-9388 Highway 411 South Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Central Community Church 706-695-4242 60 Pine Hills Drive Chatsworth, GA 30705 Spring Place Church of God 706-695-8000 717 Tibbs Bridge Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Full Gospel
Faith Worship Center 706-695-6866 189 Hyden Tyler Road Chatsworth GA 30705 House Of Prayer 616 Jenkins Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Methodist
Casey Springs UMC 7250 Chastworth Highway South Chastworth, GA 30705 Center Valley UMC 706-971-4646 5394 Highway 225 North Chatsworth, GA 30705 US First United Methodist Church 706-695-3211 107 W Cherokee Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Fullers Chapel UMC 532 Cook Drive Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Mineral Springs UMC 71 North Way St Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Spring Place UMC 706-695-5143 Po Box 248 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Non-Denominational
God’s Light House 784 Smyrna Church Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 The Church of God of the Union Assembly at Chatsworth, GA 706-695-7335 Highway 52 Alternate Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Liberty Tabernacle 706-517-3140 2196 Smyrna Church Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Living Word Christian Fellowship 706-695-5005 960 Cherokee Drive Chatsworth, GA 30705 US New Beginnings Ministries 706-695-6067 646 Floodtown Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US North Gate Church 706-548-4967 7727 Highway 225 South Chatsworth, GA 30755 US Tabernacle of Praise 706-517-0377 1435 Leonard Bridge Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Wings Of Faith Ministries 706-695-1527 1122 North Holly Drive Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Pentecostal
Victory Tabernacle 706-517-1458 355 Ellijay Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US A Place to Worship 706-517-8568 259 Old Landfill Rd Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Presbyterian Sumach Presbyterian Church 706-695-4773 2089 Sumach Church Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Seventh Day Adventist
Seventh-Day Adventist Church 706-517-5124 1115 Highway 52 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
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Gò0dNews for Parents
God Is Still In Control
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by Ashlee Abernathy
e are living in uncertain days, perhaps now more than ever before. It is hard to think about raising children in a world full of turmoil and unrest. My husband and I have two young boys, ages 7 and 2, and we often wonder if we are doing enough to teach our boys what they need to know to survive in such a time.
All children are exposed to so much on a daily basis, whether it be at school, on television, or in video games, just to name a few, and it can be hard for them to understand and decipher good from bad. Thankfully, we are equipped with the Word of God to help us train our children to walk in the way of Christ. Sometimes we forget we are actually not in control of any of it, but we have a Heavenly 18 // August 2020
Father who is. He is still on His throne, and He remains in control. God promises to always take care of His children. We know that our boys are ours only for a short time, and they are ultimately God’s children, but while we are on this earth, we must do our part to teach them to be Christlike. Proverbs 22:6 instructs us to “train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” We can have hope for our children’s futures if we teach them to be followers of Christ. As parents, we are thankful for the time we have with our children, and we can have confidence that, with the help of the Lord, we can raise them to be Godfearing, Christian men and women, even though the world will be against them. After all, if God is for us, who can be against us? We all know that parenting is not always easy, but we can always cast our cares, frustrations, and uncertainties on Him because His yoke is easy and His burden is light. The good news is, in the midst of all the madness, we can find peace and rest in an unwavering Lord. Like the old song says, “… because He lives, I can face tomorrow; because He lives, all fear is gone.” What a wonderful, blessed assurance that is.
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Gospel Light Tabernacle
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by James and Wanda Whaley
n the early 1960s, Reverend A.L. Owenby, a minister who had pastored and evangelized in the Northwest Georgia area for several years,
had a vision. His vision was to create a place where Christians could worship God together and receive instructions for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. After much prayer and fasting, his vision became a reality. Gospel Light Tabernacle was established in 1965. Reverend Owenby pastored the church for 15 years, and during that time, several young men accepted the call to preach the Gospel and received instruction and guidance under Brother Owenby’s ministry. In 1980, James and Wanda Whaley, Brother Owenby’s son-in-law and daughter, accepted the pastoral position at Gospel Light, continuing to teach and preach the message of salvation, deliverance, and healing. Many other pastors in the area began their ministry at Gospel Light and now have established evangelistic and pastoral positions in their own churches. Gospel Light celebrated its 50th year in 2015. The preaching of the Gospel continues with the same sound doctrine and beliefs that you must be born again, baptized, sanctified, and filled with the Holy Spirit. The teachings, by-laws, and covenants are the same today as they were in the 1960s. We believe the Bible is still the infallible Word of God and that we should encourage and exhort one another through God’s Word as we continue to spread the Gospel. The vision is still the same: to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to stand for righteousness in the family and the community, and to reach as many people as we can through witnessing and
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presenting the Word of God. We also plan to continue supporting two children’s homes, one in Guatemala and one in Powder Springs, Georgia, as well as our local outreach through our Servant’s Fund. Everyone is welcome to be a part of the family and experience God’s love at Gospel Light Tabernacle. Come and visit us. We also live-stream our services! Join in; you will be blessed.
