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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24. 2020 — PAGE 5A
You can’t be both politically
and biblically correct
Dear Editor:
Our problems are much worse than our political differ
ences. Our problem is sin. It is good vs. evil. You can’t be
both politically and biblically correct. Liberals are the anti-
God party. Evil is anything that is against the plan of God.
Evil refers to both acts and character.
They believe in abortion, evolution and every perverse
lifestyle. They close down churches but not abortion clinics
and liquor stores. Romans 1:18-32 is a perfect description
of liberals. Verses 18-22 shows their mindset. Verses 23-25
addresses the climate change crowd. They worship the cre
ation instead of the Creator. As long as non-Christian sci
entists receive billions soon to be trillions of taxpayer dol
lars, they will not do anything to stop that flow of money.
Christians know that God created the weather and only He
can change it. Only God can destroy the planet and He will
one day, along with heaven and hell (Rev. 20 and 21) after
Jesus Christ is through with his millennial reign on earth.
Verses 26-27 addresses perversion. What God calls vile,
filthy and abomination, liberals call alternative lifestyle.
Verses 28-32 could be called the liberal constitution. In the
Old Testament Israel rejected God over and over just like
liberals do now. We have not learned from their mistakes.
Isaiah 3 is an excellent example of this and almost a mirror
image of America today.
The problem is lack of knowledge of God’s word. The
Bible warned there would come a time when people would
not endure sound doctrine in II Timothy 4:3. While each
person is responsible for their own salvation and knowl
edge, churches are not doing much to teach people. Most
Sunday morning services are more of a social event than
a learning experience. Whenever someone brags on their
church, I ask “what did you learn?”
In 20 years I have not had one single person say they had
learned anything. Did you learn anything last Sunday or
even remember what was said?
I was fortunate to study under Dr. Robert D. Moore. He
spent his entire life studying and teaching others. I have
never met anyone who loved God’s word like he did. For
over 20 years he and his wife opened up their home to any
body with a true desire to learn God’s word. It was Bible
study/church the way God intended. If you don’t love the
Word, you do not love God, because He is the Word (John
1:1, II Timothy 2:15). Another great teacher is Les Feldick
who can be found on TV and online. There will be many
nice, kind, giving, religious and moral people who will end
up in hell (Matt. 7:21 - 23).
How can we keep saying “pray for our country, when we
show such little interest in getting to know God through
his Word? Maybe we could use a few less entertaining
sermons more serious Bible classes. Romans 4:3 and
Galations 4:30 asks the question “what saith the scripture?”
Unfortunately, most cannot answer that questions.
Remember, ignoring God’s Word is the same as ignoring
him.
Sincerely,
George T. Pate
Commerce
Buffington
...cont’d from 4A
ta’s sure to be hungry.
They will check the stockings every day, just in
case.
They will eat too much candy and be happy
about it.
They will hope.
They will dream.
And they, too, will someday know that the first
gift of Christmas was a child.
Mike Buffington is co-publisher of MainStreet
Newspapers Inc. and editor of The Jackson Her
ald. He can be reached at mike@mainstreetnews.
com.
Madison County wifi locations
Madison County has the following wifi locations open to
the public:
•Graham Law Firm, network: GLF Guest, password: GLF-
Guest-2005
•Tranquility Trailer Park network: KajeetsmartBus3 smart-
bus
•Colbert/Danielsville Area Christmas
Circle, network: KajeetsmartBus2, password: smartbus
•Colbert. W. Second Ave., network: KajeetsmartBusl, pass
word: smartbus
•Madison County Library, password: yourlibrary
•MCHS, network: guest, password: aggrandize
•MC Sport Complex - parking area
near tennis courts, network: guest, password: aggrandize
•MCMS, network: guest, password: mcmsvisitor
•Danieslville Elementary, network: guest, password: agri
culture
•Comer Elementary, network: guest, password: agriculture
•Colbert Elementary, network: guest, password: agriculture
•Hull-Sanford Elementary, network: guest, password: agri
culture
•Ila Elementary, network: guest, password: agriculture
•BOE, network: guest, password: agriculture
CITY OF DANIELSVILLE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
CALLED MEETING
The City of Danielsville Mayor and
Council will hold a Special Called
Meeting on December 28, 2020
beginning at 7 PM in the Council
Meeting Room at City Hall located at
10 Government Circle, Danielsville,
GA 30633 for the purpose of interim
financing to be used during the USDA
Project.
Madison Co. Library
announces news, events
The Madison County Library has
announced its news and events for
December:
•Friends News: The “Outdoor
Holiday Market” made $324.50.
Donations can be made by mak
ing checks to the Friends of the
Madison County Library and
mailed to P.O. Box 38, Danielsville,
Ga. 30633.
•Shop used in the library store
on amazon.com from seller mad-
colib. The library shop will be open
during Grab & Go hours.
•Free Pantry: During November
and December, the “Book Bot”
will be a free pantry for the com
munity. Donate nonperishable
food and hygiene items directly to
the box and feel free to take what
you need!
•Curbside Service: Monday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“We are now providing curbside
pickup of library materials,” staff
members said. Place holds on gap-
ines.org or call the library to have
staff pick out a few, then pick up at
the sidewalk. This is a no-contact
pickup. “Call the library when you
arrive and we’ll bring the items
out and wave to signal that they’re
ready,” said library staff members.
