101325 From the banks of Burcham Creek...

From the banks of Burcham Creek…

Stealing…

When I was a young boy my brother

Tim and I visited our grandparents

Woodrow & Ozell Childs during

The summer upon occasion.

I remember one such visit

Pa brought out an old B.B. gun

For us to shoot.

A neighborhood boy about our age

came be to play with us.

When the young friend left to go

back home I noticed the

B.B. gun was missing.

This was probably the first time

I dealt with such a loss.

I was reminded of this recently when

A co-worker and friend that I work with

Recently made a 2-week trip to Europe

With another co-worker.

When they got back to Huntsville Airport

Their luggage was not there.

For several days my friend called about his

Things. Finally, the luggage appeared

However, his watch was missing

From his things.

It was a gift from his fiancé and he really

Was disappointed about the

Theft of the watch.

The Bible has something to say

About stealing.

In one of the 10 commandments

God gave to Moses the Word simply

States… “You shall not steal” Exodus 20:15.

In the New Testament the Apostle Paul

Reminded the church at Ephesus…

“Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather

Let him labor working with His hands what

Is good, that he may have something to give

Him who has need” Ephesians 5:28.

Did you realize there are many ways to steal?

Here is an example to consider…

How many workers in America

steal from their employers

Daily?

When they punch the time clock

They are being paid to do their job

not to browse their cell phone checking

out their social media pages

or texting family and friends.

Think about it…

Leave the phone in your auto

And in the words of Coach Saban…

“Do Your Job.”

Hayden Childs, Editor

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^“ I have called to You,

O God, for You will answer me.

Listen to me and hear my words.”

Psalm 17:6

 

“For if a man belongs to Christ,

he is a new person.

The old life is gone.

New life has begun.”

2 Corinthians 5:17

 

God sees in us a masterpiece

That one day will be done;

His Spirit works through all of life

To make us like His Son.

- Sper

 

Only God can transform

A sin-stained soul

Into a masterpiece of grace

- Anonymous

 

Three grand essentials to

happiness in this life are

something to do,

Something to love,

and something to hope for.

- Joseph Addison

 

It is inevitable that some defeat

will enter even the most victorious life. 

The human spirit is never finished

when it is defeated...

it is finished when it surrenders. 

- Ben Stein

 

Life moves pretty fast;

if you don’t stop and look around

Every once in a while,

you could miss it.

- John Hughes

All you need is the plan,

the road map, 

and the courage to 

press on to your destination.

- Earl Nightingale 

The secret of genius is 

to carry the spirit of 

the child into old age,

which mean never

losing your enthusiasm.

- Aldous Huxley 

It’s not whether you

get knocked down.

It’s whether you

get up again.

- Coach Vince Lombardi

 

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Mama wanted me to be a preacher.

I told her coachin' and preachin'

Were a lot alike. 

- Coach Paul Bryant

 

The old lessons (work, self-discipline,

Sacrifice, teamwork, fighting to achieve)

Aren’t being taught by many people other

Than football coaches these days.

The football coach has a captive audience

And can teach these lessons because the

Communication lines between himself and

His players are more wide open than between

Kids and parents.

We better teach these lessons or else the

Country’s future population will be made up

Of a majority of crooks, drug addicts,

Or people on relief.

- Coach Paul Bryant

 

I have tried to teach them to show class,

To have pride, and to display character.

I think football, winning games,

Takes care of itself if you do that. 

- Coach Paul Bryant

 

In order to have a winner,

the team must have a feeling of unity,

Every player must put the team first…

ahead of personal glory.

- Coach Paul Bryant

 

Coach Paul Bryant said there are

five things winning team members

need to know…

 

1. What is expected from each one.

2. That each one will have an opportunity to perform.

3. How each one is getting along.

4. That guidance will be given where each need it.

5. That each one will be rewarded according to his contribution.

 

- Developing The Leader Within You

John C. Maxwell, 1993 Thomas Nelson Publishers

 

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