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Walking Through Mourning
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by Danette Reeves
o one can escape mourning. It is inevitable because
when He said in Luke 22:21, “But listen, the hand of the
we live in this sin-cursed, death-ridden world. Each
one betraying Me is with mine on the table.” He hurt
person will mourn something: the loss of parents,
when His disciples could not stay awake to pray with Him
siblings, children, or a spouse; the loss of jobs, health,
(Matthew 26:40). Jesus surely felt deep mourning when the
wealth, and dreams; and the loss of friendships, abilities,
rooster crowed as He looked into Peter’s eyes when Peter
capabilities, and possibly even our minds. Mourning is an
(the one who claimed he would follow to the end) denied
authentic process.
Him three times (Luke 22:61). Think about the grief Jesus must have felt when He looked down from the cross and saw His mother so distraught. Can you hear the gentleness and deep mourning as He gives His sonship to John: “Dear woman, look, here is your son” (John 19:26)? Even in the very worst of pain, Jesus turned to God, His Father, and asked for a different cup and then later asked from the cross, “Why have You forsaken Me?” Each journey of mourning is personal. In searching Scripture to see how Jesus mourned, the key is found in the picture of Jesus being in the midst of the horrible loneliness and pain, never denying His grief, yet turning to God in honesty and yielding to His Father.
Ignoring pain does not bring healing; it just buries it
Our healing comes from walking through the mourning
like a speck of infection in a wound that cannot heal. One
with the Great Physician—the One who is the Lover of my
can pretend, stay busy, bury it in food, and minister to
soul: The One who loves perfectly and completely.
others and yet never heal from mourning. It just becomes a
May we find comfort in Revelation 21:3-5: “And I heard
spreading poison that rears its ugly, infected head into every
a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling
corner of one’s life—every relationship, every thought,
place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they
every ministry.
will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as
Jesus never denied His grief. He openly wept at the
their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and
death of His dear friend, Lazarus. Even though Jesus knew
death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor
He would resurrect Lazarus, He first mourned the loss.
crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed
Jesus mourned the rejection of His people (Luke 19:41-
away.’ And He who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold,
44). He knew Israel would suffer greatly because they had
I am making all things new.’”
when John the Baptist was beheaded (Matthew 14:18). Jesus knew the pain of betrayal and rejection intimately
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rejected Him, and He wept. Jesus withdrew from people Danette Reeves teaches a Ladies’ Discipleship Class and is the Ladies Fellowship Director at First Baptist Church, Calhoun, Tennessee, as well as being active in the church music ministries. She lives in Cleveland, Tennessee, with her husband, Charlie, and is a mom to three grown children and Oma to four grandchildren.
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Let’s Break Fear Down
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by Filip Brunner
ornadoes, COVID-19, and life and death are all part
Jesus does not let us just fend for ourselves. We are told
of life that sometimes point to an overwhelming and
to be patient in the midst of our difficulty and to let patience
uncertain future. We live with the mistaken idea
be perfected in us. Patience has a peaceful effect on those
that we are the masters of our destiny. But consider the
who are exercised by it. Do you remember when there was a
possibility that there is only one master of destiny, and His
storm on the Sea of Galilee and Jesus was in the back of the
name is the Lord Jesus. Notice what James tells us about the
ship sleeping? When we are in the boat in the middle of the
difficulties of life.
storms of life with Jesus, we are assured that the boat will
“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. My
not sink when the God of the universe is in the boat with us. The disciples pleaded with Jesus, how can you be asleep?
brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” Even in the time when the Book of James was written, hard times were not unknown to the believers. The brethren were scattered because of the intense persecution of the early church by the Roman
Don’t you care that we are about to perish? What did Jesus
government. So what is this “count it all joy when you fall
do? The Bible is clear; Jesus calmed the storm with His
into different types of temptations or trials”? First of all,
Word: “Peace, be still!”
temptation and trials are two sides of the same coin. When
When we pray to the Lord, we are told to ask for
trials come, and they will come, it is our natural response
wisdom and He will give it to us. Not only that, but when
or temptation to question, “Why God…” Why is this
He speaks, the storm obeys Him. “Lord, I don’t know what
happening? Remember, beloved, we speak of the trying of
to do; give me wisdom and calm the storm that rages in me
our faith. Will we trust God to get us through the difficulties
and, at times, out there.” Trust in Jesus when you are in His
of life, or will we buckle under the pressure of it and rebel
boat. Be blessed, until next time.
truth and make us into stronger Christ followers?
