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Contents JUNE 2019

GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk

6 The Abundant Life

by Greg Hudson

GoodNews for Kids

8 Being Saved By God!

by Emma Rodgers

GoodNews on Money Matters

10 Timing is (Not) Everything

by Andrew Lee

GoodNews for Men

12 The Power of a Life Verse

by Bill Fortenberry

GoodNews for Women

14 No More Comparing

by Tia Wheelus

GoodNews for Parents

18 Empowering with Prayer

by Katie Walker

GoodNews for Life

20 His Words for You

by Courtney Moats

GoodNews Cover Story

22 Truett’s Chick-fil-A of Rome

by David Thompson

GoodNews for Health & Fitness

24 Be the Best You, Plus One

by Joel Stockburger

GoodNews for Teens

26 Blink of An Eye

by Emily Ann Burger

GoodNews for Couples

28 Let Love Shine

by Laura Perdue

GoodNews from a Father’s View

30 Barely a Father

by Eric Smithey

GoodNews for Everyone

32 What Every Mother Deserves

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by Jimmy Bryant

GoodNews for your Taste Buds

34 Healthy Breakfast Recipe

by Michelle Patterson

GoodNews for Everyone

36 The Rock That Doesn’t Roll

by Nelson Haynes

GoodNews for Fathers

38 Fathers Rise Up

by Andrew Towe

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40 Making An Impact

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42 Terrible Twos and a Terrible Me

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The Abundant Life

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by Greg Hudson

ohn 10:10: “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”

This is a verse that we quote often. We put it on

posters and t-shirts because it has a powerful message that we need. We crave an abundant life. But, just what does this mean: more money, a bigger house, a nicer car, extra stuff to go in our overcrowded garage)? Maybe it means something else entirely.

This powerful thought comes in the midst of a passage involving three main characters:

3. The Good Shepherd.

This is the main character of this whole passage. The Good Shepherd desires to help the sheep (even though they often run away from Him). The Shepherd wants to protect His flock from the dangers of the thief. The Shepherd surrounds and protects the sheep. He even says He is the “Door” (10:7), preventing the dangers the thief brings.

Truly, there is only one character in this entire story who wants what is best for the sheep. Not the thief (he wants to harm). Not the sheep (they don’t even know what is best).

Only the Good Shepherd wants what is best for them. And, He is the one that promises the abundant life. The Shepherd even talks about “knowing his sheep” and how the sheep know Him (10:14).

This story is more than just a tale from the farm.

It represents our walk with God. As we (the sheep) hear the voice of Jesus (The Good Shepherd), He will lead us to places that allow a more abundant life: a life of peace and grace.

Remember the familiar words of Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He

1. The sheep. (Okay, this is more than one character).

The sheep are need of help, guidance, and support. The sheep can’t provide their own food, they get lost, and they wander away from the one who wants to take care of them.

Sheep often put themselves in places of danger (knowingly or unknowingly). They need help!

2. The thief.

The thief has no good intentions for the flock. He tries

leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

As you go through your daily life, look for the Good

to sneak in (10:1). His only purpose is to steal or even worse,

Shepherd, listen for His voice, follow his guidance, and

to kill and destroy (10:10). The sheep should run away from

enjoy an abundant life!

sheep follow after this false shepherd, this thief who only wants to do them harm.

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the thief, but sheep are not always so bright. Sometimes, the Greg Hudson has lived in North Georgia for 17 years, serving at the Georgia-Cumberland Academy Church in Calhoun, Georgia (www.gcachurch.org). He is married to Joely, a nurse at Floyd Medical Center. They have three grown children and a snuggly dog, Watson.

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Being Saved By God! ave you ever been saved by God? I have.

I was little—maybe four or five—and I was getting ready to ride my bike down a hill. Unfortunately, I forgot to put my helmet on that day. I went down the hill, my tire got jammed with a stick, and I went down face first.

My neighbors came to my rescue and picked me up. They rushed me inside, cleaned me up,

and put an icepack on my forehead. I could’ve gotten a concussion that day or something even worse if God hadn’t been with me. That day, I was saved by God. He used my neighbors’ helping hands, and I am thankful God used them to help me that day. God saves us every 8 // June 2019

day from lots of bad things. Put your trust in Him and let Him save your day too!

If you would like to put your trust in God today so He can help you through a bike wreck or something that may be scary, all you have to do is ask Jesus to come into your heart and He will save you.

Romans 10:9-10: “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved."

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Timing is (Not) Everything MONEY MATTERS

WITH DR. ANDREW LEE

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f you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?” It’s a valid question, and one I’d like to pose to anyone who practices “day trading” of stocks or other “market timing strategies” in the belief that a wavy or zig-zag line on a stock chart can actually predict stock prices or movements in the stock markets. Serious economists, many of them winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics, have unequivocally proven that trying to time the market is a fool’s errand; in other words, it doesn’t work. One study I found reveals that over a twelve-month period, less than 2% of day traders actually earned a profit. And yet, those who tout “market timing strategies to earn millions” are still around. Just recently, I heard a radio commercial advertising a “free seminar” to learn “market timing strategies” coming to an arena in Chattanooga. Let’s apply some logic--if you really did know some secret system to predict the next upward or downward movement of global stock markets, why would you be holding seminars to teach people how to do it? These seminars typically work like this (and I know because I have acquaintances who have attended them, sadly). The first meeting is usually “free,” to get you excited about promises of making hundreds of thousands of dollars in the stock market in a very short period of time. Then, they try to sell you their “course” about how to read stock charts and predict moves in the stock market, usually for several thousand dollars. Then, they confess that if you want the “big money,” you’ll need to pay for the “deluxe course” which is about $30,000. You get the picture. Now here’s the question again—if this stock market “guru” actually knew the secrets to predicting the movements of

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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. the stock market, why in the world would he or she need to tour the country holding seminars to teach others how to do it? The guru would already have countless billions upon billions of dollars earned from this great “secret” of market timing, and the guru would know that sharing the secret would effectively destroy their whole market timing system.

Indeed, the whole notion of timing the stock markets by reading movements on stock charts is absurd. Don’t buy it.

Unfortunately, I know people who actually have bought this—hook, line, and sinker. They have quit their jobs with the belief they had finally found their secret to quick riches. They have told anyone who will listen that they will have millions within the next year or two using stock chart timing systems. Not surprisingly, this never happened.

