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hen Bob and I were first married, he was a student and I worked at Lee University. To help pay the bills, Bob had a paper route in a hilly part of the city. Sometimes I would go with him to deliver the Cleveland Daily Banner. I would roll the paper as tightly as I could, which was never as tight as Bob’s big, masculine hands could roll them. He would slip the rubber band on the paper and give it a whirl over the top of our Volkswagen Beetle—always hitting his target and landing in the correct yard or driveway.

That part was easy, but I could not handle the quick “turn-arounds” he made. After going in one direction for a short distance, he would whip into a driveway and head the opposite direction in a flash. This crazy route had twists and turns that snaked through a subdivision built on a steep hillside in the southern part of Cleveland. By the time we got back to our apartment, my head was spinning and I felt as green as an avocado.

Just like that paper route, life’s journey is never straight and level, requiring that we make some quick turn-arounds through steep terrains of physical struggles, heart-breaking situations, and unexpected difficulties. Those who are unable to adjust, end the route as I did with a dizzy headache and green on my face.

One scripture has been especially meaningful to me when coping with the day-to-day challenges of life’s turn-arounds. The apostle Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 4:18 remind us: “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (NIV).

This is much easier said than done. I’ve been there—suffering through all kinds of situations. Learning to fix my eyes on what is unseen may be one of the most important skills I am learning. I believe the only way you and I can stay steadfast through the month of August, with its many changes, is by identifying with Christ and trusting His will for our lives. Otherwise, we may see only fleeting victories and temporary achievements. But by staying focused on God’s Word, we can experience the riches of God’s grace and His powerful turn-arounds.

What a statement to unbelievers!

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About Us GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk Fourth-Quarter Living

by Pastor Jeremy Wallace GoodNews for Kids Never Too Young for God to Use You

by Mindy White GoodNews on Money Matters Examining Income Inequality

by Andrew Lee GoodNews for Men Men of Influence

by Nathan Long GoodNews for Women Hurry Up and Wait

by Lindsey Cooke GoodNews for Parents A Sense of Humor

by Craig Thompson GoodNews for Life One Foot in Front of the Other

by Delaney Walker GoodNews for Health & Fitness Childhood Obesity

by Travis Martin GoodNews for Teens The Edge

by Fernando Alejandro GoodNews for Seniors I’m Happy Even When I’m Not Happy

by Karen Brummer GoodNews Family Night At Retro Bowl GoodNews for Couples Restoring Togetherness

by Joel Barker GoodNews for Everyone Look Up!

by Charles Brian Conn GoodNews for Couples The Waiting Game

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Gò0dNews from the Pastor’s Desk

Fourth-Quarter Living Are you making life count every moment and in every situation?

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by Jeremy Wallace

enjoy watching football. As I watched the game over the years, I noticed that when a team is losing in the fourth quarter, the players change how they play.

They become more focused, more determined, more urgent, more intense, and more passionate.

Recently, I have heard multiple people say that they have determined to make their life count. Their motivation for doing this was the reality that they were entering the fourth “quarter” of their lives. In making this statement, they implied that they had not done all they could during the first three quarters, and now they wanted to make up for lost time. There is something about coming to the end of a “game” that causes people to change how they approach it.

The average life expectancy in the United States is seventy-eight years. The first quarter, then, ends between ages nineteen and twenty. The second quarter ends at age thirty-nine. The third quarter ends between ages fifty-eight and fifty-nine. The fourth quarter goes through age seventy-eight. Where are you?

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Obviously, none of us are guaranteed another day; but what would happen if all believers lived as though it were the fourth quarter? What would happen if we didn’t wait until the fourth quarter to live as though it were the fourth quarter?

What is fourth-quarter living?

1. Those living a fourth-quarter Christianity care less about what everyone else thinks. Fearing the opinions of others will severely limit your effectiveness for Christ.

2. Those living a fourth-quarter Christianity are willing to sacrifice to make a difference. When you realize you can’t take your stuff to eternity, it makes it more important to use that “stuff” to make an eternal difference while you can.

3. Those living a fourth-quarter Christianity remain focused on the task at hand and are less distracted by things that really do not matter. It is so easy to become distracted by things that don’t really matter. We must keep the main thing in clear view.

4. Those living a fourth-quarter Christianity are passionate about Christ and His work. When you realize that eternity is real and near, those things that will last become the priority.

5. Those living a fourth-quarter Christianity want others to live the same way. These people are contagious. They have a way of influencing others for Christ, and they take advantage of that influence.

6. Those living a fourth-quarter Christianity realize that time is short. As a result, they need to do as much as possible in the time they have. They make every moment, activity, relationship, encounter, conversation, and circumstance count.

Let’s be committed to fourth-quarter living. The reality is that we might be in the fourth quarter and just not know it.

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Gò0dNews for Kids

Never Too Young for God to Use You Make this new school year an opportunity to be used by God.

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by Mindy White

hen I was growing up, one of my favorite

for us. “And this same God who takes care of me will

things to do for the new school year was to

supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which

shop for my school supplies. I would find my

have been given to us in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19 NLT).

class list and head to the store with my mom. As we went

Our kids need to learn to trust that God will take care of

down the aisles looking for each item, I would check it off

them. They may not always get what they want, but God

the list. I must have been born a bargain shopper, because

always gives us what we need if we ask Him and believe.

finding packs of paper for 15 cents and notebooks for 10

Let your kids know that no matter what they face

cents made me happy. Later at home, I would go over the

this year, God is with them and He will help them with

list again, making sure I had everything I needed.

whatever they need. He has specifically chosen what class

Realizing that not all kids are excited about going

they are in, who their teacher is, and even who they sit

back to school for a new year, I always tried to make

by. He is with them in every trial and rejoices with them

shopping for school supplies a positive experience for my

in every victory. Remind them that in every moment

kids. Instead of making it a chore, we made it something

of their lives, God is with them. Teach them to turn to

special. We made a day of it, and I kept a positive

Him for every need in their lives. Assure them that their

attitude so they would too. They liked picking out their

age does not limit them and that God can use them this

own supplies and getting certain colors that were their

school year to help meet the needs of someone else. Teach

favorites. We would double check the list at home just

them to learn to look for ways they can give, serve, and

like I did as a kid. They would pack everything in their

help out.

backpacks, and we were ready for school.

