Religion

Cherry Grove
Pentecostal
Church of God
• Aug. 24 – Third annual golf scramble at 2 p.m. on Fairway Golf Course in Wheatley. $45 per person, includes green fee, cart and lunch. All proceeds go to Cherry Grove Pentecostal Church of God building fund. For more information, call Larry Hammonds at 859-743-4695 or Tony Hammond at 859-393-3702.

Christ
Community
• Martin and Charlotte Jacobson from Argentina shared on Sunday night.  All enjoyed snacks and desserts following the service.

Cherry Grove 

Pentecostal 

Growing up is something all kids and teenagers want to do.  Parents long for a day when their children grow up become self-sufficient, independent and have a hopeful future.  Growing up from childhood to adulthood is a process.  Part of the process of growing up is making mistakes, learning, struggling and overcoming.  Growing up includes starting middle school, getting a drivers license, high school graduation, college graduation, marriage and on and on.  Those are proud moments that can define our lives. 

We human beings are incredibly quick to assume the worst. As teenagers, we throw tantrums and slam our bedroom doors when our parents ground us, forgetting that they only want the best for us. Having spent most of my college years involved in youth ministry, I have heard both teenage boys and teenage girls pull the “my parents hate me and don’t get me” card. But I have also witnessed many parents tearfully lament after hearing their child say, “I hate you” for the first time. Usually, these words are uttered after a petty argument or misunderstanding.