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Contents NOVEMBER 2018

GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk 6 Be Thankful

by Joel Walker

GoodNews for Kids 8 Blessings and Benefits

by Linda Ray Center

GoodNews on Money Matters 10 Leading by Example—The Children are Watching

by Andrew Lee

GoodNews for Men 12 A Faithful Father

by Andrew Corbin

GoodNews for Women 14 Women Last

by Teresa Hurst

GoodNews for Parents 18 Family Mission Statement

by Jennifer Hastings

GoodNews Cover Story 20 Community Share Ministries GoodNews for Life 22 Made for TV

by Khristie Staines

GoodNews for Health & Fitness 24 Healthy People Have More

by Thomas Morrison

GoodNews for Teens 26 Waiting on God

by Hannah Morris

GoodNews for Seniors 28 Life Enrichment Activities

by Shannon Alvey

GoodNews Player of the Month 30 Gracie Hall, FCA Rome Area “Joshua Award”

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by Kent Howard

GoodNews for Singles 32 Table for... One?

by Mason Moyer

GoodNews for Everyone 34 A Palm Tree Kind of Faith

by Carrie Rigdon

GoodNews for Everyone 36 Produced, Prompted, and Inspired

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GoodNews for Everyone 38 Gratefulness

by Pam Turner

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by Joel Walker

here are few constants in life. Our planet is

Thanksgiving is odd if you think about it. Why

ever-changing as well as our society. But, as

in the world would we go to such lengths just to

the saying goes, “The more things change,

get together and eat turkey which, let’s be honest,

the more they stay the same.” Every year we have seasons. And every year, about this time, we gather together as families to celebrate Thanksgiving.

isn’t exactly the tastiest meat?

The meaning of the holiday is in the name itself: be thankful. Thankfulness is not a natural human emotion. Couple that with the reality that life can be difficult at times and it’s a recipe for bitterness and cynicism.

Thanksgiving serves as a reminder that there are good things in our world, and, wherever we are in life, we have been the recipient of them. Family. Friends. Love.

And, the Bible tells us, God gave them all to us (James 1:17). Most of all, He’s given us His Son, Jesus Christ, to save us from our sins and give us eternal life.

If you find yourself struggling to be thankful this year, let the cross be a reminder of God’s

We all have our traditions: turkey, dressing, football, and, of course, the inevitable nap that

unchanging, unfailing love for you. Because of Jesus, we have a reason to be thankful.

follows our tryptophan overdose. An emerging many of us will hop in our vehicles and make the trek to Grandma and Grandpa’s.

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Blessings and Benefits

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by Linda Ray Center

s Americans, we celebrate Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November. Most people enjoy traditions on this special day, ones that have been passed down through the generations.

A family might tune in to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade or hit the stores to beat the crowds. Some people might meet up with friends or family members they haven’t seen in a while. Others watch football, or pop in a movie. One of my favorites is “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.”

The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians first celebrated Thanksgiving in 1621, and it lasted three

the meal, everyone hurries off. Some take naps, watch television, shop, check their phones or computers, and never to stop to think about how blessed we are to live in America, or the benefits of spending time with family or friends.

Imagine if we practiced Thanksgiving every day and faithfully give thanks for each bountiful blessings God provides for us and our country. Remember also to thank God for the relationships we have. If we encounter someone that is homeless, lonely, or hungry, ask God to bless them and thank him for prayers that he answers.

One Thanksgiving, sitting at the dinner table, my stomach growled with hunger pains. I didn’t wait for my parents to sit down; instead, I grabbed the mashed potatoes, put a pile on my plate, and dug in. Dad frowned as he pulled up his chair.

My mom walked over and gently asked, “Did you thank God for that big spoonful of potatoes?” I haven’t forgotten that lesson. It’s best to thank God before than after the blessing.

Today, we might think the perfect Thanksgiving celebration would be to have all our favorite foods at once. Everyone sits down in anticipation, gives a quick blessing then someone shouts, “Let’s eat.” After

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days. Families and friends, old and new, sat around and enjoyed each other’s company. They didn’t rush through the meal. They lingered, talked to each other, and gave thanks to God for the harvest season. As time marched on, the Thanksgiving holiday was used to teach the younger generation about American freedom and how to be a good neighbor.

In the twenty first century, it’s easy with our busy lives, children included, to forget to be thankful.

Scripture tells us to “Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name” (Psalms 100:4). Memorizing this verse might help us be more aware of the blessings and benefits we have as American citizens.

Linda Ray Center is a blogger, motivational speaker, and relationship builder. She and her husband live in charming Chattanooga. She loves her blended family and is a hand’s on grandmother. As a communicator, she encourages God’s design for relationships at www.lindaraycenter.com.

