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ran. So how can we be praying
without ceasing or without stop
ping? How can we continually
be in communication with our
Lord?
Have you watched a TV
show where someone in trouble
had called for help? She’s
speaking to a 911 operator, po
liceman, or other first respon
der. Maybe this person is
trapped or is in some other situ
ation in which rescuers are try
ing to find her and help her. At
some point in this process, the
comment is made, “Let’s keep
this line open.” In other words,
“Don’t hang up. And I won’t
hang up. I’m going to be right
here available to you at all
times.” There may be moments
when the two individuals are
talking to one another, but there
may also be times when they
aren’t saying anything. Never
theless, the line is open and they
know the other person is right
there.
I see that as one of the ways
to picture this idea of praying
without ceasing. It doesn’t mean
that we’re consciously talking
to God every moment. Neither
may we be aware of always
hearing His voice speaking to
us. But we know He’s there.
We’re aware of His presence.
We keep that line to Him open.
Yes, we have our time when
we can sit in our rocking chair,
open up the Bible, bow our
heads, and talk to our loving Fa
ther. But afterwards when we’re
working, driving down the road,
taking care of kids, and fulfill
ing other duties throughout the
day, the line is kept open be
tween us and the Lord. There
fore whenever we need to or
can, we whisper a prayer, reach
out to Him, and are assured that
He is still there. Whenever He
wants to say something to us,
we’ve got out hearts ready and
our ears tuned to listen to what
ever He says.
This also means that we
don’t get so wrapped up in other'
activities or give them such im
portance in our lives that they
get in the way of our communi
cating with the Lord. We don’t
hang up on Him because our
football team is playing, our fa
vorite TV show is on, or we’re
participating in something He
might not like. It means that we
keep ourselves free from any sin
that would cause us to lose that
connection with the Lord.
So pray - not only at a set
time in your day, although we
do need those times. But let’s
also seek to fulfill that com
mand to “pray without ceasing.”
As we go throughout our daily
activities, let’s constantly keep
the line open between us and the
Lord.
Rev. Tony Elder is a north
Georgia native who serves as a
pastor and author of the daily
devotional book. Everyday En
counters with the Lord, and
serves as the executive director
of the National Association of
Wesleyan Evangelicals. He may
be reached at
revtelder@aol. com.
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Kids of the Kingdom
*5*
This week in sports history
&y Ethan Swiech
singing.. .the kids are learning songs and
their parts for their musical production “Go
Go Jonah” which they perform on Mother’s
Day. Their performances are always loved by
the congregation and it’s a perfect Mother’s
Day gift from the kids.
After music the group separates by age for
Christian story time and Bible study. Fourth
and fifth graders learn how to use and study
the Bible, while younger ages hear stories
and learn life lessons.
Throughout the year, the KOK kids collect
stuffed animals which they bring to the police
department in February. While there, they get
a tour and find out how important our police
officers are in our community. The animals
they donate are used by officers to give to
children caught in the middle of domestic
cases.
“It is a way our kids can reach out and
help other kids,” Wisniewski continued.
There are special events in the year that
the KOK kids and other children in the com
munity are always welcome to attend.
JUMC’s Trunk or Treat will be fun for all
ages on Wednesday, October 27. Bring the
kids in costume at 6:30 p.m. to gather candy
and goodies from all of the decorated cars in
the JUMC parking lot. Currently, there are
around 20 cars signed up, but more are al
ways welcome. Call the church office at 706-
253-2100 for more details.
If you have children ages 3 through 5th
grade, why not bring them to JUMC’s KOK
next Wednesday at 4 p.m.? You’re only a kid
once and life is too precious not to live it
fully. Ask any kid there.
October 10 - October 16
October 10 th:
On this day in 1923, the defending two-
time champion New York Giants faced the
New York Yankees in the opening game of
the World Series. Game one’s first pitch of
ficially marked the first time that the same
two teams met in three straight Fall Classics.
The Yanks raced out to a 3-0 lead, but the Gi
ants rallied for a four-run third, which was
highlighted by Heinie Groh’s two-run RBI-
triple. Groh also scored on Frankie Frisch’s
single while Rosy Ryan relieved the battered
Mule Watson and threw seven innings to earn
the victory. The Giants won, 5-4, and took a
two-games-to-one lead, but the Yankees ran
the table to their first title in franchise history.
October 11th:
On this day in 1913, the Philadelphia Ath
letics concluded major league baseball’s 10th
World Series with their third championship
in four seasons. The A’s won three games in
a row, capped by their 3-1 victory over the
Giants in Game five. Philadelphia third base-
man, John Franklin “Home Run” Baker,
went two for three with a pair of RBIs, one
of which came on a single in the third. Lead-
off man, Eddie Murphy, also went two for
three with a run scored while starting pitcher,
Eddie Plank, allowed two hits in a complete-
game effort.
October 12th:
On this day in 1948, Casey Stengel be
came the new manager of the Yankees. All
Stengel did was lead the Yanks to an overall
record of 1,149-696 with 10 American
League pennants and seven world champi
onships over 12 seasons.
October 13th:
On this day in 1903, the Boston Ameri
cans won major league baseball’s very first
World Series. The Americans shut out the
Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-0, to take the set in eight
games during an era where the series was a
best-of-nine format. Every Boston run was
driven in by second baseman, Hobe Ferris,
who finished two for four. Americans
catcher, Lou Criger, went two for three while
starting pitcher, Bill Dinneen, tallied seven
strikeouts and allowed four hits in a com
plete-game victory.