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About The Author
against the Holy Spirit when He wants to guide us into all Filip Brunner is married to his wife, Dr. Kim Brunner and together they have six children. He is a writer, author, and artist.
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hen Francisco Paniagua first came to
As a child, he always dreamed of having his own
the United States in 1990 as a teenager,
business, and in April of 2004 after years of hard work,
he worked hard picking grapes and
he launched the first Paniagua Auto Sales at a small
strawberries in California. In 1992 he moved to
car lot on Morris Street in Dalton, GA. The business
Dalton, GA with many big dreams. While finishing his education at Dalton High School he also worked full-time as a dishwasher and busboy at Cracker Barrel before moving to a Mexican restaurant where he was a waiter and bartender. One of his teachers helped him get a job in the carpet industry, and just after 6 months of working as a creeler, he was promoted to a machine operator. Francisco enjoyed his job but after four years in the carpet industry, a sales opportunity at a local used car dealership was offered to him and he took it. Little did he know, that would be the beginning of a successful journey for him. After working there for around three years, he moved to a Honda dealership where he worked for another three years.
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went very well, and many cars were sold, so in January 2012, a second location Paniagua Auto Group, TN and a year later, he had the opportunity to acquire his present location of Paniagua Auto Mall. They have been successfully serving the community for 7 years from this location on Walnut Avenue in Dalton, GA. Mr. Paniagua is very thankful to all the employers who gave him the opportunity to work for them when he first came to the United States and to this great land full of opportunities. The last 15 years of hard work has paid off and he is so very grateful to the thousands of customers who have trusted an bought their cars and trucks from Paniagua Auto Group. Also very thankful to this great land of opportunities United States of America. Last year Mr. and Mrs. Paniagua obtained their United States citizenship and he says “this country is now our country” Francisco still lives in Dalton where he enjoys playing soccer and spending time with his wife and three young boys whom he adores. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Better Business
next vehicle: 1776 Walnut Avenue, Dalton, Georgia 30721 or 696 Inman Street E, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311. You can also check out their inventory on their website at www.paniaguaautos.com. Paniagua Auto Mall is open for business Monday - Friday: 10:00am 6:00pm, and Saturday: 9:00am - 5:00pm.
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Saying Good-Bye To Mom and Dad he was my first friend. He was my protector. They were both my heroes: my mom and my dad. There are not enough words in the English dictionary to put into words the love I have for these two people, the love that has carried me through even after they left this world. My dad left me about 25 years ago, and although I am the middle child out of five, I was still called “Daddy’s baby.” I was that one: the one who got away with everything. He treasured us all, but I was the one who could do no wrong in his eyes.
When Dad left us all those years ago, my love for my mom grew even stronger as I watched her raise my baby sister all alone, and she did it with pride! She stood her ground when my sister would get out of line, and she raised her right. After my sister married and left home, I think the tables began to turn then. I more or less became the mom, and she became the daughter. She went with my husband and daughter and me on every vacation, every trip to the store, and every restaurant. My mom became not just my friend but my best friend. Over the years, she was there for me when I got married. She held me when I cried because I thought I would never have a baby and rejoiced with me on the day we found out I was going to indeed have a baby! She was there the day I gave birth to my beautiful
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baby girl. She was there when they flew my daughter to Atlanta when she was 12 months old, all the while praying that God would fix her heart. We rejoiced together the day my daughter’s heart came in and cried the same day for the family that lost a child. So tell me, how? How did the tables turn so fast? How? How did we go from being best friends and having the time of our lives to being caretaker and patient? How did it happen that the day came that she looked at my 17-year-old daughter who she was with every single day of her life and not know who she was? My tears fell down like rain that day. How did she start seeing people in the room that only she could see? Were they really there? I may never know. And how? How did she leave me that day: July 23, 2019, at 3:20 a.m.? How did this happen so fast? How do you go on without them? It’s an age-old question. How do we live without our parents? The day I walked out of that hospital, I felt like I was nobody. Who did I belong to now? I was nobody’s daughter, and I said as much. And then someone wrote me and said, “Yes, you are someone’s daughter! You are a child of the King!” These words rang so true to me after 10 months of trying my best to try to figure out who I was without them. Yes, I am a mom and a wife, but who was I without the people who knew me since day one? Well, we pray and we ask God to give us guidance and assurance that we will see them again one day. I’m not sure that I even know the answer still after all this time, but I have learned to take it one day at a time and let God lead me. So if you’re facing losing a parent today, just take a step back and remember the good days. Remember the fun places you went with them. Remember the long walks and talks that you had with them, and give God the glory for those days. About The Author
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by Monica Gambrell
irst, an introduction. I am a 58 year-old woman
that call because we didn’t want to leave the comfort
who has lived in the Dalton, Georgia area since
of the nest. We counted the cost of following that
1969. I never even considered as a teenager that
calling, and it was high. Treasured friends and family
college was an option. We were poor. Very poor. At
members alike did their dead-level best to discourage
the age of 22 I married the most amazing man I had
our obedience. But we knew that whatever the cost,
ever known, Glenn “Bear” Gambrell. To say that I have
obedience is always worth it.
