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VOL 10 ISSUE XII
JANUARY 2015
LAKE ORION
CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS
2014
IN REVIEW
NIGHT OF
WORSHIP
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Plymouth Baptist Church on Ann Arbor Trail, near downtown Plymouth.
BY LARRY HARRISON
WOODSIDE NEWS EDITORIAL ADVISER
oodside Bible Church and Plymouth Baptist Church have agreed to
merge. Members of both churches overwhelming approved the move the weekend of January 3-4.
Plymouth Baptist Church started in
Detroit in 1948 as the People’s Community Church. In 1983, it moved to Plymouth and changed its name five years later.
The church is located at 42021 Ann Arbor
Trail in Plymouth.
Woodside Bible Church was started in
Larry Harrison can be contacted at
[email protected].
Spirit of Christmas Serve closes out
2014, sets the tone for 2015
BY KARON HOUGHTON MATHEWS
WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER
W
oodside’s Christmas Serve projects
touched every point of the compass and three counties in December. Led
by the Life Impact mission staff, families
across all Woodside campuses showed
their respective communities what God’s
love could do for those in need.
The first $40,000 of the Christmas
come
Woodside Bible Church
6600 Rochester
Troy Mi 48085
1955 as Big Beaver Baptist Church in Troy.
In 1963, it changed its name to Troy Baptist Church and then to its current name in
2002. The church currently has campuses
in Troy, Warren, White Lake, Royal Oak,
Lake Orion, Farmington Hills, Detroit,
Romeo, Pontiac and on the Internet.
Now that members have approved the
merger, legal work will be completed, campus development will begin and a launch
date will be set. Additional details will follow
in the February issue of The Woodside News.
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worship
T
offering supported Christmas Serve projects at various campuses, with the remainder designated for the Lake Orion
campus renovation. Prior to Woodside’s
Christmas Eve services, the Troy Christmas offering had exceeded $49,000 plus
anonymous matching gifts.
Together, the Pontiac, Royal Oak and
Troy campuses coordinated a very special
BY KARON HOUGHTON MATHEWS
WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER
LAKE ORION
BY SUSAN FULCHER
WOORSIDE NEWS WRITER
o God be the glory! 2014 became twelve months where
the Woodside family watched
in awe as God opened doors at
home and abroad to establish His
love, hope and mercy for those
suffering in need of His Hand.
From the launch of the Pontiac campus in April, the addition
to the White Lake Worship Center in February to the completion
of the translation of five New
Testament books for a group of
people in Mexico who have never
seen the Bible in their own language, it was a year of ‘firsts.’
Last month 80 volunteers,
anxious to help Pontiac residents, joined a group in the area
handing out coats a few days
before Christmas when volunteers joined together to hand out
$4,000 worth of coats at a downtown Pontiac Club.
Continuing in the Christmas
spirit, the Sunday before Christmas a team of volunteers launched
Worship on Wheels transporting
105 residents to the local WalMart. All were residents who
generally have no transportation
or available grocery store within
walking distance. Other activities
are in future plans.
Several of the campuses
joined Pontiac with collecting
coats, gloves and hats as well as
baking thousands of cookies for
coat distribution day. One of the
highlights of the Pontiac campus
is acquisition of a site of land
for the Pontiac Dream Center.
The Dream Center is an idea
born in Los Angeles where the
top three to five needs of an area
are targeted in order to improve
the success of those communities. The Pontiac campus has acquired a land site and is working
toward assisting with the needs
of the Pontiac community.
The Lake Orion campus,
which has been meeting in the
Lake Orion
campus
renovations
proceed at
Canterbury
Village site
ay by day the former
Always Christmas retail space in Canterbury
Village is looking less like
a shopping venue and more
like permanent quarters for
Woodside Bible Church of
Lake Orion.
In the nine months since
Woodside purchased the Tudor-inspired building, major
renovations have shaped the
building’s interior into spaces fit for worship, education
and fellowship.
“April 30 is the projected
completion date, with move-in
set for mid-May,” said engineer Clif Seiber. He noted the
contractors are working very
hard in hopes of making an
Easter ribbon-cutting possible.
Keith McKenzie of T. H
Marsh is the general contractor in charge of overseeing
the construction. McKenzie
attends the Woodside Farmington Hills campus. Douglas
Johnson of Douglas Johnson
2014 was a year of
accomplishment
for the Lord
with
us
at
woodside
TROY
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Troy, MI 48085
248-879-8533
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WARREN
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WHITE LAKE
9000 Highland Road
White Lake, MI 48386
248-698-1300
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ROYAL OAK
2915 Normandy Road
Royal Oak, MI 48073
248-687-7136
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LAKE ORION
2509 Waldon Road
Lake Orion, MI 48363
248-481-8069
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DETROIT
Detroit School of the Arts
Ford Theater
123 Selden Street
Detroit, MI 48201
313-494-6000
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ROMEO
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Washington, MI 48095
586-752-3905
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PONTIAC CAMPUS
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PLYMOUTH CAMPUS
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FARMINGTON HILLS
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one church. eleven locations.
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Section A
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the
gospel
truth
New Beginning,
New Hope
Y
ou are alive today
because Almighty
God, the Maker of
heaven and earth, created you for a special
purpose. The all-wise
Ruler of the universe
holds every person accountable, and each of
us has broken His law.
We deserve God’s wrath
and endless punishment
in hell.
The Great News of
the Bible is that God
loves us so much that
He sent His Son Jesus
Christ to pay the penalty for our sin by dying
on the cross. Three days
later God raised Him
from the dead: demonstrating that Jesus was,
as He claimed, God and
Savior. Anyone who
believes in Jesus has
eternal life instead of
eternal punishment.
God commands all
men to turn away from
sin and to give allegiance to Jesus Christ
as Master. God hears
the prayer of all who
call out to Him. A new
life of forgiveness from
sin and peace with God
comes through commitment to Jesus Christ.
Jesus promises a fulfilling life to all who follow
Him, a life of meaning
and purpose.
Prayer:
Almighty
God, I am a sinner. I
turn away from my sin
and ask forgiveness. I
believe that Jesus died for
my sins and rose from the
dead. I commit to follow
Jesus as my Lord.
This commitment
to follow Christ establishes a new relationship
with God. It is best developed in a community of believers who are
committed to worship,
prayer, Bible study, fellowship, and outreach.
If you want to learn more
about connecting with
God, the friendly people
at Woodside Bible Church
will gladly welcome
you and share their life
in God with you. For
more information call
248-879-8533, or go
to woodsidebible.org,
or e-mail gospeltruth@
woodsidenews.org.
JANUARY 2015
THE PASTOR’S PEN
BY DOUG SCHMIDT [WOODSIDE BIBLE CHURCH SENIOR PASTOR]
2015: A journey into the unknown
er sense of urgency.
I want to share Jesus Christ more boldly with others. I don’t want to procrastinate the things that are of
e are blessed to have another year that unfolds
great importance. I want to be quick to forgive as I have
for us a day at a time. Economists are making
been forgiven. I want to travel and enjoy this life that
predictions regarding the market, housing, jobs and inThe Lord has given me while there is still time. The
terest rates. Meteorologists are giving us 45-day foreattitude of urgency should not lead to a frantic life, but
casts. Psychics and astrologist are doing their thing.
a balanced life with purpose.
The bottom line is that the future is uncertain.
An Attitude of Risk. I want to take more risks this
There so many variables that could change the future DOUG SCHMIDT
year in the areas of life that really matter. I recently read
in a minute, but ultimately only God knows what lies
a survey done on 90-year-olds and one of the top three
ahead for our lives, our church and our world in 2015.
things that they would do differently in life is take more risks.
If we think and live as if everything is uniform and 2015 will
I want to take more risks for Christ- to do some things I
be a repeat of 2014 or 2013, then we are making a huge mistake
have always want to do for Him and have not because of fear
and will perhaps be ill prepared for what will come.
of failure or simply procrastination. I want to carve out time to
While I know I cannot prepare for every event, I can premove out of the safety zone of life and ministry – to enter the
pare my attitude as I approach the unknown. The following
adventure zone where faith is required and failure is a real posthoughts are my attitude approaches for 2015.
sibility. I will never know unless I take the risk. How about you?
An Attitude of Trust. Because I do not know the future, I
An Attitude of Spiritual Readiness. I know I cannot be
want to put my trust in the One who does. I claim the words of
prepared for all of the eventualities of life, but I can be spirituthe Psalmist, “But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘ You are my God’.
ally ready for whatever comes.