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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.

I

n 1997, Robert Kiyosaki published the best-selling

debt. These are admirable goals, and should be pursued

book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. In the book, he explains the

certainly. But there is a missing component which is the key

difference between his “two Dads.” His real father was

to building wealth, namely investing in order to make your

an Ivy-League educated professor who held a high-ranking

money “grow more money” at an ever increasing rate. For

government job in education in Hawaii for many years.

many people, a good start is to contribute to their 401(k) or

This Dad held a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and

other retirement savings plan, especially if their employer

a Ph.D. He taught his son that the key to success in life was

offers to “match” the amount they save for retirement.

to earn a college degree and obtain a well-paying job that

Opening a Roth IRA is another good move for investing

offered retirement benefits and security for life. Many people

to grow real wealth over time, as well as starting a small

would agree. But the kicker is that this man—the author’s

business or investing in real estate. Failing to invest money

real father—was the “poor Dad” of the book’s title. The

regularly makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to

“rich Dad” was the father of the author’s best friend. This

build wealth over time. Most of us can only get so many

Dad was a high school dropout who had created several

promotions and raises in our working lifetime, so counting

businesses including rental properties and retail stores, and

on “making more money” at our job has a limited realistic

during his lifetime he grew his net worth by tens of millions

return. But investing money regularly—whether in mutual

of dollars, while Kiyosaki’s real Dad died with very little

funds, stocks, real estate, bonds, etc.—can “make money

financial net worth. Young Robert watched and learned from

while you sleep” without having to work harder at your

both his “Dads,” but he learned very different lessons from

job to earn more money. Imagine getting to the point where

each. Kiyosaki credits his friend’s “rich Dad” with teaching

your investments are making more money every month than

him important financial lessons about investing his money

your paycheck! This can happen if you start investing early,

and living on less than he earned.

and if you have the discipline to stay invested through all of

Many people, including most of the students in my college classes, erroneously believe that they will build

life’s ups and downs.

Proverbs 1:8 declares, “Hear, my son, your father's

wealth primarily through their salaries at their careers. In

instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching.”

other words, many people believe the equation to financial

After observing his “two Dads” during his childhood and

security and wealth-building looks like this: earning more

adolescent years, Kiyosaki chose the path taught him by

money in my paycheck every year=wealth. Many who find

his “rich Dad,” and as a result his estimated net worth

themselves struggling financially believe that the answer to

today is $80 million. Adults would do well to remember

their money problems is: (1) make more money (get a raise,

that the children and youth are watching and learning

or find a better paying job) and (2) cut expenses, pay off

from our decisions, good or bad. Exercising financial

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A Faithful Father

by Andrew Corbin

I

n Luke 15:11, we find a very familiar portion of

In Luke 15, the faith of the father is often

scripture which contains the famous story of the

overlooked. I’m sure when the son came and demanded

“Prodigal Son”. This scripture is often preached to

everything that was his, the father’s heart was broken.

depict a backslider, and I believe that message is the

No doubt the father knew exactly what would happen

main one within this portion of scripture. The son goes

to his son. He knew his son would go out and waste

to his father and he demands all that is “rightfully” his.

everything he had received on worldly things, but the

The father gives the son’s portion to him, but the son

father let him go. The father gave him everything he

ultimately wastes all of it on riotous living. The son ends

asked for, and he let his son go out and figure out how

up at rock bottom with a job feeding swine. He sees

hard it is without the Lord. The father let his son come

that the swine have more than he does, and he decides

back the hard way. If the father would have kept giving him money, or if he would have kept chasing after his son, he might not have ever came back. The father, even when it was heartbreaking, even through all the prayers and sleepless nights, had to sit back and let his son go down the wide and broad path of a backslider.

Many people overlook the faith of the father. When his son finally came home, the father was waiting on him with a robe, a ring, and shoes. Brother Burman Cape used to say, “He robed him, ringed Him, and reeboked Him”. The father had also been feeding a calf in the stall the entire time the son was gone. No doubt the faith and prayers of the father helped his son come home.

he will go back to his father to be a servant for him.

There may be some father and mother out there that

When the prodigal son returns home, there is his father

have a rebellious child, but the prodigal son’s father

waiting with open arms.

gives you the path you need to take. Keep the faith and

The father in this scripture is without a doubt a symbol of our heavenly Father, the Lord Jesus Christ.

expect the Lord to answer your prayers. Most of all, be ready when the Lord answers your prayer.

Jesus is there waiting on us to come back. He is ready for us to come back when we finally decide to get things right.

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Even when we may wander and stray from the way, Andrew Corbin is an evangelist who preaches throughout the surrounding area of Northwest Georgia. God called him to preach back in April 2017.

