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Page A-6 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 The 411, I didnt know that: by Harry Johnson Ok, this isn’t about birds or science or nature, but it’s very interesting facts. The more I read this, the more I realized I didn’t know. Enjoy. Q: Why do men’s clothes have buttons on the right while women’s clothes have buttons on the left? A: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid’s right! And that’s where women’s buttons have remained since. Q: Why do ships and aircraft use “mayday” as their call for help? A: This comes from the French word m’aidez -meaning “help me” -- and is pronounced, approximately, “mayday.” Q: Why are zero scores in tennis called “love?” A: In France, where tennis became popular, a round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called “l’oeuf,” which is French for egg. When tennis was introduced in the U.S., Americans (mis)pronounced it “love.” Q. Why do X’s at the end of a letter signify kisses? A: In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous. Q: Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called “passing the buck?” A: In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would “pass the buck” to the next player. Q: Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast? A: It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host’s glass with his own. Q: Why are people in the public eye said to be “in the limelight?” A: Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, a performer “in the limelight” was the center of attention. Q: Why is someone who is feeling great “on cloud nine?” A: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares. Q: In golf, where did the term caddie come from? A: When Mary, Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl, Louis, King of France learned that she loved the Scots’ game golf. So he had the first course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced ‘ca-day’ and the Scots changed it to “caddie.” Q: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs? A: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called “pygg.” When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as “pygg banks.” When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a container that resembled a pig and it caught on. Q: Did you ever wonder why dimes, quarters and half dollars have notches (milling), while pennies and nickels do not? A: The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins containing gold and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small quantities of the precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are notched because they used to contain silver. Pennies and nickels aren’t notched because the metals they contain are not valuable enough to shave. I hope you enjoyed this week’s article. If you have any questions about this or past articles you can send me an email at birdwatching@ frontiernet.net. Harry Johnson O’Brien Backyard Bird Watching by Harry Johnson is brought to you by Young Master Gardeners To join contact us at kimberlielehman@yahoo.com Church News Community Bible Church Unbreakable 1 Peter 1:23-25 (NKJV) 23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, 24 because “All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, 25 But the word of the LORD endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. The Bible is often called the least- read perennial best-seller. Seems like a contradiction in terms, and in reality it is. The Bible is admired by many and hated by some. It is the foundation upon which the Christian belief system is built. The Bible makes claims about itself that cannot be ignored. In 2 Timothy3:16-17, it says, “16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” The key phrase here is “given by inspiration of God.” The Greek word is theopneustos meaning “God breathed,” or God breathing into the mind of men His own message. 2 Peter 1:20-21 reveals the following, “20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” These men spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. Bible scholar, Charles Ryrie, has written the following: “The Bible is a unique book. It was written over a period of 1,500 years by about 40 different authors, and yet it is one book without contradictions in what it says. What it says is truly remarkable for it speaks with equal ease and authority of the known and the unknowable, of the pleasant and the unpleasant, of man’s accomplishments and failures, of the future and the past.” Years ago, as a young Christian, I was challenged by someone who said, “The Bible has hundreds of mistakes in it.” I didn’t accept his word for it; I did my own research and investigation. I came to realize that the Bible is not full of mistakes, but it is a wonderful work of unity and accuracy. I believe I will close with a statement made by Napoleon, “The Bible is not merely a book; it is a Living Being, with an action, a power, which invades everything that opposes its extension, behold! It is upon this table; this book surpassing all others.” Hope to see you Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Come and see what the kids learned in VBS! In Christ, Pastor Dave Ministry at CBC Sunday, June 26 Morning Worship – 10:30 a.m. Prayer and Praise – 6 p.m. Community Christian Academy Accepting applications for next year Preschool – High School Senior Exercise Class Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 9-10 a.m. in Dining Room Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Crazy pigs and changing the world Most of us, on some level, love to be