This is a great time of year to teach our kids how God

We are never too young or too old for God to use us.

Jesus said to let the children come to him and to not stop

supplies all of our needs. Just like a parent who is going

them. Children are precious in God’s sight, and their faith

down the list checking off each school supply needed

is unmatched. Children have position and power in the

for class, let them know that God does the same thing

Kingdom, and they can be used by God in powerful ways.

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Mindy White and her husband Robert have been married for 20 years. They have 3 kids, Brittain, Noah, and Alaina. She is a member of Cornerstone Church of God where she is the ladies ministry president.

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Examining Income Inequality Educational choices have economic consequences.

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by Andrew Lee

here has been much debate lately about the hot topic of income inequality. In Paul Sullivan’s book The Thin Green Line, the author refers to a study at the University of Rochester’s business school that looked at how choices about one’s educational path have a direct and measurable effect on this phenomenon of income inequality. This study finds that income inequality has actually been declining since the year 2000, contrary to many media reports.

This study involves comparing three males who graduated high school in 1980. One of the men never went to college; another man graduated college with a four-year degree, and the third man earned a graduate degree. In 1987, when these three men were between the ages of 25 and 34 years of age, the average high school graduate in the United States earned $22,500 per year, while the average college graduate earned roughly $31,600, and the average holder of a graduate degree earned a yearly salary of $36, 667. At this point in the men’s careers, the disparity or inequality in their salaries may not seem that substantial, especially given the cost of attending college and graduate school. But twenty years later (2007), when these three men were in the age category of workers 45-54 years old, the average salaries looked like this: $46,000 (high school graduate), $88,000 (college graduate) and $120,000 (graduate school and beyond).

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Granted, the increase in these salaries during this twenty-year period can be partly explained by two obvious circumstances: one, the effects of inflation naturally raised the salaries at all three educational levels and; two, most workers are at their peak earning years in their late 40s to 50s. Notice how the inequality of salaries tends to widen remarkably over the course of these two decades in the Rochester study. This research concluded that while these numbers certainly demonstrate income inequality, the reason for this inequality was quite simple—people made different educational choices, and those with more education earn more money.

Should people with more education and expertise which cannot easily be replaced by automation be paid more money than those who lack the same level of education? Should we all earn the same salary regardless of our educational level? If so, should we all earn the lowest wage level of the high school graduate (or high school dropout), or should we all earn the highest salaries as those with graduate degrees? If you believe the latter option would be best, ask yourself how companies would be able to afford to pay all of their employees the highest level of salary?

These questions tend to reveal one’s political or ideological stance, tending toward either socialism (where all receive the same economic rewards regardless of their contributions or education) or toward free-market capitalism where the promise of economic incentives motivates people to pursue higher education to move up the socioeconomic ladder. As Christians, those of us with higher education and knowledge have the responsibility to teach others how to work their way up to socioeconomic success. God’s Word tells us in Hebrews 6:10, “For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints” (NASU).

Dr. Andrew Lee is professor of English at Lee University. He also serves as a coordinator for Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. He and his wife Esmerelda have three children.

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Gò0dNews for Men

Men of Influence

by Nathan Long

I

am a lot like my dad. From his

that marriage creates “one flesh.”

identified primarily as a son or

love of classic monster movies to

An interesting thing about that

daughter but as a husband or wife.

his quiet and gentle manner, my

word, one, is that it is also used in

The newly formed family becomes

father has shaped me in many ways.

Genesis 1:5 and is translated “first.”

primary, while their parents become

Ever wonder why that is?

The hierarchy of family dictated by

secondary. It’s the Genesis 2:23

Scripture has always been marriage

principle, “A man shall leave his

the moment a child is born he or

comes first, children come second.

father and his mother and hold fast

she is looking for someone to attach

Why do marriages so often end after

to his wife. . . .” The cold, hard truth

to, to identify with, and to learn

the children are gone? It’s because

is children leave, but parents should

from. Parents, teachers, friends,

the spouses stop being spouses

use their time of influence wisely

and media help mold and define

and solely identify themselves as

(see Eph. 6:4). It’s the father’s job to

how a child should act, think, and

parents. Once the child is gone,

teach boys how to act as future men,

view the world. Another way to

they are left with a stranger in their

husbands, and fathers, and a father’s

look at it is like this: circumstances

house. Having a strong Christ-

job to teach girls how a man should

leave continuous echoes in the

centered marriage is the major focus

treat them.

mind of children and fueling them

of a healthy, happy family. It’s only

to believe in certain ways. It’s the

after a marriage is strong that the

of it. “The glory of children is their

parent’s role to make sure the child’s

parental roles can be established.

fathers” (see Pro. 17:6). It’s the

Whether we like it or not, from

positive uplifting outweighs the

One of the most impactful

I’m like my dad and I’m proud

fathers or male role models in my life

negative ones (see Col. 3:21). One

statements about parenting was

that helped me define “manliness”

way of doing this is by having your

said to me during a couple’s small

and helped contribute to my healthy

priorities in order.

group. This particular couple said,

and happy marriage. Without these

A husband can make a

“We are not raising our children for

men in my life, I would have been

wonderful father, but a father

ourselves but raising our children to

completely different—and not for

can never make a good husband.

give them away.” They were saying

the better. I never want to downplay

Looking back in Genesis, we see

that they realized once a child is

the importance of women in a

“out of the house” and married, the

child’s development, but it’s time

child is no longer

men start realizing their influence in the home.

