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Minister’s Comer
and the pursuit of happiness.
We refuse to believe that the
bank of justice is bankrupt.
We refuse to believe that
there are insufficient funds in
the great vaults of opportu
nity of this nation. So we’ve
come to cash this check, a
check that will give us upon
demand the riches of free
dom, and the security of jus
tice.” MLK voiced the hope
of many in his day: “We will
not be satisfied until justice
rolls down like waters and
righteousness like a mighty
stream.” (Amos 5.24)
To Dr. King, the desire for
a more noble America was
inevitably linked to his faith
in the promises of God to
usher in His perfect kingdom
upon the earth. “I have a
dream that one day every val
ley shall be exalted, and
every hill and mountain shall
be made low, the rough
places will be made plain and
the crooked places will be
made straight and the glory
of the Lord shall be revealed
and all flesh shall see it to
gether. This is our hope.”
Though MLK did not live to
see the fulfillment of the
prophet Isaiah’s message
(Isaiah 40.4-5), just as we can
only yearn today for such a
time of “heaven on earth”,
the believer’s hope and assur
ance lie in the fact that God
has made His Son to be “our
high priest of good things to
come.” (Hebrews 9.11)
Because Christ, that sin
gular Mediator between God
and men, possesses the
power of an indestructible
life, “He is able also to save
them to the uttermost that
come unto God by him, see
ing he ever liveth to intercede
and intervene on (our) behalf
with God.’’(Hebrews 7.16,
25) Ultimately, all the good
we long for, all the wrongs
made right we yearn to wit
ness, all will come to pass
when the King of Glory,
Jesus the Christ, the Son of
the living God, steps back
into this world. At that time,
“the government shall be
upon His shoulder,” (Isaiah
9.6), and for sure, “good
things (will) come.”
The Kingdom of God at Holy Family Episcopal
On Sunday, January 15 at
8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. the
Rev. Dr. Ted Hackett will
preach at the Episcopal
Church of the Holy Family
on “today's world in which
the Kingdom of God seems
like wishful thinking. But
we can catch glimpses of it...
even now, amidst a world
full of evil!”
Ted joined the staff of
Holy Family as Priest Asso
ciate June 1, 2006 after retir
ing as Associate Professor of
Church Ministries at Can
dler School of Theology
where he was responsible for
giving Episcopal students a
solid grounding in Anglican
studies. He is an expert in
the fields of liturgy and his
torical theology, continues to
preach and celebrate the Eu
charist regularly and teaches
Sunday school frequently.
Ted and his wife, Dr. Debbie
Freudenthal, are residents of
Big Canoe.
The Episcopal Church of
the Holy Family is located in
Jasper off of Cove Road at
100 Griffith Road. Sunday
services are 8 a.m. and 10:30
a.m. with Christian Educa
tion at 9:15 a.m. For more
information, please visit the
The Rev. Dr. Ted Hackett
website at holyfamilyepisco-
palchurch.net or call the
parish office at 770-893-
4525.
Active shooter workplace
safety workshop Feb. 4
The public is welcome for
an Active Shooter/Security
and Workplace Safety Work
shop at Living Word Church
on Saturday, Feb. 4.
The training will be con
ducted by members of the
Pickens County Sheriff’s Of
fice and other local law en
forcement.
This training is open to the
public. All non-profits, busi
nesses, churches and individ
uals are welcomed and
encouraged to attend.
There is no charge and re
freshments will be served.
The event is Saturday,
February 4th from 2-4 p.m.
Due to the nature of the
event, we ask that no children
under 13 attend.
You may register on the
website to reserve a space.
Others will be first come,
first served on day of event.
Seating is limited, www.liv-
ingwordjasper.org or call
706-253-5965
Address: 215 Pioneer In
dustrial Blvd. Jasper, Ga.
30143.
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Racing
Report
several races but didn’t have
any luck. He went full-time
Cup racing in 2005, racing
for Hendrick Motorsports in
the 5 Car. Busch didn’t really
shine while driving the 5 Car.
He only had four wins total
across the three years he was
at Hendrick, and had a bad
2005 where he would finish
20th in points. He would im
prove the next two years by
having more good runs and
finishing 10th in points in
2006 and 5th in 2007. Busch
would move to Joe Gibbs
Racing in 2008 and would
drive the 18 car. Busch
would immediately show
how being in Joe Gibbs was
what he needed to be a cham
pion in the top series in
NASCAR by winning 8
races in his first season in the
18 car. Over the next several
seasons, Busch would con
tinue being a very solid
driver but would never quite
be a championship con
tender. All of that changed in
2015 when in the Xfinity
Daytona race on the day be
fore the Daytona 500, Busch
would get in a crash late in
the race, which resulted in
having a broken right leg and
missing the first 11 races of
the 2015 Cup season. When
Busch came back, he went
on to win 5 races, still mak
ing the playoffs, and win the
championship. The next 4
seasons, Busch would
emerge as a consistent cham
pionship contender by win
ning 22 races, the
regular-season championship
in 2018 and 2019, and an
other championship in 2019.