always been treated like a queen by him would be an
There were many hurdles once we arrived in
understatement. He was a great partner and a great
Bozeman. We were clearly in the refiner’s fire. Bear has always had a servant’s heart and never really complained about anything, but he had lost about 100 pounds over the course of the first three years here. After several nonproductive doctor visits he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. It had metastasized to his lymph nodes, liver, and lungs already. Four months later he was in the arms of his Lord. The doctor told us that the cancer was around three years advanced. In other words, just about the time that
father to our five children. He sacrificed to ensure that
we accepted the call to come to Bozeman, the cancer
I got my college education. Just before our thirtieth
began ravaging him.
anniversary we decided to take part in a short-term
I have always been known to say that we should
mission trip to Bozeman, Montana. That was in June.
count the cost, but obedience is worth it. My whole
By August Bear had left Dalton to accept a position
concept around that topic has somewhat changed
with a company in Bozeman. Our daughter, Rebekah,
though. I was reminded in scripture (Matthew 8) that
and I joined him in September. We had originally
there are consequences when we count too closely. It
planned to live and die in Dalton. We love our friends
may cost us a relationship with God. Or for believers it
and family there. But we honestly felt like baby birds
may cost us a deeper fellowship with Him. Is it always
being pushed from the nest – our calling to Bozeman
worth the cost? Without a doubt. But mostly it isn’t
was clear, but we came dangerously close to ignoring
even worth counting.
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The Little Engine That Could… call her Choo Choo but, her real name is Susie. She is my daughter. This girl amazes me with everything she does, tries and experiences. She is not afraid. She is willing. She is able. She makes me laugh. I need more laughter. We all need more laughter. One thing she has jumped right into is hunting and fishing. She’s pretty good at both. As the 2020 Turkey season opened, our goal this season was for her to harvest her first mature Gobbler. Multiple early mornings were involved in this season and many situations were experienced. However, none were productive until… It was the morning of Friday, May 8, Susie shared the night before that she would give it one more try for a turkey. It was early, a clear quiet chilly morning for May. As we got to the hunting property darkness was all around us. We parked at the bottom of the hill to make an easy set-up about 50 yards near by hoping to intercept the gobblers as they flew down to meet the hens that regularly walked that way. Walking in the dark we had the pop-up blind, chairs, guns and calls in tow. At our location, set-up took just a few minutes and we were settled comfortably in the blind. About 45 minutes had passed when the morning birds started to chirp. The world was beginning to wake up when a loud resounding gobble rang out 75 yards behind us. Within a few minutes we had multiple more gobblers, young and old, joining in. Knowing they would eventually come this way, I kept quiet and did not call. Right a daylight I heard a cackle and fly down of a few hens that were near by in the woods. About 30 minutes had passed, I looked over at Susie and she was fast asleep in her chair bundled up in the extra camo coat. As I scanned through the blind opening, I saw a hen making her way from the woods behind us. Out of nowhere, there was one, two, three, four gobblers. All were trailing the hen while strutting along the way. I gently poked Susie who opened her eyes and I held up 4 with my fingers and pointed. She slowly sat up and reached for her 20-gauge turkey shotgun. She noticed which one was the biggest and shared with me the one she wanted to take. She took aim on the red, white and blue head and she slowly pulled the trigger. BOOM! She had hit it but it ran
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right towards the blind. Knowing it was hit I whispered to reloaded. She quickly loaded another shotshell as the turkey stepped out from behind a brush pile that the blind was next to. She readjusted to her right, took aim and BOOM! Gobbler down. She squealed with excitement as hugs, high fives and fist bumps commenced. Stepping out of the blind, we walked over to this beautiful mature bird. We admired what God had created and thanked Him for what He had blessed us with. We
talked through how it all happened and how components of the hunt like faith, opportunity, not giving up, being alert, having someone looking out for you and remaining calm, relates to life. As was began the tagging process of the bird, we were amazed that she had harvested a 21.5lb, thick 11.25” beard, 1.0” spur Gobbler. What an incredible bird. I hugged her once more and whispered, “You will always be my Choo Choo. The little engine that could”. About The Author