My times are in your hand.” (31:15)
The attitude is not based on naïveté, but on the words of Jesus
When I trust in The Lord I am delivered from fear and
in Matthew 7:24-27. I would encourage you to read them. Jesus
I can live with a deep-seated confidence that he is in control
says we can be prepared for any storm that will come into our lives
and He knows what is best for me. He will go through the
by building our house or life on the solid rock. He explains that
valleys with me and I will celebrate life’s joys with him on the
the house on the rock stood firm in and through the storms of life.
mountaintops. God will give me sufficient grace and strength
Building on the rock is reading or hearing the words of
for every new challenge, every opportunity, every temptation
Scripture and then doing them. The Bible prepares me for the
and every failure.
unknown. Every few years I try to read the Bible through in a
If you want a couple of verses to claim for 2015, you will not
year. This year, 2015, is a year I will do it again. But I am not
be disappointed with Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in The Lord with
spiritually ready by just reading; I must obey what God says.
all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all
I am praying for you as you launch into the unknown of 2015.
your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
I pray that it will be a great year of spiritual growth and a year
An Attitude of Urgency. My life is uncertain, as the times
filled with the blessing of walking with God.
are uncertain. Knowing this, I want to live my life with a great-
W
FROM THE EDITOR BY MIKE WENDLAND [WOODSIDE NEWS EXECUTIVE EDITOR]
A
nd so now the long, cold
little rodent called Punxsutawwinter sets in with nothing
ney Phil would or would not
to look forward to until … what?
see his shadow and thus “preThanksgiving Day, Christdict” whether there would be six
mas Day and New Year’s Day
more weeks of winter.
are now over and the next big
Think of that for a minute.
holiday is Groundhog Day.
A crowd of 25,000 stood in a
Now to be sure, I’m pulling
muddy field under a very cold
your leg a little to make a point.
rain to witness a publicity stunt
MIKE WENDLAND
That point is that if Christfor a little town that were it not
mas is just another holiday for
for the groundhog, would barely
you, then you’ve got a problem.
rate a blip on the tourist maps.
To our culture, it’s just part of the
I was there working, covering it as a
Happy Holidays list of seasonal opporjournalist for a travel blog.
tunities to have fun, get stuff, eat a lot
But others had driven from all across
and party.
the country to witness the event, part of
So from that standpoint, we might as
their lifelong bucket lists, they told me.
well look forward to Groundhog Day.
The Weather Station was live for 24
Now it just happens that last year,
hours up to and during the event. EvI was in Punxsutawney, PA, on Gobery newspaper, every television network
bler’s Knob, in fact, observing the anreported the doings on Gobbler’s Knob.
nual event. More than 25,000 people
I don’t mean to criticize the good
started showing up at 3 a.m., in a pourfolks of Punxsutawney. It’s all good,
ing rain no less, to witness the sunrise
clean fun. There’s no alcohol up there on
ceremony when the shivering frightened
Gobbler’s Knob and many in attendance
brought their kids.
But as we start the New Year, I have to
ask, what is on your bucket list this year?
I don’t mean places to go, things to do.
I mean really important things.
Before you start looking at the calendar planning out the next getaway or what
you’ll do for the next holiday, what has
God been telling you this past year? How’s
your relationship with your Creator?
How much time do you spend reading his word, praying, serving, doing really important spiritual stuff, rather than
being amused, entertained and celebrating cultural things?
It’s a New Year. A clean slate.
I challenge you to dream big things
that have Jesus at the center of everything you do.
There’s so much more to get excited
about than Groundhog Day.
Mike Wendland is executive editor of The
Woodside News. He can be contacted at
[email protected].
LEADERSHIP BY LARRY HARRISON [WOODSIDE NEWS EDITORIAL ADVISOR]
A tale of two search engines
4:6, Jeremiah 29:11, Matthew
6:33, Philippians 4:7, Provpparently the Bible verses
erb 3:5, Isaiah 41:10, Matthew
people share with others
6:34 and Proverb 3:6. I would
are a bit different than those
describe most of these verses as
they look up for themselves.
being words of encouragement
According to YouVersion,
in times of anxiety. They were
a Bible application for phones,
shared more than 69 million
tablets and computers, the most
times by users around the world.
shared verse in 2014 was Ro- LARRY HARRISON
A recent article in Chrismans 12:2. The verse admonishes us to be
tianity Today noted that one verse was
transformed by the power of God rather
conspicuously absent from the YouVerthan conform to the world.
sion list (for the second year in a row)
Rounding out YouVersion’s top 10
– John 3:16. And yet this verse topped
list include Philippians 4:8, Philippians
another search list – this one from Bible
A
Gateway, a website and application used
more for personal Bible study. This list
is based on 1.5 billion page views by 150
million unique users worldwide in 2014.
Also on Bible Gateway’s top 10 list
were Jeremiah 29:11, Philippians 4:13,
Romans 8:28, Psalm 23:4, Philippians
4:6, 1 Corinthians 13:4, Proverbs 3:5, 1
Corinthians 13:7 and Romans 12:2.
Again, most of the verses on this
list bring encouragement to believers in
times of difficulty.
The big difference between the two
lists is the John 3:16 verse, “For God so
LEADERSHIP continued on page 3
Section A
JANUARY 2015
HIS STORY
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CONTENTS
SECTION A
BY SUSAN FULCHER [WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER]
P
rimeTime. To many peo“PrimeTime is a large
ple that word may bring
group of senior adults who in
to mind the lineup of telethe past have been relegated
vision’s major evening proto the closet or become the sigramming or the word may
lent generation,” says Benson.
tickle the taste buds for a
“Today PrimeTime is one of
juicy, delectable burger.
the fastest growing groups in
At Woodside, Primethe church with the purposes
Time takes on a totally difof honoring God; ministering
ferent perspective. It encom- SUSAN FULCHER to relational needs including
passes three generations of
worship, prayer, Bible studadults who in the past may have been
ies, events, trips and programs where
relegated to a rocking chair or simply
PrimeTime can assist; to serve as a
someone whose needs required convehicle for interaction among the
stant monitoring.
Woodside family and to encourage
PrimeTime Senior Adult Miniscommitment to ministry in God’s
PASTOR’S PEN.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A
What better help could be found
than grandmas or grandpas for nursery duty? PrimeTimers love singing in
the campus choirs and being available
wherever and whenever help is needed.
Benson says that the PrimeTime
program concerns itself with the
whole person, which includes the
physical, social, mental, spiritual and
emotional sides of all seniors.
Two major concerns for this age
group are pre-planned funerals and
legacy arrangements.
Benson has arranged for seminars
on strokes (which is the fastest-growing problem for seniors) and heart at-
FROM THE EDITOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A
LEADERSHIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A
HIS STORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A
MOVIE REVIEWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5A
WHAT’S COOKIN’.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5A
CROSSCURRENTS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A
ADVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8A
FIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A
CHRISTIAN CROSSWORD.. . . . . . . . 11A
WOODSIDE WORLDWIDE. . . . . . . . . 12A
RAYS FROM THE HOUSE OF LIGHT.. 13A
BOOKS OF THE MONTH. . . . . . . . . . 13A
FAMILY FUN GUIDE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14A
PHOTO BY CAROL COMPTON
DID YOU KNOW?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14A
HUMOR.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15A
SECTION B
HAPPENINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2B
ERIC HAVEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B
BELONG WOODSIDE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5B
VINCE MESSINA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5B
DAN STEWART. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6B
WOODSIDE OF WARREN.. . . . . . . . . . 6B
BRAD HULCY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7B
STEVE BAKER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8B
WOODSIDE OF FARMINGTON HILLS.. 8B
MILESTONES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8B
RICK SEIDEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9B
ANDY BALIGIAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10B
FROG.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10B
STEVE ZARRILLI.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11B
LORENZO SEWELL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12B
WOODSIDE OF PONTIAC.. . . . . . . . . 13B
TIM HOLDRIDGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14B
CLASSIFIEDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15B
Primetime Senior ministry gathered in the Troy campus gym for their annual Christmas celebration.
tries Leader Bruce Benson classifies
this large group of kindred spirits
into three classifications: 1) the G.I.
Generation (1901-1924) and the
Senior Generation (dubbed by Tom
Brokaw as the greatest generation
any society has ever produced); 2)
the Silent Generation (1925-1944)
a k a the Post-War Generation, the
Traditionalists; and 3) the Builders
(most Korean War veterans are Silent Generation members who grew
up with the consequences of the
Great Depression and served in the
Vietnam War) and the Baby Boomers (1945-1964) – a time marked by
an increase in birth rates – this was a
time of privilege and affluence. This
generation ushered in a more permissive and socially liberal culture.
kingdom.”
Above all, PrimeTime endeavors
to maintain the identity of seniors as
vital parts of the body of Christ with
God given abilities such as wisdom,
experience, knowledge, talents and
other God-given gifts. The PrimeTime distinctive theme is: “In touch
with the past … in touch with the
future.”
Anywhere you go at one of the
Woodside campuses, you will find seniors serving – whether it be in the
kitchen preparing Wednesday evening meals or funeral dinners; working in the children’s departments on
Sundays and Wednesday evenings;
volunteers for various needs such as
decorating church foyers for holidays
or dismantling decorations.
tacks. Future seminars will focus on
wills, trusts and helping with financial
situations. Fortunately, the Woodside
staff has experts in these areas that
will be of benefit for future seminars.
Senior Past Doug Schmidt recently attended the PrimeTime Christmas banquet and gave this assessment
of the necessity of the PrimeTime
program.
