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Page 6B, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, May 1,2019 Soul Food from the Hood by Keith Hood Local Runner Race Results Special to the Ledger 2019 Good Friday Races 4.4K & 10.14K at Various Locations on April 19, 2019 (Friday)- April 23, 2019 (Tuesday) results: 4.4K (2.73 Miles) Harold Benton (Leesburg, Ga.)=21.:42 (Male, 60-64=2nd) Danny Wall (Leesburg, Ga.)=33:25 (Male, 75- 79=2nd) Brenda Gail Wall (Leesburg, Ga.)=48:05 (Female, 65-69=3rd) 10.14K (6.3 Miles) Harold Benton (Leesburg, Ga.)=54:12 (Male, 60-64=2nd) Danny Wall (Leesburg, Ga.)=79:47 (Male, 75- 79=lst) Brenda Gail Wall (Leesburg, Ga.)=109:06 (Female, 65-69=3rd) 2019 Rose City 10K (6.2 Miles) In Thomas- ville, Ga, on April 27, 2019 (Saturday morn ing): Brenda Gail Wall (Leesburg, Ga.)=l:43:10 (Female, 65-69=3rd Place) Danny Wall (Leesburg, Ga.)=l:20:09 (Male, 75- 79=3rd Place) 2019 Running Thru History 5K at the Andersonville National Historic Site on April 20, 2019: 7 - Harold Benton, Leesburg, Ga, 62, 24:04.93, Male, 60- 64=2nd 11 - Shane Smith, Leesburg, Ga, 51, 25:08.38, Male, 50- 54=2nd 43 - Burt Ferrell, Leesburg, Ga, 57, 33:11.02, Male, 55- 59=2nd 48 - David Peppers, Leesburg, Ga, 41, 35:10.19, Male, 40- 44=2nd 53 - Danny Wall, Leesburg, Ga, 75, 36:26.01, Male, 75-Over=lst 83 = Kathryn Peppers, Leesburg, Ga, 18 47:14.12, Female, 15- 19=3rd 84 - Lilly Peppers, Leesburg, Ga, 15, 47:15.87, Female, 15- 19=4th 85 - Katie Peppers, Leesburg, Ga, 41, 47:17.00, Female, 40- 44=4th 90 - Brenda Wall, Leesburg, Ga, 67, 51:13.11, Female, 65- 69=4th Catch and release. Time to put this fish-tale back to sea. We have been fol lowing the story of Jonah and his personal relation ship with God for the past several weeks. Insepa rable to Jonah’s story is the large personal ity of Hudid. Hudid swal lowed Jonah. After three days, Hudid de cided land food did not agree with him. “So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.” (Jonah 2:10) Hudid swallow Jonah down, down, down? The same one who vomited Jonah up, up, up. The whale did. Many thanks to my daughter, Emma, who was four at the time she offered this theological perspective on the whale’s real name. A Loving God, A Per sonal Friend A personal relationship with God brings you to crises of belief such as Jo nah experienced. I’m sure there were more crises of belief (a turning point where one must make a decision) than I have expounded in this exposi tion. I have only postu lated four such crises. 1. Obedience or Disobedience? “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amit- tai, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.’ But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” (vvl-2a) Jonah chose disobedience. 2. Release or Re venge? God was going to forgive the Ninevites for their previous atrocities, some probably against the people of Jonah. Jonah wanted them terminated, not forgiven. Jonah wanted his revenge, not God’s forgiveness for the Ninevites. Jonah’s spirit Keith Hood STOP And Call Us For DUI And Defensive Driving Classes Dougherty County DUI & Defensive Driving School www.docodrivingschool.com 2535 Lafayette Plaza, Suite C #933 420-3590 #7050 Hours 9-5 Closed for Lunch 12-1 0 0 0 was not released because he felt entitled to the spirit of reparations which he believed revenge would afford him. “But it dis pleased Jonah exceeding ly, and he became angry.” (4:1) 3. Eternal In vestments or Tempo ral Indul gences? Jonah had preached destruc tion to the Ninevites and was hoping it was going to happen. Prob lem is, God was going to forgive them, not destroy them. Still, Jonah left the city and build a shelter to watch what he hoped would be the fireworks. God even sent a nice vine to enhance the structure. But a worm was sent the next day to destroy it. Jonah was livid that his property value had be compromised and his quality of life affected. “Then he wished for death for himself, and said, ‘It is better for me to die than to live! ’”(4:8b) 4. Pity or Punish ment? While release or revenge was more about the internal crisis of belief, pity or punish ment is more about the external crisis of belief— the extrovert verses the introvert. “But the Lord said, ‘You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which came up in a night and perished in a night. And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than 120,000 per sons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left—and much livestock?’”(4:10-ll) God was referring to the little children who don’t know the right from the left hand. Should He not pity them? Should He not pity the livestock who have done nothing to anybody? Thus concludes our fish tale, where Jonah was for given for his disobedience after repentance, and the Ninevites were forgiven for their atrocities after their repentance. God has pity on the children and desired a relationship with them. Even the animals can hear Him. After all, Emma named Hudid, and Hudid listened to God. “So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.” (2:10) That’s the end of this fish tail, and I’m sticking to it. Need Solutions To Nuisance Wildlife Issues? Special to the Ledger Many species of wildlife, such as deer, coyotes, bears, raccoons, foxes and skunks often get labeled as a nuisance due to their sometimes intrusive and destruc tive habits in suburban settings, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Divi sion. Why? It is most commonly because of easy access to “food.” “Wildlife can, and will, take advantage of ‘easy food’ opportunities. So, it is our job, as home- owners, to ensure that we are keeping these non-natural foods away from wildlife - for our safety and for wildlife,” says John Bowers, Chief of the Game Manage ment Section of Wildlife Resources Division. Following are basic tips to help keep wild life from becoming a nuisance: • Don’t feed wildlife at all. You can attract desirable wildlife in many other ways (www. georgiawildlife.com/nui- sancewildlife). • Keep items such as grills, pet food or bird feeders off-limits. Clean and store grills when not in use, keep pet food indoors and feed pets indoors, and refill bird feeders infrequently and in small amounts. • Make trash cans inaccessible. Keep lids securely fastened or store trash cans in a se cured location until trash pick-up. Options for han dling nuisance wildlife (including a list of professional nuisance trappers), fact sheets, wildlife rehabilitator information, tips on managing land for wild life, guides on rabies and much more can be found at www.georgiawildlife. com/nuisancewildlife. A video is available at www.youtube.com/ GeorgiaWildlife, click on “Videos” to find the title “Nuisance Wildlife in Georgia.” Tips for building an emergency savings fund (BPT) - Sponsored ad content from Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Emergencies by nature happen when we least expect them, and often at an inconvenient time. 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