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Desire vs. Sacrifice verything starts in the mind: a thought or notion of how to obtain or achieve something greater than the current state. Whether it be financially, emotionally, mentally, or physically, everything begins in the infant stage of the thought process. Thoughts manifest over a duration of time, and for those thoughts to become tangible, DESIRE is awakened. I personally had a desire when I was 440 lb. to lose weight and become much healthier. My want/desire to lose the weight had all the ingredients it needed to begin my weight-loss journey. But there was one ingredient missing that I was not prepared for: SACRIFICE. This is the intangible that discourages most people who start a new journey to quit just a short time after they have started. That was me for many years because my mind had the desire to do something I’d never done, and it required a level of sacrifice that was not met in my heart. Sacrifice is a heart condition, and it requires daily action. Desire is a mental condition that is bred through multiple thoughts/ questions of what you want versus whether or not can you do it. Sacrifice does not go against desire; sacrifice will define your desire. I was 440 lb., and in 15 months, I lost 243 lb. My desire was to do the unexpected, and my sacrifice for the unexpected showcased my desire. My heart wanted to keep my old nutritional habits, but in order to fully achieve my desire, I had to let go of my wants and establish my new needs. The fight is real when it comes to keeping the desire you initiated in your mind. It is a daily, uphill battle, but Vince Lombardi said it best: “The harder you work, the hard it is for you to surrender.” People always say quitting isn’t an option when truthfully, it always is. But quitting is also a heart condition. Just like the story of the two wolves living inside of you, the one you feed is the one that will be dominant in your
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everyday life. Will you feed the heart that always leans toward quitting? Or will you feed the heart that sacrifices for its desire to become tangible? Quitting is easy and fast, with no accountability for you. Sacrifice requires long and slow suffering for a cause that started with a personal desire and evolves into something much bigger than you. It instills a fire in you that will never cease and a legacy to pass on to your children. As I fought every day in my journey, I realized that I wasn’t just fighting for me. I was fighting for
others who did not have the tools I developed during my journey and who one day I would help. My faith in Jesus Christ is how I sustained my level of sacrifice: walking by faith and not by sight. Christ sacrificed Himself for all of us because God had a desire for His people. I did not know I would end up here; I just had faith that my daily sacrifices of habitual changes would lead me somewhere greater than I started. Remember, sacrifice does not go against desire; sacrifice will define your desire. About The Author
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If You Are A Christian, Then… by Reagan Marsh
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playlists, articles, opinions, etc., which add to, detract from, minimize, supplement, substitute, or set aside what He has said in His Word are actually “earthly, unspiritual, demonic” (James 3:13-18) pseudo-wisdom. They are genuinely false teachings about Him. “The world in its wisdom did not know him.” Jesus is “unto us wisdom from God…where is the scholar?” (1 Corinthians 1:18-31). 5. Your strength is in Christ alone. Jesus is no mere coping mechanism or “higher power.” Strength in Christ comes from Scripture’s assurance that God the Father has
placed all things under His feet (Ephesians 1:22; Hebrews 2:8), that He rules in perfect wisdom and unchallenged might, and that He is working all things by His perfect authority (Matthew 28:19) after the counsel of His will (Ephesians 1:11) for your good and His glory. Christians rest in His power, sufficient to subdue all things unto Himself (Philippians 3:21). Revising this merely exposes varying degrees of replacing Jesus with self-reliance. In our current cultural moment, many causes and claims compete for our attention, allegiance, and affections. May your life, Christian, be built on the firm foundation (Matthew 7:24-27; 1 Corinthians 3:11) of “the truth as it is in Jesus” (Ephesians 4:21). About The Author