These folks are now disillusioned and bitter, and with good reason. But don’t take my word for it. Dr. Burton Malkiel, one of the most highly-respected economic academics and author of the best-selling book A Random Walk Down Wall Street, has this to say about market timers, also known as “chartists” or “technicians” who study zig-zagging lines of stock movements in the vain hope of seeing a pattern about the future: “On close examination, technicians are often seen with holes in their shoes and frayed shirt collars.” In other words, these so-called experts are usually flat broke, so their secret “system” has obviously failed. So when the market-timing “gurus” show off photos of their mansions and flashy cars, remember that their money comes from selling seminars and day-trading courses to gullible suckers, not from profits earned by a secret stock market strategy.

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Gò0dNews for Men

The Power of A Life Verse

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ut seek first the kingdom of God and His

My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your

righteousness, and all these things shall be

remembrance all things that I said to you” (John 14:26).

added to you” (Matthew 6:33).

My life has been guided by those 19 words for the past

Knowing God’s Word will help you prosper and be successful: “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your

decade or so. Matthew 6:33 is my life verse. When God

mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you

imprinted those words on my heart, it was life-changing. They

may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For

became a guide for decision-making, advice in counseling, a

then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will

challenge to my kids, and a barometer for myself.

have good success” (Joshua 1:8).

A life verse will keep you focused: “Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes” (Deuteronomy 11:18).

Having Scripture in your heart and in your mind gives you guidance: “Bind them continually upon your heart; tie them around your neck. When you roam, they will lead you; when you sleep, they will keep you; and when you awake, they will speak with you” (Proverbs 6:21-22).

Here’s the thing: You can’t have a life verse or Scripture in your heart

Are you stressed out? Are you seeking Him first? Is

if you only read the Bible once a week or whenever you

your bank account low? Are you seeking Him first? Are you

have a problem. You are not likely to find your life verse by

lonely? Are you seeking Him first? No matter the situation,

arbitrarily opening the Bible and pointing to a verse. Men, if

my go-to first question is, “Am I seeking Him first?” or, “Are

you want to be able to provide counsel, to be led by God, to be

you seeking Him first?” But, Matthew 6:33 is the verse God

focused, to prosper, and to be successful, you have to spend

gave me. Yours may be a different reference.

time reading, memorizing, and meditating on God’s Word.

A life verse isn’t a requirement of our faith, but the Bible is clear that committing God’s Word to memory is a tool in

And, while you are doing that, ask God for a life verse.

He’ll give it to you, and you’ll be a better man for it.

our tool chest.

Scripture helps you avoid sin: “Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You” (Psalm 119:111). the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in

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About The Author

God will use His Word in your heart to teach you: “But

Bill Fortenberry worked 17 years as a newspaper reporter, editor and columnist, and has worked in healthcare communications since 2001. Bill serves as the chairman of the board of managers of Haven Health Clinic for Women and is a men’s ministry leader and small group facilitator at his church, HBC Rome. He and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Ethan and Autumn. A storyteller at heart, Bill writes an occasional blog at kudzudad.blogspot.com.

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eloved sisters in Christ:

we are focused on enjoying and resting in Jesus and His

Jesus wants to know us in the most intimate and

presence. The people in our lives with whom we interact on

relatable way possible. His desire for us is to be so

a daily basis begin to change. Chains of brokenness and sin

caught up in His love that it impacts every relationship that

will begin to be restored in us and the people around us as

we have, from the person who cashes your check at the

we continue to walk closely with Jesus.

bank to our spouses, parents, siblings, relatives, friends, coworkers, teachers, acquaintances, and everyone else.

We as women do a lot of comparing. We as a society

We are no longer concerned with ourselves, our appearance, our personalities, our status, our possessions, our bodies, our fear, our doubt, or our way. When we fix

do a lot of comparing. Just open up your Instagram or

our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith,

Facebook and start scrolling; I’m sure you will compare

everything changes. What does this look like?

something or someone to yourself within a matter of five minutes. We all do it.

We were not designed to live like this. We as women

Lies: I’m ugly. I’m fat. I’m too skinny. I’m not as pretty as her.

Truth: God says to me, (insert name), “Charm is

have a special perspective on our Heavenly Father. We

deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the

relate to God in different ways than men. Being a daughter

Lord, she shall be praised” (Proverbs 31:30).

of the King looks different than being a son of the King.

Result: I eat healthy and exercise, but I no longer compare

What is so special about us? Jesus. He is what makes us

myself to other women. I am not ashamed of the body God

different, unique, called, chosen, special, loved, fulfilled,

has given me. I embrace the intricacy of my “flaws” and

joyful, gentle, and courageous, to name a few. Spending

start seeing them as beautiful because God Himself made

time with Jesus is what changes the game.

every part of me. I choose to believe that I am beautiful and

When we start believing the

fearfully and wonderfully made

Word of God over the world’s

(Psalm 139:14).

lies, we are no longer focused

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on ourselves. Instead,

Tia Wheelus found her love for writing at a very early age. She is a victim advocate at the Sexual Assault Center of NWGA and works as the director of marketing for a missions organization named Global Year.

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Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-6207 Dykes Creek Baptist Church 3181 Kingston Hwy NE Rome Ga, 30161 706-291-7790 East Rome Baptist Church 601 Cedar Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-8553 East View Baptist Church 901 Kingston Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8250 Emmanuel Baptist Church 1414 Old Dalton Rd Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-3939 Enon Baptist Church 3105 Turkey Mountain Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-5052 Fellowship Rome Baptist Church 314 Burnett Ferry Rd Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-9416 First Baptist Church 100 E 4th Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-1150 Flatrock Baptist Church 848 Cunningham Rd SW Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-9976 Flint Hill Baptist Church 3578 Wax Rd SE, Aragon, GA 30104 706-232-8121 Friendship Baptist Church 2283 Calhoun Rd NE Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-4803 Garden Lakes Baptist Church 2200 Redmond Cir Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-6615 Greater Mount Calvary Baptist 445 East 14th St Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-5047 Hill Crest Baptist Church 2202 N Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8806 Hollywood Baptist Church 112 Lombardy Way Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-6642 In Focus Baptist Church 12 N Hughes Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-8963 Lakeview Baptist Church 80 Salem Dr Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-2149 Lovejoy Baptist Church 436 Branham Ave Rome, Ga 30171 706-232-1917 McFall Baptist Church 3011 Rockmart Rd SE Rome, Ga 30161 706-235-5673