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Nathan Long graduated from Lee University in 2012 with a bachelor of science degree in pastoral ministries.

He is currently the resident director of New Hughes Hall at Lee University while completing a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy.

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Gò0dNews for Women

Hurry Up and Wait

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“ ‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope’” (Jer. 29:11).

by Lindsey Cooke

n today’s society, we live in a world of instant

were then blessed. Boaz does what he needs to do in

gratification. We are impatient. It seems that we have

order to provide for Ruth, and the two later wed.

forgotten that God has a plan for all of us, and that

Like Ruth, we are responsible for our actions. If we

it will unfold when He is ready. Relationships are in

stay in the fields that God provides for us, He will take

this category, too. It could be a relationship that we are

care of our needs. Here is where we will find all that we

seeking with someone or simply for a change to happen

will ever need. God gives us the relationships that He

within a current situation.

wants us to have, but how we seek them out is up to us.

If you take a look at the biblical story of Ruth, you

I’ve heard many times that in relationships, you get

see just what happened to her. She married, lost her

what you put in. But shouldn’t we make God our main

husband, and made a choice to stick by her mother-in-

focus in relationships? He has led us down the path we

law’s side when all was lost. She remained faithful to

are on, and He won’t leave our side, but we must let

Naomi and to God. It may have been easier for her to

Him shine through us.

turn around and go back to her homeland, but she did not take the easier path, even when Naomi had given her permission to do so. Both women left the land and went to Bethlehem, where Ruth gleamed in the field of Boaz, who was a kinsman of Naomi. Ruth listened to the advice Naomi gave her, and because of her faithfulness to Naomi and to God, both women

• If we decide to be teachable and listen to wisdom, it can enhance our relationships with others.

• If we are faithful and finish what we start, we will be honorable.

• If we are content in knowing where we are is where God wants us to be, we will be provided for and protected.

• Most importantly, be patient in His perfect timing.

Sometimes we look at life depending on how things are going for us. We get depressed when things don’t work out like we want them to, or when something bad happens in our lives. But don’t lose hope. Looking at life with hope can change your future, and God has given you both—a hope and a future.

If we remain faithful to God in our relationship with Him, He will provide for us. Those things that we so desperately want—whether it be children, stability, love, or more—can be ours, but we must put our trust and our faith in Him and His timing.

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Lindsey Cooke is the administrative assistant for Cooke's Food Store & Pharmacy.

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A Sense of Humor Humor is a valuable tool to use as a parent.

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by Craig Thompson

hat do puns, limericks, jokes, one-

knock” jokes and simple question-and-answer jokes

liners, and harmless pranks have in

such as: “What did the grape say when the elephant sat

common? The answer is that they’re

on it? Nothing, it just gave a little wine.”

usually found in a happy family.

Take a look at your outlook on life? Is it all

As the parent, you can make a point to find one good joke per day to share with your children. This can

business? Is it all seriousness? Whatever your outlook is

be done at the breakfast table to start the day off with a

on life, you can be sure that it is catching. Your children

laugh or at the dinner table to help decompress after a

are being impacted by how you handle life.

long day. It won’t take long before the kids will begin to

Humor can help to alleviate a stressful day or a

look for jokes themselves to share with the family. When

tense situation in your own life. It can also help your

they do, give them a smile or a laugh. Encourage them

children learn to look at the world around them with

in their own sense of humor.

a bit of hope. Humor is like little candy-sized pieces of

Other types of humor you can learn to enjoy and

hope that helps us to realize that everything isn’t really

help your children to appreciate are the good-humor

as bad as the devil would have us to believe. The Bible

stories. For years Jerry Clower was known as the “king

tells us that a merry heart does a person good like a

of comedy” with his Southern brand of storytelling.

medicine (see Pro. 17:22).

Early on he was told that he should include dirty jokes

So how can a parent integrate humor into the

in his repertoire, but he refused, insisting that he could

family? If you are someone who doesn’t already have

make people laugh while keeping his performances

a sense of humor, know that it takes time. One of the

clean. You can find his CDs online or watch some of his

authors I used to read as a child is Bob Phillips. He has

performances on Youtube.

several books including The World’s Greatest Collection of

If you like tall tales, Bil Lepp is famous for winning

Clean Jokes, which are good additions to a family library.

the West Virginia Liar’s Contest. His site includes a few

In fact, there are a number of “clean joke” category

freebies (leppstorytelling.com) to

books available at your local Christian bookstore, used

sample his material.

bookstore, or favorite online vendor.

Proverbs tells us that the

Using age-appropriate humor

person with a merry heart has a

helps. Children love kid

continual feast. In a world that

jokes. This includes the standard “knock

tries to depress us, teach your children how to always have their own feast of joy by bequeathing a sense of humor.

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Craig Thompson is an author and speaker. You can read more of his material at walkwithgod.com.