1. Your identity is in Christ alone. Your race, gender, marital status, parental status, background, citizenship, heritage, family, opinions, convictions, experiences, strengths, sorrows, struggles, advantages, personality, or education are not the truest things about you. They have shaped you, but Jesus alone defines you. You no longer live; Christ lives in you (Galatians 2:20). The sovereign Creator has ordained redemption to function so comprehensively that if anyone is in Christ, he is an utterly new creation; old things are gone, and all is made new (2 Corinthians 5:17). You bear Christ’s name, possess Christ’s Spirit, are included in His covenant, and were adopted into His family. In the fullest sense imaginable, Jesus is your identity now. 2. Your life is in Christ alone. You contributed nothing to your salvation except the sin which made it necessary. You were defined by your sin, your hatred of God. You were God’s enemy and despised everything about Him to the core of your being. Your every sin demonstrated this (Romans 8:5-8). You brought nothing to the transaction but rebellion toward God, a ruined life, and spiritual death (Ephesians 2:1-3). By grace, you’re now a member of His Body, made to be His bride, and marked by His blood. (Ephesians 2:8-9). Jesus alone gave and sustains your life, both now and forever. 3. Your righteousness is in Christ alone. Your good works, great intentions, strenuous efforts, self-improvement, self-denial, and self-righteousness—so valuable in man’s eyes—are less than worthless before the eyes of Him to whom we will give an account (Hebrews 4:13). In fact, all you can do is worse than trash (Isaiah 64:6; Philippians 3:8). Your standing before God is based solely upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21) and nothing else—or it is not the righteousness God requires. Jesus alone possesses, fulfills, and presents this righteousness to you. 4. Your wisdom is in Christ alone. “All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in him” (Colossians 2:2-3). Thus, any narratives, sources, perspectives, voices, articles, philosophies, analytical tools, books, podcasts,
Reagan Marsh is husband to Kara, daddy to RG & AG, and founding pastor-teacher to Reformation Baptist Church. An SBTS graduate, biblical counselor, and Th.D student in Puritan Studies, he has served in gospel ministry since 1998.
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Chill Out!
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by Janise Copeman
here are times you hear people say, “Chill Out!”
it like we can. At times we put so much burden and work
Usually, someone is trying to calm down a person.
on our already full plates. So, I encourage you today to
It can be just a joke, but most of the time it’s an
“CHILL” and get alone with Jesus . Instead of stuffing it or
indication that something is out of sorts. We try to do too
manifesting in volatile ways, let Him heal, teach, calm, and
much or think we have to be the ones to be strong and in
open flood gates of His peace into that situation!
cool, calm control at all times. God forbid we let someone
We get carried away with all the distractions, which the
see how we are coming apart in pieces internally! It’s when I
world is so full of, that we have to reel back in our focus,
get alone with the Lord, or just simply say “JESUS” that I get
our Rock, our Anchor and wait out the storm. When we wait
the focus back on HIM and enter back into His peace, and
out the storm and trust God, everything else starts to vanish
His presence pours into the situation and atmosphere.
in the background and it doesn’t seem to be as big of a situation it may have been before! We are all in different phases or walks of life—home, life, family, careers, and just everyday living can overwhelm us with questions, uncertainties, fears. It’s when we step back and wait upon the Lord He will open and close doors and maneuver us to where we are supposed to be headed. We find ourselves in limbo or uncomfortable seasons in our life, we have to stand still right where we are and praise Him there until the next door or chapter opens. Knowing there is someone who sees our life as we can’t, the author
He knows the plans for us and how it is all weaving a
and finisher of our faith. Who knows the beginning to the
plan. Sometimes the best plans are the ones we don’t force
end, and created us for a divine purpose can set our hearts
or make, but what the Lord allows to enfold! Believe me,
at peace. I encourage You today if you have never known
His imagination, fun and creativity are so much bigger than
JESUS and the peace that He can only give..Reach out to
anything we can think or do. He has unlimited sources and
Him when everything else is going haywire around you,
ways to make things happen. So many times we put Him
He is the calm in the storm and the ONE who whispers
in a box, and what He has for us is so much better if we just
“PEACE BE STILL.”
trust Him. others. We feel if we don’t take care of it, no one else can do
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About The Author
Trusting God, for some of us that may be harder than Janise Copeman lives in Trion,Georgia, is 49 years old, and she is blessed to be married to her soulmate for 26 years. She enjoys reading, writing, and encouraging others by spreading joy and love in the Lord.
