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Don't let mistakes
get you down
During the first quarter
of the UGA-Westerti
Kentucky game on
Sept. 2, UGA punt returner,
Mikey Henderson, fielded
a punt at the Georgia 36-
yard line and sped through a
dense wave of defenders for
an apparent touchdown.
S i x
points
were
placed on
the score
board,
but with
drawn
after an
instant
replay
review
nullified
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Billy Powell
Columnist
the touchdown. Just before
Henderson crossed the goal
line, he raised the ball in cel
ebration, but the ball slipped
from his hand and squirted
into the end zone.
The play was ruled a touch
back, giving two points to
Western Kentucky. Because
of his gaffe, Henderson was
dejected and heartbroken,
his head hanging low as he
approached the sidelines.
Realizing this could affect
his play the remainder of
the game, Coach Mark Richt
patted Henderson oh the
back and told him to shake
it off. As a result of his wise
coach uplifting his spirits,
Henderson, on the very next
punt return raced 67 yards,
zig-zagging unmolested
through a maze of defend
ers, to an electrifying touch
down. The jubilation among
the Georgia faithful sent
an unmistakable message
- Henderson had redeemed
himself.
As a young aspiring bas
ketball player during the
early 19505, 1 allowed mis
takes on the basketball
court to discourage me to
the point of adversely affect
ing my play.
Perry assistant Coach Earl
Don’t step ahead of God
A childhood game I
remember, and some
of you remember, was
more than a game. The game
“May I?” was instructive.
The game encouraged play
ers to ask permission before
taking
steps.
Another
lesson
embedded
in minds
of players
was the
penalty
of tak
ing steps
without
permis
sion.
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Reflections
Stealing steps were
allowed but if caught the
player was punished. Even if
only a baby step away from
the goal, the penalty was to
go back and start all over.
A group of youngsters were
involved in playing “May I?”
when one was given instruc
tions to take a giant step.
“May I?” the child respond
ed. “Yes you may,” the leader
replied. Given permission by
the leader, the child made a
great big leap, landing closer
to the finish.
As the game continued,
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Marshall called me to the
sidelines one day and gave
me a lesson I shall never
forget.
Coach Marshall said,
“Billy, every time you make
a bad pass or miss an assign
ment, it affects you the rest
of the game. You spend too
much time dwelling on your
mistakes. You withdraw
into a shell. This disposes
you to make even more mis
takes. Billy, you must shake
off your mistakes. Don’t let
them play with your mind.
Instead, begin thinking posi
tively about how you can
help the team and the next
great play you are going to
make.”
Because of those time
ly words of wisdom from
Marshall, I became a bas
ketball player that very day.
To young players, I offer the
same advice: “Don’t let mis
takes get you down.” It
made the difference during
my playing days and it will
during yours, too. I always
told my brother Dwayne, one
of the great shooters of the
game, never to worry about
missed shots, that he would
hit his percentage during the
game. This positive attitude
certainly worked for him.
In a spiritual sense, we
have committed so many
sins in life that it seems
impossible to atone for them.
A man once told me that he
could never perform enough
good works in his remaining
lifetime to receive forgive
ness for his past transgres
sions. To the contrary, those
who accept Christ as Lord
and Savior can turn over
a new page in their lives
and live with confidence that
their past sins are forgiv
en. The Scripture confirms
this principle: “Therefore if
any man be in Christ, he is
a new creature: old things
are passed away; behold, all
things are become new.”
members of the group pro
gressed toward the goal.
However, advancement
was occasionally denied
those who failed to get per
mission to venture closer.
“Take a baby step,” one
child was told. The step was
taken. “Go back,” he was
instructed, “You didn’t say,
‘May I?’”
Reflecting on the game, I
am reminded of its connec
tion with every day life.
Even a “baby step” taken
out of order can prove to
be a barrier. We definitely
should avoid stealing steps.
To remove any trace of
doubt as to whether or not
we are taking the right step
in the right direction at
the right time, we need to
stop and ask, “Father, May
I?” Backing up and start
ing over can be completely
eliminated.
We have a Leader to direct
our ways. Life is so much
better when we remember to
ask God’s permission rather
than stepping ahead of His
instructions
“The steps of good men
are directed by the Lord. He
delights in each step they
take.” - Psalms 37:23, Living
Bible.