Mount Alto Church 1915 Huffaker Rd NW Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-6222 Mount Carmel Baptist Church E 20th St Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-8777 Mount Olive Baptist Church 17 E Pennington Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-6413 New Antioch Baptist Church 4553 Calhoun Rd NE Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-2248 New Bethel Baptist Church Weathington Dr Rome, Ga 30161 706, 291-8939 New Canaan Baptist Church 3 Excelsior St Rome, Ga 30165 706-291-1984 New Hope Baptist Church Hwy 156 Rome, Ga 706-235-0250 New Hope Baptist Church 399 Moran Lake Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-290-0507 North Broad Baptist Church 1309 N Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-2100 Northwood Missionary Baptist 4076 Calhoun Rd NE Rome, Ga 30161 Parkview Baptist Church 4 Wesley Drive Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-4431 PisGah Baptist Church Alabama Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-4431 Pleasant Hope Baptist Church 5935 Rockmart Road SE Silver Creek, Ga 706-235-2800 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 500 N Division St Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-0731 Pleasant Valley North Baptist 735 Old Summerville Road NW Rome, GA 30165 706-232-6426 Pleasant Valley South Baptist 702 Pleasant Valley Rd SE Silver Creek, Ga 30173 706-234-1841 Providence Baptist Church 17 Burnett Ferry Road SW Rome, Ga 30165 706-291-0689 Riverside Baptist Church 38 Ash St Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8114 State Line Baptist Church 8536 Black Bluff Road Cave Spring, Ga 30124

678-988-0339 Saint Paul Baptist Church Pleasant Valley Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-235-5037 Second Avenue Baptist 823 E 2nd Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-3663 Sherwood Forest Baptist Church 1 Goodman Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-6174 Shorter Avenue Baptist Church 1410 Shorter Ave Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-8266 South Broad Baptist Church 508 South Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 Spring Creek Baptist Church 2636 Chulio Rd SE Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-1220 Springfield Baptist Church 113 Smith St Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-7217 Thankful Baptist Church 935 Spider Webb Dr Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8132 Three Rivers Church 2960 New Calhoun Highway NE Rome, Ga 706-766-0942 Trinity Baptist Church 1728 Calhoun Rd NE Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-3368 Turner Chapel Baptist Church 756 Turner Chapel Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-235-8682 Unity Baptist Church 2261 Pleasant Valley Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-2184 West End Baptist Church 107 Mississippi Dr Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-1971 West Rome Baptist Church 914 Shorter Ave Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-9722 Wilkerson Road Baptist Church Wilkerson Rd Rome, Ga 30161 Woodlawn Baptist Church 1649 Cartersville Hwy SE Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-4171 Word & Way Baptist Church New Rocketmart Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-8729

Catholic

Saint Mary Catholic Church 911 N Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-7014

Christian & Missionary Alliance Missionary Alliance 306 Coker Dr Rome, Ga 20165 706-235-9190

Church of Christ

Church of Christ 108 E Callahan St Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-0675 Lindale Church of Christ 3035 Maple Road Lindale, Ga 30147 706-234-3027 Oak Hill Church of Christ 1500 Martha Berry Hwy Rome, Ga 20165 706-291-0351 Rome Church of Christ 121 Primrose Road Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-4444

Church of God

Armuchee Church of God 4974 Martha Berry Hwy Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-4414 Beech Creek Church of God 3000 Alabama Hwy NW Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-7466 Church of God of Prophecy 94 Huffaker Rd. Rome, GA 30165 706-528-4225 Lindale Church of God 585 Park Ave Lindale, Ga 30147 706-232-5676 New Life Church of God 210 E 18th St Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-0704 New Hope Overcoming Church of God 200 Nixon Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-4695 North Rome Church of God 1929 N Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-6687 Rome AOH Church of God 504 Decatur St Rome, Ga 30165 706-295-2999

Disciples of Christ

First Christian Church 209 E. Second Ave, Rome, GA

Episcopal

Church of the Transfiguration 304 Coker Dr Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-0197 Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church 101 E 4th Ave

Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-9111

Foursquare

Rome Foursquare Church 308 Reservoir St NE Rome, Ga 30161

Full Gospel

Christ Gospel Church 619 Chulio Rd SE Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-7744

Independent Bible

Grace Bible Church 614 Dalton Rd NE Rome, Ga 30165

Interdenominational

Cornerstone Church 324 Mathis Dr Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-4923 Renovation Church 2601 Shorter Ave. Rome, Ga 30165 (706) 936-1380

Lutheran

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 3000 Garden Lakes Blvd Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-7257

Methodist

Beech Creek UMC 2972 Alabama Hwy, Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-4973 Chapel Hill UMC 1818 Kingston Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-9177 Holsey Sinai CME Church 1233 Martin L King Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-7265 Lindsay Chapel UMC 9 College Park Dr SW Rome, Ga 30161 Livingston UMC 21 E Lakeshore Dr SE Rome, Ga 30161 Metropolitan UMC 700 Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8660 Mt Pleasant UMC 4782 Alabama Hwy Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-4350 New Bethel Methodist Church Reeceburg Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-235-9700 North Rome UMC 706-291-6704 Oostanaula UMC 74 Battey Farm Rd Rome, Ga 30161

706-292-0084 Rome First UMC 202 E 3rd Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8590 Rush Chapel UMC 1225 Rush Chapel Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-7986 Scott Chapel UMC 3 Chambers St NE Rome, Ga 30161 Second Avenue UMC 801 E Second Ave SW Rome, GA 30161 Shannon UMC 600 First Street Shannon, GA 30172 706-491-7112 Silver Creek UMC 585 Reynolds Bend Rd Rome, GA 30161 706-234-2518 South Broad UMC 546 S Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-5230 Trinity UMC 606 Turner McCall Blvd SW Rome, Ga 30165 706-291-0033 Wesley Chapel UMC 9 College Park Dr SW Rome, Ga 30161 West Rome UMC 1003 Shorter Ave PO Box 2247 Rome, GA 30164 706-234-6214

Nazarene

Rome First Church of the Nazarene 20 Glenda Dr Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-5023

Non-Denominational

706-233-9200 Northside Church 75 N. Floyd Park Rd. Rome, Ga 30165 706-233-9896 Solid Holy Rock Deliverance Tabernacle 700 Kingston Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8948 The Church at Rome 246 North 5th Avenue Rome, Ga 30165 706-346-2733 The Place Global 1107 Calhoun Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706.802.2059 Trinity United Christian Church 6 Deer Run Trail Rome, Ga 30165 706-204-8270 Words of Faith Tabernacle 3134 Rockmart Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-314-9158