“Obviously, Jesus Christ is the
foundation of the church. But, these
seniors sitting here are the foundation’s building blocks of Woodside
Bible. These building blocks have not
crumbled and have kept the structure
biblically strong.”
Susan Fulcher can be contacted at
[email protected].
TELEVISION SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . 15B
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LEADERSHIP continued from page 2
loved the world that he gave his only son,
that whoever believes in him should not
perish but have eternal life.”
It appears as number one on the
Bible Gateway list but doesn’t even
appear in the top 10 on the YouVersion list. Christianity Today says it
suggests “…a discrepancy in what Bible readers seek for themselves versus
what they think others should read.”
According to Bible Gateway, the
number one word searched in the Bible
on their website was “love,” followed
by “forgiveness” and “healing.” It also
noted that searches for “Noah” spiked
shortly after the release of the Russell
Crowe movie of the same name.
And Bible Gate also confirmed
“people really do read the Bible
throughout the year.” Of those starting
a read-through-the-Bible-in-a-year
plan on Jan. 1, 30 percent drop off by
February and 50 percent by May. And
yet, that means 50 percent are still going strong by June. Not bad.
Larry Harrison can be contacted at
[email protected].
According to
Bible Gateway,
the number one
word searched
in the Bible on
their website
was “love.”
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Section A
JANUARY 2015
PHOTOS BY NANCY RUDNIK
Clockwise from top: The castle features and custom woodwork are being preserved in the first floor children’s area at
Woodside’s new Lake Orion campus. Office space for Lake Orion staff is nearly complete and functional. Concrete was
poured Dec. 18 closing in the gap in the 685-seat worship center floor on the second floor of Lake Orion’s new campus.
LAKE ORION continued from page 1
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Architects is project architect. Johnson attends Woodside’s Troy campus
“The demolition is complete,” said Seiber. “Cutting out of the original floor and placing of concrete
footings are finished.”
New steel columns to support flooring in the
second floor worship center are in position. The
center of the second floor was open with a view of
the first floor retail space when Woodside purchased
the building. On Dec. 18, concrete was poured to
fill in that second floor opening and provide space
for seating 685 people.
The original custom woodwork is being preserved and reused where possible. The escalators
and four elevators remain. Building code requirements dictated stairwell renovations and construction of restrooms on the first-floor children’s area.
“Framing is completed for the restrooms and
is beginning for the worship center,” Seiber said.
“There is a huge amount of electrical wiring required
along with new lighting for the worship center.” Four new restrooms are being added; two on the
second floor to serve the worship center and two on
the first floor for the nursery and toddler areas.
“The classrooms will be a “white box” area,”
Seiber said. “This means that the area will be
completed for heating, air conditioning, lighting,
painted and carpeted, but no build-out for individual classrooms yet. Nursery and toddler areas
will be constructed.”
Chairs for the worship center have been ordered. Weather permitting, with approval by Lake
Orion zoning officials, the new campus message board
sign along Joslyn Road will be functional in February.
During the first quarter of 2015, the heating/air
conditioning systems, electrical and plumbing work
will be completed. Drywall will be hung, taped,
plastered, sanded and painted.
Space has been allocated for a library and coffee
café, but construction is not part of the initial building renovation.
When the move takes place in the spring, the
Lake Orion campus will consolidate its functions
and activities in one place. Currently, worship services are held at Waldon Middle School, student
activities at a nearby sports dome and church offices are housed elsewhere at the Canterbury Village complex.
“Just about every day someone comes up with
a new idea of how this building could be used to
reach people with no church home,” said Lake Orion campus pastor Rick Seidel. “Our objective with
Winterfest in December was to serve our community using the areas of this property that we can for
the moment – the student area and the parking lot.
“Our prayer is that this is only a foretaste of what
is yet to come as we look towards opening our doors
in only a few short months,” said Seidel.
“The greatest challenge is going to be determining what ideas to pursue, which initiatives are
closest to God’s heart. In a nutshell there’s a lot of
excitement,” said Seidel.
The move to Canterbury Village will have a
long-term impact on children and students as spaces
are created for Woodside Kids, Oasis and Woodside
Student Ministry programs. A permanent worship
center will be an incentive to people to attend worship services and return on a regular basis. Adult
Bible studies, Thrive classes and neighborhood
groups also will gain a place to meet regularly explained Seidel.
A permanent church home will allow member
volunteers who have been setting up, taking down
and storing church equipment every Sunday for the
past five years to serve in other ministry capacities.
Karon Mathews can be contacted at
[email protected].
Section A
JANUARY 2015
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MOVIES BY SHAWN CONLEY [WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER]
THE
HOBBIT:
THE
“There are serious inconBATTLE OF THE FIVE
sistencies of plot, character
ARMIES, the final installand cinematography between
ment in the trilogy, picks
the two series,” says Christiup immediately where The
anity Today, “so it is better to
Desolation of Smaug ended.
watch LOTR first and The
Our characters (and there are
Hobbit after – and be left
loads of them) fight a dragon,
with a let-down of an endorcs, men, elves and even each
ing. It’s not much of a swan
SHAWN CONLEY
other in what amounts to a
song from the man who has
150-minute battle sequence.
spent more than 15 years
It’s already been said that The Hobwith these books.”
bit series doesn’t quite match the depth
Directed by Peter Jackson. Rated
of the Lord of the Rings series, despite
PG-13 for extended sequences of
having the same director (Peter Jackintense fantasy action/violence and
son) and the fact that they were all
frightening images. 144 minutes.
based on books from the same auNow On Dvd/Blu-Ray:
thor ( J.R.R. Tolkien). This movie just
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE
drives that point home. It’s not bad, it
APES: This follow-up to the 2011’s
can even be considered fun, but there’s
reboot of the franchise is exciting
not much heart to the multitude of
with a well-told story and an excellent
characters. Sure, it looks pretty amazcast. The violence makes this one best
ing on the big screen, but once it’s
for teens and adults. Rated PG-13.
over, viewers may find that this jourDOLPHIN TALE 2: Though it’s
ney wasn’t nearly as meaningful as they
a little predictable, this movie is still a
hoped. Parents should know that the
great choice for a family movie night.
action and violence, while not overly
Rated PG.
graphic, is almost non-stop.
GET ON UP: This biopic of the
“It’s not much of
a swan song from
the man who has
spent more than
fifteen years with
these books.”
– CHRISTIANITY TODAY ON
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE
OF THE FIVE ARMIES
late James Brown is pretty good, but
the subject matter justifies its rating.
Best for older teens and adults. Rated
PG-13.
THE GIVER: Based on the bestselling novel, this movie falls flat with
poor storytelling and a serious lack of
heart. Rated PG-13.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: One of the year’s biggest blockbusters, this movie is fun, but there is
enough violence and other elements
that parents should use caution before allowing their children to see it.
Rated PG-13.
INTO THE STORM: This movie
is loosely based on true events, but
that doesn’t save it from its beenthere-seen-that feel. Not as good as it
could have been. Rated PG-13.
LEFT BEHIND: Despite being based on a best-selling Christian
novel, this movie is a huge dud with
more problems than it could hope to
recover from. Rated PG-13.
THE MAZE RUNNER: Yet another book adaptation, this movie is
okay, but forgettable. It may be too intense for some children. Rated PG-13.
WHEN THE GAME STANDS
TALL: This inspirational sports drama is a safe bet for families. Great
story with a great message. Rated PG.
Shawn Conley can be contacted at
[email protected].
Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) brings his quest to an end in the final Hobbit.
WHAT’S COOKIN’ [RECIPE OF THE MONTH] COLLECTED BY BECKY JOHNSON
C
heck out these winning recipes – they will be perfect for
your Super Bowl gathering this
year.
bowl; cover and refrigerate 2 hours or up to 2
days. Before serving, adjust seasonings to taste,
adding extra vinegar, salt
and pepper. Transfer to a
serving bowl. Serve with
your favorite chips or cut
up vegetables.
Texas Caviar
2 (15.8 ounce) cans black-eyed
peas, drained
1 (14.5 ounce) can petite diced
BECKY JOHNSON
tomatoes, drained
1 small onion, diced
Spicy Potato Wedges with
½ yellow bell pepper, diced
Chili Dip
2 fresh medium jalapenos, minced
2 potatoes
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoon olive oil
6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves, crushed
6 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon ground all spice
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and Pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
Dip
Your favorite crackers, chips, or veg1 tablespoon olive oil
etables
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
Mix all ingredients in a medium
7-ounce can chopped tomatoes
1 fresh red chili, seeded and finely
chopped
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, plus
extra to garnish
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash
the potatoes, cut them in half and
then in 8 wedges. Place the potato
wedges in a saucepan of cold water.
Bring to a boil; then lower the heat
and simmer gently for 10-12 minutes (or until the potatoes have softened slightly). Drain well and pat dry
on paper towels. Mix the oil, garlic,
allspice, coriander and paprika in a
roasting pan. Season with salt and
pepper to taste. Add the potatoes and
shake to coat thoroughly. Roast for 20
minutes turning occasionally. Meanwhile, make the chili dip. Heat the
oil in a saucepan, add the onion and
garlic and cook for 5-10 minutes, until soft and golden. Add the tomatoes
with their juice and stir in the chili
and vinegar. Cook gently for 10 minutes, until the mixture has reduced
and thickened. Season with salt and
pepper. Stir in the cilantro and serve
hot with the potato wedges. Season
with the salt and pepper and garnish
with extra cilantro.
