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FAITH
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
To err is human; to apologize is not
O
ne of my favorite preacher
jokes is the story of the
Pastor who was invited
to tea at the home of one his
elderly parishioners. As she pre-
pared tea, he helped himself to a
bowl of peanuts on the table and
eventually ate all that was left. As
she returned with the tea he felt
he should apologize for eating
them all but she assured him it
was alright since she had already
licked the chocolate off them.
Which reminds me that mistakes
happen to the best of us. Mistakes
are inherent to the human race;
usually because we do not have
the information we need, to make
the right decisions. We think we
do, but we do not. Reality slaps
us in the face and yells “Aha! Got
ya!” With the correct informa-
tion we make very different deci-
sions, resulting in very different
outcomes.
PASTOR’S
CORNER
Rev. Tim Barton
Likewise, we are sometimes
compelled to make decisions
based on the urgency and pres-
sure of others. We still need to
have correct information but we
are forced to make a decision
“even if it’s wrong.” In either
case we can end up looking fool-
ish and we want to avoid that if
we can. Sooner or later we are
going to make a mistake and we
will face the consequences of our
errors. So “what do I do when I
make a mistake?” It is simple: I
admit it. “I made a mistake!” “I
messed up!” The surest course to
correcting mistakes and cleaning
up our messes is to take owner-
ship of them.
Ok, so “how do I avoid mak-
ing mistakes?” Personally, I rec-
ognize that I am fallible, and
approach decisions with some
humility and I am open to input
from others. When I was a boy
I was asked to mow the lawn
of a neighbor. He had an elec-
tric mower with a long exten-
sion cord, which had been cut
and spliced several times. He told
me “you are going to run over
this cord, but don’t worry I’ll just
splice it again.” But I didn’t cut it:
I was careful, because I had been
cautioned. Mistake avoided! At
other times we are just tossed into
the pool and if you swim you live
... Call it on the job training! Mis-
takes not avoided.
In Matthew chapter 14: Peter,
a disciple of Jesus Christ, was
with his companions in a boat
on the lake when they see Jesus
come walking to them on the
water. They were frightened
thinking him a ghost, but Jesus
assured them it was he. So Peter
said, “Lord if it is you, tell me to
come to you on the water.” Jesus
said “come” and Peter did, but
became frightened when he saw
the power of the wind and began
to sink. In sinking he cried out,
“Lord save me!” Jesus reach-
ing out his hand, caught him and
helped back into the boat. I won-
der, what was Peter’s mistake?
That he got out of the boat, that
he trusted Jesus? No, but that he
did not trust Jesus enough! Jesus
said, “You of little faith, why
did you doubt?” You see, Peter
took his eyes off Christ and saw
the elements and began to sink.
It was a lesson I am sure Peter
never forgot.
Two types of people invite
disaster. Those unable to go for-
ward because they do not know
enough to make a decision and
fear getting it wrong. The other
type are those who throw cau-
tion to the wind and bull for-
ward without regard to the con-
sequences. The only remedy is a
good dose of humility. Peter later
wrote these words. “God resists
the proud, but gives grace to the
humble.” “Therefore humble
yourselves under the mighty hand
of God, that He may exalt you in
due time. Casting all your care
upon Him, for He cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:5-6. The need for me
to know everything is minimized
by his infi nite understanding, his
absolute power, and his ever pres-
ent help. The temptation for me to
go rogue and “do it my way!” is
tempered by my desire to please
him and let him get the glory.
WINTER FISHTRAP
Program in January to explore ‘The Meaning of Refuge’
Wallowa County Chieftain
Courtesy Photo
Panel on Environmental Refugia at Winter Fishtrap. (R to L) Chantay Jett, Kathleen Ackley, Kris Stein, Pat Matthews
Winter Fishtrap builds
momentum in its sec-
ond year since the hit pro-
gram’s reboot in 2018.
On the weekend of Janu-
ary 18-20, more than 70
participants convened at
Wallowa County’s Jose-
phy Center for Arts and
Culture for the three day
event including the editor-
in-chief of High Country
News Brian Calvert and a
host of its staff.