Orthodox

All Saints Church 615 Cleveland Ave Rome, Ga 30165 706-378-4474

Pentecostal

Cannon Temple Holiness Church 308 Porter St Rome, Ga 20161 706-233-9001 Christ Temple Holiness Church 1321 Martin L King Rome, Ga 30161 706-235-3787 Victory Temple Of Joy 118 Williamson St. Rome, Ga 30165 706-766-3865

Presbyterian

Glorious New Jerusalem Church 537 W 12th St Rome, Ga 30165 706-295-2045 Glory Tabernacle Church 300 Watson St Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-0888 Gospel Harvester Church 1246 Cartersville Hwy SE Rome, Ga 30161 706-290-9858 LIFE Church of Rome 19 John Davenport Drive Rome GA 30165 706-728-3166 Lighthouse Church of Rome Lighthouse Dr SE Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-0864 New and Living Way Bible Church 59 Dykes Creek Rd Rome, Ga 30161

Covenant Presbyterian Church 1645 Cartersville Hwy. Rome, GA 30161 706-512-0190 First Presbyterian Church EPC 101 E 3rd Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-6033 Westminster Presbyterian Church 1941 Shorter Ave Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-8561

6 Rehoboth Rd SW Cave Spring, GA 30124 706-777-3313 First Baptist Church 4 Old Cedartown Rd. Cave Spring, GA 30124

706-777-3566 Cave Spring UMC 30 Alabama Street Cave Spring, GA 30124 (706) 777-8624

Seventh-Day Adventist

Rome Bethany Seventh-Day Adventist Church 307 E 14th St SW Rome, Ga 30161 706-292-0067 Seventh-Day Adventist Church 2526 Cedartown Hwy SW Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-4117

Cave Spring Church Directory Cave Spring Church of God 19 Mill Street Cave Spring, GA 30124 706-777-8348 Live Oak Baptist Church 5506 GA-100

Cave Spring, GA 30124 706-777-8566 The Empty Tomb 5630 Fosters Mill Rd SW Cave Spring, GA 30124 Rehoboth Missionary Baptist

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Gò0dNews for Parents

Empowering With Prayer

F

by Katie Walker

ear is something a lot of children deal with, especially

I call upon the name of Jesus and His authority to fight

at night. It is something we deal with at our house for

the thoughts and images, so why I am I not teaching my

sure. My four-year-old has a fearful and apprehensive

daughter the same thing? What better way to comfort her

demeanor. It’s something I have worried about for her.

then to empower her with the name of Jesus? Luke 10:17

It’s easy as adults to explain away disturbing thoughts or

says, “Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, ‘Lord,

images that come into our mind. But, we all know how

even the demons are subject to us in Your name.’”

powerful the mind can be, and even with our logic and life experience, sometimes, the thoughts and images linger.

Now, I haven’t talked with my daughter about the Enemy or demons; at her age, I am not sure her brain could comprehend or organize that in a way that wouldn’t add to her fear. However, I can start building her up as a spiritual warrior with confidence in Christ. After that talk with my friend, I began talking with my daughters about their power and authority as daughters of God. The next time my daughter came to me at night due to a bad dream, I shared with her about how I pray and call on His authority to tell the thoughts and images to go away. I put it in her words and told her to tell the thoughts that she does not want them here and that Jesus says to go away.

Imagine the power those thoughts and images can have for a child whose mind lives in an imaginary state.

I vividly remember dealing with these fears as a child

Watching her demeanor change as she took control of the situation was heartwarming. The more we practiced it, the more confident she got, and now I see her sharing

and only finding security in my father’s sleeping next to

that with her little sister. It’s never too early to empower

me on the floor. So, how do you comfort a child through

children with the name of Jesus, and there’s nothing like

those times without sacrificing your bed or your sleep? I am

watching them take ownership of the authority given to

very conscious of the sleep habits I create with my girls and

them by our King.

rarely allow them in my bed, so my husband and I struggled to find the best way to comfort our daughter without Then, one day, I was talking with a friend about spiritual warfare and it hit me. When I have these thoughts,

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About The Author

creating a crutch for her and sleep deprivation for us.

Katie Walker is a master’s-level social worker. She is a birth and postpartum doula and a sleep coach with Birch & Magnolia. She also works as a Counseling and Support Supervisor with North Georgia Community Hospice. She has been married for eight years and has two young girls.

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Gò0dNews for Life

His Words for You

O

by Courtney Moats

ne of the things that some Christians do today is to pray

What I want to leave you with in telling you this testimony is

for God to speak a word over them that encompasses

that God is a promise keeper. He keeps His words to you, so hold

what’s to come in an upcoming year. In November

on tight when it seems so hard. Life will have challenges for us,

2018, my husband and I did just that as we prepared our hearts

people will speak things over us, and at times, we may wonder

for whatever 2019 would have in store. After prayer for what our words for the then-new year would be, I felt like God spoke the word “provision” over us, and my husband also heard God speak the word “growth.” We were thrilled. We couldn’t think of two more fitting words for where we felt God had us at this time in our lives.

In July 2018, I began to have some medical problems that came suddenly and were unexpected. Over the next five months, God used this time in my life to change my entire perspective on the power of words. I gained a whole new spiritual insight into the weight of the words others spoke over me, the power contained in the things God spoke over me, and the significance of the words that I spoke over myself. His ways are higher than our own, and I am thankful for that truth. In life, we are often faced with fears, trials, worries, and uncertainties. I am thankful that, through this journey He had me on, I was able to learn valuable spiritual truths and fall more deeply in love with a God who never leaves my side.

When God laid it on my and my husband’s hearts to pray for a word for 2019, God had my heart in a place where I put great value in words, especially the words that He spoke over me. Those words were my strength each day and the only way I could combat my fears with my health. Growth and provision: these words were so powerful for me that they knocked me off of my spiritual feet.

We are three months into 2019 and these two words ring loud and clear in this year for us already. As far as growth is concerned,

how things will work out. I pray you find comfort in knowing

our family of two is growing into a family of three in the fall of this

that “…all things work together for good to those who love God,

year. What amazing growth! We are overwhelmed with so much

to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans

joy! Now, what about provision? I could give countless examples

8:28). I challenge you to be mindful of what you speak over your

of how God has provided for us this year already and how He

situation and to find out what God’s truths are about you if you

continues to do so. One of those provisions He has made for us

do not already know them. Lastly, if you are facing a challenge

is how He has blessed me with health in this pregnancy. Praise

in your life, I challenge you to pray for God to speak a word over

God! In previous months, I refused to speak over myself what the

your circumstances. When He does, I pray you cling to that word

doctors had spoken over me. I was told that some important joints

and do not lose sight of what He has said!

in my body were deteriorating, which would make pregnancy God’s words are true and good. I am into my second trimester and my baby and I are both doing great!