Gluten Free Peanut Butter
Cookies
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix together the following in a bowl: peanut
butter, sugar, egg and baking soda until well blended. Put parchment paper on cookie sheet. Roll dough into
1-inch balls and place on parchment
paper. Bake for 6-8 minutes.
Becky Johnson can be contacted at
[email protected].
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Section A
JANUARY 2015
CROSSCURRENTS BY CAROLYN MACK [WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER]
Treasures from
Tragedy
many questions about Michael and his anomalies. He
was born with a serious and
t was exactly one year ago
rare heart defect that necesthat I wrote my January
sitated multiple surgeries,
column and devoted it to
causing months of hospitalthe events of Dec. 10 when
izations and complications
our son Michael suddenly
on top of complications that
and quietly passed away at
included lung damage, proCAROLYN MACK
C. S. Mott Children’s Hosfound hearing loss (deafness)
pital in Ann Arbor.
and neurological damage.
Since Jan. 26, 1982, he bravely
Before Michael’s birth, things
and cheerfully fought a lifelong bathappened that began to prepare
tle against congenital heart disease,
me for what was ahead. After his
long outliving the grim and short
birth, scripture verses were used to
life prognosis we were given one day
guide and reshape some of my faulty
after his birth of perhaps living to
views. When things didn’t make
I
Jesus’ answer introduces a paradox
and pulls back the curtain on backward thinking: “This happened that
the work of God might be displayed in
his life.” ( John 9:3)
What the world sees as tragic,
God sees as a grand exhibition, a call
to each of us to come closer and recalibrate from our defective and broken standards back to His.
Perhaps it is through the lives of
the disabled or handicapped where
the work of God is best put on
display. Through these lives, God
speaks another language. Some will
turn away because it is so foreign, so
difficult to understand, so contrary
but God’s call to patience, gentleness, and patient devotion is heard
here. Perhaps this is where God is
also at work, demolishing strongholds and arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the
truth of God’s nature.
If the rocks and stones cry out
praises to God, certainly the tiniest
humans among us and those with
defects and imperfections speak a
unique language of praise to their
Creator and to those privileged
enough to hear it.
Carolyn Mack can be contacted at
[email protected].
What the world sees as tragic, God sees as a grand exhibition, a call to
each of us to come closer and recalibrate from our defective and broken
standards back to His.
Through these lives, God speaks another language. Some will turn away because it is so foreign, so difficult to understand, so contrary to the image of God they have constructed.
the age of three. I wish I had a dollar for every time my husband and I
marveled incredulously these past 12
months that he lived to be nearly 32
years old.
We have become well acquainted
with grief but also recognize how
this new chapter has given us a higher vantage point from which to evaluate Michael’s unique life and how
it shaped our thinking. There is no
doubt that God has used it to speak
to us about the sanctity of life, some
of His purposes in suffering, birth
defects, sickness and disease. We
have sought to know how faith responds during the times when God
seems silent and loved ones aren’t
healed according to our prayers.
For Michael’s 31 years, I have
been continually amazed at how often God’s Word has answered my
sense or didn’t conform to my understanding of how it “ought” to be,
I could stay stuck or climb to a new
vantage point.
To keep climbing is to be invited
to glimpse God’s higher ways where
he introduces a heavenly paradox for
those who are willing to see. These
become treasures we add to the
storehouse he builds just for us, just
for persevering, just because he loves
us. Some will reject those new revelations because they are hard truths
that are ugly and conflict with our
faulty concepts of God.
The disciples came to Jesus with
a question of why a man was born
blind and asked, “Who sinned?
This man or his parents?” Their
question revealed a faulty belief
system and Jesus was quick to first
correct the flaw in their thinking.
to the image of God they have constructed. It is a dialect that cannot be
translated into words and that few
will understand with its seemingly
obtuse message.
In our native language and finite understanding, our culture of
compliance, there is little room for
aberrations. We tend to think that
every part of God’s creation should
be free of defect or handicap, stress
or struggle. However, this is another
dialect of the infinite languages of
God; creation, like the Creator, has
a language all its own and all of it
tells the glory of God, especially
these necessary human parts of His
creation.
Is it through these “tragedies”
that God is at work to correct flaws
in human reasoning? The language
of the world can be cold and harsh
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Clockwise from top left:
1. Pontiac High School gym being readied for coat distribution.
2. Detroit campus worship service drew many from the neighborhoods
3. Workers prepare Warmth Boxes to distribute at Detroit’s Christmas gathering.
4. Pontiac families sort through racks for warm winter coats.
5. Colorful scarfs and mittens were in plentiful supply to complement coat selections.
PHOTO BY TIM HOLDRIDGE
CHRISTMAS SERVE continued from page 1
Christmas Celebration at Pontiac
High School that warmed hearts as
surely as it warmed bodies with the
gifts of winter clothing. In addition
to coats contributed by those who
attend Woodside, the community at
large had an opportunity to donate
coats at the Dec. 12 Community
Drop-Off Night. Woodside volunteers were joined by members of the
Coalition for Pontiac Schools in staffing the event.
Several thousand new and gently
used coats, along with hats, gloves
and boots were distributed. There
were enticing home-baked Christmas
cookies for all to enjoy along with
hot cocoa. To round out the event,
the younger children enjoyed crafts,
Christmas music and gospel message
delivered by Pontiac campus Pastor
Lorenzo Sewell and translated into
Spanish by Angela Barry.
Over at the Lake Orion campus,
the Dec. 13 Winterfest was memorable and meaningful, according to
Pastor Rick Seidel.
“Hundreds from the community
were introduced to our faith community.” Seidel said. “We estimate attendance at 1,000 people.”
Approximately 300-350 people
from Woodside and 650-700 from
the community enjoyed outdoor fun
that included a toboggan hill with
man-made snow, a visit from Santa
and live music in Canterbury Village.
“We had a lot of work to get the
outside of the Canterbury building to
look festive without spending much
money. More than 25 volunteers
worked many hours hanging lights
in trees, and decorating the display
windows, the nativity, craft room, and
building Mt. Joslyn, our sledding
hill,” said Seidel.
The ice shavings donated by the
Troy Sports Center were trucked in to
build the hill. Another volunteer force
of about 40 people staffed the event.
Lake Orion members also collected donations to fill Christmas stock-
ADVICE BY O. KAYE [WOODSIDE ADVICE WRITER]
Q: Why can’t I keep my New
Year’s Resolutions? Every year
I try but fail and end up feeling guilty for not keeping my
promise.
One of my most memorable and lasting New Year’s
resolution was to memorize
Galatians 5:22-23, the fruit
of the Spirit. I picked one of
the nine fruits and resolved
to meditate on that fruit all
A: So, don’t make resoluyear. When a fruit is undertions! But, since you brought
developed or rotten, He rethe subject up, let’s see what
O. KAYE
minds me of my resolution
we can say about the “why.”
through stress and rest. God
Sounds like you may be
brings to my life growth opportuniattempting, through trying to do betties to mature that fruit and to reter at something, to achieve a more
mind me that the Holy Spirit is the
perfect self. Are your resolutions too
gardener, not me.
self-focused, too oriented toward beA resolution that Jesus demoning perfect? Who is your standard of
strated for us is found in Matthew
measure in your resolve to change:
19:18, “Love your neighbor as youra spouse, parent, friend, neighbor,
self.” Paul, in Romans 15:1-7 expands
God? Do you try to achieve your
on ways to practice the love of God
resolution(s) by yourself or do you
for our neighbors. Study the word
have accountability relationships to
“neighbor” in the Bible and ask God,
help keep you on task?
who is Love, how He can guide us in
a resolution to love.
Mr. Rogers, our TV neighbor,
writes: “All of us, at some time or other,
need help. Whether we’re giving or receiving help, each one of us has something valuable to bring to this world.
That’s one of the things that connects
us as neighbors – in our own way, each
one of us is a giver and a receiver.” (The
World According to Mister Rogers; Important Things to Remember)
The best resolution to ever have is
to enjoy the life God has given you
and savor each day as special.
Happy New Year, and keep it simple.
O. Kaye
O. Kaye is a licensed mental health
provider and a member of Woodside.
Questions or comments on this column can
be directed to [email protected].
ings that were first delivered to a few
area group homes and the rest were
handed out at the Christmas party for
80 special-needs individuals and their
caregivers on Dec. 18.
A delicious lasagna dinner gave
140 needy individuals in Detroit a
Christmas to remember on Dec. 14
at the Detroit campus. In addition
to the meal and candlelight service,
the Detroit campus packaged 520
“warmth boxes” to distribute in the
surrounding neighborhoods.
Over in Romeo, 100 U.S. military
veterans were honored guests of the
Romeo campus for a Veterans Appreciation Dinner on Dec. 20.