scared to death. We love ghost stories, horror movies, and Halloween tricks. And in Luke’s gospel in chapter 8, there’s a really scary story. Scary enough that it would probably make our hair stand on end. The main figure is a demon-possessed man who has been naked and homeless for years. He hangs around the cemetery and shouts at Jesus. And when Jesus asks his name, there’s that dramatic moment when the demon-possessed man says, “Legion” because there are so many demons in him. When Jesus exorcises the demons, they go into a herd of pigs. The pigs go wild and run off a cliff to their deaths. What a strange and frightening image that had to be! But none of that is what frightens the people in this story. You know what scares the people? “When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.” Wow! They weren’t scared by a guy with demons; they were used to him. What scared them was Jesus. What frightened them is that this man who was evil, becomes good. What frightened them is the holy, not the unholy. They weren’t just uncomfortable; they felt chilled blood, weak-kneed fear. Luke says, “Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured. Then all the people of the region of the asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear.” These people are afraid of the one thing that should comfort them, but they were comfortable with the things that should scare the heck out of them. And you know the scariest thing of all? Their story is our story. Because the greatest problem facing our society today is that we have become all too comfortable with evil. We accept the most heinous behavior without hesitation. It’s not that we forgive these people after acknowledging what they’re doing is wrong. Instead we simply excuse their behavior. We pretend that what they’re doing is perfectly normal and acceptable. In the words Jeremiah 6:15, we have forgotten how to blush. We have no shame. What happens when people have no sense of shame, or when they become ashamed of the wrong things? The result is moral Frankenstein monsters who don’t care about the hurt and damage and pain they cause. You want to change society and improve it? Take a look around you and see the evil in our society, then study the Word of God and live the Word of God. The most important way we can improve our society is to live our faith day to day in the midst of our society. Take a stand and become the light of the world. Places of Worship BRIDGEVIEW COMMUNITY CHURCH 5181 Holland Loop Rd., CJ 541-592-3923 “Come Join the Worship!” Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor Sonny Moore www.kbcc.us COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH Pastor Dave Gordon 113 S. Caves Ave., CJ Office: 541-592-3896 Email: cbccca@gmail.com Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m. Christian Academy Pre-K to 12th grade Awana - Wednesdays - 6 p.m. * * * 7th DAY ADVENTIST 265 S. Old Stage Rd., CJ Sabbath School - 9:30 a.m. Saturday Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Christian Martin Church (541) 592-3218 Madrone Adventist School 541-592-3330 * * * ST. PATRICK OF THE FOREST CATHOLIC CHURCH 407 W. River St., CJ 541-592-3658 Fr. William Holtzinger, Pastor Mass - Sunday 11 a.m.. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sunday - 10:30 a.m. Holy Days TBA * * * IMMANUEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 200 Watkins St., CJ Phone 541-592-3876 Pastor Charles Chase Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m. Child-care for small children * * * TAKILMA BIBLE CHURCH 10343 Takilma Road, Takilma Pastor Dan Robinson Bible Study / Prayer Time 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m * * * Illinois Valley Praise Center 28569 Redwood Hwy. CJ Non-denominational Bible-believing Church Sunday school – 9:30 a.m. Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m. Thursday Seekers Meeting – 7 p.m. Youth Group Thursday – 7 p.m. www.ivpraisecenter.com * * * First Baptist Church of Selma 18285 Redwood Hwy., Selma 541-597-4169 Pastor Monty Pope Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Worship - 11 a.m. GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH East River Street & Lewis Court, CJ Annemarie Richardson Lay Pastor. Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship - 10 a.m. Church Phone: 541-592-2290 www.goodshepherdlutheraniv.net * * * VALLEY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 498 Laurel Road, CJ P.O. Box 1248 Pastor Marvin Porter Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Worship Service - 11 a.m. evfree@frontiernet.net 541-592-6160 * * * FOUNTAIN OF LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 451 S. Junction Ave., CJ 541-592-3956 Pastor Mark McLean Morning Worship 9:30 & 11 a.m. Wednesday - 7 p.m. Adult Bible Study * * * ST. MATTHIAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 25904 Redwood Hwy., CJ 541-592-2006 Rev. Bryant Bechtold Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 209 S. Junction Ave., CJ Sacrament Meet - 10 a.m. Sunday School - 11:20 a.m. Priesthood, Relief Soc. - 12:10 p.m. Bishop Larry Hammersmith 541-592-3919 * * * Illinois Valley Baptist Church 541-592-6149 102 South Redwood Hwy (in the County Building) Pastor Steve Root Sunday Worship 10:30 AM Wednesday Bible Study, Prayer & Youth Program 7:00 PM Friday Ladies Bible Study 11:00 AM JP Auto & Metal Recycling New Parts - Used Parts -We Buy Scrap Metal- Certified Scales 29910 Redwood Hwy Cave Junction, OR 541-592-3691 B ingo for A ll A ges WednesdAys eArly Bird 6 - 6:30PM 17 gAMes 6:30 - 9:30PM Hamburgers for sale 520 e. river street, CJ iv senior Center open to tHe public
