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Church Pa
Thursday, August 19, 1999
The Albany News
Page 5"
WORDS about the WORD
OBITUARIES
written by local pastors
By Rev. John Tunnel
First Baptist Church
The Choice is Ours
Decisions! Decisions! Deci-
sions!
Sometimes it seems that life
has become a never ending line
of decisions. Experts say the
average person makes thou-
sands of decisions every day.
Most of them are really insig-
nificant. What do I wear today, a
T-shirt or a tie? Do, I go catch a
movie or do homework?
OK some answers are obvi-
ous. But some are very impor-
tant. Do I look for a new job?
Should I get married? Who
should I marry? You just can't'
avoid having to make choices.
And sometimes we have to make
them in a moment's notice.
Let's look at a decision that
God's people had to make al-
most 3000 years ago which
changed their lives forever. In I
Kings 16-18, we read the story of
a prophet named Elijah. He was
called to proclaim God's word
during a truly dark period for
God's people.
Because of poor leadership,
the once powerful nation of Is-
rael was now divided.' An evjl
king named Ahab came to power
He deliberately led God's people
to worship foreign gods. The
Bible says, "He did more to pro-
voke the Lord", the God of Israel,
to anger than did all the kings
before him." God had been ul-
tra-patient with His people, but
now Ahab had gone.too far. God
was about to get Ahab's atten-
tion. .
It is true that God is a God of
mercy and grace, full of patience,
quick tQ forgive. But it is. also
true that God has a limit to His
patience. The Bible says that
God is a "jealous"; God, "a con- •.
, suming fire." God will not allow ,
His people to worship or honor
anyone else but Him.
God does not have an ego prob-
■ lem nor is He afraid we might
find some "better" god' to serve.
God is jealous b iuse He knows
that He alone can provide and
protect and satisfy His people.
He is jealous for our own good.
King Ahab not only worshiped
foreign gods himself, he was also
leading God's people to do the
same. He built altars through-
out Israel to worship the false
god, Baal. A showdown was com-
ing.
God first punished Israel by
bringing a severe drought. No
rain, no crops, no food for three
years. (It's ironic that Baal was
supposed to be a fertility god
who could insure good crops.)
Then Jehovah God sent Elijah
to King Ahab with a challenge,
"Get all your false prophets to-
gether; meet me on top bf Mount
Ca?mel, and we will settle this
once and for all."
Elijah challenged God's
people to make a decision, a
choice. He asked, "How long will'
you waiver between two opin-
ions? If the Lord is God, follow
Him; but if Baal is God, follow
Him." Then he added, "You've
. played around long enough; you
must choose."
You know the rest of the story.
The 450 false prophets prepared
their sacrifice, placed it on the
altar and prayed for their god to
"set fire" to it. Nothing happened.
Three hours they prayed, still
nothing. They began to be fran-
tic and for six more hours they
cried out. They even cut them-
selves to convince their god to
act. Still nothing- Now it was
Elijah's turn. He prepared the
sacrifice.
He even had the wood "wet
down" to make sure the fire
didn't start by "accident." Then
Elijah simply prayed, "0 Lord.
God of Abraham, Isaac and Is-
rael, let it be known naday that
you are God in Israel. Answer
me, O Lord. Answer me. so these
people will know that you, - O
Lord, are God, and that you are
turning their hearts back again."
Swoosh!' Eire fell from heaven
REV. JOHN TUNNELL
.and burned up the wood, the
sacrifice and even the stones,
God spoke! Then, the people fell
prostrate and cried, "The Lord
— He is God!"
They decided— they choose
Jehovah God!
I know what some of you ,are
thinking: "Nice story, preacher,
but what's the .point? No one
worships Baal in Albany. "We're
not that dumb." Dear friends,
the Bible teaches that whatever
is the top priority in a person's
life in reality becomes that
person's god. You may not have
an altar to Baal in your back-
yard, but if you've placed your
job, your family, your hobby or
anything else before your com-
mitment to Jehovah, you are
guilty of worshiping another god.
I also suspect the worst offend-
ers are often those who claim
the loudest to be people of God..
Listen! Can you hear it? The
voice/ of Elijah calling us to
choose. If your God is something
else then serve it. But if your
God is Jehovah God then serve
Him and Him alone.
The choice is yours.
VOWS
5
Michelle Denise Bills became
the bride of Floyd Eugene Reed
on Thursday,1 August 5 at 7,:00
p.m. at the Courthouse Gazebo
in Albany, with Judy Wood, Jus-
tice of the Peace, performing the
double ring ceremony;
Meagan Renee Bills served
as her mother's attendant and
Trev Bills was the groom's at-
tendant.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Jean LaVerl Bills of Rule
and Rodger Clifton Bills, Sr of
Everett baby girl born Aug. 5
Brittney and Brandon Everett
are proud to announce the birth
of their sister, Bridgett Jo
Everett. She was born August 5,
1999 at 7:54 a.m. at Abilene
Regional Medical Center. She
weighed six pounds two ounces
and was 18 1/2 inches long.
Her parents are David and
Denise Everett,She is the grand-
daughter of Rusty and Annette
Harris and Dennis Hudson, all
of Albany, and Norman and
Estella'Everett of Throckmor-
ton. Jolene Mitchell of Throck-
morton is a great-grandmother.
Albany. Mrs. Frances Bowman
of Albany is her'grandmother.
The groom is the son of Mrs.
Gloria Rhodes of Lewistown.
Pennsylvania.
The bride's dress was Victo-
rian style with lace ruffles and
appliques, with a long ruffled
..train. Her hairpiece was an ar-
rangement of sequins. She car-
ried a nosegay qfwhite flowers
with a red rose in the center.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Bills,
Sr. hosted the reception at their
home.