At the Farmington Hills campus, a
family-style Christmas Feast on Dec.
14 concluded with a neighborhood
canvass to distribute invitations to the
Christmas Eve service. On Saturday,
Dec. 20, campus volunteers provided
residents of the Haven shelter with a
home-cooked Christmas meal, gifts
and a puppet show.
The Happy Holidazed Dessert Theater, Dec. 12-13, at White
Lake campus, kicked the Christmas
spirit into high gear, with event proceeds designated for a special dinner
and winter clothing distribution for
Houghton Elementary School families on Dec. 17.
Warren’s Home for the Holidays
version of MCREST, Nov. 30-Dec.
7, provided 65 homeless men, women
and children a place of comfort and
rest. In addition to special care that
included home-cooked meals, haircuts and the distribution of warm
winter wear, the Warren guests were
treated to a Christmas party at the
end of their stay.
Karon Mathews can be contacted at
[email protected].
Section A
JANUARY 2015
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Waldon Middle School since its inception, is excitedly waiting the complete renovation of the “It’s Always
Christmas” building on the grounds
of Canterbury Village. The target
date for the first service in the new
building is Easter.
Each of the current nine campuses
sponsored a Christmas project as an
outreach to their campus community. Volunteers at the Detroit campus
packed nearly 500 food boxes that were
distributed in the Cass Corridor area,
as well as feeding the group a lasagna dinner with all the trimmings.
The Romeo campus invited veterans in their community to enjoy a
veteran’s appreciation dinner and entertainment.
Farmington Hills took a homecooked meal to the Haven shelter for
a Christmas dinner complete with a
puppet show and gifts for the residents to enjoy.
The Warren campus provided a
Home for the Holiday week for 65
men, women and children.
Woodside has building and teaching programs in almost every area
of the world. The church partners
with Mano and Sheila Daniel in India where Woodside also helps support the orphanage there. A medical
clinic was opened for several weeks
this summer where work projects on
the orphanage were also completed.
Medical clinics were held as well as a
baptismal tank built.
The Zapotec Indians are an indigenous group of people in Mexico, where the Bible has never been
an available in their own language.
Woodside has partnered with the
Cloudland Project to undertake this
enormous project. To date five books
have been translated and put in the
hands of the Zapotec people. Additional translations are forthcoming.
There are two churches in the Ukraine
that Woodside is assisting. Due to the
war on the Eastern front this year, the
2014 mission trip was cancelled. The
church outside Kiev is standing on its
own now, and Woodside will assist
with needs as they arise.
Liberia was hit with the Ebola
outbreak this year; thus, the two trips
planned to that area had to be cancelled, but both Liberian churches are
standing on their own.
Thailand’s Orphanage welcomed
25 new children this year bringing
the total of orphans housed to 60. In
February a medical team worked with
Dr. Sheila Daniel to help with street
clinics, evangelism and the House of
Light Orphanage.
Woodside continues to support
mission fields across Europe, the
Middle East, Central America, Cuba,
Russia and several other countries.
“We have much for which to be
thankful this past year,” says Senior
Pastor Doug Schmidt. “So many
lives have been touched throughout
our campuses, neighborhoods and
missions abroad. There has been unprecedented grow, leadership growth,
Neighborhood Groups’ expansions
and strengthening in relationships
among the campuses. We must give
God the glory. What has happened is
all God.”
PHOTO BY LAURA PARKER
2014 REVIEW continued from page 1
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1. Detroit campus leads summer
Citiweek outreach.
2. Pontiac campus launches on
Easter Sunday.
3. Annual Celebration provides
uplifting experience at Troy campus.
4. Liberia Partnership formed in 2014.
5. Warren campus serves homeless
during January McRest week.
6. Lee Strobel speaks to capacity
crowd at Troy campus in the fall.
7. Upward programs drew hundreds
of kids from the community
throughout the winter.
Susan Fulcher can be contacted at
[email protected].
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8. Annual Shoebox project collects
and ships Christmas boxes to needy
children overseas in December.
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Section A
JANUARY 2015
FIT AND HEALTHY BY CHRIS OLIVERO [WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER]
How stress affects
your health
els of stress with changes
in the short-term memory
center of the brain in older
crazy work schedule,
rats. Stress can ‘fog up’ your
busy family and a rigormemory, so remembering
ous fitness regimen can all
simple things becomes a
add up to stress, even if the
monumental hurdle. Go for
stressors are positive ones.
a relaxing walk outside to
Back in the day, the stress
de-stress.
CHRIS OLIVERO
response saved our lives
STRESS
CAUSES
by enabling us to run from
WEIGHT GAIN: “People
predators or take down prey.
tend to reach for sugary, fatty and
Today, we are turning on the
salty foods when they’re stressed,”
same “life-saving” reaction to cope
says Pamela Peeke, M.D. senior sciwith $4 per gallon gasoline, fear of
ence advisor for Elements Behavioral
public speaking, difficult bosses and
Health and author of The Hunger Fix.
traffic jams, and we have a hard time
Swap your fast food fixes for healthier
turning it off.
choices and wean yourself off addic“Stress is not a state of mind ...
tive junk food, suggests Peeke.
it’s measureable and dangerous, and
STRESS KEEPS YOU UP AT
humans can’t seem to find their off
NIGHT: Stress can keep you from
switch.” These words of warning
restful sleep. Loss of sleep links to
come from renowned author and
a number of health issues includaward-winning neurobiologist Dr.
ing a greater risk of heart disease,
Robert Sapolsky, a professor from
obesity and a compromised immune
Stanford University.
system. Sleep better and at the same
Constantly being in a stress retime de-stress by exercising 30 min-
A
“Stress is not a state of mind ... it’s
measureable and dangerous, and
humans can’t seem to find their off
switch.” – DR. ROBERT SAPOLSKY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
sponse may have you marinating in
corrosive hormones around the clock.
The problem is that modern society often creates long-term chronic stress, which can be devastating to
our body and mind. The effects of
chronic stress can manifest in some
surprising ways that you may not
have realized.
STRESS MESSES WITH
YOUR MEMORY: Do you remember where you put your keys? It becomes harder when you are stressed
about getting to your appointment
on time, says a study from the Nature Review Neuroscience. The
study shows stress creates changes
in the brain that can produce longterm consequences for mental performance.
Another study links high lev-
utes a day.
STRESS WEAKENS YOUR
IMMUNE SYSTEM: The more
chronic stress you are experiencing,
the greater negative impact on the
immune system, which researchers
believe is due to hormonal changes.
Calming music and/or biblical mediation can help take the edge off.
STRESS TRIGGERS HAIR
LOSS: A traumatic event or stressor can cause hair loss two or three
months afterward, says Robert Dorin, D.O., New York based hair restoration expert. Telogen effluvium is
a condition caused by stress in which
hair’s growth phase is prematurely
sifted into its resting phase, resulting in thinning of the hair, he says.
Psychological and or physical stressors such as depression, anxiety, lack
of sleep and chronic illness can all
trigger Telogen effluvium. It does
not cause permanent damage and
improves once the stressor resolves.
STRESS IMPACTS VISION:
Stress related eye symptoms range
from simple eye twitches to hysterical blindness, says Andrea Thau,
O.D., spokesperson for the American Optometric Association. Thau
recommends alternating hot and
cold compresses or drinking tonic
water. In rare instances, if it lasts for
a few weeks, it may require further
evaluation by your eye doctor.
STRESS CONTRIBUTES TO
TYPE 2 DIABETES: Men under
chronic stress have a substantially
higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, compared with men who report no stress or occasional stress, a
Swedish study determined. “To stop
stress from affecting your health, you
must learn to adapt and adjust,” says
Pamela Peeke, M.D. When you feel
stressed, start looking for solutions.
If there’s no way around it, learn to
muscle and store fat. Chronic stress
keeps these hormones jacked up,
and so impedes physical recovery.
Stress is an extremely significant
player in your overall health. The
better you get at managing stress on
a daily basis, the better your health
will be.
What to do? Here’s a reprise
from one of my earlier articles about
combatting stress:
EXERCISE: Develop a plan that
not only benefits you physically and
emotionally but also instills discipline. People who exercise daily tend
to have lower stress levels.
CONTROL YOUR DIET: Eat
God-made raw and natural foods
versus manmade processed foods.
Eat clean and nutrient dense foods
(greens, colorful veggies and fruits).
Limit intake of acidic foods, which
increase inflammation and stress.
ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE:
Planning your daily and weekly
schedule is empowering.
SIMPLIFY: Purge unnecessary
clutter from your home,
schedule and mind – it is
Chronic
stress poses
liberating!
a problem
CONTROL SPENDfor all.
ING: Record and review
savings periodically to see
your progress.