October 14th:
On this day in 1906, the Chicago White
Sox defeated the Cubs in six games to be
come World Series champions for the first
time. The White Sox scored seven unan
swered runs over a two-inning stretch before
cruising to an 8-3 win. Shortstop, George
Davis, went two for five, drove in three runs
and scored twice while first baseman, Jiggs
Donahue, finished two for four with three
RBIs of his own. Donahue’s two-run double
put the Sox ahead for good in the bottom of
the first. Doc White earned the complete-
game win by allowing seven hits and four
baserunners.
October 15th:
On this day in 1917, the White Sox won
their second world championship 11 years
and a day after winning their first. The victim
was John McGraw’s New York Giants,
whom Chicago defeated, 4-2, in Game six.
This contest saw first baseman, Chick
Gandil, go two for four with a pair of RBIs.
It also saw starting pitcher, Red Faber, go the
distance after allowing two baserunners and
six hits. This would be the last championship
for a White Sox team until 2005.
October 16th:
On this day in 1921, the Rock Island In
dependents faced the Chicago Cardinals in
an NFL regular season game. This contest
featured a bizarre first as Rock Island head
coach, Frank Coughlin, was replaced by
Jimmy Conzelman during the game. Appar
ently Conzelman had a few tricks up his
sleeve since the Independents took care of
the Cardinals in a 14-7 victory. This remains
the only mid-game head coaching change in
league history.
Weekly Church Activities
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Gartrell says beware to Dawgs with #1 ranking
Wealth and social
justice topic at Mtn.
Light this Sunday
On Sunday, October 17,
Mountain Light UUC wel
comes member Ed Wolpert
as our speaker. He will be
sharing his views on "Wealth
and Social Justice." If you
would like to attend, please
visit our website (mluuc.org)
for more information on how
we are operating during the
COVID-19 Pandemic or how
to join via Zoom.
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.
Orthodoxy in
the Mountains
An Antiochian Orthodox
Mission is now forming in
Blue Ridge. Initially, services
are being held at 3 p.m. on
the 2nd and 4th Sundays of
the month at St. Luke's Epis
copal Church, 7 Ewing
Street, Blue Ridge. For those
of the Orthodox Faith as well
as those interested in the
original church as established
by Jesus Christ, all are in
vited to visit and experience
formal worship in a loving at
mosphere. For further infor
mation contact
OrthodoxBlueRidge@yahoo.
com or 706-455-8903.
PUS Tailgate for
United Methodist
Men ,v Club
The United Methodist
Men's Club usually meets the
second Thursday of the
month, but in October we
will be hosting a ‘Tailgate
party’ at Pickens High School
before the game on Friday,
October 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the
PHS parking lot.
All are welcome to join
us. For information just email
Barry Hardison at barryhardi-
son@windstream.net
Cool Springs
food ministry open
October 14th
Cool Springs Baptist
Church, partnering with
There’s Hope For The Hun
gry, offers non-perishable
food to those in need on
Thursday, October 14 th,
from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. No ID
required. Services will be
provided inside, with Covid-
19 precautions taken. Cool
Springs Baptist Church is lo
cated at 4671 Hwy. 53 East,
Tate, Georgia. Call (770)
735-2799 for more informa
tion.
han the Florida football game
to the Bulldogs?
Not in my lifetime...
Credit head coach Mark
Stoops for building a tal
ented, physical and funda
mentally sound team at UK.
His troops upset Florida and
demolished LSU. Those
Wildcats would love to take
down number one as well.
Already in 2021, there
have been 40 upsets of Top
25 teams and most of those
wins were by much lesser
teams than Kentucky. Vegas
odds favor Georgia by 22.5
points though.
For all of their strengths,
including a tremendous rush
ing attack, quarterback Will
Levis (68.4 QB rating which
is 40th among college
starters) is prone to throw in
terceptions and the secondary
does not cover the deep pass
well. Both deficiencies play
into the Bulldogs’ favor. Not
to mention, UGA’s run de
fense is fourth nationally and
tops in the nation in pass de
fense and yards per play
among several other cate
gories.
From a fan perspective,
my expectation is for the
Dawgs to dominate the final
half of this season much like
their previous six ballgames.
Hunting Basics
from Ga. DNR
• State law allows hunters
to harvest up to 10 antler
less deer, and no more than
two antlered deer (with one
of the two antlered deer
having a minimum of four
points, one inch or longer,
on one side of the antlers)
or a minimum 15-inch out
side antler spread.
• To pursue deer in Geor
gia, hunters must have a
valid hunting license, a big
game license and a current
deer harvest record. Li
censes can be purchased
online at www.GoOut-
doorsGeorgia.com, by
Realistically though, adver
sity which Georgia has not
experienced yet, could
change those prospects rap
idly.
Overconfidence and com
placency is the “rat poison.”
Beware.
phone at 1-800-366-2661 or
at a license agent.
• All deer hunters must
report their harvest using
Georgia Game Check
within 24 hours of harvest.
Deer can be reported on the
Outdoors GA app (which
works regardless of cell
service), at gooutdoorsgeor-
gia.com, or by calling 1-
800-366-2661.
• For more on deer hunt
ing, including finding a
game processor, reviewing
regulations, viewing maps
(either sex day or the rut
map), visit https://geor-
giawildlife.com/deer-info.
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‘For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the
Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.”
— Jeramiah 29:11