You can find him at Grace Baptist Church in Dalton, GA, where he is a member and also plays guitar there.

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Women Last

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by Teresa Hurst

often wondered why God created woman last.

In the beginning God created the

Heavens and the Earth. He gave

the Earth light, water, and a beautiful

always be a wife; it could be a mother, friend, sister, or even his daughter.

The Lord made woman to balance man. This is not only in a marriage and home but in the

garden. The garden had many

workplace, church, and community. We are

creatures and animals but God knew

strong, compassionate, and creative beings. Most

something was missing so He made

women that I have met in all walks of life and

man in his own image.

cultures are in some way like the woman that King Lemuel’s mother spoke of in

That was the beginning of

Proverbs 31.

something great, but man became

Try to imagine this woman in

very lonely wandering around the garden as he watched all the

today’s times. The words may change,

animals and creatures with their

the task may be different, but we are

mates. He longed for something like

all this woman and should strive to

himself, a companion of his own kind.

be. I pray that our daughters and granddaughters will be like her and that

God understood the pain, loneliness, and desire that man had. He wanted

the sons and grandsons will find women

everything to be ready for his most

like her.

Proverbs 31:25-31 says, “She is

beautiful creation of all, woman. As man fell asleep in the garden, God

clothed with strength and dignity;

took a rib from his side and used it to

she can laugh at the days to come.

form woman. He brought her to man.

She speaks with wisdom and faithful

Proverbs 2:23 says, “This is now bone

instruction is on her tongue. Her

of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she

children arise and call her blessed; her

shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was

husband also, and he praises her. Charm

taken out of man.”

is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be

They would become one, be fruitful and multiply. Man and woman, husband and wife, Adam and Eve. From the very beginning of time,

praised. Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.”

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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 30164-2247 706-234-6214

Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene 20 Glenda Dr Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-5023 Rome First 26 Glenda Dr SW Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-5023

Non-Denominational

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 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 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 706-295-3022 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

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

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

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

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Gò0dNews for Parents

Family Mission Statement

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by Jennifer Hastings

euteronomy 11:18-21 says, “Fix these words of mine in

not belong to us. They are their own people destined to make

your hearts and bind them on your foreheads. Teach

their mark on the world. We need to live our life in front of

them to your children, talking about them when you sit

them and live it well, not live through them.

at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down

Kids need room to breathe and they need to fail. I say that

and when you get up. Write them on the door frames of your

because they need to know how to handle disappointment in

house and your gates, so that your days and the days of your

life. When your child doesn't make the team, get the part in

children may be many in the land that the Lord swore to give

the school play, or make the grade, how do you react? I believe

your forefathers, as many days that heavens are above the earth.”

our reaction to their failure is fertile training ground. Our

If someone asked you what your ultimate parenting goal is, would you have an answer? Would you need to mull it over a little while?

Sometimes, if we are not careful, we can lose sight of our end goal. Maybe you haven't really thought about it that way.

chance to teach them critical lessons in life.

I'm not lying, when I say, there are plenty of moms out there earning college degrees for their kids. Don't write their papers or do their projects! The process of failing or succeeding should be theirs.

As an educator, you see and deal with many different parenting styles. Some parents are so concerned with their kids being number one, they don't seem to care for their child was disrespectful to the coach or had a toddler fit on the sidelines.

My goals as a parent: • Raise an independent person. I want to raise a child that will have the smarts to make their own decisions, earn their own money, and do it with integrity.

• Raise a person that is comfortable in their own skin. I hope to nurture their strengths, but let them know they will never be perfect.

• Raise a communicator. A person that knows how to love fiercely, fight fairly, and freely forgive. I'm raising

Recently, I have been finding myself pondering the end goal verses daily surviving in parenting. Believe me, sometimes

them to be a good spouse one day.

Hopefully, having these goals will help me fight the

surviving is all you can think of with three crazies flitting

temptation to make life easier for my kids, but to work on

around your house. Culture is pushing parents to be so

creating a safe place to fail and learn how to deal with life,

concerned about what experiences and activities we provide

because the struggle is real!

for our kids, rather than what kind of people we are creating.

Let's face it, most of our kids are not becoming

I bet most of you know your company's mission and vision statement. Do you have one for your family? The world

professional basketball players or Juilliard dancers. Yet we

does a great job of distracting us from the things that matter

spend all of our time running them here and there. Are we

the most, like what kind of person you are raising.

pressuring ourselves to keep up with everyone else's ideal

The way I see it, we can't afford not to be intentional in

life, at the expense of our children's happiness? What kind of

our parenting. If we don't have a vision for our family, we are

pressure do our kids feel? Do they feel our love is contingent

at the mercy of what society sets as normal.

on their latest game day stats or do they feel loved regardless I think there is a temptation for women to wear their children like a piece of jewelry instead of giving them room and space to become who God intended them to be. They do

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About The Author

of their performance?

