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By Luke Smith

PASTOR’S CORNER

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Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may dis-cern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?" - 1 Kings 3:9

The school year quickly approaches. Teachers have shaped my life. And I have not always been as appreciative for this impact. As teachers, students, and parents begin to think about the school year, many tasks de-mand attention. I want to offer a few thoughts for the new year. I encourage students to see your schooling as your work. It may be that there are times, and I hope there will be, when you really enjoy your studies. But I hope you will see that just like your parents go to work, school is a place where students have responsibility to work. I also want to encour-age you not to give up when you find other students seeming to learn something more quickly than you are learning it. Too often students will think that there are subjects they just are not good at. A student who is willing to learn will overcome. Your attitude will make a great difference to how far you advance in a subject. And you have control over your atti-tude. I want to encourage parents to see your children's teachers and the school administrators as allies. I think everyone of us, over the years, has had some frustrating encounter where it feels as if a teacher or administrator is just against your child. While this can happen, it seems to me that on many instances people feel this way when it is not the case. The more teachers and administrators are supported by parents the better they will be able to serve the students. They have many students to care for. And for teachers, I hope you will feel encouraged that being an educator is important work and a witness to the Lord. When no one else knows the struggles you are enduring, know that the Lord does. Blessings, Luke

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Ladies Sunday School Welcomes You

We welcome ladies to visit us on Sundays at 10 a.m. in room 115 ground level.

Those in the Ruth Dorcas class are from all walks of life and come together to

dig deeper into the Bible and build friendships.

During August, the class will continue their study in the Book of Ecclesiastes.

Lessons will include: There’s no use arguing with God about your destiny; Sorrow is better than

laughter; The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race; A lesson about dead flies, snake charmers,

and little birds; This Old House; and Solomon’s final conclusion.

Eva Mason, teacher, graduated from Appalachian Bible College in WV. She

worked two years with Scripture Memory Mountain Mission teaching Bible in 24

public schools in Harlan County, KY. She also did office work at Camp Nathanael

in Kentucky and counselled campers. In 1969 Eva and family moved to Parsons,

WV. There she retired after 30 years working with Tucker County Schools, serving

15 years as secretary at Tucker County High School and another 15 years as sec-

retary to the Superintendent & Board of Education. She joined First Baptist Church

and served the Lord there for 42 wonderful years. During that time, she worked

with Baptist Youth Fellowship, and enjoyed teaching adults & youth. Playing the

piano for services and the junior choir as well as directing the adult choir were

things she enjoyed.

Eva and her husband moved to Staunton in 2011 to be near their two daughters, six grandchildren

and now, great grandchildren. They joined Linden Heights in 2012. She began teaching the Ruth Dor-

cas Class in 2013, is our church secretary, plays the piano for Sunday evening services, and plays

ukulele with the Linden Jammerz. Eva and the class look forward to meeting ladies of any age that

are seeking Bible study, friendships and joyful times together.

Welcome to our Family

Jim Whitesell lives in Mint Springs. He is married to Brenda and has a stepdaughter. Jim works at

Walmart in Staunton. He enjoys computer programming and studying history. Jim is a member of the

Pathfinders class.

Thank you to each and everyone that was involved in Praise in the Park in any way.

If you were a worker or came to listen to the concerts, you are appreciated.

It was a wonderful season and a blessing to our community

Let’s Just Praise the Lord!

LINDEN HEIGHTS HAS A FELLOWSHIP CAFÉ

FROM 8:30 TO 10:45 EVERY SUNDAY MORNING

IT IS LOCATED ON GROUND LEVEL NEAR THE OLD KITCHEN

Thanks to those who host: Debbie Goode, Gin Chandler, Sandy Peters, Dreama Brown,

Karen Hall, Patty Hebb and sub Lori Hickman.

If you would like to assist one of these folks one Sunday or do it for them we surely welcome you! Typically they make coffee (supplies furnished) & bring a warm dish and/or sweets.

Dreama Brown can furnish more information

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Youth News

LOOKING AHEAD September 18– Super Wednesdays begin with the hike to Betsy Bell! Teachers Needed: Adults who are inter-ested in teaching children for this up-coming Super Wednesday season, please consider it prayerfully. Contact Barrett if you are interested. Calling All Middle Schoolers! Ignite re-treat will be October 11-13 at Eagle Eyrie. This is for those in 6th-8th grades. Cost is $25. Sign up on bulletin board by Luke’s office. Christians are like the several flowers in a garden, that have each of them the dew of heav-en, which, being shaken with the wind, they let fall at each other’s roots, whereby they are jointly nourished, and become nourishers of each other. —John Bunyan

There will be a children/youth volun-teer training event at First Baptist in Staunton, August 11 at 1:00 p.m. Ashlei Woods, WRE teacher at Wilson Ele-mentary, will be discussing topics such as brain development, hidden rules of poverty, connections with kids and making them feel valued. Ashlei also implements this same training for Love, Inc.

The Master’s works

As a skilled inventor, John Muir was a prized factory employee in Indianapolis. If not for an industrial acci-dent in his 20s, he may have spent his life making things indoors. But after recovering from being tempo-rarily blinded, Muir headed on a 1,000-mile walk to “consider the lilies.” He then began doing that literally, as a botanist. To his résumé, the 19th-century Renaissance man added naturalist, glaciologist, conservationist, founder of the Sierra Club, and Father of National Parks. Yet when Muir was asked what he did, he replied simply,

Coming up roses

A rose can be quite eloquent When standing all alone; It needs no vast accompaniment, No pompous, royal throne, For beauty is not always found In suave sophistication, But often stands just by itself As simply God's creation!

—Peggy Ferrell

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Linden Happenings

The Linden Times is published monthly by Linden Heights Baptist Church, 371 Linden Drive, Staunton, VA 24401, Phone:

540-886-1138, E-mail: lhbcsec@yahoo.com, Website: www.lindenheightsbaptistchurch.org,

FREE SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOP Make a connection. Help save a life.

505 Broad St. Harrisonburg, Va.

Aug. 10 9:30a.m. to 12:30p.m. By: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

www.afsp.org/Virginia for more details and to register or email Markita Madden-Puckett at mdmpuck@gmail.com

Suicide is preventable. Anyone can make a difference. Half-day training in suicide alertness skills

Learn four basic steps to create a life-saving connection. Widely used by professionals and the general public.

Location - LHBC

Check-in begins at 8:30 am

Free Lunch

Registration opens August 1st. More details to come.

Theme: CAPTIVATED: THE WONDER OF CHRIST

ON THE WINDING ROAD

Our journeys of faith are rarely straight and level roads.

Instead, we meet winding, rugged paths, often navigating

the way on our hands and knees. But it’s when we don’t

know where we’re going that we must set our eyes on

Christ and trust His direction.

Cost - $10.00

Contact Information - Gin Chandler 540-292– 5019

ginchandler74@gmail.com

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Better to illuminate than to merely shine.

—Thomas Aquinas

PLEASE PLACE STAMP HERE

Linden Heights Baptist Church 371 Linden Drive Staunton, VA 24401 Phone: 540-886-1138 www.lindenheightsbaptistchurch.org E-mail: lhbcsec@yahoo.com

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