Visitors from nine west-
ern states, including New
Mexico and Montana,
came together to explore
the timely but challeng-
ing topic of “The Mean-
ing of Refuge” in the spirit
of Fishtrap’s longstanding
mission to “promote clear
thinking and good writing
in and about the west.”
Through a series of
panel discussions, break-
out sessions, and lectures,
participants delved into
the diffi cult questions sur-
rounding “The Meaning of
Refuge” as it relates to the
every day lives of individu-
als and communities. Win-
ter Fishtrap emphasizes the
“clear thinking” aspect of
its mission, tackling some
of the most pressing and
timely issues facing the
West.
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CLUES ACROSS
1. Basins
5. Family animal
8. Guns an engine
12. Milky gem
13. Poison ____
14. Realm
15. Like some horror films
16. Bit of advice
17. Depicted
18. Poker payment
19. Island greeting
21. Gay Nineties, e.g.
23. Cancel
27. Footed vase
29. Andes climber
33. Shy
34. Woeful
35. True
36. Ball or card
37. Before, in a poem
38. Put forth
39. Long in the tooth
40. Kentucky ____ (race)
42. Breakfast meat
44. Literary work
48. Quarrel
51. Stop!
54. Woodcutting tool
55. Tex-Mex treat
56. Retain
57. Sloe ____ fizz
58. Small hotels
59. Is obliged to
60. Donkey
61. Canadian whiskeys
CLUES DOWN
1. Caesar’s garment
2. “Once ____ a Time”
3. Drink mixer
4. More cunning
5. Flat bread
6. See no ____
7. Printed mistake
8. Airplane tracker
9. Misstep
10. Sign of triumph
11. Carpenter’s blade
20. Kind of insurance
22. Passageways
24. Escort
25. Spirit
26. Looked at
27. Got the best of
28. Unusual
30. Bagel topping
31. Popeye’s affirmative
32. Dent
41. Rosary ____
43. Out of bed
45. Lengthy tale
46. Center of rotation
47. Yearns
49. Teen trouble
50. Throw lightly
51. Owl’s question
52. “____ the West Was Won”
53. Barcelona cheer
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Joseph United
Methodist Church
Summit Church
3rd & Lake St. • Joseph
Pastor Cherie Dearth
Phone: 541-432-3102
Sunday Worship Service
10:00 am
Gospel Centered Community
Service time: 10:30 am
Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise
541-426-2150
Interim Pastor: Rich Hagenbaugh
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John Mitchell
January 1 – February 7
Hours:
Monday-Friday
7:00am to 7:00pm
Saturday
9:00am to 1:00pm
603 Medical Parkway
Enterprise, OR 97828
www.summitchurchoregon.org
Enterprise
Christian Church
Christ Covenant
Church
85035 Joseph Hwy • (541) 426-3449
Pastor Terry Tollefson
Worship at 9 a.m.
Sunday School at 10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship at 6 p.m.
(nursery at A.M. services)
Family Prayer: 9:30 AM
Sunday School: 10 AM
Worship Service: 11 AM
“Loving God & One Another”
David Bruce, Sr. - Minister
723 College Street
Lostine
Lostine
Presbyterian Church
Enterprise Community
Congregational Church
Discussion Group 9:30 AM
Worship Service 11:00 AM
The Big Brown Church
Childrens program during service
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Hwy 82, Lostine
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Wallowa
Assembly
of God
606 West Hwy 82
Wallowa, Oregon
541-886-8445
Sunday School • 9:am
Worship Service • 10:am
Pastor Tim Barton
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with an open door
Pastor Archie Hook
Sunday Worship 11am
Bible Study 9:30am
Ark Angels Children’s Program
Ages 4-6th grade, 11am
Nursery for children 3 & under
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541-426-8339 School
Worship Services
616 W. North Street, Enterprise, Oregon
Sabbath School 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Worship Hour 11:00 a.m. - Noon
Pastor Jonathan DeWeber
541-426-4208