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demned and connected to the
ungodly in society. God de
clares that He hates pride
(Proverbs 6:17; 8:13). He
calls it sin (Proverbs 21:4),
specifically listing it as one
of the various sins of the
wicked city of Sodom
(Ezekiel 16:49). Jesus
plainly referred to pride as an
“evil thing” (Mark 7:21-23).
It’s listed in Romans 1:30 as
one of the characteristics of
those who have forsaken
God. And Paul denotes it as
one of the qualities of an un
godly society in the last days
(II Timothy 3:2).
Just as disturbing is what
the Bible describes as the ef
fects and results of pride. It
deceives people (Jeremiah
49:16; Obadiah 1:3). Pride
keeps people from seeking
God (Psalm 10:4) and it
causes God to resist them
(James 4:6). It leads to
shame, conflict, and ulti
mately destruction (Proverbs
11:2; 13:10; 16:18). Aren’t
we doing a disservice to peo
ple to promote something
which is harmful to them?
Wouldn’t true Christian
love urge people to forsake
the way of pride and defiance
of God, encouraging them to
humbly submit to what God
says about our natures, prac
tices, and lifestyles? Instead
of soothing the misguided
and cheering on the proud as
they travel the road toward
personal destruction, should
n’t we be warning them of
the error of their ways and be
lovingly assisting them to
find the better path?
In contrast to pride, the
Bible emphasizes our need to
have a humble and contrite
heart. It’s not about us, what
we want, or what we self-de-
ceptively think will make us
happy. It’s about God, what
He wants, and what He
knows is best for us. It’s
about exalting Him, which in
turn will help us find true joy
and fulfillment in life. Our
main goal is not to be happy,
but to honor our God. In
order to do that we will often
have to do as Jesus declared
- deny ourselves, take up our
cross, and follow Him. Walk
ing that path will require a
humbling of ourselves, a
turning away from anything
in our lives contrary to God’s
will, and submitting to what
God says about how we are
to live.
It's ironic that the main
ideas people are being en
couraged to take pride in re
garding sexuality and gender
identity are some of the same
ones of which we need to
humbly repent due to their
being contrary to God’s
Word, nature, and reality. So
while others may choose to
celebrate pride this month,
let’s focus more on humbling
ourselves, submitting to God,
and praying for others to do
the same.
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.
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Fellowship Presbyterian welcomes new pastor
to Fellowship Presbyterian
(then New Lebanon) in 2005.
This is Ben’s 25th year as an
ordained Presbyterian minis
ter.
Ben will be preaching
his last sermon on Sunday
June 27 at 10 a.m. The
church will hold a farewell
potluck dinner after worship
to honor Ben for his years of
faithful service. Visitors who
wish to attend to honor Ben
should make reservations at
the church office (Phone
770-893-2555, Monday-
Wednesday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m).
Ben and his wife Becky, who
recently retired from the in
surance business, plan to
spend a lot of time traveling
around the country in their
RV.
At a congregational meet
ing on Sunday, May 23, the
church officially recognized
Ben’s plan to retire and voted
to approve calling Rev. Blake
Hudson as the new pastor at
Fellowship Presbyterian. The
congregation looks forward
to welcoming Blake, who is
currently serving as associate
pastor at Eastminster Presby
terian Church in Marietta.
Blake will be preaching his
first sermon at Fellowship on
July 11 at 10 a.m. Joining
Blake in his new calling is
his wife Katie and their four
children.
THURSDAY. JUNE 17. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 3B
Plans taking shape for Bible Reading
Marathon on courthouse steps, July 14
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As July 14th approaches, plans are being
made by the Prayer Partners of Pickens
County to participate in the Statewide Bible
Reading Marathon. Pickens County is re
sponsible for reading Numbers 3-6, as on
that day and at that time the entire Bible will
be read in our state.
Reading of the Word will begin on July
14 at 7:14 a.m. but all are welcome to gather
on the courthouse steps at 6:45 a.m. for fel
lowship. If you would like to contribute to
the event, please contact Kim Echols at
kimechols01@gmail.com. Our goal is to
unite the Church of Jasper to be effective in
reaching the lost for Christ.
