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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 3B
Church News - Continued
"Sharing Mary (and Adam, Noah, Moses, Jonah,
Gabriel, and Jesus)" at Mountain Light Sunday
Being concerned with the
health and safety of our
beloved community, Moun
tain Light UUC now live-
streams our Sunday services
on Zoom. However, for those
who prefer gathering in per
son, we have limited seating
available in our sanctuary. If
you would like to reserve a
seat, please visit our website
(mluuc.org) for more infor
mation on how to attend dur
ing the COVID-19 Pan
demic.
On Sunday, February 7,
our guest speaker will be Dr.
Saeed Kahn, and his topic
will be: "Sharing Mary (and
Adam, Noah, Moses, Jonah,
Gabriel, and Jesus)." He was
the president of the Muslim
Association of North Central
Florida in 2010 at the time
Pastor Terry Jones threatened
to burn the Koran at the
Dove World Outreach Center
in Gainesville.
Mountain Light UUC,
2502 Tails Creek Road (GA-
282 West), in Ellijay, wel
comes guests of all faiths,
ethnicities, and gender iden
tifications. Our worship serv
ice begins at 10:30 a.m. Join
us at 10 for fellowship.
Continued from Page 2B
Caylor tells legislators to treat others
as they would want to be treated
Caylor, with Rep. Rick Jasperse (left) and House
Speaker David Ralston, right.
The Test was originally
used by customer service at
Club Aluminum in the Great
Depression to help them bet
ter serve customers and later
was adopted by Rotary as
their code of ethics “in
everything they do.”
The meditation scripture
was Matthew 7:12 using the
words of Jesus from the Ser
mon in the Mount. It reads,
“in everything do to others
as you would have them do
unto you; for this is the law
and the prophets”
“Jesus and Herbert Tay
lor, who wrote the Four-Test,
both knew that changing the
person had to come from
their thought, their heart and
their actions,” said the
preacher.
He invited the members
to use the 24 Word Four-
Way Test and treat others as
they would want to be
treated in their personal and
professional lives.
The mediation closed
with all standing and repeat
ing after Caylor: “In all the
things I think say or do... Is
it the Truth? Is it fair to all
concerned? Will it build
good will and better friend
ships? Will it be beneficial to
all concerned?”
Continued: Minister’s Comer
larly opening up a newly-
purchased pack of baseball
cards, hoping it might con
tain that elusive, grand prize
of a Hank Aaron card. It’s
one thing to hear about
someone from the past or to
watch video clips of their ca
reer highlights, but it’s an
other to have been an
eye-witness who lived
through those times and was
influenced by that person.
The Apostle John empha
sized that aspect of his rela
tionship with Jesus. He
wasn’t just reporting second
hand information. He hadn’t
drawn his conclusions about
who Jesus was based on what
other people had reported or
because of what historical
records said about Him. He
had been there. He had seen
it all for himself. “That
which was from the begin
ning, which we have heard,
which we have seen with our
eyes, which we have looked
upon, and our hands have
handled, concerning the
Word of life—the life was
manifested, and we have
seen, and bear witness, and
declare to you that eternal
life which was with the Fa
ther and was manifested to
us— that which we have seen
and heard we declare to you,
that you also may have fel
lowship with us; and truly
our fellowship is with the Fa
ther and with His Son Jesus
Christ” (I John 1:1-3).
John was there to see
Jesus hit His homeruns. He
heard the powerful Sermon
on the Mount. He saw Jesus
hit it out the park as He
healed the sick, restored sight
to the blind, and even raised
the dead. John saw how
Jesus overcame the opposi
tion of the religious leaders
of the day. He experienced
the heartbreak of apparent
defeat on the day of Jesus’
crucifixion, only to witness
the grand slam of the empty
tomb a few days later. Jesus
wasn’t just some legendary,
mystical figure to John. He
was a very real person whose
life and exploits John had
witnessed firsthand.
Of course, none of us
were there as John was when
Jesus was on earth in the
flesh. However, have we per
sonally encountered Jesus for
ourselves and been impacted
by His life-changing power?
Or is He merely a spiritual
hero, a historical figure, or a
legendary idol whose exam
ple and teachings inspire us?
Even though Jesus died long
ago, we still have the oppor
tunity to have a personal re
lationship with Him. We can
know Him. His Spirit can
live in us and work through
us. He can enable us to expe
rience victory over sin in our
lives. The home run He hit at
the cross can still score us
peace with God, forgiveness
of sin, and cleansing of all
unrighteousness. We can
have a testimony similar to
John - “I know what Jesus
can do, because He has done
it for me. I’ve seen it. I’ve
experienced it. He has
changed my life.”