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My Faith Is Stronger Than My Fear
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by Grace Logan
n April 26, 2020, at 4:00 a.m., my mother was
you performed miracle No. 1; you can do it again.” Mom
taken to the hospital by ambulance (she lives with
had no brain damage and was responding with eye contact
my brother in Peotone, Illinois). She could not
on May 7, 2020. At 2:15 p.m., the nurse called me and said,
breathe. It was the first time in my life I had felt so helpless
“Someone wants to talk to you.” Mom was off the ventilator.
(no visitors were allowed at the hospital, and I live in
Thank you, God: miracle No. 2.
Tennessee); all I could do was cry and pray. The verse “Be
May 9, 2020: Happy birthday, Mom—82 years old.
still and know I am God” (Psalm 46:10) came to my mind,
May 10, 2020: Happy Mother’s Day.
and I asked God to be with her and take care of her, since
May 11, 2020: The doctor called and said there was no
I could not be there. I talked to the nurse at 9:15 a.m. She
treatment plan for Mom, we needed to make decisions,
said that Mom was in the emergency room and went to ICU
and her heart was too weak. The nurse called and told
almost on a ventilator. She was not doing well, and they
me, “Grace, today the state of Illinois has lifted the ban on visitors; you can come and see your mother.” I called my brother and told him to go be with Mom; I got there at 11:30 p.m. Thank you, God: miracle No. 3. May 14, 2020: Mom was discharged from the hospital and left with us. Thank you, God: I will forever be grateful. Thank you, prayer warriors. Thank you, Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois, and emergency room, ICU, and IMCU staff for taking care of my mother. Thank you, Hospice of Kankakee Valley. With the guidance of God, Mom died comfortably and peacefully on May 17, 2020, at 10:30 p.m., holding the hands of Grace
were treating her for pneumonia (she tested negative for
(daughter) and Floyd (son).
COVID-19). The nurse said she would call me back between
I never gave up on my faith in God or the power of
3:00 and 4:00 p.m. I asked prayer warriors to pray for my
prayer. My fear was never seeing my mother on this earth
mother, I wanted to talk to her, and I kept praying and
again. Our God is alive! With three miracles in three weeks,
crying. At 3:30 p.m., the nurse called and said that Mom was
God made it possible for my brother and me to spend the
out of ICU, in IMCU on a nasal cannula, and talking to me.
last six days of my mother’s life with her. I raise a Hallelujah
Thank you, God: miracle No. 1.
to God.
On May 2, 2020, Mom was on the rehabilitation floor (getting stronger to come home) when she had a heart attack
Strength, courage, faith, and hope: we serve an almighty, miracle-working God!
in ICU on a ventilator at 81 years old. I sent text messages to prayer warriors to pray; I prayed hard, and I said, “God,
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(without a pulse for six or seven minutes) and was then put Grace Logan (9 yr. Breast Cancer Survivor) is shown today with her grandchildren, Kaylee and Ethan.
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Easy-Peasy Fruit Salad Recipe by Pam Wattenbarger
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his is an easy, versatile fruit salad with a 10-minute prep time. The pudding mix will blend with the fruit juices to create a sweet, creamy base that enhances the flavor of the fruit. Naturally glutenfree, it’s the perfect recipe for summer when fresh fruits are in season. Don’t like strawberries or peaches? Substitute your favorite fruit instead. Good substitutions are blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries.
Ingredients • 4 peaches, peeled and cubed • 1 (16-ounce) container of strawberries, washed, stems removed, and sliced • 3 bananas, peeled and sliced
1. In a medium bowl, mix the peaches, strawberries, and bananas together gently. 2. Stir in the instant vanilla pudding mix until the fruit mixture is coated. 3. Refrigerate until serving. This is best made an hour in advance to allow the flavors to meld.
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Pam Wattenbarger is the author of “The New Southern Cookbook: Classic Family Recipes and Modern Twists on Old Favorites” and the upcoming “Southern Air Fryer Cookbook.” You can find more of her recipes on her website, Simply Southern Mom.
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amilton Physician Group (HPG) offer simple and secure telehealth visits through Doxy.me for established patients and new patients. Video and phone visits are available.
Dr. Megan Brown of Hamilton Physician Group-Catoosa Campus conducts a telehealth appointment with a patient.