Jennifer Hastings and her husband, Stewart live in Rocky Face with their three children, Claire, Caroline, and Carter. She works for Dalton Public Schools as a curriculum specialist. She has recently started a blog with one of her best friends, Stephanie Bramlett where their main goal is to encourage women to live their best lives. You can check out their blog at thatsthewayweseeit.com.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE, JUDE 1:22

Eradicating poverty involves an integrated approach, which Community Share Ministries is committed to providing for our local communities. It isn't enough to simply provide food and clothing to people during difficult times, but is essential to tackle all of the core issues impacting families. We believe in doing our part to make the world a better place for all within our community and the communities surrounding. We do this through feeding, clothing, and housing people in need. We exist to make a difference.

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ommunity Share Ministries is driven by a single goal. They aim to do their part in making the world a better place for all within their community and the communities surrounding them. After seeing family after family with no way out, they decided it was time. Time to step up, be the people of God they are called to be, and be the light on the top of the hill for this city. They aim to be the hope for those that see no way out. They do this through feeding, clothing, and housing people in need within the community. They exist to make a difference.

Seven years ago, Jason Slaughter, founder of Community Share Ministries (CSM), owned and operated 5 Verizon stores in the local area. But God had different plans for him. He was called to give up his businesses and start CSM. He wanted to help meet the needs of people that he knew were struggling. He officially started CSM in September of 2011. Before he developed the operations currently in place, he would go to McDonald’s and purchase $100 worth of $5 gift cards and always have them with him, giving to each person that crossed his path whom he felt it would bless.

With each idea that he had, God opened a door that helped grow the ministry into a men’s home, women’s home, two children’s homes, two thrift stores, and a warehouse. But the vision didn’t end there. There was a need to develop a foster care community which will consist of seven houses on a 47 acre plot of land that was donated to

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the ministry for the purpose of helping children and families in need. The land is there and now they are working towards the development of the buildings.

The men’s home houses between 10-15 men at any time, women’s home houses 5-10 at any given time, and the children’s homes currently have 5 children between the two locations, with Jason and his wife also fostering two children in their own home.

Jason has partnered with organizations across the US that are setup to supply truckloads of returned merchandise from large retailers for the purpose of meeting non-profit and community needs. Anywhere between 2 and 4 trailer loads of merchandise a week are brought into the CSM warehouse. These products are available for the residents in the homes, foster parents, and in the thrift stores (in exchange for donations to the ministry). Donations of goods from the local community are also resold in the thrift store.

For the last seven years, full operations of CSM have been sustained from the thrift stores, with a handful of community monetary donors, as well. However, they believe God has called them to do more, to extend their outreach further, and to provide more services to their community and to expand to surrounding communities, as well. In order to do this, they have developed two new programs that cover individuals, corporate sponsors, and non-profit partnerships.

Compassion Givers

Compassion Givers is a monthly program that allows you to choose which level of giving is best for you. With each level, you will find opportunities that Community Share will give back to you, as well as opportunities for you to pay it forward by giving it to someone in need. This program is designed for individuals or corporate sponsors.

All levels include a Compassion Giver t-shirt and vouchers to be used in the Compassion Giver warehouse.

You may use the voucher for yourself, or pay it forward by giving it to someone in need.

• Compassion Giver: you give $30/month, you receive $30 voucher/month • Heart Giver: you give $50/month, you receive $50 voucher/month • Kindness Giver: you give $100/month, you receive $100 voucher/month • Grace Giver: you give $250/month, you receive $100 voucher/month and 2 tickets to the yearly Community Share event • Mercy Giver: you give $500/month, you receive $100 voucher/month and 4 tickets to yearly Community Share event • Difference-Maker: (Corporate sponsorship level) you give $1,000/month, you receive a table at the yearly Community Share event and 2 days per year to invite employees from your organization to shop the warehouse • Change-Maker: (Corporate sponsorship level) you give $2,500/month, you receive a table at yearly Community Share event, your logo on key Community Share communications, 1 Compassion Partner membership to give to a local non-profit of your choice, and a day once a quarter to invite employees from your organization to shop the warehouse

Compassion Partners

When you donate to the Compassion Giver Program, you are giving much more than money; you are gifting hope to the hopeless, compassion, heart, kindness, grace, and mercy.

You are making a difference in someone's life and making a change in our community. For that, they thank you.

The Compassion Partner program is a way for Community Share Ministries to give back to the non-profit organizations in the area, as well as engage you in the mission of CSM and the local community. This program is for nonprofit organizations only (ministries, churches, schools, government agencies, etc.) and is designed to allow for Community Share to give back to non-profit organizations in the area, as well as engage you in the mission of Community Share Ministries and the local community.