Let’s make sure that we
know Jesus as more than
simply a legend from the
past, but as our present living
Savior whom we’ve person
ally encountered and who is
still hitting home runs in our
lives today.
Rev. Tony Elder is a North
Georgia native who serves as
a pastor and author of the
daily devotional book, Every
day Encounters with the
Lord ” and serves as the Ex
ecutive Director of the Na
tional Association of
Wesleyan Evangelicals. He
may be reached at
revtelder@aol.com.
Continued from Page 2B
Gartrell on UGA in 2021
and 14 losses. Fourteen the first championship at Al-
losses? Nick Saban won six abama in 2009, his teams
national titles in the last 13 have only lost a grand total of
seasons. During his run from 15 football games. That is
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only 15 losses in 13 years,
folks.
Georgia’s 2021 schedule
looks very advantageous to
the Bulldog faithful. How
ever, we have seen plenty of
other seasons which looked
promising as well, but be
tween fake field goals, fake
punts, transfer portal players,
and slow reacting safeties,
they fell to pieces.
Before we get wrapped up
in my previous question,
consider the track records of
all involved.
“If not now, when?”
Maybe, when someone
other than Saban patrols the
Crimson Tide sidelines...
I guess we can place our
hopes in the unlikeliest of
chances to preserve some
hope though. As my late
grandfather said, “even a
blind hog finds an ear of com
occasionally.”
The girls’relay team prepares for a race in the final
meet of the season at Calhoun.
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Dragons head into final region games
the first. In the second quarter, the scoring
continued for the Dragons. Pickens
outscored the Raiders 25-11. The score at the
half saw Pickens leading 44-22. The second
half proved more of the same. The Dragons
outscored the Raiders 25-2 in the third quar
ter.
The final score saw Pickens win 78-31.
Tucker Lowe put up 22 points in the contest.
Eleven different Dragons got into the scor
ing column during the game, including a 10
point performance from Caleb Bryant.
The Dragons wrap up their season this
week with region games against Cedar-
town and Northwest Whitfield and a non
region contest against Unity Christian.
Continued from Page IB
Big week ahead for Nettes
She also took a season high three charges in
the game.
Amanda Nelson scored seven and led in
assists with three.
The JV Nettes added their fourth win of
the season with some sharp shooting. They
connected on 10 three-pointer’s in the game
with five of them coming from Freshman
Ashaela Buchanan. Emery Steinhauer
added two big three-pointers late in the
fourth quarter to put the JV Lady Moun
taineers away for good.
This week is big for the Nettes as they
hosted Cedartown on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
and will travel to NW Whitfield on
Thursday to face the league leading Lady
Bruins.
This week in
^ S'
Sports History
by Ethan Swiech
January 31st:
On this day in 1988, the
Washington Redskins demol
ished the Denver Broncos, 42-
10, to win Super Bowl XXII.
Washington's Doug Williams
became the first African-
American quarterback to start
and win a Super Bowl. The
Redskins set a Super Bowl
record for points scored in one
quarter by dropping 35 in the
second. Nobody saw Washing
ton's explosion coming, cer
tainly not the Broncos, who
jumped out to a 10-0 lead after
the opening period. John
Elway and Ricky Nattiel
teamed up for the quickest
touchdown in Super Bowl his
tory, which was a 56-yarder
that took place just 1:57 into
the contest. When Denver's of
fense got the ball back, Elway
became the first quarterback to
catch a pass in the Super
Bowl. His 23-yard reception
set up Rich Karlis' 24-yard
field goal, which proved to be
the Broncos' last shining mo
ment. The Redskins reasserted
themselves and Williams, who
was nursing a sore knee, got
his act together. His first
touchdown pass was an 80-
yard bomb to Ricky Sanders,
which got Washington on the
board. The next series saw
Williams hit Gary Clark for
the go-ahead 27-yard score,
but the Redskins were far from
finished. One possession later,
Timmy Smith busted loose for
another touchdown from 58-
yards out. Williams found
Sanders again, this time from
50 yards, before capping the
string on an eight-yard scoring
flip to tight end, Clint Didier.
Washington ran an overall
total of 18 plays in the second
quarter, but accumulated 356
yards and five unanswered
touchdowns. That frame saw
Williams complete nine of 11
passes for 228 yards, Smith
gain 122 yards on five carries
and Sanders make five recep
tions for 168 yards. Williams
won Super Bowl MVP honors
by finishing 18 of 29 for 340
yards and his four touchdowns
tied Terry Bradshaw's Super
Bowl record. Meanwhile,
Smith broke Marcus Allen's
Super Bowl mark for rushing
yards, racking up 204 on 22
carries. The rookie running
back added a second score in
the fourth quarter while
Sanders had nine catches for
193 yards. Elway, on the other
hand, threw three interceptions
while being sacked five times.