Pictured are event organizers: on the
back row, (l-r): Les Brinson, Linda Yacks
and Doug Spence. Seated on second row, (l-
r): Gaylon Brinson and Karen Spence and
middle bottom is Kim Echols.
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Gartrell on
Mysterious
Decline
tinues to keep its collective
head in the sand regarding
cheating yet again.
It is a shame to older fans
like me. Sure, I love a long
homer, but all the boredom in
between them has grown ex
cruciating. Baseball games
have been denigrated to
Season
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
BB%
K%
2010
0.256
0.331
0.406
0.738
9.43%
18.36%
2011
0.251
0.319
0.391
0.711
8.58%
18.56%
2012
0.249
0.316
0.395
0.711
8.24%
19.31%
2013
0.251
0.318
0.401
0.719
8.19%
20.17%
2014
0.249
0.317
0.389
0.706
8.31%
20.78%
2015
0.250
0.315
0.390
0.705
7.96%
20.08%
2016
0.249
0.319
0.405
0.724
8.64%
21.34%
2017
0.247
0.317
0.407
0.725
8.66%
21.58%
2018
0.244
0.319
0.400
0.719
9.04%
22.69%
2019
0.245
0.321
0.421
0.742
9.18%
23.27%
2021
0.232
0.310
0.389
0.699
8.94%
24.54%
three-four hours of little more There’s no mysteries here,
action than strikeouts, walks MLB is it’s own worst
and homeruns. enemy.
Is it wonder that base
ball’s popularity continues to
fade nationally?
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Legion of Character students
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Sports History
truthful 2) being recognized
by peers for a positive out
look and general optimism 3)
being helpful to other stu
dents and to faculty 4) con
tributing to good discipline
and study habits in their
classes 5) encouraging others
and congratulating them on
their successes 6) working
steadily to improve them
selves and others 7) having
generally done their best
while at PCHS 8) being
trustworthy by practicing
honesty, keeping promises,
and following through on
commitments 8) doing what
is right even when it is diffi
cult 9) showing respect by
treating others the way that
they want to be treated 10)
being on the active role of
the school as a full time stu
dent 11) accepting respon
sibility for their own actions.
The Optimist Club
wishes these exceptional stu
dents much success in the
future! Those being inducted
in 2021 are listed below the
photos on IB. We also thank
the parents and teachers for
the important role they have
played in forming our Le
gion of Character students.
June 16th:
On this day in 1909, Jim
Thorpe made his pro baseball
debut as a pitcher for the
Eastern Carolina League’s
Rocky Mount Railroaders.
Thorpe led the Roaders to a
4-2 victory, but his participa
tion in a professional sport
caused him to forfeit his gold
medals from the 1912
Olympics. In those days, the
Olympics opened its doors to
amateur athletes, but not pro
fessionals. This practice was
done to keep a level playing
field within its games.
June 17th:
On this day in 1997, the
National Hockey League
granted franchises to the
cities of Nashville, Atlanta,
the Minneapolis-St. Paul area
and Columbus. This list of
new clubs was headed by the
Nashville Predators in 1998.
The Preds’ arrival was fol
lowed by the Atlanta Thrash
ers and Minnesota Wild, both
of whom entered the league
in 1999. Finally, there was
the Columbus Blue Jackets,
whose inaugural campaign
took place in 2000.
June 18th:
On this day in 1953, the
Boston Red Sox set the
“modem day” major league
record for runs scored in an
inning. The BoSox hosted
the Detroit Tigers and held a
comfortable 5-3 lead going
into the seventh, then the
floodgates opened. Boston
poured on 17 runs off 14 hits
and six walks en route to a
23-3 trouncing of the Tigers.
By games’ end, the Sox had
eight different players record
at least two hits, drive in two
or more runs and score twice
or more.
June 19th:
On this day in 1952,
Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher,
Carl Erksine, tossed the first
of his two no-hitters. Erksine
faced 28 batters and allowed
one baserunner as the
Dodgers blanked the
Chicago Cubs, 5-0. He was
the only hurler to throw a
pair of no-nos for the fran
chise during its time in
Brooklyn.
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