They are setting aside and organizing a large portion of the warehouse space on North Main Street to allow your non-profit to "shop" with them! Each partner will be permitted to send 2 people once a week to shop at the warehouse. Visits will be by appointment only and you will be allotted 30 minutes to get as much as you want or can carry from the warehouse.

This program is a great way to stock up on office supplies, art supplies, school supplies, or items that could help other specific areas of your organization at a huge savings. It is anticipated that your donation as a Compassion Partner will be offset with only one trip to the warehouse, but you still get 52 trips!

There will also be times when special items may come in, like a truck load of water, and they will offer some to their partners for an additional minimal cost.

Community Share will have people available to help, as well as carts in order to make your experience as easy and fruitful as possible.

If you would like to get involved or become a giver or a partner, contact Community Share Ministries at www.helpcommunityshare.com.

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Gò0dNews for Life

Made for TV

R

by Khristie Staines

ecently when my family took a trip to a football

I know I am preaching to the choir here because

game it would become just another lesson to be

I myself tend to hold so much inside (that alone has

taught to my eight-year-old son about how things

caused a host of health issues this year that seemed to

are not always what they seem. On the outside looking

hit me out of nowhere, more about that another day).

in from the TV screen it looked like a beautiful day. Fans

I have a close circle of family and friends, but I don’t

cheering wildly and all the usual expectations involving

let everyone see all of me. The real me. The me that

attending college game day in the south. What the

struggles with so many aspects of life, motherhood,

screen didn’t show was the sweltering Georgia heat and

and having a servant’s heart. Of not being enough.

humidity that caused my husband and myself (among

Not doing enough. Not being perfect. Can you relate?

other fans I am sure) to physically get way too hot. For me, I am blessed to work indoors daily and so being out in that type of heat was not what I was used to, and it took a toll. For my husband who regularly works out, works indoors, and is in overall great shape, it took a toll on him too.

As I put my son to bed that night, I used it as a teaching moment. I reminded him that what we see on TV is just that, made for TV. That real life is often nothing like TV. I know that at eight he may not fully understand that yet, but I continue to plant the seeds. I want him to know that behind success, accomplishments, and any type of I know I certainly can. May I strive daily to show my

and sorrow that is endured in the shadows. Even on

son (and others) that our life is not like a ‘made for TV’

social media we see this happening day in and day out.

program. That amidst the joyous family memories, there

Everyone is quick to post only the “best” of the best, the

are also many hard days. Times of sickness, frustration,

best photos, moments, and milestones. But what about

and hardship. May we cover each other in prayer and

the storms that teach us to be stronger than we ever

know that His grace is sufficient in times of weakness.

knew we could be? What if being truly vulnerable and

That where we are weak, He is strong. He has promised

sharing our trials helps someone else? Wouldn’t it be

this in His word and we must claim that truth over our

worth it? To let them know they are not alone. To let me

lives daily. Little lives are watching daily.

know that I am not alone.

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About The Author

spotlight, there are usually many trials, hard work,

Khristie Staines is the co-founder and president of Footprints on the Heart, Inc. She resides in Bartow, Georgia.

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Gò0dNews for Health & Fitness

Healthy People Have More

W

by Thomas Morrison

e all know that “being healthy” is a good

unhealthy years lived with chronic disease(s) like heart

thing, but have you ever stopped to think

disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, dementia, and so on.

what is so good about it? Preventative health

These can steal joy, pleasure and opportunities that healthy

specialists like Dr. David Katz of Yale University's Yale-

people get to keep more of.

Griffin Prevention Research Center, have studied diligently

3. Willpower

for decades to determine what distinguishes truly healthy

There is an old expression, “If you don’t have your

people from everyone else. Here is what he has found

health, you don’t have anything.” Most of us have heard

“healthy” people have more of than everyone else:

the expression, but far too few of us in our culture act

1. Years of Life

accordingly. We are prone to invest in wealth, and teach

The healthiest people live longer. I don’t think it is

our children to do the same—while many of us neglect our

true that the good die young, but the unhealthy definitely

health. But healthy people don’t do this. They care. The

tend to do so! Preventive health specialists have known for

older we get, the less likely it is for good health to come by accident. It comes because health has been made a priority. In other words, to be healthy, you have to set your will to be healthy.

