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Page A-6 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Americans need help fast: by Dr. Glenn Mollette The new medical insurance premium for my wife and I will be just a few dollars shy of $2,000 per month for 2017. This amounts to a total of $24,000 for the year. Should either of us have a serious illness or medical procedure then our out of pocket expense will be $11,000. Therefore we could potentially be out $35,000 in medical expenses in one year. I hope we aren’t but the potential is always there. Of course, that would be better than a $100,000 medical expense or being shoved into bankrupt- cy because of medical bills. It is easy in today’s world to rack up several hundred thousand dollars in medical expenses. President Trump appears to be moving fast on his prom- ises. I hope he acts fast on affordable health care because it’s killing me. I continue to hear from people who have achieved So- cial Security disability status. They were declared disabled by a doctor and were eventually legally approved. This not only means a nice monthly check from Social Security but it means medical care provided by the American taxpayers. Sadly, there are lots of reports of people who have obtained crooked attor- neys with connections to crooked doctors who know a crooked Judge who help them get approved for disabled Social Security. I’m for anybody that is truly disabled to have this help from the American taxpayers. It’s bad for America when people lie and fake an illness to get a disability check. Unfortunately when the government is writing checks multitudes line up to get their share whether they deserve it or not. If I live a few more years I can apply for a full Social Se- curity check and I will have Medicare. We will only have to pay for my wife’s medical insurance for a little while and thus life will go on. The point is that most of us are feeling the pain of health insurance costs. Mr. President we need help fast. Hospitals and doctors have been gouging the government and insurance companies for a long time. For years the gov- ernment and insurance companies have paid it but things are changing some. Insurance companies are no longer paying for everything or paying the full price they are being charged. One doctor recently told me that he has to bill the insurance company about three times more than he would normally charge a patient to just receive close to the amount he needs for a procedure. While our new government leadership is supposedly work- ing on a plan to fix medical care they need to fix the rising cost of a college education. Too many college graduates are racking up $60,000 to over $100,000 in debt with horrendous interest rates being charged by some lending institutions. Colleges know they have a gravy train. Thousands of students across the coun- try who meet the conditions can receive $5,815 in government money paid directly to their college of choice. Colleges then tack on thousands of dollars more that families or the students often have to borrow. Colleges in turn build bigger buildings and incur more debt that in turn requires more and more tuition from struggling students and families. Many federally funded colleges pay big salaries. One college President in Kentucky made about $400,000 a year at a tiny private Christian college. That’s not that huge as some Presidents today are making close to a million dollars a year. What is interesting is that his Board of Trustees promised him this same salary package upon his retirement for the rest of his life plus medical insurance, an apartment, a car and even his cell phone. Where does this money come from? The money comes from federal grants that we the taxpayers pay and from strug- gling students who rack up big debts so that a retired college President can receive almost $400,000 a year and additional perks for the rest of his life. Sadly, a lot of academic institutions are crumbling across this country. There are numerous cases of campuses closing and being sold to bigger institutions or closing altogether. Average Americans can’t handle what we are being handed in medical and college costs. We need help fast. Glenn Mollette is a syndicated columnist and author of 11 books. He is read in all 50 states. Visit www.glennmollette.com or contact him at GMollette@aol.com. You can like his Face- book page at www.facebook.com/glennmollette. Church News Good Shepherd Lutheran Church God helps those who ask for help When we hear the first four words of the Sermon on the Mount it seems like Jesus must have made some kind of mistake: “Blessed are the poor in spirit…” (Matthew 5:3). Now a person who is poor in spirit doesn’t seem like a good role model. Being ‘poor in spirit’ doesn’t seem like something we should aspire to. Here on Earth we think a happy person is someone who’s self-suf- ficient, self-reliant, and acts like they have it all together. Poor in spirit just doesn’t fit the bill. In Jesus’ day there was a lot of reli- gious pressure to look like you had it all figured out; to seem “wealthy in spirit.” But Jesus says blessed are the poor in spirit. So, what is he talking about? When you are ‘Poor in Spirit’ it means you’ve reached a point where you realize you’re broke: spiritually, physically or both. You can’t pay the bills, you can’t dig your- self out of the hole, you can’t take care of yourself. You’re desperately in need of help. Blessed are you when you realize the truth about your situation. Blessed are you when you finally see the truth. Being poor in spirit means that you have finally declared spiritual bankruptcy. Being poor in spirit means you’ve finally reach the point where you’re ready to ask for