Two of those picks came cour
tesy of comerback, Barry
Wilburn, while safety, Alvin
Walton, registered two sacks.
February 1st:
On this day in 1968, just
two and a half weeks after
leading the Green Bay Packers
to their second Super Bowl
win, Vince Lombardi stepped
down as the team's head
coach. Lombardi resigned
with an overall record of 105-
35-6 in both the regular season
and playoffs. He also won five
NFL championships and two
Coach of the Year awards.
Lombardi continued serving
as the Packers' general man
ager and immediately hired
Phil Bengston as his successor.
Bengston was Green Bay's de
fensive coordinator for nine
seasons, but lasted only three
years as the Packers' head
man. He went 20-21-1 with
one winning campaign and
zero postseason appearances.
February 2nd:
On this day in 1970,
Louisiana State guard, Pete
Maravich, became the first
player in college basketball
history to score 3,000 points.
"The Pistol" achieved this
milestone during the Fighting
Tigers' 109-91 victory over
Mississippi State. Maravich
left Baton Rouge with 3,667
points on his collegiate resume
and since then, nine other
players have reached that
plateau. These names include
Freeman Williams (Portland
State), Harry Kelly (Texas
Southern), Hersey Hawkins
(Bradley), Lionel Simmons
(La Salle), Alphonso Ford
(Mississippi Valley State),
Keydren Clark (Saint Peter's),
Doug McDermott (Creighton),
Chris Clemons (Campbell)
and Mike Daum (South
Dakota State).
February 3rd:
On this day in 2019, the
New England Patriots cap
tured their sixth Super Bowl
title by knocking off the Los
Angeles Rams, 13-3, at At
lanta's Mercedes-Benz Sta
dium. Both teams were locked
in a defensive duel and the
score was tied at three going
into the final quarter. New
England finally put together a
sustained drive, going 69
yards in five plays before
rookie running back and Geor
gia alum, Sony Michel, found
the end zone. The Pats' final
possession saw Michel gain 41
of his game-high 94 rushing
yards. His efforts put Stephen
Gostkowski in position to nail
a 41-yard field goal with 1:12
remaining, cementing the
championship for New Eng
land. Tom Brady completed 21
of 35 passes for 262 yards and
the Patriots finished with more
first downs (22-14) and total
yards (407-260) than the
Rams. Julian Edelman won
the Most Valuable Player
award by making 10 recep
tions for 141 yards. Edelman
was the first wide receiver to
claim that honor since Pitts
burgh's Santonio Homes in
Super Bowl XLIII. Mean
while, Los Angeles became
the first team since the Miami
Dolphins in Super Bowl VI to
be held without a touchdown.
February 4th:
On this day in 1969, John
Madden was hired as the head
coach of the Oakland Raiders.
He immediately led the silver
and black to a 12-1-1 record
and AFL championship game
appearance in his first season.
Madden demonstrated that he
was a consistent winner, never
once finishing with a losing
campaign during his 10 sea
sons in Oakland. He also led
the Raiders to eight postseason
appearances and seven divi
sion titles, including five in a
row. Despite all of those acco
lades, Madden was often
viewed as the coach who
couldn't win the big game.
Oakland found itself at the
doorstep of the Super Bowl
five times, but was denied on
all five occasions. The Raiders
finally got over the hump in
1976 by defeating the Min
nesota Vikings in Super Bowl
XI. Madden retired with an
overall record of 112-39-7 and
became a successful broad
caster and inspiration behind
the "Madden NFL" video
games. He was inducted into
the Pro Football Hall of Fame
in 2006.
February 5th:
On this day in 1998,
Phoenix Coyotes' right winger,
Mike Gartner, surpassed Harry
Howell as the NHL's all-time
leader for games played by
anybody who never won a
Stanley Cup. Gartner took the
ice for his 1,412th contest, but
was held without a point dur
ing the Coyotes' 6-2 loss to the
Philadelphia Flyers. He played
in 1,432 games before retiring
at the end of the year and was
inducted into the Hockey Hall
of Fame in 2001.
February 6th:
On this day in 1990, St.
Louis Blues' right winger,
Brett Hull, recorded the first
50-goal campaign of his NHL
career. He made history as
well by joining his father,
Bobby, as the first father-son
duo to have 50-goal seasons
on their resumes. Bobby tal
lied 50 for the first time in
1961-62 and Brett did the
same nearly three decades
later. The younger Hull
achieved the milestone during
the third period of a game
against the Toronto Maple
Leafs. St. Louis won, 6-2, and
Brett finished the year with 72
goals and 113 points.