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About The Author

physically challenging. But God, right? But God is faithful. But Courtney Moats is the wife of Jake Moats, youth pastor at Cleveland Cornerstone Church in Cleveland, TN. She has been supporting her husband and has been part of this ministry for almost four years now. Courtney also works for a local foster care agency, Camelot Care Centers, where she trains foster parents and licenses foster homes.

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Truett’s Chick-fil-A of Rome

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by David Thompson

ome’s beloved Dwarf House has been rebuilt and is

a canopy featuring heaters and coolers to facilitate face-to-

now open as Truett’s Chick-fil-A! The 5,000-square-

face ordering for drive-thru guests who will find a drive-

foot restaurant’s fresh look features the chain’s

thru door instead of a window to allow team members to

newest service innovations, design details that invoke founder S. Truett Cathy’s legacy, and the menu favorites customers have come to expect.

Truett’s Chick-fil-A has been designed to enhance all

deliver orders to vehicles.

“We have pulled out all the stops. This is not only a high-tech, top-of-the-line, efficient restaurant but a showcase for the Chick-fil-A brand and the legacy of Truett Cathy,”

aspects of a guest’s experience, from the drive-thru to the

said Executive General Manager Greg Major. “I’m humbled

in-restaurant dining. The restaurant now offers separate

and honored to be able to bring this type of restaurant to

full-service and self-service dining rooms that seat 150 with

Rome, where it is a perfect tribute to Truett and continues

a reconfigured design to allow team members to better serve

the Cathy family’s ongoing commitment to this community,

guests, along with outdoor patio seating.

Berry College, and the WinShape Foundation.”

The vintage-inspired interior pays homage to Cathy and features a G-Model train running on tracks along the ceiling of the full-service dining room, a variety of historic images, a wall starring Chick-fil-A’s logos through the years in the self-serve dining room, and other touches intended to recall Cathy’s lasting impact on the brand, including the return of the signature “little red door” and a statue of the founder in front of the building.

Truett’s Chick-fil-A boasts a two-lane drive-thru that merges into a single pick-up point and can handle upwards of 200 cars an hour. The lanes will be partially covered with

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Truett’s Chick-fil-A offers a full-service menu with a variety of healthy and dietary options, including breakfast

until 10:30 a.m. The restaurant is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, except on Sundays. The new look also utilizes the designated Chick-fil-A app inside the pickup counter, making it easier than ever for customers to order and pick up their food.

Returning customers will be greeted by familiar faces as almost 100 team members from the former Dwarf House who are among the more than 240 team members Major has hired to staff both Truett’s Chick-fil-A in Rome and the unique restaurant alternative that has been serving guests since the closure of the Dwarf House. Located less than a mile away and created from five custom-built shipping containers, the Chick-fil-A outpost has a full kitchen and offers about two-thirds of the Chick-fil-A menu. It has been a way for Chick-fil-A customers to find many of their favorites since the Dwarf House closed, and it will remain open for the foreseeable future.

Major got his start at another Dwarf House, working as a dishwasher at the Jonesboro location in 1987. It was here that he realized Truett Cathy’s emphasis on freshly prepared food, genuine hospitality, and mentoring others fit his longterm goals. A winner of the WinShape College Scholarship at Berry College, Major graduated with a bachelor’s degree—later earning his MBA from Berry as well—and was named assistant manager of the Stockbridge Dwarf House location when it opened in 1993. He transferred to the Duluth location in 1994 and completed a stint as interim manager of a downtown Atlanta Chick-fil-A restaurant before being selected as general manager of the Rome Dwarf House in 1995.

Since that time, Major has immersed himself in the community and has served in many capacities as he works to be a positive influence, both inside the walls of the restaurant and within the greater Rome area. He, his wife, Michelle, and their two children are thrilled to open Truett’s Chick-fil-A, share the Cathy family’s Chick-fil-A legacy, and welcome back their former Dwarf House team members and guests.

Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc. is a family owned and privately held restaurant company founded in 1967 by S. Truett Cathy. Devoted to serving the local communities in which its franchised restaurants operate, and known for its original chicken sandwich, Chick-fil-A serves freshly prepared food in more than 2,300 restaurants in 47 states and Washington, D.C. Chick-fil-A reported more than $9 billion in revenue in 2017, which marks 50 consecutive years of sales growth. A leader in customer service satisfaction, consumers voted Chick-fil-A, Inc. fourth out of 100 in Harris Poll’s 2018 annual corporate reputation survey. Chick-fil-A was also recognized for customer experience again in the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings survey, was named “Best Franchise Brand” in 2018 by Airport Revenue News, and was acknowledged as one of the top 100 best places to work

by Glassdoor in 2017. More information on Chick-fil-A is available at www.chick-fil-a.com.

Major has twice won the Symbol of Success, Chick-filA’s top honor for its restaurant operators. In addition to Truett’s Chick-fil-A Rome and the container Chick-fil-A location, Major operates the chain’s location at Mt. Berry Mall. For more information about the new Truett’s Chickfil-A location, find the restaurant on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/truettschickfilarome/.

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Gò0dNews for Health & Fitness

Be the Best You, Plus One

o you ever notice yourself struggling to find the selfmotivation to push through your workouts or even get yourself to the gym? Have you found that your workouts have become less enjoyable or that you lack the ability to hold yourself accountable? These are all issues that many people face on a daily basis. They are also issues that can be solved with one simple solution: a workout partner.

Here are three ways in which having a workout partner will benefit you:

1. Motivation.

Your workout intensity, frequency, and duration can all be positively or negatively affected based solely on how motivated you are feeling. With a workout partner, you can worry less about pushing yourself because they will be there to do that for you. In a study done at Michigan State University, researchers found that women working alongside a partner doubled the duration of their aerobic workout in comparison to those that were exercising alone. When it comes to lifting weights, I’ve seen similar results in my own personal life. I have found that when I am working out with someone who is as strong as or stronger than me, I am more motivated to lift a little heavier or get a few more reps in.

2. Enjoyment.

It’s fair to assume that most of us have experienced some sort of exercise that bored us to tears. Bringing along a

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buddy will immediately increase the level of enjoyment, no matter the type of exercise in which you are participating.