PUT
PEOPLE
FIRST: Charities and
ministries can use your
help, and by providing
your time, you’ll help
yourself too.
change your attitude towards the
RELAX: Even if your day is busy
situation.
you need time to unwind. Try mini
STRESS TRIGGERS ALLERrelaxation techniques, mediation,
GY ATTACKS: If you noticed an
prayer, massage or a cup of tea.
uptick in your allergy symptoms, it
SLEEP: Get seven to nine hours
could be related to your new job or
of good-quality sleep each night.
home stresses, according to an Ohio
JOURNAL:
Write
your
State University study. The 12-week
thoughts, manage to do list, and
study involved 179 patients and
identify stressors and solutions.
found increased allergy flare-ups
SEEK SOCIAL SUPPORT: A
linked within days of increased daily
God-centered support network is
stress. Eat healthy, exercise and find
imperative; spend quality time with
ways to de-stress.
loved ones. Let family and friends
STRESS SLOWS PHYSICAL
help you work through your stress
RECOVERY: Having high levels of
and if needed, see a therapist to help
stress hormones circulating through
you get yourself back on a healthier
your system makes it harder for
track.
your body to recover from a workout, reports a study in the Journal of
Chris Olivero, Certified Personal
Strength & Conditioning Research.
Trainer, can be contacted at cbolivero@
Elevated cortisol levels break down
gmail.com and at chrisfit.info.
JANUARY 2015
BIBLE CROSSWORD
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Nationally Renowned Clean Comedians
Comedy for a Cause 49
MARK
NIZER
The phrase “Nothing
Less Than Brilliant” has been used to
describe the outrageous comedy antics and
expertly crafted juggling feats of Mark Nizer. Mark is
one of the greatest entertainment comedians and
jugglers performing today. His wild exploits have
landed him on MTV, HBO’s Just for Laughs, Arsenio
Hall, Comic Strip Live, The Improv and at the
Kennedy and Lincoln Centers. You are
going to love this guy.
HENRY
“I’m an Asian with a Southern
CHO
accent,” remarks Henry. “To a lot of people,
that right there is funny.” Henry had his own one
hour comedy special entitled: What’s That Clickin’
Noise? on Comedy Central. Henry’s other comedy
credits include The Very Funny Show, MTV’s ½
Hour Comedy Hour, and several appearances
on The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show with
Craig Ferguson and many others.
He is hilarious.
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ACROSS
1. the wall will cry out, and the
beams of the woodwork will ___
it (Hab 2:11)
5. I will send ___ ___, saying,
Go, find out the arrows (1,3)
(1 Sam 20:21) (KJV)
9. a man plans his course, but the
LORD determines his ___
(Prov 16:9)
14. abbr. for the 20th book of the
O.T
15. How ___ you turn my
Father’s house into a market!
(John 2:16)
16. Am I a sea, or a ____, that
thou settest a watch over me
(Job 7:12) KJV
17. rabbit (Deut 14:7) (KJV)
18. and he ___ someone so that
he dies, he is a murderer
(Num 35:18)
19. Men will go there with bow
and ___ (Isa 7:24)
20. her daughters were arrogant,
___ and unconcerned
(Ezek 16:49)
22. Children, obey your ___ in
the Lord (Eph 6:1)
24. borrower as for lender, for
___ as for creditor (Isa 24:2)
25. had always been on friendly
___ with David (1 Kings 5:1)
26. wood splitting instrument
(Deut 19:5) (KJV)
27. Their arrows ___ ___, all
their bows are strung (3,5)
(Isa 5:28)
31. Sallu, ___, Hilkiah and
Jedaiah. These were the leaders
(Neh 12:7)
34. the ___, and the pelican, and
the gier eagle (Lev 11:18) (KJV)
35. Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will ___ God. (Matt 5:8)
36. Wife of Isaac (Gen 24:67)
38. but after ___ it, he refused to
drink it (Matt 27:34)
40. he taught them as ____
having authority (Matt 7:29)
41. in the streets of Jerusalem,
each with ___ in hand because of
his age (Zech 8:4)
43. Five gold tumors and five
gold ___ (1 Sam 6:4)
44. He must ___ himself to the
LORD (Num 6:12)
47. Tabitha, arise. And ___
opened her eyes (Acts 9:40)
49. Lift up your eyes from where
you are and look ___ and south
(Gen 13:14)
50. with a blue cord on each ___
(Num 15:38)
54. how did you come to write all
this? Did Jeremiah ___ it?
(Jer 36:17)
57. To what can I ___ this
generation? (Matt 11:16)
58. Now shall the ____ tremble
in the day of thy fall
(Ezek 26:18) KJV
59. they were being attacked at
both front and ___ (2 Chr 13:14)
61. a Levite who lived in a
remote ___ in the hill country
(Judg 19:1)
62. Do not ___ your field with
two kinds of seed (Lev 19:19)
63. he himself gives all men life
and breath and everything ___
(Acts 17:25)
64. one of them opened his ___
to get feed for his donkey
(Gen 42:27)
65. Timothy, my fellow worker,
____ his greetings to you
(Rom 16:21)
66. while we were yet sinners,
Christ ____ for us (Romans 5:8)
67. the One who___ enthroned
on high (Ps 113:5)
DOWN
1. David, wearing a linen ___,
danced before the LORD
(2 Sam 6:14)
2. The rabble with them began to
___ other food (Num 11:4)
3. and came to ___, the mountain
of God (Ex 3:1)
4. What the wicked dreads will
___ him (Prov 10:24)
5. They neither worship the
LORD nor ___ to the decrees
(2 Kings 17:34)
6. he ___ his hands upon a few
sick folk, and healed them
(Mark 6:5) KJV
7. How ___ thou fallen from
heaven, O Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12)
8. Listen to my cry, for I am in
___ need (Ps 142:6)
9. Dense ___ of flies poured into
Pharaoh’s palace (Ex 8:24)
10. Rise and ___, O Daughter of
Zion (Mic 4:13)
11. to settle down and ____ the
bread they eat (II Th 3:12)
12. The wicked ____ against the
righteous and gnash their teeth
(Ps 37:12)
13. No one ___ a patch of
unshrunk cloth on an old garment
(Matt 9:16)
21. Go tell that ___, I will drive
out demons and heal people
(Luke 13:32)
23. Like men condemned to die
in the ___ (1 Cor 4:9)
25. last letter of Hebrew alphabet
28. not alone at Ephesus, but
almost throughout all ____
(Acts 19:26)
29. Joshua ____ his clothes, and
fell to the earth (Joshua 7:6)
30. All the tent ___ of the
tabernacle (Ex 38:19)
31. I see ___ ___ of an almond
tree (1,3) (Jer 1:11)
32. ____; God hath numbered thy
kingdom (Daniel 5:26) KJV
33. And ____ begat Jesse, and
Jesse begat David (Ruth 4:22)
34. you will fall and be ___ like
fine pottery (Jer 25:34)
37. an ox from each leader and
___ ___ from every two (1,4)
(Num 7:3)
39. by the ___ of the one man,
death reigned (Rom 5:17)
42. abbr. for the 16th book of the
O.T
45. His brothers said to him, “Do
you ___ to reign over us?
(Gen 37:8)
46. cypress wood from the ___ of
Cyprus they made your deck
(Ezek 27:6)
47. good things out of the good
___ up in his heart (Luke 6:45)
48. Second son of Noah
(Gen.7:13)
51. you are no longer to call her
___; her name will be Sarah
(Gen 17:15)
52. ____ siege works against it,
build a ramp up to it (Ezek 4:2)
53. if his hands are idle, the
house ___ (Eccl 10:18)
54. one who ___ bread into the
bowl with me (Mark 14:20)
55. was in the ____ that is called
Patmos (Rev 1:9)
56. my father’s family and to my
own ___, and get a wife
(Gen 24:38)
57. Bring me any ___ too hard
for you (Deut 1:17)
60. the two sons of ____, Hophni
and Phinehas, the priests
(1 Sam 1:
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Section A
JANUARY 2015
WOODSIDE WORLDWIDE BY NANCY TENNISWOOD [WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER]
M
eet our missionaries, the Fry
family, serving in Mexico. They
have three children, Daniel, Cathy
and David.
Several years ago Rodney Fry and
his wife Mayra saw the need for planting churches in and around Mexico
City. They were most concerned that
there were very few churches in that
area. So church planting became the
focus of their lives. It is their desire to
see new churches formed and led by
native Mexican elders.
But building in Mexico presents
challenges. For one thing, building permits take a long time to acquire. They
have to get separate permits for each
phase of the building. Once they’re received, the people can start working.
Look what is happening with their
current project. The back part of the
chosen property was planned to be an
all-purpose area. Instead it became
the meeting place. Phase 2 was going to be a two-story structure at the
front of the property. It was to have
a lobby, conference room, bathrooms
and a study. But this was not to be.
Why?
The front building has had many
break-ins and robberies. Recently, the
video projector, a bunch of expensive
tools, microphones and cables were
stolen from the front. Even a small
sink was ripped off the wall and taken. So now the plans have changed.
Phase 2 is going to be the construction of the second story, but instead
of a conference room, there will be a
place where a family can live and serve
as temporary guards for the property.
The second floor will be converted
into apartments, where visitors can
stay. There will also be a central meeting room for other activities.
