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Page A-6 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, March 21, 2018 John Skipper, blackmail in America - who needs that?: by Glenn Mollette There is no such thing as buying someone’s silence. Silence really doesn’t exist. If people want to tell the world it’s easy to do. Tell one other person in the world and if the information is grimy enough it will be retold a thousand or a million times. Bad news travels fast. Sordid news for some reason always rises to the top. Regardless of how hard you try to cover it, you can’t. Blogs, news media, social media and the massive ability to communicate around the globe sends bad news out faster than a Texas tornado. Bad news was hushed a bit back in the day. We’ve heard rumors and stories for years about President John F. Kennedy. Many years later they have been retold and written about so many times. Of course is there any real proof that any of the rumors were true? Did anybody actually see with their own eyes Kennedy doing things he wasn’t supposed to be doing? There are those out there in media/gossip land who will rise to say yes while others will attest either the stories were fabricated or not accurate. Of course you have the famous stripper Blaze Starr who said her encounters with Kennedy before he was President were more than about social issues. Of course Kennedy was assassinated at such as young age he never had to face buying somebody’s silence on a major publicized scale that we know about. Who knows what kind of little back room deals or power moves were made to keep Kennedy’s mistakes submerged? In the day in which Kennedy lived the question must also be asked did anyone else care about what he was doing with Marilyn Monroe, Blaze Starr or the many other names who are out there? Obviously, yes, people always raise an inquiring eyebrow but it didn’t hit the fan like it does today. Today we have our current President who is being alleged to have a past involvement with a porn star. Allegedly his attorney paid her $130,000 to keep quiet about an affair with President Trump before he began his actual campaign for office. Has Stormy Daniels kept quiet? Apparently $130,000 doesn’t buy silence. With all the media attention surrounding President Trump and Daniels she knows there is much, much bigger money to be made. A hardback book deal can easily make her a million dollars and probably several million. Someone will want to make it into a movie thus more mega dollars. Someone might offer her a cable television show that would run for a few weeks or some kind of crazy radio deal where she might talk about her allegedly nasty details with Trump. Possibly another way to look at Daniels being quiet is that $130,000 buys silence until one learns they can get more money. My question though is who really wants to hear the details? If there is truth to it I don’t want to hear about it. I got so tired of hearing about Clinton, Monica and a cigar. Who wants to hear this stuff? Just recently the sad news about ESPN President John Skipper broke. He met with the executives of the Disney Corporation that owns ESPN and sadly disclosed that he had a problem with cocaine. Someone he had bought cocaine from was threatening Skipper about breaking the news pertaining to his problem. Thus what Skipper thought was something the drug world people would keep under wraps and protect their own was a mistake on his part. He is just too big a fish for some dope head to keep confidential about. After all, there might have been big money to be made from blackmailing Skipper. He did the right thing by coming out with his problem with corporate executives. His loss is personally crushing to him and the sports world. After all, who wins from any of this? The answer is nobody. However, the extortion jerk has not profited any more with his tidbit of information that he has about Skipper that we know about. In short - there is no such thing as buying silence. People tell what they want to tell. Usually it’s to protect themselves, build themselves up, make someone look bad or to gain attention or cash. Sometimes it’s ugly blackmail or extortion that is taking place and who needs that? Dr. Glenn Mollette is the author of 12 books. His syndicated column is read in all 50 states. Church News Community Bible Church The Lowly King “Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Ol- ives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.” All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spo- ken by the prophet, saying: “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ “So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ Hosanna in the highest!” And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” Matthew 21:1-11 When Jesus came into Jerusalem that day, the people shouted praises to Him. The enthusiasm was great and the voices of those surrounding Him must have echoed through the city. But I wonder how many of them realized that Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem was a fulfillment of a prophecy found in Zechariah 