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♦ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2008
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RELIGION
Perry UMC finishes yesr long prelect el giving
Perry United Methodist
Church took 388
Operation Christmas
Child shoeboxes to
Byron Nov. 19. This was
a year-long project that
every age in the church
participated in. Evelyn
Cawthon wrapped all
the boxes. Linda Mason
and Cawthon co-chaired
the project.
Pictured from left
are: Cawthon, Mason,
Alice Releford, Caron
Williams, and Rev. Billy
Kimbrel. Operation
Christmas Child is a
division of Samaritan's
Purse a Franklin
Graham organization.
Contributed
Children just don’t
think that way
Focus on the Family
Dr. James
Dobson
Columnist
QUESTION: Why is it
that children are often
the most obnoxious and
irritating on vacations
and at other times when
parents specifically try
to please them? On those
special days, you’d think
the kids would say to
themselves, “Wow! Mom
and Dad are doing some
thing ready nice for us,
taking us on this great
vacation. We’re going to
give them a break and be
really good kids today.”
Isn’t that reasonable?
DR. DOBSON: Sure it’s
reasonable, but children just
don’t think that way. In fact,
many boys and girls mis
behave even more at these
times. Why is this? One rea
son, I think, is because chil
dren often feel compelled to
reexamine the boundaries
whenever they think they
may have moved. In other
words, whenever the normal
routine changes, the tough
er kids often push the limits
to see if the old rules still
apply.
QUESTION: Our 15-
year-old daughter is get
ting some rough treat
ment at the hands of her
peers these days. She
wasn’t invited to a party
given by a girl who had
been her best friend, and
she cried herself to sleep
that night. It’s just tear
ing me up to see her hurt
like this. Will this experi
ence leave lifelong scars
on her mind?
DOBSON: It’s all a mat
ter of degree. Most teenag
ers experience a measure of
Rejection like your daughter
is experiencing. They typi
cally roll with the punches
and eventually get beyond
the discomfort. Others, how
ever, are wounded for life by
the rejection of those adoles
cent experiences. I suggest
you give your daughter plen
ty of emotional support, keep
her talking and do what you
can to help her cope. I think
she’ll get her legs under her
when the pressure of these
years has passed.
Let me address the larg
er issue here. When we see
our children struggling with
the teen experience or other
frustrations, it’s natural to
wish we could sweep aside
the problems and obstacles.
Sometimes we have to be
reminded that the human
personality grows through
adversity “No pain, no
gain,” as they say Those
who have conquered their
problems are more secure
than those who have never
faced them.
I learned the value of hard
times from my own expe
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rience. During my seventh
and eighth grades, I lived
through the most painful
years of my life. I found
myself in a social crossfire
that gave rise to intense
feelings of inferiority and
doubt. And yet those two
years have contributed more
qualities that are positive to
my adult personality than
any other span of my life.
What I learned through that
experience is still useful to
me today.
Though it may be hard to
accept now, your child needs
the minor setbacks and dis
appointments that come her
way. How can she learn to
cope with problems and frus
trations if her early expe
riences are totally without
trial? Nature tells us this u» t
true. A^ gi;
a rain forest is never forced”
to extend its roots down
ward in search of water.
Consequently, it remains
poorly anchored and can be
toppled by even a moderate
wind. By contrast, a mes
quite tree that’s planted in
a dry desert is threatened by
its hostile environment. It
can only survive by sending
its roots down thirty feet or
more into the earth, seeking
cool water. But through this
adaptation to an arid land,
the well-rooted tree becomes
strong and steady against all
assailants.
Our children are like the
two trees in some ways.
Those who have learned to
conquer their problems are
better anchored than those
who have never faced them.
Our task as parents, then,
is not to eliminate every
challenge for our children,
but to serve as a confident
ally on their behalf, encour
aging them when they are
distressed, intervening when
the threats are overwhelm
ing, ' and above all, giving
them the tools they need to
overcome the obstacles.
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Church happenings and upcoming events
Second Memorial Baptist Church
Second Memorial Baptist Church, 1845 Kings Chapel
Road, Perry, will have a Good Drive during the Sunday
service.
Please bring canned goods or dry goods for the
Christian Social Ministries.
Dr. Tracey L. Brinson is the pastor of Second Memorial
and Bob Harris is the Interim Music Minister.
For more information please call 478-987-4803.
Perry UMC
The Perry United Methodist Church “ Ladies’ Vocal
Ensemble,” under the direction of Miriam Marchetti,
wil present a Christmas Musical Program Thursday at
noon, in the Fellowship Hall.
Reservations must be made by 9 a.m, Tuesday,
December 2, by calling the church office at 987-1852.
The cost of lunch is $5 per person.
If cancellation is not made by the deadline, the pay
ment of $5 is due. - k ...
Deliverance Tabernacle Holiness Church
Deliverance Tabernacle Holiness church on Elberta
Road in Warner Robins will have their family and
riends day service Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
The guest speaker will be pastor Shedrick Ellington
Milledgeville. *
The Rain
Saturdays Dec. 6, 13 and 20, youth will be wrapping
Christmas pesents at the Galleria Mall proceeds will be
for Winterfest 2009.
Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. SPLASH Children’s ministry pres
ents their Christmas program: “While the cowboys
watch their herds by night.” Refreshments to follow
the play.
Start from the bottom and work your way to the top
Reflections
I sat patiently by as a
young visitor in my home
was getting dressed, all by
hiitiself. An independent lit
tle fellow was he. Not one to
give up.
He was progressing nice
ly until buttoning his shirt
presented a problem. Every
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time he thought he had
things going right, he dis
covered an extra buttonhole
at the top and an extra but
ton at the bottom.
The youngster unbut
toned and buttoned his shirt
over and over only to get
the same results. Not to be
defeated, he was persistent
in his efforts.
Finally, he was advised to
start at the bottom and but
ton “up” his shirt. Willingly
following the advice, he was
pleased over the accomplish
ment when he reached the
top. Through trial and error,
the youngster effectively
illustrated a typical difficul
ty experienced when striv
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Cole
Columnist
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The Governmental Affairs Committee of
The Periy Area Chamber of Commerce
cordially invites you to attend the
State of the Community
Luncheon
Come hear what our Community Leaders
have to say:
Houston County: Chairman Ned Sanders
City of Perry: Mayor Jim Worrall
Houston County Board of Education:
David Carpenter
Thursday, December 11th
Rozar Park • 12:00 Noon W
I For More Information, Contact Maggie Lunsford
f Phone: 478-987-1234
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Which Bible is right?
Parables to Ponder
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Billy
Powell
Columnist
Imagine six people enter
ing a bookstore to purchase
a Bible: a Jew, a Catholic,
a Protestant, a Mormon,
a Jehovah Witness and a
Muslim. The Jew, who fol
lows Judaism, will look for
the Hebrew or Jewish Bible
called the Tanakh. It con
tains the Torah (five books
of Moses known as the
Pentateuch), the Prophets,
and the Writings. Judaism
rejects both Christ and the
New Testament.
The Catholic will select
a Bible that contains the
Old and New Testaments
plus the Apocrypha. The
Apocrypha (books of doubt
ful authorship
ticity) includes such b®ks as
I and II Maccabeefe, wisdom
of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus,
Baruch, Tobit, and Judith.
These books are not accept
ed as scripture by the
Protestants; however, the
Catholic religion considers
Apocryphal books as scrip
ture just like Protestants
believe that the 39 books of
Old Testament and 27 books
of New Testament are the
word of God. At the Council
of Trent in 1546, the Roman
Catholic Church pronounced
certain apocryphal books as
sacred. These books are very
interesting to read, and I
have used them from time to
time, especially Maccabees
to decipher the Doctrine of
Purgatory.
The Protestant will reach
for the Christian Bible
whose 66 books come in vari
ftrap3j<itions'SUch as the
llfllddifc Vdifefoh, the New
jrnational Version, the
Revised Standard Version,
the Contemporary English
Version, etc.
The Mormon will purchase
the Book of Mormon, which
was written by Joseph Smith
during the 1820 s. The angel
Moroni purportedly appeared
ing toward instant success.
Those who attempt to start
at the top are likely to find
themselves in the position of
having to start all over and
work from the bottom to
reach the top.
Paul’s confession in
Philippians 3:12 suggests his
lifestyle to have been based
on the “Button Up” theory.
“I don’t mean to say I
am perfect,” he admitted, “I
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"Let the spirit move you"
to Smith and led him to
golden plates buried in a
hillside near Palmyra, New
York. These plates were said
to be an account of Christ’s
ministry to the ancient
Indians who lived in North
America from 2500 B.C. to
400 A.D. These accounts
were supposedly compiled by
a prophet-historian named
Mormon. Smith and his two
assistants claimed to have
translated the golden plates
into the Book of Mormon.
The Jehovah Witness will
seek the World Translation
of the Bible, which is the
Jehovah Witnesses’ own
translation. This translation
reduces Christ to a god by
inserting the article “a” in
front of “God” in John 1:1.
This passage is supposed to
read “In the beginning was
the Word (Christ), and the
Word was with God, and
the Word was God”, not “a
god.”
The Muslim will purchase
the Koran, which contains
the writings of the prophet
Mohammed who lived dur
ing the seventh century.
Mohammed is the found
er of the Islamic faith. He
reportedly ascended to
heaven accompanied by
the archangel Gabriel and
later received revelations
from his god, Allah. After
Mohammed’s death, his suc
cessor, Abu Bakr, compiled
Mohammed’s revelations
and incorporated them into
the Koran.
On the other hand, the
aborigine, who lives in the
deep rain forests of Africa,
has no holy book. He’ only
knows God through what
he perceives in the world
of nature and from what he
learns through the religious
ceremonies and practices of
his tribe.
In conclusion, all major
religions of the world follow
a different path to salva
tion and seek eternal life in
heaven. Who is right and
which Bible is the authorita
tive word of God? In many
cases, religions throughout
the world are man made and
not Providentially-inspired.
As for me and my house,
we shall place our faith in
Christ and use the Christian
Bible.
haven’t learned all I should
even yet, but I keep work
ing toward that day when I
will finally be all that Christ
saved me for and wants me
to be.” (Living Bible)
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