For example, long runs or rest periods between sets can drag on and make your workouts feel like they are taking forever, but having a partner with you can dramatically improve these situations. Having someone to talk to during a run can make time fly by, and your run will be over before you know it. Similarly, if you are occupying your rests between sets by spotting your partner, your workouts will have a lot less downtime and be far less boring.

3. Accountability.

One of the most important and difficult parts of living a healthy lifestyle is accountability. It is always easy to say, “I will just go work out tomorrow,” or, “Eating fast food for this one meal won’t hurt anything.” This mentality can easily spiral out of control. Tomorrow becomes the next day, and that one fast food meal turns into the next five. This is where your workout partner can become your accountability partner. With your workout partner there to hold you accountable, it will be much easier to stay consistent and to not stray off course. When someone is checking up on you on a regular basis, you become more aware of the decisions that you make. This can help you make better decisions more often.

To some people, living a healthy lifestyle is a breeze.

To the rest of us, it is a day-by-day struggle. Facing that struggle alone can be taxing and wear you down over time.

Having someone by your side to motivate you and hold you accountable for your decisions can make that struggle far more bearable. Having a workout partner will not only help you be better but also allow you to be there to do the same for them. So, get out there, find a friend, and push each other to be the best that you can be!

About The Author

D

by Joel Stockburger

Joel Stockburger is a fitness consultant and personal trainer at Bradley Wellness Center in Dalton, GA.

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Gò0dNews for Teens

Blink of An Eye

by Emily Ann Burger

I

t is crazy to think how I could spend 22 years thinking I

Luke 12:32-34 says, “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your

had it all figured out, only to leave everything I had ever

Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell what

known and loved in August 2018 and having my whole

you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags

world turned upside down. In a way, I like to think that

which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does

God was finally turning my life right side up again. After

not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For

spending almost 11 months traveling the world and seeing

where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

things I never dreamed of seeing, my perspective on life has completely changed.

I have seen more poverty in the past nine months than I have in all 22 years of my life.

I have walked streets with drug addicts and alcoholics who were lost, broken, and desperately searching for something more.

I have worked in orphanages and heard more little ones than I could count call out, “Mommy, mommy,” in desperate need to feel seen and loved.

I have lived in villages where the Gospel and good news of Jesus had never been heard.

I have prayed for many, from all walks of life, who not only believed but knew God would heal them in His timing.

I have gathered in a tiny room with women who all trusted that God would meet their every need.

I have danced in circles with my five-and-six-year-old Cambodian best friends, in a big field, behind the school, while the sun was setting.

And, more than anything, I have learned that 11 months feels more like 11 weeks, 11 weeks feels more like 11 days, and my life here on earth is so short compared to eternity in Heaven.

The sooner I realized this earth is not my home, the

I learned I want to store up my riches in Heaven, which are for eternity, and not store up earthly possessions that will be gone tomorrow.

I learned no matter where I am, whether that’s in Rome, Georgia or on the other side of the world in a little village in Asia, I want to be extending the Kingdom. I want to live my life in such a way that others can experience the Father’s love.

So, wherever you are and whatever you may be doing, I want to challenge you: how are you spending this sweet,

sooner my perspective began to change. I began to look

amazing, extraordinary life you have been given? Before

at how I would spend my time, money, and essentially,

you know it, it will be gone in the blink of an eye.

everything I did a lot differently. I began to look at this life as if it were not my own but meant only to be used to glorify what really mattered in life, and what used to seem so important quickly became insignificant.

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About The Author

God through everything I said and did. I quickly learned Emily Ann Burger lives in Rome, Georgia. She travels on missions trips.

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Let Love Shine

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by Laura Perdue

was reflecting over the past few weeks on how often

this time and month to truly practice what 1 Corinthians 13

daily I hear the word “love” used in a sentence, a song,

says. What better example than the Word of God, the true

or in general conversation between people. Then, it

love story, to mirror our marriages after and to teach us to

hit me: have you ever sat back and wondered just how powerful the word “love” is and, when used, the impact it

be a light to those who have lost hope?

Be blessed!

can have on others, especially concerning the area of our marriages and spouses?

When I think of or hear the word “love,” my mind always goes back to the Scripture verse in the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, that says, “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.”

In marriage, how often do we find ourselves displaying the true characteristics of love? When was the last time that you can recall during an argument that you had an opportunity to be very angry but chose love over being right? Let’s say your spouse did something wrong, and instead of putting the action in your back pocket to eventually use as ammunition, you chose to let it go and not to bring it back up again. I am sure, if we were truly honest with ourselves, that it has been a while because the hustle and bustle of life and technology has made us forget how to communicate with and love others, especially those closest I want to challenge all couples to make this the month of putting the word “love” into action! Make sure you spend

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Barely a Father his Father’s Day marks my second as a father...barely.

In fact, I barely became a father.

For years, I ignored my wife’s pleas to raise a family. I was perfectly content doing my own thing without what I thought were burdensome responsibilities.

I was trusting only my instincts. Then, as I was arriving home from work one unassuming weekday, my wife met me on our front porch with a positive pregnancy test in hand. That’s the same porch where I proposed to her the day I bought that house and the same porch where a photographer snapped pictures of us on our wedding day.

It seemed only fitting that this latest life-changing news reached me on that porch.

I’d never seen my wife happier than at that moment.

My life’s journey had just taken a turn on a path previously unseen on my 40-year-old map. I certainly wasn’t disappointed. I instantly viewed my life’s purpose differently.

It was clear my instincts had overridden my heart far too long. I had ignored God’s blessings by not marrying her earlier and starting that family for which she yearned.

Three months after the porch pregnancy proclamation, we made the baby announcement to our family. Then, my wife miscarried. We listened through ultrasound as our child’s heartbeats slowed and weakened. I witnessed the excruciating pain my wife endured, the tremendous amount of blood, and just like that, it was over. Our child was gone. It’s an indescribable pain to lose someone you love unconditionally, whom you’ve never seen or touched, but it’s as real as losing any close family member. I didn’t have a clue how to console my wife.

Eventually, we tried for pregnancy again. She got pregnant and lost that baby, too. We were all but defeated.

My wife had surgery five months later to remove a diseased ovary. Our hopes for a child seemed bleaker than ever. More than four years had passed from the moment we first turned onto this path, and we were now well into our forties.

Three months after surgery, she called me on my way home from work. She said emphatically, “I’m the porch this

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time.” She took the test. It was positive. This was our Hail Mary route.

