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Grace Notes: Why good things happen
Last week, we saw Jesus teaching us why bad things happen. If you missed that one, check online at www.covnews.com or the full sermon at www.abidinggrace.com. But this week, I want to look at the flipside of that — why good things happen. We got a preview of that when last week Jesus told us to repent when we saw bad things because we are really the ones that deserve them. Repentance ...




Parson to Person: No man has seen God
Last week I began a series of articles on the subject of evidences for God. While "no man has seen God" (God the Father that is-John 1:18), that doesn’t mean that we cannot know that there is a God. (Psalm 19; Romans 1). Indeed that verse in John 1:18 goes on to say, "No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known" (John 1:18, ESV).




Point of Grace comes to Covington
Pastor William Burnham and his wife moved to Covington 12 years ago, but it wasn’t until two and a half years ago that God laid on their hearts the potential of starting a ministry, and it wasn’t until Feb. 14 of this year that the ministry arrived in Covington.




Grace Notes: God’s grace to deal with bad things
As if it wasn’t bad enough that an earthquake devastated Haiti, now Chile too. What’s going on? Why did so many people have to lose their homes, their stuff, their lives? Or I suppose we could make it more personal: Why did my loved one have to die? Why did I have to get sick? Have you ever asked questions like that? How you ever lamented that things just weren’t fair?




Parson to Person: Can you prove there is a God?
Lately I have been asked a recurring question by various individuals. The question is, "Can you prove there is a God?" Generally my first response to such a question is, "I can certainly give you the evidence for why I believe there is a God, but before I do that, I need to know, what evidence are you prepared to accept?"




Grace Notes: God’s grace will keep you under his wings
Ahh Lent. It’s here. Last week was Ash Wednesday, and now we find ourselves in this season of repentance, these 40 days to focus our attention on the suffering of our Savior and our sins that caused it. And that’s good. You see, in order to appreciate the victory of Easter — we have to deal with the honesty of Lent. Christianity is not some pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking. It’s so truthful and ...




Parson to Person: Government cannot be allowed to silence religion
I have spent the last three weeks warning my readers of the dangerous trend that we are taking in this country when it comes to silencing the voice of religion in general (but more specifically Christianity in particular) from the public sphere. Even as I write this article, I have learned that a new lawsuit has been entered into our already over-burdened judicial system claiming that allowing ministers a certain tax-break is ...




African American Heritage Festival to be held Saturday
One Voice of Newton County is presenting its annual African American Heritage Festival on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Newton County High School's Porter Auditorium. This event is free to the public. The festival will include history bowls and classic debate competitions featuring middle and high schools from both Rockdale and Newton counties. Several area schools will be represented. One Voice will also announce its essay contest winners who ...

John Gray comes to Covington
John Gray comes to Covington
Members of Hebron World Church, 7165 Turner Lake Circle, will welcome Christian comedian and minister John Gray to their 10:30 a.m. service.
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Grace Notes: God’s true love unveiled
I'll admit it. I married up. If you meet my wife, I can easily see you asking "What did she see in him?" Have you ever wondered that about a couple? What do they see in each other?

Central Community Church: It can’t be explained. Only experienced.
Central Community Church: It can’t be explained. Only experienced.
From its beginning, Central Community Church has been anything but a "normal" church. The first services were held in what was once a warehouse with approximately 125 members using lawn chairs and box fans to keep cool.
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Parson to Person: Seperation of church and state will kill our freedom
George Washington, the father of our country, stated in his farewell address, "Do not let anyone claim to be a true American if they ever attempt to remove religion from politics." Mahatma Gandhi said, "Those who believe that religion and politics aren't connected don't understand either"




Parson to Person: Legislating morality
Thomas Jefferson, our Third President, remarked “The reason that Christianity is the best friend of Government is because Christianity is the only religion in the world that deals with the heart.”  And George Washington the Father of our Country said, “Do not let anyone claim to be a true American if they ever attempt to remove religion from politics.”