9:9 – written 470-480 years before Jesus was born. Jesus’ crucifixion was described in part in Psalm 22, written 1000+/- years before Jesus’ birth. It begins like this, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Psalm 22:1 It also describes the piercing of his hands and feet and the dividing and casting of lots for His garments. Someone once said that these prophecies were written after Jesus died – which would be a good trick because the Old Testament was translated into Greek 250 years before Jesus was born. Christianity rises and falls upon an event: Jesus’ resurrection. Paul the apostle said, “And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.” I Corinthians 15:14 But Paul doesn’t end there – in verse 20a he states, “But now Christ is risen from the dead,” 1 Corinthians 15:20 The hope of the Christian is a risen, living Lord – one worthy of faith – Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith! In Christ, Pastor Dave Seventh-day Adventist Church A misunderstood condition Most people don’t understand depression. It would be well if we did understand because it is becoming more common and more prevalent every year. Dr. Nedley says that the specialty journals show about one out of every three patients in an Internal Medicine practice have depression. An alarming report states that depression is occurring frequently by the age of 25. For years the average age for depression was 40 (the midlife crises). The impact of depression is amazing. It affects 200 million people worldwide. It affects more than 19 million Americans. It costs over $70 billion in treatment, disability, and lost productivity in the United States each year. Bob was a successful business man who had health problems. He had severe headaches. After the doctor’s exam he was asked, do you ever experience fatigue? He replied he had no energy, and said, “It is a chore just to get up in the mornings.” More questions from the doctor followed, and after checking the lab tests that had been ordered, the doctor informed him that major depression was the likely cause of his chronic headaches. Bob seemed embarrassed and continued to question the diagnoses. He was unconvinced that his physical pain could be caused by depression, a mental illness. Finally Bob’s wife insisted, “Look Bob, nothing you have done up to now has relieved your headaches. I think this is worth a try!” Failure to recognize the hand- and-glove relationship of mind and body leads to inaccurate understanding of health and illness. In reality, the mental and physical aspects or health and disease are completely inseparable. Some of the effects of depression are increase in hormonal levels, osteoporosis, high blood pressure, asthma, headache, physical disability, possible increase of Seizures, Infertility, Decrease sex hormone levels, Difficulty controlling blood sugar in diabetes. Depression is the leading cause of suicide. One-half million people per year attempt suicide. Less than 10 percent succeed. The severely depressed are at the highest risk for suicide. Adolescents and the elderly are at hig risk. The good nes is that you don’t have to have all these uncomfortable symptoms and suffer the miserable results of depression. There is plenty of hope for you and your loved one. Come on over to the Seventh-day Adventist Church at 265 Old Stage Road in Cave Jucntion every Monday at 6 p.m. There is hope for you. You can expereince freedom from depression. You can feel better with this simple proven treatment by Dr. Neil Nedley. We’ll be looking for you! 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 - 10:15 a.m. Saturday Worship 9 a.m. Bible Study 11:15 Pastor Charles Byrd 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. 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 * * * 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 * * * 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 * * * 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 * * * FOUNTAIN OF LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 451 S. Junction Ave., CJ 541-592-3956 Pastor Mark McLean Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday - 7 p.m. Adult Bible Study * * * 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. * * * 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. Family History Center Open: Thur 10 – 8 Tues 4 – 8 Bishop Larry Hammersmith 541-592-3919 * * * Illinois Valley Baptist Church 541-592-6149 Located in the old Chapel on Lister St. (between Caves Ave & Junction Ave) Sunday Worship 10:30 AM Wednesday Bible Study, Prayer & Youth Program 7:00 PM Ladies Bible Study Call for info * * * Wonder Bible Chapel 11911 Redwood Hwy. Wonder, Ore. Sunday worship 10 a.m. Non-denominational Bible believing Church Sunday School Nursery Youth group meets Sunday 6:30 p.m. Ministry at CBC Palm Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Praise and Prayer 6 p.m. Wednesday A.W.A.N.A. 6:15-8 p.m. Preschool to Grade 6 Community Christian Academy Preschool – 12th grade Free Senior Exercise Class Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 9-10a.m. Dining Room