4. Skill Power If achieving health begins with the will, or desire, to be healthy—it only begins there. It takes skill to pave the way. For example, a willpower based approach to losing weight might mean watching your portions, going hungry, and trying to tough it out—but a truly healthy person will use a skill power based approach by upgrading the quality of foods chosen so they can eat the same (or an even greater) quantity of food while still losing weight. If necessary, skill will also enable you to rehabilitate your taste buds, so you learn to prefer, and love, the foods that love you back.

years that poor health is associated with a much greater

Also, skill power means knowing how to fit exercise

risk of premature death. As for those who live the longest,

into your daily routine in whatever ways work best. The

National Geographic fellow, Dan Buettner, discovered

more knowledge and skill you have, the more you can

the five places in the world where people live the longest,

make any circumstance work for you. More skill power

and are the healthiest. They are called “Blue Zones” and a

means less need to lean so heavily on will.

quick Google search will reveal the habits most associated

5. Fun

with their long life.

2. Life in Years For most people, the quality of their years is more important than just the quantity. This is something

Finally, there is the real prize, why health truly matters.

It is not just health for its own sake; it is to live a better life.

The simple reality is that health helps you get there. All other things being equal, healthy people have more fun.

as opposed to just the “lifespan.” Unfortunately, even though Americans may be living longer, they are more

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About The Author

researchers have dubbed the “healthspan” of individuals Thomas Morrison is the Fitness Coordinator and a personal trainer at Bradley Wellness Center in Dalton, GA, where he has served for the past 18 years.

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Gò0dNews for Teens

Waiting on God ave you ever been in a situation where you needed God to fix your problem right away? If you have, you know how it is when he tells you to wait. As frustrating as it may be, he has something better in store. A great example of this is in Genesis 37 where it talks about Joseph and his brothers. If you’re familiar with the story, you know that Joseph’s brothers weren’t ideal siblings. They did unspeakable things like throwing Joseph in a hole, selling him

into slavery, and so much more. He ends up being the second in command over all of Egypt after he interprets pharaoh’s dream! Do you see how God flipped the story just like that? He can do the exact same thing in your life. In Psalm 37:7, it says, “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.” Now, I’d like to talk about the last part of that verse. It’s talking about when we do what’s right and get penalized while the wicked seem to prosper. When the bad guys win, trust in God,

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and be content in him. Christianity is all about faith.

It’s about trusting God no matter what. Even if you get an F on that super important test, God still has your back. He is perfect which means his plans are perfect.

Even though you cannot see him, you can see him move right here on Earth.

Seeing God move is the most unspeakable act of joy. It’s like when you have just had the worst day, and your friend comes up to you and says, “I’m not sure what’s going on in your life, but I’m praying for you.” That’s God! Maybe your parents haven’t had the best relationship lately, or people have been being mean to you at school and you feel like you just can’t take it anymore.

You hear a voice that says, “You’re so loved by God,” or the perfect song comes on the Christian radio that says that “I will trust in you.” That’s God! He moves in just the right ways in just the right time. His timing is perfect; it’s never late or running behind schedule.

The thing is that God’s timing is completely different than yours. For example, one of your parents might have lost their job and they can’t find a new one. You pray to God for them to get a job, and you want them to get it right away. Well, God doesn’t need them to get it right then. During that time of waiting, he tests your faith. He sees how long you’ll stay strong and keep your faith. Then in his perfect timing, he gives them a better job than they had before. He answers prayers, just not in your time. So whoever needs this right now, stay faithful and believe that he’s God. You’re so loved.

About The Author

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by Hannah Morris

Hannah Morris is an 8th grade student at Cleveland Middle School. She is a dancer on the CMS dance team and is an active member of FCA. She also attends Keith Street Ministries where she helps teach the preschool class.

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Gò0dNews for Seniors

Life Enrichment Activities

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by Shannon Alvey

hen older adults and their families begin the

2009 that found that “social disconnectedness and

search for a senior living community, they are

perceived isolation are independently associated

sometimes overwhelmed by the sheer number

with lower levels of self-rated physical health” in

of options. Moving to an independent living or an assisted

older adults. This includes higher incidences of

living community offers the chance to get involved in

obesity, diabetes, depression, high blood pressure,

activities and programs with fellow residents.

and more.

What you will discover, however, is that life enrichment programs can vary greatly from one community to another. Some communities offer a wide variety of activities and wellness programs, while others offer only those required by state regulations.

As you are visiting and touring senior living communities on a loved one’s behalf, here are a few tips to help you evaluate the strength of their life enrichment programs: • Review the calendar: Ask to see copies of the community’s most recent activity calendars. Try to get calendars for at least two or three months so you can get a true picture of how many and what types of activities are offered.

• Assess the activities: Does the calendar show a broad range of activities? Ideally, you will find programs and events that engage the body, mind, and spirit.

Also compare the scheduled activities with your family member’s hobbies and interests. Are there things they enjoy? Or things they’ve always wanted to try? If a hobby or interest of your loved one isn’t

So, how important are life enrichment and wellness programs? Do they make a difference in how happy, healthy, and engaged a resident is?