This third pregnancy was different. It was pictureperfect until month seven. That’s when the doctor discovered our baby’s umbilical cord was wrapped twice around its neck. It was slowly snuffing the child’s life out.

There was potential for brain damage.

The decision was made to deliver the baby immediately.

So, 32 weeks into gestation, our child was born, weighing just 3 pounds nine ounces. The preemie spent the next 48 days in neonatal ICU. I tell you that story to make this simple point: our journey solidified my belief that God has a plan for each of us if we trust Him. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the

Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”

I learned to trust in the Lord instead of instinct, and this April, our perfectly healthy little boy turned one year old. It’s amazing to see God’s work in action—to witness a tiny portion of His plan unfold. I’m honored to say I’ve witnessed one of His miracles. I get to hold and cherish that miracle every day. “Barely a father” is the best title I can achieve.

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What Every Mother Deserves

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cross were words of provision for His mother.

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“Honor your father and your mother.” In the original

These words are found in John 19:26-27: “When

Hebrew, the word “honor” means to treat one as

mong the last words Jesus spoke from the

Third, love her by honoring her. Exodus 20:12 says,

Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom

someone of extreme importance or of great significance.

He loved standing by, He said to His mother, ‘Woman,

When God says in the fifth commandment, “Honor your

behold your son!’ Then He said to the disciple, ‘Behold

father and your mother,” He is saying that we should

your mother!’ And from that hour that disciple took her

treat them as if they are truly significant to us.

to his own home.” One of His last thoughts before He gave up His life was of His mother and her wellbeing.

If you still have your mother, regardless of your age or hers, there are several ways you can show your love for her. I want to mention three.

First, you can verbally express it. Every woman needs to hear those three little words: “I love you.” Our wives need to hear it, our children need to hear it, and our mothers need to hear it. You never get too old to say it, and she never gets too old to hear it.

Second, you can physically show it. When was the last time you gave her a big hug when she did not ask for it, a kiss on the

We are to spiritually show God a heartfelt attitude

cheek, or just sat by her and held her hand? One day, just

of honor and respect toward Him, an attitude that

before the Lord takes her home, you will sit by her bed

recognizes who He is and how gracious He has been.

and gently rub her hand. Don’t wait until then.

From the human perspective, we are to show a heart

She’s the first person who ever touched you. She held

filled with honor and respect for the woman we call

you in her womb for months, and when you arrived, the

mother, who went through the valley of the shadow of

first thing she wanted to do was to hold you. She held

death to give us life. She deserves to be told, touched, and

you to her breast, counted your fingers and toes, and just

trumpeted by her children.

lay there with your face against hers. The feel of her hand eating out.

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• 2 grass-fed, free-range eggs

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• 1/2 cup (handful) organic baby spinach and arugula mix

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• 3 organic grape tomatoes diced

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The Rock That Doesn’t Roll

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by Nelson Haynes

ocks, big rocks, keep falling, but not from space. They

However, we don’t know where they have been. We also

cascade down from mountains. Specifically, huge

don’t know what trials they have weathered. From “Streams

rocks will not stop plummeting onto Interstate 40

in the Desert,” L.B. Cowman wrote:

in North Carolina. These incidents on that highway have

“When you see a spiritual giant, think of the road

a lengthy history. In the mid-’80s, a major rockslide closed

over which he has traveled, not the sunny lane where

two tunnels. In July 1997, two people were injured when

wildflowers ever bloom, but a steep, rocky narrow pathway

their vehicle ran into a boulder. In 2009, shortly after 2 a.m.,

where the blasts of hell will almost blow you off your feet!

a rockslide occurred outside Asheville, North Carolina.

God of the sun and rain, Thou who dost measure the weight of wind, fit us for stress and strain!”

Your problems may be falling all around you, if not on top of you. You may even experience panic attacks as a result. It could be financial debts that seem higher than any mountain, dysfunctional relationships that are emotionally crushing, or stress at work that closes you in every single day. God’s Word always has a way of lifting you and me out from under the load of our circumstances.

Deuteronomy 32:4 says, “He is the Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice, a God of truth and without injustice; righteous and upright is He.” 2 Samuel 22:47 reads, “In my distress I

Drivers reported then that some of the rocks were the size

called upon the Lord, and cried out to my God; He heard

of “a garage”! In 2019, the rocks fell again, closing east and

my voice from His temple, and my cry entered His ears.”

west lanes.

Some rocks are movable; some are not. Consider the Rock of Gibraltar, found near the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Specifically, it is located in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The closest countries are Spain to the north and Morocco (in North

From the Book of Psalms, David writes, “Then they remembered that God was their rock, and the Most High God their Redeemer” (Psalm 78:35).

Isaiah 26:4 declares, “Trust in the Lord forever, for in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength.”

As you begin or continue your day, why not type those

Africa) to the south. It is a single massive stone, full of

verses in your phone, or write them down on an index card or

limestone, about 1,400 feet tall, with a circumference of

a post-it note? Then, you can take them with you throughout

about 10 miles, surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. Talk

your day before the pulverizing circumstances come.

We tend to idolize men and women who appear to have the faith of Gibraltar. Their faith seems immovable.

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about an immovable rock!

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Fathers Rise Up

by Andrew Towe

Father’s Day is a global holiday to celebrate fatherhood and

the enemy to penetrate through to our children. How do we

give honor to the men whose paternal bonds have helped

do this? We can do this by setting the example in our own

shape and influence our lives. As I reflect on the meaning

personal pursuit of God and our relationship with Him. I

of this special day, I cannot help but turn my thoughts to

have discovered that prayer is the best weapon in God’s

our Heavenly Father. One of the names of God is Jehovah-

protection plan.

Shammah, which means “The Lord is there.”

There is a plague in our society of Fathers not fulfilling their calling as the priest of their homes. The devil knows the importance of the father and has waged an onslaught of

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” (Jer. 33:3) When we, as Father’s, call to Him, He will answer, but it does not stop there. The Bible says that He will show us great and mighty things that we don’t know.

This is true with our families. God will show us how to be the fathers that He has called us to be. He will give us direction to raise our children.

The next one is “to govern.” The word “govern” means to “conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of a state, organization, or people.” It is our responsibility to govern our families. This simply means that we are setting a standard in our homes that our actions will follow the Word of God. Children will model what they see not necessarily what is said to them.