Community invited to Ash Wednesday services
Community invited to Ash Wednesday services
Conyers First United Methodist Church and Conyers Presbyterian Church will hold a combined special Lenten worship service and luncheon starting at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 17. The service will be held in the sanctuary of Conyers First UMC located at 921 N. Main Street, Old Town Conyers.  Dr. John Beyers, senior minister of Conyers First UMC and Rev. Tom Sparks of Conyers Presbyterian will both speak and share in the imposition of ashes. All ...
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Grace Notes: Go for God
Do you want a job?  In this economy, that introduction should catch some attention. If you’re looking for one, after a while, just about any job sounds good. So you want this one? Here are the details: nothing to speak of for pay; it won’t earn you any respect or appreciation, either. Sound good? 




Parson to Person: Those who forget history are destined to repeat it
George Santayana is credited with saying, "Those who forget history are destined to repeat it."

Care and Love
Care and Love
According to the Rev. Ronny Brannen, the theme of his church is "where vibrant life meets care and love," an expression he not only illustrates in the community but travels with around the world.
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Abiding Grace welcomes Easter guest speakers
Cocoa Beach. South Padre. Panama City. Cancun. Acapulco. Covington? One of these Spring Break locations is not like the other ones. But for a group of freshman college students from Martin Luther College in Minnesota, they wouldn’t want to be anywhere other than Covington. From March 5 to 14 these young ladies will be joining members of Abiding Grace spreading a message that is not like the other ones, the message of ...




Springfield Baptist Church to re-open in Covington
After four years, the historic Springfield Baptist Church will resume weekly worship services in Covington on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 9:30 a.m. Springfield was founded along the banks of the Yellow River in west Newton County in 1879 by former slaves. During the residential population boom of the past decade, Springfield experienced astronomical growth that compelled them to pursue the 2005 purchase of their current facility at 3001 Old Salem Road in ...




Grace Notes: God's grace to go to God
Do you want to be with God? That sounds good, doesn’t it? Think about it for a minute. You see, before God gave Isaiah his job of representing him, he wanted to make sure Isaiah knew the One he’d be working for. So God let Isaiah see him. This is how Isaiah records it: "In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, ...




Grace Notes: Wedding gifts of grace
For all of the drama that goes into planning and pulling off a wedding, what really lasts from that day? Really, two things: The vows and the gifts, right?




Parson to Person: Two misconceptions
I would like to use this week’s column to dispel two misconceptions that prevail in Christianity.

Grace Notes: God’s Grace to help us wait
Grace Notes: God’s Grace to help us wait
Do you like waiting? I don't. It was hard enough waiting a few months for all the permits and permissions on our building project. I can't imagine having to wait years for something you wanted to happen that much. You see, waiting brings with it some problems. In our text from Luke 3, we see some of those problems, and they all stem from the first word of verse 15 in the original Greek: "Waiting ...
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Parson to Person: God is not to blame
Parson to Person: God is not to blame
The devastating earthquake which hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, has dominated the news. Haiti, once considered the pearl of the Antilles because of its beauty was once one of Frances richest colonies. In our day however, Haiti has the distinction of being the most impoverished nation in the Western Hemisphere. Even before this devastating earthquake, stories coming out of Haiti told of people making mud pies and eating them in an attempt to stave ...
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Through the storm
Through the storm
Minister Ryan Hugley is a self-described young man with an old heart. He received his spiritual calling at a young age. "I was called to be a minister of music," he said.
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What If We Became... History?
Don’t recognize what the headline is referring to? Some enlightenment: ‘What if We Became History’ is a play written by local author, Jamila Harris, and is set to premier next month at area churches.




Grace Notes: God’s Grace to give you hope
I like funerals. I know, that might sound a bit odd. Sure there are some bad parts: the tears, the pain, the loss that caused the funeral. But the good far outweighs the bad. For one, it seems that funerals are times people who don’t listen too often are really listening — listening to what God has to say. So, yes, I like funerals, because what God has to say at the funeral of a believer is pretty amazing.





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