Some of the common conditions that can be treated through telehealth visits include cough, cold, allergies, rashes, mild injuries, stomach virus, or COVID-19 concerns. “We’re glad to be able to offer this service to our patients,” says Holly Andrews, Director of Business Administration for HPG. Patients can easily start a telehealth visit with a mobile device or standard computer by going to the website provided by the practice. No specialized hardware or software are necessary. 44 // August 2020
Secure data transmission and patient privacy is a top priority. Doxy.me utilizes state-of-the-art security and encryption protocols. Telehealth visits are generally covered by insurance. A self-pay option is available as well. Payments can be made through the portal or by phone. If a patient has a blood pressure cuff, thermometer and/or a scale, it is helpful for a telehealth visit but not required. To schedule an appointment, patients should call any Hamilton Physician Group office. A representative will walk the patient through the process “Our patients have told us how much they appreciate this alternative to coming into the office for certain visits,” says Holly. “It is convenient and allows patients to receive healthcare from the safety of their own home.” Call any Hamilton Physician Group office to schedule your appointment. Go to HamiltonHealth.com/telehealth for contact information. Most health insurance plans are accepted. No insurance? Self-pay options are available.
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Why Do We Worship?
he purpose of worship is to give God praise, glory, and honor; we worship Him out of reverence and respect because He is worthy of all the praise. Our spirits desire to be obedient and give our best. He made man in the likeness of His image. Genesis 1:26: “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’” God is a very important part of our universe. He made the waves come in and go out again upon the waters, the sunrise and sunset, the moon, and so much more. Psalm 107:29: “He calms the storm, so that its waves are still.” When it seems we go through a dry wilderness, or when the storms of life are raging, we simply must remember to put the waves all over His feet and let Him take the lead. He’s only a small call away. Whisper His name Jesus. Whisper His name Jesus. Whisper His name Jesus. And He will answer you if you only just believe. Just have faith and trust in the Lord. The Heavenly Father is looking for those who will worship Him in spirit and truth. According to the Word of God and the Gospel of salvation, our worship must come from our hearts as adoration for God. Christian worship involves praying, music, reading the Scriptures, and listening to various sorts of sermons. Worship must be distinguished by what we feel as the Spirit moves upon us.
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A very important part of my life includes many of those listed above. I love to sing and listen to music every day. Music is a universal language. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter if the lyrics are in a language you can understand; in many cases, music in worship gives our hearts an awakening even without words. Above all this, we must remember not to leave out our heart-to-heart conversations with God. The Father and the Spirit should be honored as the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Matthew 16:24: “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’” Follow the Lord’s guidance and He will always be right beside you. He will not leave you. Remember, give Him your praise and worship. You can step into a new day and rise above all the lonely times. We have the power because He will give courage and strength. You can overcome. Pray, read, and study daily. Put all your trust in the Lord. He loves you even in your darkest hour. About The Author
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by Kaye Stein
s we recover from COVID-19 isolation, it’s very important that we don’t forget and neglect the things we learned from it: things like covering your
mouth when you cough or sneeze and washing your hands thoroughly and frequently. These new habits will help in the future with any viral or contagious disease that you may encounter. Also of importance is the family time that we renewed while being confined to our homes. We saw a tremendous change across our nation and an outpouring of love and concern for our neighbors. Our belief in mankind was renewed. But that wasn’t sustained. Another severely wrong decision and action set forth a chain reaction of riots and threats which were a test of our good faith, but do not be dismayed by those who seek to tear down. As Paul put it, keep the faith. Everything is temporary, time doesn’t stop, and we keep moving on. The only things that never change are God the Father and His love for us. Never grow weary, and pray without ceasing. Colossians 1:11: “We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy.” Claim it and name it. Claim all of God’s promises! Identify and name the issues and concerns in your life that are coming between you and your walk with Christ. Once you name those issues, then you can start to peel them back and remove them from your life. Never give up, but seek strength from Christ who strengthens us. Stand firm in your faith, believing in the power of the one true King. Matthew 10:22: “And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.” Let that sink into your soul, like sitting outside soaking in the sunshine. Raise your hands and praise the God of all creation! In times of great anguish and fear, seek your answers from God’s Word. He sees each person individually, hears
the media, who are only seeing part of the truth? Even more, why would you listen to someone who is biased or has their own personal issues and agenda? If you are having trouble discerning the truth in what you are hearing, then take a step back. Find your quiet place to think and pray before you respond. Find your trust in God! He knows your future! He alone answers prayers, no matter how big or small. Why? Because He created you! He loves you! And mostly, He wants a relationship with you!
out to him! He sees all and knows all, including your future. So why would you want to listen to friends, Facebook, or
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each hurting heart, and loves every human being who calls Kaye Stein, native of Chatsworth, residing in Rome is a nurse of 40 years, a mom, and a Nana. A published author who enjoys reading and learning, but mostly family and laughter!
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