The last 3 seasons have not
been as kind to Busch, but a
lot of it can be chalked up to
bad luck and not having as
much practice as before since
Busch himself has said a lack
of practice holds him back.
Unfortunately, he lost his
ride with Joe Gibbs this past
season due to losing his pri
mary sponsor for many
years, M&M’s. Busch will be
with RCR this upcoming sea
son, but seeing how good
RCR was last year with Red
dick, there is a chance Kyle
Busch can return to his for
mer glory.
Next week, we will talk
about another Cup series
champ, Kevin Harvick.
Next week - Driver Re
view - Kevin Harvick
Technical Advisor - Scott
Korowotny
TJ
This week in sports history
&y Ethan Swiech
January 8-January 14
January 8th:
On this day in 2008, Washington Redskins
head coach, Joe Gibbs, retired for the second
time. Gibbs’ first stint with the Redskins
lasted from 1981 until 1992. During that
span, he guided the franchise to four NFC
championships and three Super Bowl titles.
His second wasn’t as successful as he com
piled an overall record of 30-34, but he led
Washington to a pair of playoff berths.
January 9th:
On this day in 1947, Providence Steam
rollers guard, Dino Martin, made NBA his
tory by becoming the first player to record a
40-point game. Martin converted 17 field
goals and went six of seven from the free
throw line as Providence defeated the Cleve
land Rebels, 91-68.
January 10 th:
On this day in 1985, Seattle SuperSonics
head coach, Lenny Wilkens, became the first
individual to coach 1,000 NBA games. He
also came out a winner as the Sonics posted
an 89-86 victory over the Golden State War
riors. Wilkens retired from coaching in 2005
with 2,487 regular season and 178 playoff
games on his resume. He was inducted into
the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame for his coaching career in 1998.
January 11th:
On this day in 1999, Kansas City Chiefs
head coach, Marty Schottenheimer, an
nounced his resignation after 10 seasons in
the kingdom. Schottenheimer compiled an
overall record of 101-58-1 during his Kansas
City tenure. He also led the Chiefs to nine
straight winning campaigns, six seasons of 10
or more wins, seven postseason berths, in
cluding six in a row from 1990 until 1995,
and three AFC West crowns.
January 12th:
On this day in 1975, the Pittsburgh Steel-
ers won their first Super Bowl title in fran
chise history. The Steelers took down the
Minnesota Vikings, 16-6, in Super Bowl IX,
which was played at New Orleans’ Tulane
Stadium. It was also the first of four champi
onships that they would capture during the
seventies. The late Franco Harris was voted
the Most Valuable Player after carrying 34
times for 158 yards. Harris also scored on a
nine-yard ran in the third quarter. Pittsburgh’s
defense limited the Vikings to nine first
downs, 17 rushing yards and 119 yards of
total offense. The swarming Steel Curtain
also intercepted Fran Tarkenton three times
and collected five turnovers. Terry Brad
shaw’s final period touchdown pass to tight
end, Larry Brown, put the game away.
January 13th:
On this day in 1974, Don Shula’s Miami
Dolphins, coming off the undefeated season,
went back-to-back by winning consecutive
Super Bowl championships. The Dolphins
bulldozed their way to a 24-7 victory over the
Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII at
Houston’s Rice Stadium. Miami made it hap
pen on the ground as fullback, Larry Csonka,
bludgeoned his way to 145 yards and two
scores on 33 carries. The Dolphins’ running
game worked so well in those days that quar
terback, Bob Griese, only threw the ball 41
times during the franchise’s three straight
Super Bowl appearances of the early seven
ties. Miami raced out to a 17-0 halftime lead
and never looked back. Meanwhile, Min
nesota’s outstanding rookie, Chuck Foreman,
managed 18 yards on seven carries and 45
overall from scrimmage. The Vikings gained
just 72 yards rushing in their second Super
Bowl blowout.
January’ 14th:
On this day in 1943, Montreal Canadiens
left winger, Alex Smart, became the first
rookie in NHL history to debut with a hat
trick. Smart scored twice within a 14-second
span of the second period, once with 20 sec
onds remaining and the other with six sec
onds left. His third came at the 11:26 mark of
the final frame as Montreal buried the
Chicago Blackhawks, 5-1.
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