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The Bridge, An Apostolic Church 715 College Dr, 30720 706-280-0541

Assembly of God

Calvary Assembly of God 515 Reed Rd NW, 30720 706-259-0045 First Assembly of God 508 Sheridan Ave Dalton, GA 30721 706-226-7743

Baptist

Hopewell Baptist Church 3527 Airport Rd, 30721 706-226-5987 Eleventh Avenue Baptist Church 2550 South Dalton Bypass, 30722 706-278-7020 Good Hope Baptist Church 2521 Lake Francis Rd, 30721 706-259-3719 Grove Level Baptist Church 2802 Cleveland Highway, 30721 706-259-8519 Kinsey Drive Baptist Church 2626 Kinsey Dr, 30720 706-277-3505 Whitfield Baptist Church 2134 Dug Gap Rd, 30721 706-278-6776 Harmony Baptist Church 187 Lower Dawnville Rd, 30721 706-226-5521 Eastbrook Baptist Church 204 Hill Rd, 30720 Maple Grove Baptist Church 347 Maple Grove Rd, 30720 706-259-3927 Northwest Georgia Baptist Church 222 North Pentz St, 30720 706-463-3490 Olivia Baptist Church 1817 Guy St, 30720 706-278-3507 Abundant Life Baptist Church 811 J and J, 30721 706-278-5289 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 Cove Baptist Fellowship Church 461 Carbondale Rd SW, 30721 706-277-3484 Dalton Second Baptist Church 502 West Tyler St, 30720 706-278-7422 Deep Spring Baptist Church 1449 Beaverdale Rd NE, 30721 706-259-3255 Eastside Baptist Church 913 East Morris St, 30721

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706-278-8553 First Baptist Church 802 Kenner St, 30721 706-226-9681 First Baptist Church of Dalton 311 North Thronton Ave, 30720 706-278-2911 Good Samaritan Baptist Church 3137 Cleveland Rd, 30721 706-259-7239 Gospelway Baptist Church 336 Jupiter Cir, 30721 706-278-1424 Harvest Baptist Church 3986 Cleveland Hwy, 30721 706-694-8951 Lakeshore Park Baptist Church 12 Crescent St, 30720 706-275-6050 Liberty Baptist Church 506 South Pentz St, 30720 706-226-5535 Liberty Baptist Church 4443 Tibbs Bridge Rd, 37021 706-226-4936 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 308 East Matilda, 30721 706-278-0335 New Hope Baptist Church 900 Roan St, 30721 706-226-2093 New Life Baptist Church 2620 Old Grade Rd, 30721 Poplar Springs Baptist Church 897 Poplar Springs Rd, 30720 706-259-8727 Salem Baptist Church 1448 Pleasant Grove Dr, 30721 706-259-7045 Shiloh Baptist Church 2014 East Waugh St, 30721 706-226-5981 Temple Baptist Church 2310 South Dixie Rd, 30720 706-226-6785 Unity Baptist Church 1008 Burleyson Rd, 30720 706-226-3026 Valley Baptist Church 2907 Old Rome, 30720 West View Baptist Church 104 Emma St, 30721 706-226-1219

Bible

Fellowship Bible Church

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Catholic

Saint Joseph Catholic Church 623 South Thornton Ave, 30720 706-278-3107

Christian

First Christian Church 1506 Dug Gap Rd, 30720 706-278-7244

Church of Christ

Central Church of Christ 214 West King St, 30720 706-278-8051 Highland Church of Christ 901 Chester Hill, 30721 706-226-4126 South Whitfield Church of Christ 118 Maurine Dr, 30720

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 1814 City View, 30720 706-226-6686 Crosspointe Christian Centre 1007 Underwood St, 30721 706-278-2649

Community

Rock Bridge Community Church 100 West Gordon St, 30720 Community Fellowship Church 409 North Fredrick St, 30721 706-278-3204

Episcopal

Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church 901 West Emory St, 30720 706-278-8857

Methodist

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 Five Springs UMC 2823 Five Springs Rd, 30720 706-277-3928 Mineral Springs UMC 4079 Airport Road, 30721 706-517-0200 New Haven UMC 4040 South Dixie Highway, 30721 706-277-3338 Pleasant Grove UMC 2701 Cleveland Highway, 30721 706-259-3141 Sugar Valley UMC

503 Murry Hill Dr, 30720 706-280-9112 Trinity UMC 901 Veterans Dr, 30721 706-278-4042 United Methodist Church 1700 Beverly Dr, 30720 706-278-3954 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

A New Beginning Full Gospel Church 2110 Antioch Rd, 30721 706-602-8998 Church on the Hill 1035 Abutment Rd, 30721 706-278-9208 River of Life Church of Dalton 2919 East Walnut Ave, 30721 706-965-6683 Cornerstone Family Church 1240 Dawnville Rd, 30721 706-259-8509 Good Neighbors Church 910 South Thornton Ave, 30720 706-226-0846 Saint James Overcoming Church 400 North Fredrick St, 30721 706-278-0319

Pentecostal

True Gospel Pentecostal Church 109 South Henderson St, 30721 706-278-5696

Presbyterian

ChristChurch Presbyterian 510 South Tibbs Rd, 30720 706-226-5437 First Presbyterian Church 1419 Chattanooga Ave, 30720 706.278-8161 Grace Presbyterian Church 2107 Threadmill Rd, 30720 706-226-6344

Seventh Day Adventist

3 Angels Hispanic Seventh Day Adventist Church 701 E Morris St, 30721 706-618-1182 Dalton Hispanic Seventh Day Adventist Church 112 W Long St, 30720 706-275-0523 Seventh Day Adventist Church

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WHY

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Donna Lusk, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of DaltonWhitfield and Murray counties, explains the mission and purpose of Habitat for Humanity ReStore.

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re you looking for an item for your home that is unique and special but don’t want to spend a lot of money? Do you want to know if your gently used chair and ottoman can be donated so the proceeds will go to help a family have adequate shelter? If your answer is yes to these questions, then you have the answer to “Why ReStore?”

The Mission

The first Habitat for Humanity ReStore opened in 1999. Since then, there are more than 750 across the United States. Habitat for Humanity of DaltonWhitfield and Murray (DWM) ReStore follows the Habitat mission, “Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.” It is a nonprofit home improvement store and donation center that sells new and gently used furniture, home accessories, building materials, appliances, paint, paint supplies, and flooring to the public at a fraction of the retail price. All proceeds are used to help with the costs of building new homes and rehabilitation of existing homes.