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Church Briefs
Auditions for
The Love Liner’
Auditions for “The Love
Liner,’ a musical by Jeff
Smith and Ralph Neumann
will be held at 7:30 p.m.
at the International City
Church of God, 2520 Moody
Road, Warner Robins. The
dinner theatre perfor
mance, directed by Paula
Day Johns, will be at 7 p.m.,
Oct. 6 and 7.
The play, which deals with
good neighbors lending a
helping hand on a cruise
ship, requires a cast of five
men and seven women with
ability to sing.
Those trying out should
bring their own sheet music
to the audition. For more
information, call 923-6176.
Pregnancy
Resource Center
plans annual
banquet
The Pregnancy Resource
Center of Warner Robins
invites the community to its
annual banquet Thursday,
at 6:30 p.m. The banquet
will be held at the Museum
of Aviation, and tickets are
available free of charge.
Call 213-4724 for reserva
tions or for more informa
tion. Sponsorships are also
available.
The mission of the
Pregnancy Resource Center
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ate, life-affirming pregnan
cy-related support to indi
viduals and families in the
Middle Georgia area.
This support includes
free pregnancy tests, peer
counseling on pregnancy
options, medical referrals,
and material needs.
The Center offers sup
port for pregnancy loss,
past abortion decisions, and
abstinence education to
schools and church groups.
All services are free and
kept strictly confidential.
UMW plans
kitchen tour
The First United
Methodist Church of
Centerville is sponsor
ing a tour of five kitchens
for Sept. 30 from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. with a luncheon
at the Centerville United
Methodist Fellowship Hall
from noon until 2 p.m.
The combined tour and lun
cheon ticket price is sls.
The tour of the five kitchens
will be only $lO and lunch
only i* $5. More informa
tion will be coming soon.
For more information,
call 923-6176.
Divorce
Recovery
Workshop
A divorce recovery work
shop will be held at First
Christian Church, U.S. 41 N.
Sperry florist
734 Main Street
Perry, Georgia 31069
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Service and award
and Perry Parkway, starting
Thursday. Meetings will be
held every Thursday for 10
weeks, starting at 7 p.m.
The workshop and child
care are free. Call 956-4800
to sign up.
Celebrate
recovery at
Unity Baptist
Need help for a hurt,
hang-up or habit?
Celebrate Recovery meet
ing are at Unity Baptist
Church of Bonaire every
Wednesday night at 6:30
p.m. Children’s program
is available. Unity Baptist
is located at 79 Highway
96, between Houston Lake
Road and Moody Road. For
information call 922-0063.
Ladies Night
Out
Bonaire First Baptist
Church will host a Ladies
Night Out on Sept. 28 at
6:30 p.m.
The speaker will be
Bobbie McCoy with music by
Deborah Waters Stevens.
Dinner choices are grilled
grouper or smoked chicken.
Tickets are $lO. For tick
ets or more information,
call 922-1924, or visit the
church’s Web site at www.
bonairefbc.com
Used toys
needed
J.C. and Becky Stevens,
Perry
Drug Company
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Ben Bartlett & Hubert Bennett,
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 ♦
Doc Hensler, left, and his
wife, Marie were com
mended recently by Perry
Public Safety Director
George Potter, for com
pleting a course in law
enforcement chaplaincy.
The Henslers are volun
teer chaplains serving
the Perry Police and Fire
Departments.
Journal/Charlotte Perkins
will be in Georgia on
Oct. 10 to pick up used
toys for distribution in the
Appalachian area. They do
not expect new toys and do
not ask for monetary con- .
tributions.
Bring used toys to 203
Fourth Street,
by Wednesday, October 4.
Some toys have already
been delivered to the pick- .
up location.
Call 923-9731 for more
information.
Sacred Heart
Fall Festival
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, 250 South Davis
Drive, Warner Robins is
planning its annual fall fes
tival on Oct. 21 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., with free
concerts, Radio Disney live
on stage all day, a hot air
balloon, rides, games and a
flea market.
Premium auction and
lottery raffle with raffles
of SI,OOO, vacation trips,
entertainment packages,
outdoor life extravaganza,
and much more
Free concerts will include
country music star, T.
Graham Brown, Josh Graf
and Company and the
Buttercats.
There will be an arts
and crafts show and sale.
Carnival food as well as
food by local restaurants
will be available.
Executive Director of
Heart of Georgia Hospice,
Tim Poole, left presents
Crystal Johnson with an
award plaque and seryice
pin for 10 years of ser
vice. Crystal is a regis
tered nurse with Heart of
Georgia Hospice.
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