March 3, 2005
MEDITATION
Anger is good
if it’s for the
right reasons
Anger is one of the most powerful emotions we have.
And contrary to what people sometimes say, anger itself
isn’t a bad thing, but there are times when we do bad
things because of our anger.
In Matthew 5 Jesus warned us about the danger that
comes with anger. “But I say to you that
everyone who is angry with his brother
shall be liable to judgment.” This remark
appears in the context of a discussion
about the sixth commandment, but
instead of simply reminding us that we
should not murder Jesus says we should
not be angry.
The point, of course, is that anger can
often lead to killing, so if we want to
avoid the result then we ought to avoid
the cause. When Jesus allowed himself
# to become angry, it was for a good rea-
son. Jesus expressed anger when he saw injustice or a lack
of proper respect for God, but we sometimes choose to
express our anger for reasons of less merit.
Billy Martin tells a story about himself and Mickey
Mantle. Billy says that he and Mickey were hunting down
in Texas. Mickey had a friend who would let him hunt on
his ranch, and when they got there Mickey told Billy to wait
in the car while he cleared things with his friend.
Permission was quickly granted for them to hunt, but the
owner asked Mickey to do him a favor. He had a pet mule
in the barn that was going blind and he didn’t have the
heart to put him out of his misery, so he asked Mickey to
shoot the mule for him. Mickey agreed.
On the way back to the car Mickey came up with a plan.
When he reached the car, he pretended to be angry. He
scowled and slammed the car door shut. Billy was sur-
prised by Mickey's behavior and wanted to know what was
wrong. Mickey said that the owner wouldn't let them hunt
after all.
“I'm so mad at that guy that I'm going out to that barn
and shoot one of his mules!” Mickey exclaimed.
He then drove like a madman to the barn, while Billy was
protesting about the chosen course of action.
“We can’t do that,” Billy said. But Mickey was adamant.
“Just watch me,” he shouted.
When they got to the barn, Mickey jumped out of the car
with his rifle in his hand, ran to the barn and shot the mule
and killed it. When he got back to the car he was taken
aback by the sight of Billy, who had also taken his gun out
of the car. Seeing the smoke swirling up from the barrel of
Billy’s gun, Mickey said, “What are you doing, Billy?” And
Billy answered, “We'll show that son-of-a-gun. I just killed
two of his cows.”
We all get angry sometimes. It’s normal and it’s okay, but
we do need to be careful that we don’t let it happen for the
WIONg reasons.
Rev. Jeff Hensley is the pastor of Kings Mountain
Baptist Church.
Jeff Hensley
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RELIGION
Campolo to speak at Racial Unity
service at Gardner-Webb
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
Staff Writer
Nationally known author
Tony Campolo will speak
during the
third annu-
al Racial
Unity serv-
ice at
Gardner-
Webb
University
Sunday
evening.
Campolo,
who authored “Is Jesus a
Republican or Democrat”
and “Twenty Hot Potatoes
Christians Are Afraid To
Touch” among other titles, is
professor emeritus of sociol-
ogy at Eastern University in
St. Davids, PA. In a tele-
phone interview with the
Herald, Campolo said that
race relations are no better
nor worse in the south than
more northern states.
According to Campolo,
institutional policies on race
are more progressive in the
north but southerners have
stronger cross-racial friend-
ships.
Nationwide he sees a
reluctance among white
church goers to sit under a
black minister. Campolo
said he would like to see
predominately white
churches encourage 25 of
their wealthiest members to
take their resources and join
predominately black church-
es.
When asked about his
sometimes controversial rep-
utation, Campolo said he is
just practicing what Jesus
preached.
Aldersgate United
Methodist is bringing
Campolo to Cleveland
County through a speaker’s
endowment. Campolo will
preach the morning service
at the church. Aldersgate
minister Rev. Jeff Patterson
said Campolo’s prophetic
voice calls cultural assump-
tions into questions which
CHURCH BRIEFS
makes some uncomfortable.
Patterson said Campolo’s
message is in line with his
congregation’s values.
“They're thrilled to have
him come,” Patterson said.
The first racial unity serv-
ice fell on the weekend
immediately preceding
Martin Luther King Day.
However, so many activities
were planned that weekend
that scheduling the racial
unity service became a prob-
lem, according to Walter
Miller of GWU and Zoar
Baptist.
“Tony with his practical
based message touched at
the heart of where we want
to go,” Miller said.
He points to last spring's
Jesus Video project as an
example of cross racial coop-
eration in the county.
Locally, Rev. William
Thompson of St. Peter
Baptist Church in Grover
gave Cleveland good marks
on racial unity.
“The county is working
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diligently to improve unity,”
he said. “It’s like a marriage.
If you don’t purposely work
on it, it will deteriorate.”
Thompson is part of a
Kings Mountain-area, inter-
racial ministers group.
The service runs from 5 to
6:15 p.m. at the Paul Porter
Arena of the Lutz-Yelton
Convocation Center at
GWU. Pre-service music
provided by a community
choir and directed by Dr.
Andy Roby begins at 4:30
p-m. A pastors’ gathering
with Campolo begins at 4
p.m. in the Abernethy Suite
at the convocation center.
Pastors should RSVP to
Walter Miller by Friday. He
can be reached at
wmiller@gardner-webb.edu
or 704-406-4238.
The community also is
invited to hear Campolo at
Aldersgate Sunday morning
at both 8:30 and 11 a.m. The
church is located at 1207
West Dixon Boulevard in
Shelby.
Services
Resurrection Lutheran
Church, Kings Mountain,
Lent Series, 12 noon
Wednesday, March 9. Rev.
Jamie Billings will speak on
“The Vine.” Offering for .
Kings Mountain Crisis
Ministry. Light lunch avail-
able for $3. For more infor-
mation call Rev. Eddie Gray
at 739-3215 or 616-8136.
Concert
Kings Mountain Baptist
Church, corner of Mountain
Street and Piedmont
Avenue, Kings Mountain,
will host the Songsters in
concert Sunday at 6 p.m.
Call 739-2516 for more infor-
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Christian Freedom
Baptist Church, 246 Range
Rod, Kings Mountain, Adult
Worship Choir “Evening of
Praise” Saturday, March 5, 7
p.m. Public invited. For
more information call 739-
4152.
Revival
Proclaiming the Word
Ministries, 701 Cleveland
Ave., Grover, revival March
10-12, 7 p.m. Speaker Rev.
Marvin Durham. For more
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Adams Chapel AME Zion
Church, 112 Lake Montonia
Rd., Kings Mountain, will
host Youth Explosion 2005
March 7-11. Dinner and
homework assistance each
day from 4:45-5:45 p.m.
Workshops for all ages from
5:50-6:50 p.m. Praise and
worship service at 7 p.m.
Speaker Rev. Carl Roberts,
pastor of Unity AME Zion
Church.
Seminar
Shelby Seventh-Day
Adventist Church, 2350
Hoey Church Rd., Shelby,
presents “The Prophecy
Code,” a seminar to unlock
Bible secrets, Friday, March
4,7 p.m. Presentation in
both English and Spanish,
plus a special children’s pro-
gram. For more information
call 482-9188.
Fund raiser
Grace United Methodist
Church, 829 Cleveland
Avenue, Kings Mountain,
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