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The Transformation

Habitat for Humanity of DWM ReStore has been through a transformation over the past two years. The store has been reorganized and signage has been added to help customers find specific items. Each week you visit our store, you will find new merchandise, so it helps for customers to visit frequently—especially if they are looking for a bargain. Our ReStore staff, which is made up of employees and volunteers have been trained “the Habitat way,” which helps in letting our customers understand the mission we serve. We are not just another thrift store but a ReStore that truly serves our community in helping low-income families have a decent place to live and call it their home.

The Volunteers

Volunteers at our Habitat for Humanity of DWM ReStore play a crucial role in helping the ReStore with merchandising and ongoing donations. We rely on individuals and partner families to help with receiving donations, cleaning merchandise, pricing merchandise, helping customers, and keeping the ReStore clean and organized. Our partner families volunteer to help out with

their sweat equity hours that are required as part of the Habitat homeownership policy. Our homeowners have a different story of why they applied for a Habitat home.

A Second Life

Why do we call our store Habitat for Humanity ReStore? Donations from individuals and businesses give reusable materials a second life. In 2014, U.S. Habitat ReStores diverted more than 200,000 tons of materials from landfills. Also, individuals seeking that treasure and wanting to bring it back to life helps with the recycling process. As the old saying goes, “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” Of course, we do not accept junk or trash, but we do accept items that are gently used or inventory that is still in good standing and is overstocked.

Richard Hall, our ReStore manager, states his belief: “I believe in the power of prayer. When I ask for something to take place, I pray that God will answer and deliver.”

Evidence of God answering our prayers has been seen in the many miracles of donations received over the last few years.

We will continue to rely on prayer as well as devote time in pursuing leads for future donations. Richard also stated, “God first and everything else falls in line.” We begin each day with a devotion for all employees and volunteers.

How the Habitat Model Works

• Habitat offers a hand up, not a handout. Habitat builds homes and sells them to qualified families at no-profit. Community volunteers help keep costs down.

• Homeowners must meet qualifications based on need, willingness to partner, and ability to pay.

• Homeowners pay back 0 percent interest mortgages.

As the mortgages are repaid, the money is recycled back into the fund to build more Habitat homes.

Habitat families “pay it forward.

• Habitat Partner families invest hundreds of hours of “sweat equity” working alongside volunteers and other Habitat families. Hours are earned by volunteering at the construction site, in the Habitat ReStore, administrative office, or homeownership preparation classes.

Our Habitat Partner Family

they have to complete for their Habitat home. Not only is Raquel, the mother, involved but also her two daughters.

One daughter, Sheila, has been very involved with calling our ReStore donors and thanking them for making a donation and helping her family to be able to afford a home. Raquel, the mother speaks from her heart: “Getting a habitat home for my family means everything to us. We are very fortunate and blessed!

We always say if you do good, you get good back, and this is what this organization is all about! We love volunteering with the workers here. They're all super sweet to us and have really helped us in many ways!

My daughters say they are all such wonderful people who care a lot about others. We are just really thankful and lucky to be getting a habitat home! Helping people is all beautiful to us. How many people take the time to do it? It's called compassion, and it's wonderful when you see someone who has a lot of it.”

So whether you are a do-it-yourselfer, a homeowner, a renter, a landlord, a contractor, an interior designer, an environmentalist, or someone who just likes to hunt for treasures, our local Habitat for Humanity of DaltonWhitfield and Murray ReStore is the place to find that special item.

Please visit us at 1509 N. Thornton Avenue, Dalton, GA 30720 or call us at (706) 272-3336. We are also on Facebook and Twitter. Donations can be dropped off our ReStore, or you can call and schedule a pick-up for your donations. Please visit our website under ReStore (www.habitatdwm.org) to see the list of items we accept as donations or call us at (706) 272-3336 Option 2.

The Escota family has been volunteering at our Habitat ReStore since the beginning of April and have been so helpful with customers and donors. Their volunteer hours contribute to their required sweat equity hours

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Gò0dNews for Life

One Foot in Front of the Other

by Delaney Walker

A

mile consists of approximately 5,280 feet. If my

feet, and push onward, knowing their time and money

middle-school self had known this fact, there

will go toward a just cause. What a thrill, right?

is no way I would have ever made it through

New Hope Pregnancy Care Center has hosted the

the mandatory running in gym class. A one-mile run

Walk for Life for the last eighteen years, and this year

never seemed so long as when the coach blew his

is no different. The event is set for Saturday, September

whistle and demanded we move our feet and legs until

19. Participants of all ages will start at North Cleveland

we crossed the finish line. (My friends and I had some

Church of God and walk a 1.5-mile circuit (or 7,920 feet)

creative suggestions for the individual who started that

in support of life. Walkers can rest easy knowing their

particular form of torture.)

time and money efforts are going to a good cause.

Half of the students

Although I have

ended up walking, and

mostly focused on the

they even complained that

literal distance in a mile,

the mile went on and on. I

there is a figurative effect

imagine the mile seemed

as well. Every step taken

longer because most of

by a participant in a 5K or

the students had no goal

walk helps cut the miles an

in mind. (Never mind the

organization needs to bridge

athletes who seemed driven

to accomplish their particular

by the mere competition

mission. For example, Lee

of it all.) What if we had

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been walking or jogging

5K and Great Strides Walk

for something more? A

every spring for the Cystic

goal would have given us

Fibrosis Foundation. The

something to think about

money raised goes toward

besides our sore feet, tired

life-saving research. New

lungs, and sidesplitting

Hope’s particular mission

cramps. We would have felt excited about being a part

happens to be empowering those affected by unplanned

of something larger than the mandatory one-mile run.

pregnancy in the Bradley County area to make life-

Adults seem to understand the need for goals. We set goals for our families, our professional lives, our futures, our fitness, and our beliefs. Sometimes we even manage to set a goal for two, three, or all of these at once Cleveland has no shortage of organizations, which means the city also has no shortage of 5Ks and walks.

affirming decisions. Participants in both events make a difference with every step they take.