The couple will reside in
Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
BONNIE JO GEISLER '
Bonnie Jo Geisler, 70, of Den-
ver City died Wednesday, Au-
gust 11, 1999 in Lubbock.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Friday, August 13 at
Denver City Church of'Christ
Church with Skip Rodgers offi-
ciating. Graveside services werer
held in Dreamland Cemetery
near T urkey with Delos Johnson,
minister of the Church of Christ
officiating, under the direction
of Ratliff Funeral Home of Den-
ver City.
Mrs. Geisler was born Febru-
ary 25, 1929 in Turkey to Lon
and Cecil McKay. She married
W.F. (Cowboy) Geisler on May
30, 1946 in Wellington. They
moved to Denver City in 1954
and worked for the telephone
company and with several other
local businesses until retiring in
1989 from North Main Grocery
Store. She was preceded in death
by her mother, Cecil McKay, and
a brother, Gary Lynn McKay.
Survivors include her hus- .
band; her father, Loh McKay of
Quitaque; one daughter, Myra
Thurmond of Denver city; two
sons,-Lonnie Geisler of Sundown
and Barry Geisler of Albany;
three brothers, Leroy (Bud)
McKay of Amarillo,' Dwight
McKay, of Amarillo and Trent
McKay of Quitaque; nine sis-
ters, Juanita Lane; of Turkey,
Margie Purcell and Sharlotte
Kemp, both of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, Doris Davis of Amarillo,
Theresa Gregory of Lorenzo,
Gaye Sperry of Idalou, Devorah
Hustus and Renee Dudley, both
of Quitaque, and Gwen Martin
of .Lubbock; nine grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and neph-
ews.
Grandchildren were pallbear-
ers.
NELL R. HOWARD
.Veil R. Howard 68, of
Carlsbad. New Mexico, passed
away Sunday, August 1,5, 1999
at her home. A private family
memorial service was held, un-
der the direction of Denton-
Funchess Funeral Home.
,Mrs. Howard was born Octo-
ber 5, 1930 in la tan, Texas, to
Mr. and Mrs. Rich. She grew up
in Carlsbad and White City and,
attended Carlsbad High School.
She married H.W.. (Wade),
Howard December 29, 1947 in
Carlsbad. She lived in Carlsbad
most of her life arid also i'h Abi -
lene. She was a member of First
Baptist Church and was previ-
ously active in TOPS Club.
SurvivOrs; include her hus-
band; two sons, Ward W. Howard
and Martin D. Howard, both of
Abilene; two daughters, Lynda
Molyoeaux of Albany and
Brenda' Blair of Carlsbad; her
mother, VeldaRich of Carlsbad;
two brothers, Doyle G. Rich of
.Pennsylvania and L.G. Rich' of
Brownings announce birth of son
Dr. Billy Bob and Chasady
Browning of Decatur , are proud
to announce the birth of their
first child, a boy named Bo
Tinsley. He was born at 6:06
a.m. on August 6 in Harris Meth-
odist Hospital in Fort Worth. He
weighed six pounds six ounces
and was 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Jarvis and
Bonnie Gardner of Albany, Dr.
Ronnie Browning of Houston and
Jimmy and Dianna Ruff of Al-
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AMANDA KING AID
Amanda Kincaid, 80, died
Saturday, August 14, 1999 in
Abilene. Graveside services were
held Tuesday at Elmwood Me-
morial Park with Dr. Cliff
Stewart and the Rev. Scott
Simpson officiating, under the
direction of North's Funeral
Home. Memonal services were
held Tuesday it First Central
Presbyterian Church.
A native of Albany. Mrs.
Kincaid graduated from Albany
High School. She was a gradu-
ate of .the; University of Okla-
homa with a Bachelor of science
degree. She married Robert EX.
Kincaid on, March 7, 1942. He
preceded her in death in 1995.
Mrs. Kincaid was a member
of the First Central Presbyte-
rian Church, Delta Gamma So-
rority, a past member of the -Jun-
ior League of Abilene and the
Panhelienic Club.
•• Survi vors include two da igh-
ters. Kitty Hunter of Houston
and Fredericksburg, and Polly
Kincaid of Dripping Springs; a
sister and brother-in-law,
' Geprgan and Curtis Wheat of
Abilene; sister-in-law and
brother-ui-law. Mr. and Mrs, Bill
Buford of Terrell; a sister-in-
law. . Mrs'- Alton Kincaid. of.
Blanco; two grandchildren and'
several nieces and nephews.
The family requests memori-
als be made to the Presbyterian
Medical Care Million, 302 Medi-
cal Drive, Abilene, TX 79601 or
to a favorite charity.
OPAL MORRIS
Opal Irene Morns, 92, died
Monday, August 16, 1999 -hi
Eastland Service will be held
Thursday, August. 19 at Bakker
Funeral Home Chapel at 10:00
a.m. with the Rev. Marc Rogers
officiating.. Burial will follow at
the Eastland Cemetery.
Miss Morris was born on-Sep
tember 26, 1905 at Carbon to
Nathan Cheek and Amanda
Elizabeth Guy Morris. She grew
up at Carbon and graduated
from high school. She attended
North Texas State Teachers
. College for a bachelor of scienct
degree and got her njasters de>
gree it. Hardin-Simmons.
She was an elementary,
teacher, for 33 years. She tatigh .
at Carbon, Rock Springs. Agua
Dulce, Throckmorton, O'Dortnel
and retired from Albany ISO.
She moved to Eastland in 19 J1
and was a member of the first
• United Methodist Church and
, the Suzannah Wesley Class; She
was a member of Delta Kappa
Gamma and a life member of the,
Texas State Teachers' - Associa-
tion.
Miss Morris is survived by
one sister Estalee Morris of
Mexia; one brother, Guy Morris
of Eastland; and' several cous-
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