At this time, electricity for services
and music practices is provided by a
generator that is far enough away so
that the noise will not disturb the service. Eventually both city water and
electricity will be connected to the
property.
Although there are moments of
discouragement, the workers refuse
to give up. The Fry family is requesting prayer for the church and the concrete structures as they move forward
with connecting utilities and acquiring additional permits.
If you would like more information on this project, please contact the
Woodside Life Impact office at 248879-8533.
PHOTOS BY RODNEY FRY
Church building in Mexico
presents challenges
Nancy Tenniswood can be contacted at
[email protected].
Missionaries seeking
temporary housing
and transportation
From above:
Construction has
begun on Mexico City
church building.
Progress continues
as building permits
are granted.
Regina (Jones) Chari grew up in Troy
and is a missionary serving in Zimbabwe. She and her husband Nyasha are expecting their first baby on
February 2 and have returned home
to have the baby near family. They
are looking for a vehicle and a small
home to use or rent while they are
in Michigan (early January through
early April). If you have housing or a
spare car available, please contact:
Regina at 714-261-0010, or via
email at [email protected].
MISSIONALLY SPEAKING BY MIKE ELY [PASTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP, MISSIONAL COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS]
R
emember 15 to 20 years
with them, instructed them,
ago when the WWJD
laughed with them, and minbracelets were the craze? The
istered to a broken world
acronym stood for, “What
with them. He truly “loved
Would Jesus Do?” I rememthem until the end” (Matber thinking, “He wouldn’t be
thew 28:20b). We’ll call this
doing what we’re doing …”
his IN relationship.
It is always a good idea to
In addition to his deep
ponder what Jesus would do
relationships with his Father
MIKE ELY
if he were strolling around
and his disciples, he devoted
in our shoes. The great thing
his time and energy to minisabout having the ability to study the
ter to hurting people who desperately
Scriptures (especially the Gospels) is
needed healing and salvation. This
that we don’t need to wonder about
is the ultimate reason why he came,
the life of Jesus. We can truly know
“to seek and save that which was lost”
what he DID do, and we have the
(Luke 19:10). We’ll call this his OUT
power to imitate him.
relationship.
The Gospels describe Jesus doing
I often ask people which one of the
many of the very things we still do
three types of relationships they think
today. So, let’s explore the question,
Jesus focused on the most. Typically,
“What DID Jesus do?”
the answer I get is, “The UP relationFirst, he lived a balanced life reship.” Yet, this is incomplete. Jesus
lationally. His relationship with his
showed us what it was like to be truly
Father was intimate and personal.
human in the deepest sense. He lived
Often, he connected with God early
his life perfectly calibrated in all three
in the morning. He openly shared
dimensions: Up, In and Out. He rechis heart with God the Father in the
ognized that all three were a priority.
midst of a variety of circumstances.
So here’s the good news! We are
We’ll call this his UP relationship.
invited by Jesus himself to live the
He also developed close relationway he lived ( John 13:15). We get to
ships with his 12 disciples. He ate
walk as he walked! We too, can live
balanced lives in all three of these dimensions.
As you look at each aspect of the
three dimensional life that Jesus lived,
you may discover that most of us are
good at one or two areas of relationship but not all three. Let’s be honest
with ourselves. How can we commit
to growing in our walk with Jesus and
put forth some effort to grow so that
we can live the relationally balanced
life that Jesus did?
UP: Ask yourself, “How is my
relationship with God? Am I intentionally spending time in prayer
and in the Word? Am I growing in
my understanding of the Gospel and
Christ’s love for me? Does his love
and the Gospel impact my heart and
life? Do I live my life in obedience to
him?”
IN: Examine yourself, “How is
my relationship to other disciples following Jesus? Do I invest the time
to walk closely with other believers
or am I somewhat of a lone ranger?
Have I dedicated the time and energy
necessary to walk in obedience to Jesus with other Christians in deep relationships? Have I found a sense of
community with my spiritual family?”
OUT: Assess yourself, “Is my
faith bringing healing to those who
are hurting in the brokenness of this
world? Am I a friend of sinners who
desperately need salvation? Am I being intentional about loving potential
followers of Jesus? Am I leading others toward salvation in Jesus Christ
and faithfully sharing the good news
of the Gospel?
It doesn’t take a lot of time notice
where you may have an imbalance in
your relationships. It’s OK to admit
that you have room to grow. There is
no condemnation, and our failures are
not final. Each day, we can trust in
the power of God’s Holy Spirit living
within us to live balanced lives … just
like Jesus!
“The Spirit of God, that raised
Christ from the dead, lives in you.” (Romans 8:11a)
If you’d like help with living out
the three dimensional life of Jesus, let
us know. We can get you connected in
a number of different ways to help you
grow as a follower of Jesus.
Mike Ely can be contacted at
[email protected].
Section A
JANUARY 2015
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RAYS FROM THE HOUSE OF LIGHT BY GRETA VALLESKEY [WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER]
The House of Light
Orphanage needs your
support
Editor’s Note: Woodside Bible Church
sponsors an orphanage in Thailand
called the Akha House of Light, ministering to the children of the Akha hill
tribe. Each month, in this space, we introduce you to one of the children available for sponsorship.
T
You are supporting
not only their life
right now but also
their future.
tors, nurses and one, bless his heart,
wants to become a famous movie
star. You have to love kids and their
dreams. Your sponsorship will help
them get there.
I have saved a great reason for
sponsorship for last, meeting your
child! Every year Woodside has a
short-term mission trip team that
travels to Thailand. You can be a part
of that team if you feel led to participate. The joy of meeting your child
and seeing their face in person is hard
to express in words. Trust me, it is an
experience you will never forget!
So, how about it, will you for go it
and make a difference in a child’s life?
starvation and God has led them to
To sponsor a child at the House of Light,
this safe haven. Many of the kids at
please contact missions@woodsidebible.
the House of Light have accepted
org or [email protected].
Jesus and they are growing in their
relationship with Him.
All at the orphanage appreciate
Sixty-six
the love and support the Woodside
smiling
reasons
family has generously provided.
Like all kids, these children have to support
Woodside’s
hopes and dreams. Some want to
Thailand
become teachers, missionaries, doc- Orphanage
BOOK
OF THE
MONTH
BY LINDA FISHEL
WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER
PHOTOS COURTESY HOUSE OF LIGHT ORPHANAGE
he number 269 is important to
the Thailand orphanage; it is the
number of sponsors that are needed
to fully support all 66 children at
the House of Light. Let’s be honest,
you’ve heard it on the radio, for a dollar a day you can sponsor a child. It’s
true! $32 a month will sponsor a child
at the House of Light!
What do you get for this sponsorship? The satisfaction of knowing
that every single one of your dollars is
going to make a difference in a child’s
life. You are supporting not only their
life right now but also their future,
eternal implications. You are provid-
ing a roof over their heads, food, water, clothing, education, books and a
safe haven where they are getting love
and learning about Jesus.
Many of children at the House
of Light have had a hard life. Many
have suffered abuse, neglect and
Non-Fiction
Get Wise: Make
Great Decisions
Every Day
by Bob Merritt
Each and every
day, our decisions shape our
very lives. Most
are made without
much thought to
the consequences. But, one wrong decision can destroy a career, a marriage
or a business relationship.
So how do we know if the decisions we make are wise ones?
Bob Merritt is the Senior Pastor at Eagle Brook Church in the
Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
With 18,000 in average weekly attendance, it is the largest multi-site
church in the upper Midwest.
In Get Wise, Merritt takes God’s
best wisdom as found in the book
of Proverbs and applies it to the
top decisions every person has to
make – decisions about education,
work, family, friends, sex, parenting,
money and more. Topic by topic, he
shows readers how to make choices
that result in long-term benefits in
health, reputation, peace and finances.
Stop struggling as you make decisions; quit second-guessing yourself. Get your copy of Get Wise today and put better decision-making
at the top of your New Year’s resolutions.
Fiction
Firefly Island by
Lisa Wingate
If you’re a man,
stop
reading
right now. This
is a chick’s book;
a romance novel.
Actually, it’s the
third in the Shores
of Moses Lake series by Lisa Wingate.
The story’s heroine, Mallory, finds
herself leaving the security of life on
Capitol Hill for the remote town of
Moses Lake, Texas, with husband,
stepson and a U-Haul in tow. Mallory is just beginning to love smalltown life, marriage, motherhood and
everything that goes with it.
However, she can’t shake the uneasy feeling surrounding her husband’s new boss, whose mysterious
past hints at scandal. As she seeks
answers, she comes to realize that the
middle-of-nowhere home she’s come
to love is the very place she’ll risk everything to save.
Wingate is a popular inspirational
speaker and national bestselling author of several books. She lives with
her family in central Texas.
Linda Fishel can be contacted at
[email protected].
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Section A
JANUARY 2015
FOR THE FUN OF IT BY JIM AVERY [WOODSIDE NEWS MANAGING EDITOR]
The New Year kicks off
with high energy and
creative style
from all over the world come
to create a magical winter
landscape. In addition to the
carvings made out of both ice
and snow, the event includes
ith the holidays in our
fireworks, shopping, petting
rearview mirror, it’s
zoo and children’s activities.
time to embrace 2015.