One day I was in my prayer room praying and my daughter, who was five at

attack to decimate the role of the father. However, we can

the time, opened the door and walked in. My immediate

gain our confidence in knowing that our Heavenly Father is

reaction was to tell her to go back downstairs because I was

Jehovah-Shammah and He is always there.

praying. However, the Holy Spirit spoke to me and said that

When my wife and I were expecting our first child,

“she needs to see you praying.”

Giuliana, I dove into finding the characteristics of being

The last and final one is “to guide.” The Holy Spirit is

a father. I summarized my research with three weighty

our helper and guide. It is imperative that, as Fathers, we

responsibilities of a father, to guard, govern, and guide.

rely on the guidance of the Holy Spirit in order to guide our

Let’s look at the first one “to guard.” A father should

families in the ways of God.

be a protector; not just a natural protector, but also a There is an enemy that is warring for the destiny of sons and daughters. We are to be the barrier that will not allow

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spiritual protector. We are a covering over our families.

Andrew Towe and his wife, Brooke, together pastor Ramp Church Chattanooga. They have two beautiful children. Even as Ezekiel was carried out by the spirit to the valley of dry bones, Pastor Andrew has been called to speak the prophetic message of awakening to the Tennessee Valley, raising up an army of believers from the dry scattered bones and equipping them to advance the kingdom of God.

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e have a devoted woman in our community, Mrs.

it may be saving someone else’s life. I pray that they always

Pam, who is impacting generations. Recently, I

remember making a mistake doesn’t make you a bad person;

had a chance to ask her about her volunteering

continuing to make the same mistake makes you unteachable.”

as a mentor in our school system for the past six years. (She

Mrs. Pam went on to state that her inspiration for

currently mentors 18 girls; yes, you read that right: 18!) For

mentoring came from the fact that “I needed a mentor when

the past five years, she has served as a mentor to Mekayla.

I was young and no one wanted to mentor me. I was a mess.

I can only dream of what type of change we would see in

I wanted to ensure that I am the mentor to these girls that I

communities across our nation if more people chose to make

needed years ago. I wish others knew just how rewarding

this type of impact.

[mentoring] is: how it is so pleasing to your soul and how God is pleased with the sacrifice of serving. When you serve, you never lack, God always provides, and I am living proof of that.”

I was also able to touch base with Mekayla for her perspective on the impact of mentoring.

“Mentoring has brought me out of my shell. When I started this, in 6th grade, I didn’t even have college on my mind. It was really second thought. Mentoring has put me in a position where I can go to college. I can do all the things that I want to accomplish in life, and with my having a mentor like Mrs. Pam, the sky is the limit.”

When I asked her to name something unforgettable about her mentor, she said, “The one thing that I would never forget about Mrs. Pam is that she always strives to be greater, no

When studying about mentorship for this article, I was

matter who is in a higher career field then she is: no matter

reminded that the Bible is packed with nuggets of wisdom

what life throws at her. She puts God first above everything

about the importance of mentoring. According to the dictionary,

else, and even though she’s tired, even though she wanted

“mentor” can be a noun or a verb. 1. Noun–an experienced and

to sleep in sometimes, even though she has to get up and

trusted adviser. 2. Verb–advise or train. However, what they are

feed the homeless or feed Bartow County, she never fails to

missing is 3. Person–Mrs. Pam. May her legacy of sacrificially

put God first.” She stated, “Going to college is the biggest

serving impact generations of young girls in ways that exceed

opportunity that I could’ve ever gotten from Mrs. Pam and

anything she has ever dreamed possible. Not only is she teaching

her being there every step of the way: her answering my texts,

these girls that the sky is the limit, but God is teaching Mrs. Pam

her searching college scholarships with me, and her filling

that the sky is the limit as well.

out all those college scholarships. I can’t forget going to visit

“Mentoring these young ladies has kept me humble and

colleges.” Mekayla, we are so proud of all your hard work

mindful of every action that I take and every reaction that I don’t

and determination and we look forward to seeing where your

take. I have to always remember that they are watching me and

secondary education journey leads!

she has “taught them to never be ashamed to tell their story;

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I am always the example.” She hopes that they never forget that Khristie Staines is the co-founder and president of Footprints on the Heart, Inc. She resides in Bartow, Georgia.

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Terrible Twos and a Terrible Me y son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor detest His correction; for whom the Lord loves He corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights” (Proverbs 3:11-12).

Have you ever thought to yourself how terrible you might have been during the “terrible twos” stage? My son will be two on the 23rd of this month. The late months of currently being one have been the start of his “terrible twos.” Any mother who has been or is currently in this stage knows there are challenging moments. There is pouting, screaming, prostration on the floor with flailing legs and arms, hitting, and constant screaming of “no.” Let’s not get into the details of episodes at the grocery store when they do not get what they want. It’s an embarrassment, right?

As I go through this stage with my son, I am constantly reminded of my “terrible” moments toward my Father, God. At times, I become frustrated, angry, upset, and sorrowful when I don’t get what I want immediately: for instance, a nice job, home, car, furniture, wardrobe, and an excess of other wants. My lips begin to protrude as I cross my arms and flare my nostrils, not understanding why I am not being blessed with these things.

However, as I watch my son and observe his actions to my discipline while listening and reflecting on myself, I notice two observations.

One, in my son’s shoes, I am immature: immature in that I feel I know what is best for me at a given time when, in fact, “what is best” may have a horrific outcome.

For instance, I love the fact

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that my son loves to go outside, especially on warm days.

However, warm days in the spring and summer bring wasps and bees that could potentially be fatal and could cause allergic reactions. All he knows is cool breezes and open spaces he can enjoy. Likewise, there were many times I acted against God without knowing the consequences that my actions would bring.

Two, God sees and knows everything before it happens.

He is the God of knowledge, love, and understanding. He is caring and wants the best for His sons and daughters. I heard in a sermon one time that God may say yes, maybe, not yet, or no. I often catch myself telling my son these answers. This is not to be mean, unloving, or uncaring, but because I do love and care for him. I believe God blesses humankind with children to remind us of our relationship with Him and our role as His sons and daughters and also to see His perspective.

As His daughter, I am constantly reminded not to “lean on my own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5) but to trust him always, even when I want to throw a tantrum. I am raising my son to know that “everything is permissible, but not beneficial” (1 Corinthians 10:23). I can have patience, love, and mercy while disciplining my son through the “terrible twos” stage because my Father is patient, loving, and merciful through my “terrible” moments in my life. To this I say, happy second birthday to my lovable son Zase. You are dearly loved!

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