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Wednesday, November 21, 2007 The Braselton News Page 7A Church N e ws What are your actions reflecting? I took Chloe to the pedi atrician this week. While waiting for our appoint ment, I had the opportunity to observe some of the chil dren in the waiting room with us. Honestly, I have to wonder what some parents are thinking. Now, I consider myself a pretty lenient parent. I admit I let Chloe get away with some things my parents would not have let me get away with. But, there does come a point where I draw the line. I won’t let Chloe be disrespectful to others, and I won’t let her act like a little hoodlum. But with some parents, it’s almost as if they missed out on the “parent gene.” One little boy stands out in my mind. He stands out because he kept turning off the light in the waiting room, plunging it into near total darkness. I and some of the other parents were getting upset. We couldn’t talk, read or tend to our own children for this kid turning off the lights. Where was his mother? On the other side of the room, laughing at what her son was doing. Someone — perhaps I — should have said something to her, but I doubted it would have done any good. She was getting too much enjoyment out of her son’s “spirited” (translation: bratty) behavior. I felt she would respond to anything I might say with either apathy or anger, so I sat there with the other parents, suffering in silence. A nurse came in and turned the lights on. As soon as she left, he turned them off again. When she came back and turned the lights on the second time she asked, “Where’s your mother?” Only then did the mother do anything. She suddenly snapped into “responsible mode” and scolded the child for playing with the lights, which is something she should have done five minutes earlier. I know why she didn’t, though. She was too busy enjoying the atten tion. For the few minutes that her son was the center of attention, so was she. She found enjoyment in the attention he received, even if it was negative. How different from our heavenly father. He doesn’t take enjoyment from our bad behavior, or in the negative attention that arises from it. Instead, He understands what the mother in the pediatrician’s office did not: a child’s behavior reflects directly upon the parent. God’s name is harmed when His children don’t act as they should. When David committed sin with Bathsheba, Nathan told him, “You have given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme” (2 Samuel 12:14). David’s sinful behavior not only made him look bad, it made God look bad. Thankfully, the opposite is also true. Whenever God’s children behave as they ought to it not only reflects well upon them, it also reflects well upon Him. God is glorified by our good behavior. What do your actions tell others about you? More importantly, what do your actions tell others about your heavenly father? Parrish Myers is a resident of Braselton and is pastor of Pine Crest Baptist Church, You can e-mail him at eotf@comcast.net. In the Eyes of the Father Parrish Myers eotf@comcast.net Hoschton UMC announces holiday event schedule Hoschton United Methodist Church announces the following Advent and holiday season ser vices: December 1, chicken stew and chili supper, 4 to 7 p.m. December 2, Jackson County Comprehensive High School cho ral group to perform at 11 a.m. service, fellowship with lunch planned. December 4, family Christmas dinner and lighting of the “Love Tree” at 6:30 p.m. December 14, “Prime Timers” Christmas dinner at 11 a.m. December 23, church choir Christmas cantata, at 11 a.m. ser vice. December 24, Christmas Eve candlelight service, 6-6:30 p.m. The church is located at 12 Mulberry Street. For more information, call 706-654-1422. The Rev. Luis Ortiz is pastor. Benefit concert planned Dec. 1 Macedonia Community Baptist Church, Braselton, will host a Southern gospel benefit concert for Lannie House, cancer patient, on Saturday, December 1, from 1 to 5 p.m. The singing will feature “Perry House,” “God Send,” “Kenny Lee,” “The Mitchells” and more. The church is located at 5507 Winder Highway (Hwy. 53). Admission is free. A love offer ing will be taken. Food and refreshments will be sold. For more information, call Wanda at 706-654-2931 or 678-938-3689. Christmas craft fair set at Winder UMC Winder First United Methodist Church will hold a Christmas in the Country craft and gift fair, Saturday, December 1, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Food, drinks, door prizes, raffle and a visit from Santa are planned. Crafters who would like informa tion on getting a booth for this event, should contact John Janick at 678-677-1702 or janickj@the- janicks.com. All proceeds from the rental booth space will go to the Winder First United Methodist Church Youth Group to assist with mis sions and functions. Athens Chorale to perform Dec. 2 Tuckston United Methodist Church, Athens, will present “A Christmas Card from the Athens Master Chorale” on Sunday, December 2, at 4 p.m. The concert includes the Alfred Burt Carols, three settings of Ave Maria (by Arcadelt, Biebl and Fauridsen) and Daniel Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata. Admission is free. For more information, go to www.athensmasterchorale.org. The concert will be held at 4175 Fexington Road. Local church services, addresses given The following is a list of addresses and service times of churches in the Braselton, Hoschton and Mill Creek area. •A Call to Salvation Church: Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; “Demostration Youth” for ages 13-18, Mondays, at 7 p.m. The church is located at 1295 Jackson Trail Road, Jefferson. Arlene Smith is the senior pas tor. For more information, call 706-367-9612 or visit www. acalltosalvation.org. •New Liberty United Methodist Church: Sunday worship, 11 a.m., with children’s church and nursery available. The church is located at 26 Charlie Smith Road, Braselton. Jamey Prickett is the pastor. For more informa tion, call 706-654-2406 or visit www. newliberty umc. org. •Mulberry Baptist Church: Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m.; singings, second Sundays, 6 p.m.; youth choir practice, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. The church is located at 5970 Thompson Mill Road, Hoschton. The Rev. Ollie V. Hayes is the pastor. •HoschtonFirstBaptistChurch: Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Wednesday night worship ser vice, 7 p.m. The church is locat ed at 99 East Jefferson Street, Hoschton. For more information, call 706-654-2938 or visit www. hoschtonfirstbaptistchurch.com. •Hoschton United Methodist Church: Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. The church is located at 12 Mulberry Street, Hoschton, at the corner of Bell Avenue and Mulberry Street. The Rev. Luis Ortiz is the pastor. For more information, call 706-654-1422. •Crossroads Church of Jackson County: Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. The church meets at the JeffersonRecreationDepartment, located at 2495 Old Pendergrass Road, Jefferson. Rod Zwenke is the pastor. For more informa tion, call 706-658-0243 or visit www.check-out-church.com. Church News Policy Church news is due by Monday at noon. Items received after the deadline may not be published. All church news is subject to editing for content and length. Photos are welcomed, but will be pub lished only once. Photos of poor quality, such as those submitted on computer paper, may not be published. Church news items may be published only once. All church news must contain the church’s address and contact phone number. Fax items to 706-387-5430 or e-mail to churchnews@mainstreetnews.com. For questions, call April Reese Sorrow, at 706-387-5401. 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