While there, you can
There is much to do in
choose between Zehnder’s
JIM AVERY
Michigan between now and
and the Bavarian Inn for one
opening day for the Detroit
of those delicious family-style
Tigers. Which is, to be exact, Monchicken dinners. Details of Snowfest
day (April 6) at 1:08 p.m. versus the
and all Frankenmuth attractions are
Minnesota Twins.
available online at frankenmuth.org,
The Monster Trucks are cruising
or by calling 800-863-7999.
back to Detroit for the 2015 Monster
The Professional Bull Riders
W
(PBR) “BlueDEF Velocity Tour”
will romp into Joe Louis Arena at 7
p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24.
The BlueDEF Velocity Tour features both established and up-andcoming PBR riders, providing a great
opportunity for more fans to experience exciting PBR action in cities
that aren’t currently serviced by the
sport’s elite Built Ford Tough Series.
It brings the high-energy sound,
lighting, special effects and, of course,
the world’s best bull riding action to the
most popular venues across the United
States. For Ticketmaster Customer
Service, please call 800-653-8000.
For more information about the
Detroit BlueDEF Velocity Tour, visit
pbr.com.
Clear Friday, Jan. 23 on your calendar! Woodside’s Troy campus will
host a Night of Worship/CD Release
Party starting at 7 p.m. The event will
feature original songs by the Creative
Arts Ministry. The music will be
available on CD afterward. The album is entitled Response, and will cost
$10. Watch for more details online at
woodsidebible.org.
Jim Avery can be contacted at
[email protected].
Clockwise from top left:
Monster Jam
invades Ford Field
with a vengeance.
High-tech
innovations will
drive the 2015
International
Auto Show.
Professional Bull
Riding provides
high-energy action
at Joe Louis Arena.
Frankenmuth
transforms into
a winter village
during Snowfest.
Jam at Ford Field on Jan. 10 and Feb.
28, at 7 p.m. This is a high-energy
opportunity to watch hulking trucks
crush hulking trucks and surprise
yourself while laughing about it.
The show also provides a chance
for fans to meet the drivers, seek autographs and view the trucks up close
before the competition starts.
Monster Jam tickets can be purchased at the Ford Field Box Office
(877-212-8898), or online at detroitlions.com.
Experience the next generation
of high-tech transportation at the
2015 North American International
Auto Show at the Cobo Center, Jan.
17-25. With more than 500 exciting
vehicles on display, representing the
most innovative and unique designs
in the world, there is much to see for
all that fancy automobiles. Expect to
see more interior gadgetry, lighter
bodies and solar power this year.
Additional details and ticket information is available online at naias.
com, or by calling 248-283-5173.
Zehnder’s Snowfest, Jan. 2126, will take you back outdoors in
downtown Frankenmuth. Each year,
Frankenmuth hosts one of Michigan’s
premier winter events: Zehnder’s
Snowfest, where ice and snow carvers
DID YOU KNOW? BY JIM AVERY [WOODSIDE NEWS MANAGING EDITOR]
Trust and do not fear the
unknown
A
s you read this edition of The
Woodside News a fresh new year
stretches ahead of us. With holiday
celebrations over and the decorations
once again packed away, our thoughts
begin to focus on what the new year
will bring.
Whether you’re young or old, it’s
hard not to wonder how the events of
a new year will impact our lives. Ask
most people what they want from life
and you generally get the same answer, “I just want to be happy.”
As I’ve traveled through the various stages of life it has become obvious (to me) that earthly happiness
is not something to be achieved and
held on to. We look forward to that
time in which we can finally be happy,
but it continually recedes.
While in high school, I recall
thinking, “If I can just graduate then
I will be happy.” Graduation was an
accomplishment, but not the fulfilling experience I had expected. So
naturally we decide, “If I go to college
then life will be better.” But a college
education didn’t necessarily bring
Hello 2015!
happiness either. So, our hopes drift
to thinking the right job will bring
happiness, or getting married, or having children, or finally retiring.
All of those goals are meaningful and potentially wonderful
events, but the goal of lasting happiness still remains elusive. From
my experience, the “happiness that
lasts” here on earth is never really
achieved due to the unpredictable
nature of life.
And therein lies the wonder of
what lies ahead in a new year.
Somewhat unexpected, the subject
of lasting happiness came up at one
of our holiday gatherings. That conversation led to a discussion of “Joy
versus Happiness,” which concluded
with the thought that it is far better
to seek “joy” in life.
While joy is related to happiness,
all in our conversation agreed that joy
is a much deeper experience. That is,
joy is viewed as a more intense inner
emotion not to be gained or sustained
by earthly accomplishments or material possessions.
As Christians, we’re taught that a
foundation of joy is eternally rooted
in our trust and faith in God. Romans
15:13 encourages us by saying, “May
the God of hope fill you with all joy and
peace as you trust in him, so that you
may overflow with hope by the power of
the Holy Spirit.”
It is that foundational feeling of
joy and hope, based on the promises
of God, which guides us through the
challenges that lie ahead.
It is our prayer, that as the winds
of time and change swirl in 2015, that
God will sustain all believers with a
sense of joy and hope, while helping
us introduce His life-saving promises
to many others.
Happy New Year!
Jim Avery can be contacted at
[email protected].
JANUARY 2015
Section A
15
HUMOR BY TIM FAUSCH [WOODSIDE NEWS WRITER]
Clipboard Generals
rule the school
Lexie: Oh, and those
wrestling mats need to be
moved too.
was fortunate enough to
So we began moving huge
witness set-up day for
wrestling pads, each about 900
Woodside’s winter clothing
pounds of dead weight, in the
drive, Keep Pontiac Warm,
300-degree wrestling room
at Pontiac High School.
heat (I think a boiler exploded
There’s nothing quite as
below us.). Fortunately, we
TIM FAUSCH
sad, or as funny, as an army
finished before severe dehyof volunteers. Most of us show up
dration set in.
pretty clueless, having failed to read
A little later, we ran into Lauren,
the detailed instructions (even the
who was carrying an intimidating
color-coded parts) we received. Yet
clipboard stuffed with all sorts of lists
we are still wildly eager to “help.”
and diagrams. It looked like a strateConversely, a few volunteers arrive
gic plan for building a mall.
in full “go mode.” These volunteers
Unfortunately for me, Lauren
have memorized every instruction, the
has learned my name, which is the
driving route, emergency phone numfirst thing they teach you to avoid in
bers, an evacuation plan, and possibly
slacker school. Before long, me and
the original construction blueprints for
dozens of other volunteers are movPontiac High School. They are preing coat racks, huge boxes filled with
pared to conquer the event like coma bazillion coats, armloads of hangmandos, even pre-scheduling their
ers, signage, more tables, and even
bathroom breaks in military
time.
We all mean well, really.
And then there are our
Woodside event leaders,
those brave souls who try to
manage, cajole, plead and
occasionally manipulate this
wacky volunteer army into a
lean, mean productive team,
or at least a squad that doesn’t
accidentally burn down the
school.
You’ve heard the axiom
about herding cats? Well,
organizing our army of volunteers must have been like
asking cats to do calculus,
blindfolded, while swimming, with two paws tied behind their backs.
The difference is our volunteers were smiling. Cats
almost never smile, except
that spooky Cheshire cat. Lauren Kerr (left) and Lexie Schwarze were competent
Our volunteers were smiling Clipboard Generals.
because we were having fun,
socializing with old and new friends,
some boots. We crisscrossed the gym
and completely oblivious to the
countless times like a crazed army of
mountain of work actually required to
ants until everything was in order.
make the event happen. We also were
By the time we left the main gym
in denial as to any deadlines, because
– ground zero for the winter gear disthen it would have felt like work.
tribution – it was easy to mistake for
Enter the Clipboard Generals.
Sax Fifth Avenue, or at least BurlingFortunately, we had two confident
ton Coat Factory. If it were not for
clipboard generals, Lexie Schwarze
our amazing floor leaders – Lexie and
and Lauren Kerr, from our Life ImLauren – I suspect we’d still be there
pact group, to whip our team into
setting up, possibly buried in a masshape, and they were girls on fire (I
sive pile of winter clothes.
know I should probably have said
women on fire, but the phrase “girl on
Tim Fausch can be contacted at
fire” is really trendy these days.).
[email protected].
My first interaction with Lexie occurred as she commandeered three
gyms, a wrestling room, and even hallways for the event. So that meant stagBIBLE CROSSWORD
ing each room with tables and chairs,
and for some reason the elevator was
unavailable. Dave Brown, Terry Sykes
and I volunteered to help.
Lexie: I need 12 tables moved
from the lower gym to the upper gym.
Us: No problem!
Lexie: Did I say 12 tables? I also
need another 12 tables for the upstairs wrestling room, plus 60 chairs.
Us: (Now sweating) Where’s the
wrestling room?
Lexie: (Opens a door and 300-degree heat pours out) In here.
Us: Is that a steam room, sauna or
the door to hades?
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