Sometimes we forget how significant our steps can be when we join together for a cause greater than ourselves. What are you going to do with your next 5,280 steps?

These walks and runs support everything from local running clubs (Girls on the Run) to utilities relief (Salvation Army). Attendees pump their arms, lift their

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Delaney Walker is the development director at New Hope Pregnancy Care Center. She is an avid fan of reading, exercising, and making silly faces at babies in the grocery store.

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Gò0dNews for Health & Fitness

Childhood Obesity

T

Decide today to live a more abundant, healthier lifestyle.

by Travis Martin

here is no doubt that there is a growing crisis in the United

We need God to help us with this problem. This fact may be

States. If we do not come up with a solution for this crisis,

covered up and marred by the opinions of a culture gone mad

our economy will be devastated in a few decades. This

with self-importance. Is it right that the household of faith is the

crisis is adult and childhood obesity. Two-thirds of our population

most overweight and miserable people on planet Earth? That’s

has become overweight, obese, or morbidly obese. Compared

right. Statistics show that those who claim to be Christian are more

to people from other nations, we live in abundance; yet, the

overweight than those who are not. The next time you are in church

lifestyles we lead are extremely unhealthy. Healthcare costs are

or with other believers, just look around. Are we living happy and

astronomical; companies are having a difficult time providing

abundant lives? Obesity is so common among our people that it is

healthcare for their employees, and doctors are struggling to earn a

seldom confronted. Instead, we soothe the problem over with a bowl

living, while our government continues to mandate ill thought-out

of chips and cheese dip at our favorite Mexican cantina.

healthcare policies meant to deal with this crisis.

Obesity is the leading cause of cancer, heart disease, acid reflux, diabetes, sleep apnea,

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and low self-esteem. New diets, pills,

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potions, and gimmicks capitalize on

changed my life, along with tens of

this problem. Consumers looking for

thousands of other lives through

weight-loss aids are leaping from

an uncommon program that

one diet to the next, depending on

puts first things first. Our team

the persuasive power of the latest

will teach you how to use the

infomercial they have seen.

powerful tools we provide. Yet,

We are failing the generations

to teach you how to use the tools

to come with our mentality that

without getting you started the

we should have complete freedom

right way would just be a waste

to eat whatever we want. At the

of time. The first thing you have to

same time, we are losing the freedom to

do is acknowledge that you cannot do

live abundant and happy lives filled with self-confidence. We use food as a solution for all of our problems—bordom, sadness, depression, anger, and

this alone and that you need God and an intimate relationship with Him. There are groups of God-fearing people everywhere

loneliness. Food has become our drug of choice.

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Bored? How can I be bored if I know my purpose in Christ and am about my Father’s business? Sad? How can I be sad when I know God is my providence and joy? Depressed? How can I be depressed when I know I have an inheritance that’s reserved for me? Angry? How can I be angry with myself or anyone else when God has forgiven me?

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The Edge

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econd chances are given to individuals we see who have the potential to make improvements that will better themselves. Most of us can say that we have been given a second chance on something in life. It could be getting the opportunity for extra credit on a test that we didn’t do well on, retaking a driving test, or maybe given a new start in life. However, people who believe in a certain individual will give that person second chances.

They are willing to take a chance by investing their time and resources on this person they may not even know.

This is exactly what Westmore Church of God and the Bradley County juvenile system have partnered to do by creating a program that helps at-risk youth, providing them with opportunities to excel in life. The Edge gives a second chance, feelings of worth, and a definite purpose to teens who are in church that society has given up on.

The Edge seeks to implement four keys principles into the teens that come through the program: selfesteem, destiny, growth, and excellence by instilling in them a sense of worth, a definite purpose, and a chance to grow

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and strive for excellence in life. These teens may feel that they have nobody but themselves to rely on. Everyone has told them that they have no worth and they have made their beds, so they should lay in them. However, the Edge, a place that extends a helping hand and gives them basic lifestyles choices in a Christian environment, will affirm them in their identity and assure them that their past doesn’t define who they will become. They can make positive life decisions now that will alter their destinies later.

The mentorship program at the Edge is a key part of the program. It seeks to have a caring adult who will walk with the teens through a common interest, which allows them to form an authentic relationship over time.

Various activities during the meetings, such as anger management classes, health and fitness skills, extreme and traditional sports, and arts are some of the activities that help to bring this about.

We truly believe that these teens that have made poor life choices can make a huge turn-around if they are given the right outlet. Instead of being sent to the detention center or to one of the alternative schools without an option to make a positive step forward, the Edge wants to be that outlet for these teens in Bradley County. We want to show them that we care for them regardless of what they have done.

If you have any questions regarding the program or want to enroll yourself or your teen into the program, please feel free to contact Pastor Jared Waldrop at (423) 479-3415 or email him at jared.waldrop@westmorecog.org.

Fernando Alejandro graduated from Lee University with a Youth Ministry B.S. degree. He is originally from Florida and was called into youth ministry at age 15 during a youth camp in 2008. He currently serves as an intern at The Element Student Ministry of Westmore Church of God and is the office administrator for GoodNews.

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Gò0dNews for Seniors I’m Happy Even When I’m Not Happy

by Karen Brummer

“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content” (Phil. 4:11, NKJV).