help. We don’t like to ask for help. Too often we’re embarrassed to admit what a mess we’ve made of things. We want to be self-re- liant; we want to help ourselves. That’s what we think we’re supposed to do. That’s what we celebrate. There are no awards for being “poor in spirit”; no one puts that on their resume or rushes to post about it on Facebook. ‘The Message’ paraphrases Matthew 5:3 saying: “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.” If you try a “Do it Yourself” approach, instead of being blessed you’ll find that you’re tired and frustrated. When we’re pretty sure we can’t do it on our own, we try anyway. That’s the way we’re made. We’ve all heard the phrase, “God helps those who help themselves.” But the prob- lem is, that’s not anywhere in the Bible. Instead, what we do find is this: God helps those who ask for help. All we have to do is admit we need it. Community Bible Church Over the falls in a barrel or something else Luke 18:8 (NKJV) “Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” Niagara Falls actually encompasses three waterfalls on the Niagara River and is the dividing line between the United States and Canada. While I saw some different figures as to the height of the falls, I’m going with 167 feet high. The three falls are Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. The three falls have the highest volume of water go over them of any waterfall in the world – more than 4 million cubic feet of water go over those falls (on average) every minute. Niagara Falls is famed as a tourist attraction and especially in the past as a honeymoon destination. In 1848, during the month of March, an ice blockage stopped the flow of the falls for 40 hours. Can you imagine what it was like when the ice dam broke up? Niagara Falls is also famous for something else: people going over the falls (on purpose) in barrels, other devices, and in at least one case all by themselves with nothing protecting them. The first one recorded to go over the falls in a barrel was Annie Taylor Oct. 24, 1901, (maybe April 1 would have been a bet- ter date) and she survived with relatively minor injuries. There have been others, and I suppose they all had faith in the devices designed to protect them or faith in their own abilities. Some did not survive. I guess they placed their faith in an unworthy device. In our verse above, Jesus asks if He will find faith on the earth when He returns. I’m sure He will find people who will have faith in all sorts of people and things – but will He find people who are living, watching, and waiting in faith for Him? To me it’s a sad and somewhat frightening question – because it makes me examine my own faith – just what do I trust in? It might be a good thing for us all to examine what we trust in – is what we’re trusting in a worthy object of our faith? Something to think about! God bless you as you seek Him. Hope to see you Sun- day. In Christ, Pastor Dave Ministry at CBC Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Praise and Prayer 6 p.m. Wednesday AWANA 6:15-8 p.m. Preschool – Grade 6 Community Christian Academy Preschool – High School Senior Exercise Class Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 9-10 a.m. in Dining Room Seventh-day Adventist Church Depression – the very word brings a feeling of doom and gloom, and well it should. This mental illness affects one in four women, and one in eight men directly, and many more family and friends. For years the treatment for this condition has been to manage symptoms. However, the way to combat any illness is to uncover and change the cause. That is exactly what Dr. Nedley has done in his research and teaching. After thorough study, he has identified 10 “hit” categories that may lead to depression if a person experiences three or more “hits” at the same time. But he goes beyond defining the problem. Eight of the ten hits are under personal control as lifestyle issues that can be dealt with by personal choices. In his medical practice and local ven- ues, Dr. Nedley began “curing” depression with lifestyle therapy rather than medica- tion. As calls for help from a distance started coming, it quickly became evident that he could not physically be everywhere that people needed help. This led to the writing of his book “Depression the Way Out,” and the development of the Nedley Depression and Anxiety Recovery Program that has helped thousands of hurting people across America. Not only does this program help those dealing with Depression and Anxiety but it serves as a tool for those wishing to achieve 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.bridgeviewcc.org * * * 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 * * * 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 *** 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 7 p.m. Youth group Thursday - 7 p.m. www.ivpraisecenter.com 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. * * * 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 * * * 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 * * * 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 S. Redwood Hwy. (in the County Building) Sunday Worship 10:30 AM Wednesday Bible Study, Prayer & Youth Program 7:00 PM Friday Ladies Bible Study 11:00 AM peak mental performance and a healthier lifestyle. Also it is very beneficial for the spouse of a depressed participant to attend with them so they can both understand the reasons for the lifestyle changes. Check out our ad in this paper and make plans to register early and plan to join the class beginning March 6. Be watching for the informative ad on Better Life TV channel 30.1 and take heart, you are not alone. There is a way out of depression!