Much has been written recently about the dangers of a sedentary life, especially for seniors. It puts people at higher risk for everything, from falls to depression and obesity. Some health professionals go as far as saying a sedentary lifestyle is just as dangerous as smoking.

It’s important to find a senior living community committed to a wide variety of life enrichment programs because: • It protects cognitive health: A 2010 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighted how important staying socially active is for cognitive health. Participating in activities that challenge and

listed, is it possible to have it added to the schedule?

• After hours and weekends: Also look at what happens during the evening hours and on weekends. Are events and activities scheduled then? You want to make sure there are meaningful activities scheduled seven days a week, not just during traditional business hours.

• After you review the current activities calendar at any community you are seriously considering, choose a few programs that seem appealing to your family member. Ask the staff if you and your loved one can participate in one or two. It can provide you with good insight about what community life would be like and give you a chance to meet residents.

Health and Social Behavior published a study in

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stimulate the brain can protect cognitive function.

• To avoid the dangers of isolation: The Journal of

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by Mason Moyer

love the verse Matthew 6:33 in the Passion

I believe the Word of the Lord. I believe that if

Translation, which states “So above all, constantly

He said that He will add all of these other things

chase after the realm of God’s kingdom and the

like marriage to us if we are seeking Him first, then

righteousness that proceeds from him. Then all

He will be faithful. I want to encourage you to seek

these less important things will be given to you

Him harder than you have before. Not only does He

abundantly.” I don’t think this verse is saying that

want to use you, but He wants to prepare you for

nothing else is important besides the kingdom,

your spouse in your season of singleness. He wants

rather that the kingdom is simply the most

both of you to be ready when you find each other.

important of all things. Verse 26 also states that our Heavenly Father ensures that the birds of the earth always have something to eat. If He cares about the birds, doesn’t He care about our hearts greatest desires and biggest dreams?

I think many people, including myself, tend to focus on our current situations or status a little too much (social, relationship, job rank, etc.) and we take our focus off of where our help comes from. And yes, we focus more on finding a spouse than on the one who we should be following to lead us to them. You see, in our singleness God

From the intimate times in His presence, He wants

still wants to use us. God still wants us to grow. He

to instill in you the same love to show others that He

wants us to be a mighty force against the enemy

loves you with.

and not become continually distracted because

We love others because God first loved us (1

we are infatuated with the thought of what could

John 4:19). Do not be afraid to continue to fall more

be. In fact, I believe God wants to do some of our

in love with your first love, that is Jesus. I know my

greatest maturing spiritually speaking while we

covenant woman of God shall come in due season,

are single, because we are not distracted by anyone

and believe that your spouse will also. Your greatest

else. We have the choice to give Him our full

seasons are yet to come in Jesus’s name.

author and finisher of our faith.

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A Palm Tree Kind of Faith

“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon” (Psalm 92:12).

by Carrie Rigdon

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surely crumbled under the weight of everything that was blowing my way. Thank God, that was not the end result. My roots in Christ gave me a solid foundation to stand on when it seemed like everything around me was being tossed to and fro. In the span of four months, my family experienced three unexpected medical emergencies with three different family members. The

result of those series of storms left us at two funerals, one of which was my father’s. I needed my rooted faith in Jesus more than ever during that time. Those storms in my life made me weary but my roots dug deep into my relationship with Christ and in my weakness He made me strong. Just like the palm tree, I bent a lot but I didn’t break.

So many people in our community are hurting and are faced with overwhelming storm-like circumstances; it might even be you. But, let your roots run deep in Christ. The storms in our life will come, but God has given us His Word that He will be with us in the storm.

We may bend, but we won’t break.

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he images displayed on the TV screen were hard to take in. The storm seemed to have left nothing intact. Debris and damage now replaced what was a lively city just moments before Hurricane Michael blew in the Florida Coast on October 10, 2018. The wind and the storm surge were unprecedented according to the news media. I saw the images and the devastation left in the storm’s wake. Something stood out to me: palm trees were still standing.

I’ve often wondered how such a flimsy looking tree can withstand 100+ miles per hour winds, intense amounts of rain and the roar of the angry ocean overtaking land. It doesn’t look very strong like a mighty oak tree with its expansive branches. It doesn’t give off a sense of awe and wonder like the redwoods in California. It’s just a simple, thin tree that we often get excited to see if we are heading to the beach for vacation because it means our tropical destination is near.

But, if you watch a palm tree in an intense tropical storm or hurricane, you will notice something. It bends and sways back and forth relentlessly but it rarely breaks. Unlike most trees, the roots of a palm tree do well in dry and wet soil. Most root systems would be affected negatively by wetter soil and topple over once the wind intensified but the palm tree’s roots attach to the ground better and stronger. It uses the storm to its advantage so to speak.