I

t was lunchtime and I was ready to eat! It had been

feelings to control her life, but instead to be controlled

a busy morning and I was highly engaged in my

by the Spirit.

work when the loud growling sounds from my

What a wonderful example Karen is of depending

stomach reminded me that it was time to take a break.

on God and allowing her life to be a reflection of

As I entered the cafeteria, I greeted coworkers and the

His good work in her. While I do not believe she is

cafeteria crew and gave Karen her usual hug. As I did,

promoting others to ignore or discourage their true

she gave me her usual smile. I sat down and began

feelings and emotions, she has simply reached a point in

eating lunch and reflecting on an article I glanced at

her experience with God where she has given even her

before leaving my office. The article’s focus was on

emotions to His care.

knowing God’s will for your life. As I thought about the

Karen, you are a beautiful example of the

key points, I felt impressed to ask Karen how she knew

contentment that is promised in God’s Word. You are

God’s will for her life.

at peace and no matter what your situation is, you trust

She smiled and told me, “I feel it. Sometimes I dream about things, like when my mother was sick, I dreamed she would be healed. I was so excited

God’s will for your life and the outcome you have left in His hands. Thank you for sharing with me what contentment means to

to tell her that I couldn’t sleep that night and

you. Thank you for being a woman of

she was healed!” We were both laughing and

contentment. It should be our goal to

affirming each other’s experiences of God’s

learn that whatever state we are in, to

various ways of speaking to His children

be content, and like Karen, to be happy

when I felt impressed to ask her another

even when we’re not happy.

question. “Karen how do you stay content?”

Without hesitation, she came

Challenge yourself today to NOT be controlled by your feelings or your

over to my table and told me, “I’m

situation; instead, allow God to

happy even when I’m not happy.

control your affairs and determine

That’s my ministry to others,

to be content! Be like Karen,

that’s the promise I made to

learn to be happy even when

God. There are plenty of times

you are NOT happy!

I’m not happy, but I don’t show it. I’m here for others.”

Wow! Being happy even when you’re not happy, I told Karen that was a beautiful sign of spiritual maturity, not to allow

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Restoring Togetherness

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Whether newlyweds, young couples raising kids, or empty nesters, we must figure out a way to be together.

by Joel Barker

arriage as we know it has changed. No, this article has nothing to do with the Supreme Court. The change I’m referring to happened a long time ago when the two working together for the good of the whole family inexplicably morphed into the two living their own individual lives.

Traditional roles of male breadwinner and female homemaker have long since passed. In the place of tradition, we have substituted two individuals working separately, rarely getting a glimpse of each other.

Whether you are climbing your own ladders of success, or, in some cases, leading totally separate lives, marriage for many is a shell of what it used to be.

Throughout the New Testament, we read about a couple that exemplified togetherness. Aquila and Priscilla come on the scene in Acts as companions of the apostle Paul.

In Acts 18, we learn that Aquila and Priscilla trained Apollos, a powerful first-century church leader. In Romans 16, Paul says the couple risked their lives for him. In 1 Corinthians, we find out that a church was meeting in their house.

There are six different references to this dynamic duo, and they are always named as a couple rather than individuals.

There’s no doubt Aquila and Priscilla were an integral piece to the foundation of the early Church. And they did it all together.

The obvious ministry application aside, this original power couple can teach us a lot.

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Scripture tells us they worked together in business as tentmakers. I’m not sure how many married couples could work together today and stay sane. But Aquila and Priscilla did, and they strengthened the apostolic leadership of the early Church–assisting, training, leading together.

Oh, to have a marriage that looks more like Aquila and Priscilla and less like Al and Peg Bundy. I’m not saying we should all quit our respective jobs and go into ministry or build businesses together. But I am saying we must restore togetherness in marriage, whatever that looks like in your situation.

Whether newlyweds, young couples raising kids, or empty nesters, we must figure out a way to be together. When the two became one, togetherness became a requirement of sorts. Yes, we still have individual interests and identities, but we are not to sacrifice the whole for the good of the one. In marriage, the whole is the priority.

Being together is not easy with today’s demands. And that’s why we have to be intentional about togetherness. Make an effort to talk to each other on the phone throughout your day. Have a date night. Make decisions together. And guys, don’t zone out when she’s talking. Ladies, watching a few minutes of the game with him won’t kill you. Eat together. Walk together. If you have kids, by all means, include them. Instill in them the same sense of togetherness. The next generation needs to see togetherness, or we run the risk of losing this key piece of the marriage relationship for good.

Joel A. Barker is a licensed exhorter with the Church of God. He currently serves as worship pastor at the Joyful Sound Church of God in Chattanooga.

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Look Up!

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Just after sunset or before sunrise, the International Space Station can be seen circling the earth every ninety-two minutes.

by Charles Brian Conn

ere’s an odd question: How many people are

Smith). Since then I’ve watched it pass six times. The

aware that the most expensive manmade object

sense of wonder keeps growing.

in history has been whizzing around the earth

Secondly, one of Cleveland’s own helped put it

for fifteen years and can be viewed by the unaided eye

up there. Scott Prichard, Cleveland High School class

with little effort or expertise? Yes, I’m talking about the

of ’91, worked on power systems and related missions

International Space Station.

for the ISS for a decade or more. Over coffee the other

I know what you may be thinking. Yeah yeah,

day, he told me more about the space station than I can

Haley’s Comet came around thirty years ago, but it

reproduce here. It remains a feather in his cap to have

didn’t move much. Kind of a snoozer. Didn’t live up to

been involved, and I think he has every right to be proud.

the hype. Astronomy’s not

Lastly, it’s efficient

my bag, and I probably

for the busy, interesting

won’t live to see it again

for the curious, and just

anyway.” You, the non-

maybe fun for the whole

stargazer, busy a lot of the

family. The first time I

time are exactly who I am

went out to look was a

talking to. I am like you.

clear night in mid-June.

Here’s why I think

My wife Kelly spotted

you ought to give it a

it as it entered Texas

shot. To begin with,

airspace. It looked like an

the ISS is big, fast, and

airplane without flashers

close. It’s the length of a

or a shooting star in slow

football field, moving at an

motion. We watched it

unfathomable 18,000 miles per hour and 250 miles above

glide over Tennessee (it looked close enough to touch),

the ground. That’s only important because it’s why you

and followed it with slack jaws until it disappeared over

can walk outside your house, look up, and watch it fly

upstate New York. This process took ten minutes. So if it

over. You just need an app on your phone or some other

hadn’t lived up to our expectations, we only sacrificed a

way to find out when it’s going to be viewable

few minutes of our lives.