“We also carry voter registration
forms, absentee ballot applications,
some tax forms, and 1000 Books
B4 Kindergarten reading logs.”
Copy, fax, and laminating services
are available as well.
•Crafts to Go: Monday through
Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Request
a kids’ craft bag to accompany
your order during curbside hours.
Some may contain small parts.
•Teen Bookworm Bags: Claim
your bag of goodies. Each bag has
a book (to keep), a craft kit, a sweet
treat, and other goodies. There are
bags for ages 12-14 years and 14
and up, and all items can be kept.
Available during curbside service
hours.
•Printing service: Monday -
Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attach and email
your pdf or Word documents to
madcolib@yahoo.com and the
library will print your documents
exactly as attached for 15 cents per
page, black and white only. Use
“print” in the subject line. You’ll
get an email when your documents
are ready and can pick up during
extended curbside service hours.
•Computer sessions: Mondays
and Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call
to make an appointment to use a
computer for one hour during our
allotted times. You may make up
to two appointments at once but no
more than one per day. Masks or
other face covering must be worn
while in the building and library
staff are only able to offer limited
computer assistance; bring a buddy
if you think you’ll need help.
•Grab & Go: Wednesday -
Friday, 2 to 6 p.m. Visit the stacks
to grab your own selections and
check out at the self-check station.
Visits are limited to one hour and
masks are required. For the safety
of the community, the library is
limiting the number of visitors and
computers will not be available
during this time. Copy, fax, and
laminating services will be avail
able during Grab & Go service
hours.
•Virtual storytime: Weekdays,
10:30 a.m. Children’s staff
throughout the region will provide
virtual storytime programs each
weekday morning on the library
Facebook page.
•Closed: December 24-26.
•Online Resources: Available on
the library website: www.athensli-
brary.org/madison. Research gene
alogical databases such as Ancestry
and Heritage Quest, learn a new
language with Mango, research
businesses on ReferenceUSA or
stock tips with ValueLine. Help
your online learners with Learning
Express Library. A11 accessible
with GALILEO password: call or
message the library for the pass
word. Wifi is available 24/7 in the
library parking lot — wifi pass
word: yourlibrary
County VFDs seek volunteers
Madison County volunteer fire
departments are looking for volun
teers to become qualified firefighters.
Madison County does not have any
paid firefighters, and communities
in the county rely on citizens to
volunteer to help each other during
emergencies, home or business fires,
automobile accidents, and natural
disasters, like winter storms or hur
ricanes.
“When you volunteer to become
a firefighter, you serve and protect
your family, your friends and your
neighbors, while saving our Madison
County taxpayers hundreds of thou
sands of dollars each year,” VFD
leaders said.
They noted that is not your average
volunteer opportunity because during
and after training you must attend up
to 8 hours of training a month, and
when available, you respond to emer
gency — fire calls at all hours, day
or night and any weather conditions.
“These are physically challenging
and sometime dangerous jobs, but
the rewards of service to others in
the community, outweigh the risks
and time commitments,” VFD lead
ers said.
A firefighter must be able to pass
a physical, a background check, a
firefighter agility test, and complete
over 100 hours of training in the first
18 months of service to become a
state registered volunteer firefight
er. There are also opportunities to
become support volunteer firefight
ers that require only 40 hours of
training.
So. if you have the desire to help
others, don’t mind working hard to
serve your community and poten
tially earn a pension, contact the
chief at one of the 11 volunteer
fire departments around the county,”
VFD leaders said.
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MADISON COUNTY
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES
Date: 12/7/2020
Plans are to contract a reputable engineering firm for design services for federally and locally
funded projects related to the water system improvements. This project may include
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in compliance with CFR 200 for
Procurement. This procurement action may also lead to additional project contracts and/or
contract addendums for a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER), design and construction
administration services, for State and federally funded projects. This is not a request for
retainer services. Immediate plans call for services to assist Madison County with design
services. The complete RFQ can be found at the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission
website at www.negrc.org.
All contracts are subject to Federal and State contract provisions prescribed by the Georgia
Department of Community Affairs. This project is covered under the requirements of Section
3 of the HUD Act of 1968, as amended and Section 3 Business Concerns are encouraged to
apply.
Madison County also abides by the following laws as they pertain to HUD Assisted Projects:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Section 109 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, Title 1; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act);
Section 104(b)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (ADA); and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968.
Interested parties should request copies of the Statement of Qualifications Form and Section
3 Solicitation Package prior to preparing and submitting their qualifications. Submissions
should be received no later than 5:00 PM on January 11, 2021. Qualifications received after
the above date and time may not be considered. Madison County reserves the right to accept
or reject any and all submissions and to waive informalities in the proposal process.
Questions, Statement of Qualifications, and Section 3 Certification form requests (i.e., request
for Section 3 preference), and qualifications packages (4 copies) should be submitted to the
name and address listed below:
Mrs. Lydia Joffray
Project Specialist
Northeast Georgia Regional Commission
305 Research Drive
Athens, GA 30605-2795
(706) 369-5650
lioffray@negrc.org