The palm tree is referenced several times in the Bible and it’s easy to understand why. Life is going to bring challenges and setbacks to everyone. The difference in the outcome of the storm is your root system. Are you firmly rooted in Christ or are your roots more like that of a pine tree? The first storm that comes along will knock you down if your roots don’t run deep.

In my own life not too long ago, I relied heavily on the “root system” of my faith. It seemed like storm after storm was hitting. Left to my own devices, I would have

Carrie Rigdon lives in North Georgia with her husband Matthew and two small children. They attend Crane Eater Community Church. Carrie enjoys spending time with her family, marketing and communication, reading, and participating in her church’s women’s ministry.

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Produced, Prompted, and Inspired n 1 Thessalonians 1:3, Paul states, “We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” The Christians were experiencing great persecution and Paul wanted to encourage them to continue living their life well. Even now, we can be encouraged and strengthened in our faith if we take to heart and apply the three statements Paul makes about the Thessalonians in this verse. Let’s look at each of them:

1. Work produced by Faith – The good things that were evident in their lives everyday came from a deep trust in God. 2. Labor prompted by Love – The word labor here in the Greek denotes weariness felt from exerting effort. Therefore, we can conclude that the Thessalonian believers were willing to be spent physically, and probably emotionally, because of the love of Christ that was in them.

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3. Endurance inspired by Hope – Endurance in this verse denotes perseverance under hardship and suffering. Because of the hope they had in Christ (a confident expectation) they were able to endure the persecution they had been under.

What does all this mean for us? Through encouraging these believers by pointing out their faithfulness, Paul gives us a snapshot of how we should live as Christians in a secular and sometimes hostile society. This is it in a nutshell: We are called to trust (faith) the Father so that our lives produce good things (work). Not the other way around. We don’t produce good works to build our faith, rather good things flow out of a life that is confident in the promises of God. In addition, if we have a deep and abiding love for Jesus, then we will be willing to labor (be spent) for his sake. Like any relationship rooted in love, we don’t think twice about exerting great effort for that person. The same is true of our relationship with Christ. And finally, we are to be content in suffering and even persecution because of the hope (confident expectation) we have in Jesus. This is a challenge to change our perspective. Our eyes should be focused on Kingdom things, eternal things, not what our earthly eyes see.

So, go be the faithful ones whose lives look different than the rest of the world. Work, labor, and endure because of the faith, love, and hope you possess.

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Gratefulness ith Thanksgiving approaching, we’ll all soon be taking time to acknowledge our blessings and express our gratitude. Gratitude makes us appreciate the value of something, and we’re less likely to take it for granted. Gratitude blocks negative emotions such as envy, resentment, and regret. These emotions can destroy our happiness. Gratitude also goes against our need to feel in control of our environment.

Sometimes with gratitude you must accept life as it is and be grateful for what you have.

I keep a ‘gratitude journal.” It reminds me of the goodness of my Abba Father. It leaves a foot print of the many things that have happened along my journey and when I look back, I am remined of how God has always kept his promises. Being grateful is an integral part of my families walk with God. At Thanksgiving, in our home, we traditionally go around and share what we are most thankful for. There have been years that the words flowed easily as we shared our thanks. However, there were many Thanksgiving dinners that we had to search deeply and ignore the pain. We fought the tears as we whispered, “Thank you, Jesus.” In all seasons our Thanksgiving tradition has never changed.

We know that in both the good and the bad we should be thankful because God is worthy of our thanksgiving. It is only right to credit Him for “every good and perfect gift” He gives (James 1:17). When we are thankful, our focus moves off selfish desires and off the pain of current circumstances. Expressing thankfulness helps to remember that God is in control.

Thankfulness, then, is not only appropriate; it is healthy and beneficial to us. It reminds us of the bigger picture, that we belong to God, and that we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3).

Truly, we have an abundant life (John 10:10), and gratefulness is fitting.

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While it is common during the holidays to be mindful of Gods goodness, it is important that in all seasons we must be grateful. Giving thanks should be part of our lives. Psalm 44:8 says, “In God we have boasted all day long, and we will give thanks to Your name forever.” In other words, thanksgiving should flow from our hearts on a regular basis.

This year as you have finished the turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole,

and cake. As you watch your favorite football team take the field, while you loosen the belt on your pants and debate the need for a second helping, remember that being thankful should daily occurrence. I pray that your family and friends gather and that God’s love fills the atmosphere. I pray your holiday is day is full of food, joy, and laughter. I also pray that this year you remember to be grateful long after the leftovers are eaten. I pray that you never forget to thank God for all blessings that come from above.

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