With its solar panels, the ISS is like a huge mirror

You can follow ISS and related info on Twitter @

circling the globe every ninety-two minutes. It’s the

ISS_CASIS, @Space_Station, or @ISS_Research. @twisst

third brightest object in the night sky. You can only see

will tweet you when it’s about to pass by. So look up,

it just after sunset or before sunrise. Believe me, if I’ve

everybody. If you do and like it, let me know. I’m

seen it; it’s like Astronomy for Dummies. To me Polaris is

@BrianConn. I’d love to hear from you.

a brand of ATV. Six weeks ago I got an app, ISS Spotter, on my phone (Thanks to Stephanie Taylor and Kyle

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Charles Brian Conn is director of public relations at Lee University. He and his wife Kelly have two children, Lorne (a sophomore at Lee) and Oliver (a senior at Cleveland High).

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The Waiting Game

Preserving your purity is a premium in an impure world.

by Kelly McDonald “Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires” (Song of Solomon 2:7).

A

t the time of this article, I am twenty-nine years

your relationship with God grows more intimate,

old. I am single and still a virgin. As many

He will build the character in you to make you a

single Christians, I have been waiting for God

great husband or wife.

to send a spouse into my life. From the verse above, we

2. Take counsel from people who are married.

learn that the human desire for love is very strong. In

Ask them about practical steps you can take

fact, it is compared to gazelles and does, which are fast

to prepare for marriage. You can never spend

animals. This helps us realize how quickly our emotions

enough time preparing your life spiritually,

can get out of hand.

financially, and personally. Love is an action

As singles, many times we see other married couples and think, I would like that in my life. Thus,

expressed by commitment and responsibility.

3. When you decide to date, set boundaries for

many young people fall in love with the idea of

physical contact. The affectionate physical touch

marriage and lose sight of the reality of marriage. We

of another person is powerful. Too much contact

try and awaken love within us when it is not time for us

can quickly lead you astray (like the speed of a

to love. This causes hurt and pain in our lives and the

gazelle or a doe). This step requires that we really

lives of others. God created us to desire the opposite

take a truthful look at our own personalities.

sex. Men and women are supposed to be attracted

4. Only date when someone is a serious

to each other. This is absolutely natural. Don’t

prospect for marriage. Serial dating is

feel bad because you desire to be married. God

common in our society and only causes

made us that way. However, we must exercise

wounded hearts.

self-control.

There are some practical steps God has taught me over the years to stay pure and focused while I am waiting.

1. Focus your intimate feelings

Never condemn yourself for being single.

There is a time element with God. He knows your feelings and the desires of your heart.

He also knows when you are ready.

Remember that Jesus walked the

toward God. Men and

earth for about thirty-three

women have sexual desires.

and a half years and was not

If you are always chasing

married. He had to overcome

people to find satisfaction,

these feelings just as we do. The

then you will never be

power to remain pure in the

satisfied. When you focus

waiting game comes from Him.

those feelings toward God, it will help you focus and prioritize your life. As

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Kelly McDonald, Jr. is an ordained evangelist with Hungry Hearts Ministries. He has written 15 books and booklets on Christian Living. www.hungryheartsministry.com

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Dusty

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When we are formed by God’s hands and filled with His breath, we become a vessel of honor He can use.

by Charlton S. Lewis

s I emptied the vacuum cleaner and cleaned the filter, I was amazed at the pile of dust that had accumulated. It caused me to wonder, Wow! Is this really what I am made of?

Scripture tells us in Genesis 2:7, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground” (NKJV).

My hands were dusty; everything around me was dusty. The dust was soft to touch, but it was dirty. It was not exactly what I imagined one would use to create masterpieces.

Of course, God, the great Creator, can use whatever He chooses however He chooses. He made other components of creation by speaking them into existence. But with humans, He used a different method. He took the lowly dust and formed man in His own image. The rest of verse 7 says, He “. . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.”

When He spoke other living beings into existence and breathed His life into us, He needed no evolutionary process because He provided all sufficiency from the beginning. Being formed in God’s own image needed no improvements.

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As we sing a more recent chorus, “It’s Your breath in our lungs,” we are using that very life He breathed into us to exhale praises to Him. “So we pour out our praise to You only.”

God didn’t make us and then walk away and forget us. David encourages us in Psalm 103: 1314, “As a father pities his children, so, the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust” (NKJV).

Both Isaiah and Jeremiah use imagery of clay, which also shows us that our roots are connected to the earth. Clay, like dust, without His breath of life, is nothing. Yet, when we are formed by His hands and filled with His breath, we can become a vessel of honor.

Submission is the key. For without Him, we are nothing. And

without His breath—without His Spirit—we can do nothing. We sing the old hymn by Pollard, Stebbins, R. Williams: “Have Thine own way, Lord!

Have Thine own way!

Thou art the Potter, I am the clay.”

Submission to Him and His way allows us to become a vessel of honor that will bring glory to Him; a vessel He can use.

Satan desired to sift Peter as wheat and he would like to sift dust that we are, as well. But with God’s Spirit dwelling in us, we can do all things through Him who strengthens us because “greater is He that is in [us] than he that is in the world” (KJV).

When God decides that it’s time, He will remove that life He breathed into us and our bodies will return to dust. The wise man reminds us, “Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it” (Ecc. 12:7 NKJV).

Until then, Lord, may I pour out my praise to You only—through these dusty lips.

Charlton S. Lewis is a retired civil engineer from the USDA Forest Service. He and his wife Paulette have 3 daughters, 7 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.

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