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My truth
Dumbest idea ever?
“My truth, your truth” or
even “There is no truth”.
Ok, so what if I smack you
in the face and tell you my
truth says it’s just a love
tap? But your truth says
it’s an assault (and it hurt
like heck). Should we flip a
coin? Since “my truth/your
truth” isn’t working….let’s
just say there is no truth
and call it good. Oh wait.
Morality requires truth…
so that doesn’t work either.
Why are some people
so bent on screwing things
up? Maybe it’s the search
for significance. It’s not
easy to find a purpose these
days, especially if you leave
God out of the equation.
Pretty hard to feel special
when you’re just the result
of a big boom.
How could things go
so sour so quickly? As we
watch decency make a fast
exit, we’re leading a gen-
eration to slaughter. This
isn’t Mayberry anymore.
We better figure it out.
I have an idea. It hap-
pened when normal people
decided it was easier to
agree with lies rather than
fight for the truth. Whether
we give a nod of approval
or remain silent….the re-
sults are the same. Yes….
there is TRUTH, and it
coincides with reality. We
fell for the idea that love
means accepting any be-
havior, and that we should
bite our tongues rather than
risk offending someone. Oh
the irony….those telling us
we need to be tolerant of
EVERYTHING while they
shout, stomp their feet and
act like 2 year-olds when
we say something they
don’t like.
Meanwhile, our gov-
ernment is telling us they
can fix the planet if we just
obey. Well duh! Because
they’ve done such a great
job with everything else
(insert eye-roll).
How can we really
“fix” the planet? I think
asking the manufacturer
might be a good place to
start. He’s got resources
we don’t have….like the
ability to create stuff from
scratch. How about fixing
humanity? Well, if you let a
certain political party have
their way, they’ll “fix” us
into oblivion. Aborting or
sterilizing a generation isn’t
a great way to continue our
existence. Then there’s the
perpetuation of nuclear
war. That doesn’t help.
Got to thinking about all
those “immigrants” who are
coming over here to escape
their corrupt governments.
A rude awakening awaits
them. Because if the can-
didate they’re supposed to
cast their illegal votes for
wins, this country will be
a carbon copy of their own
horrible country. Yous goes
for the terrorists too….not
gonna go well for you either
way. Best stay home.
Can Trump fix our
country? Maybe….tempo-
rarily. But these last days
are upon us and we’re
watching prophecy unfold.
So why not just sit back and
watch the show? Because
we always need to stand
for what’s right…and pray-
ing….no matter what. Our
eternity depends on it.
Jesus says to search
for Him, and we will find
Him if we search diligently.
But there’s an expiration
date. If we reject him long
enough, our hearts harden
and will never admit the
truth. And remember, we
can eat healthy, run 10
miles a day, recycle, drive
EVs, then get hit by a Mack
truck ….and it’s all over.
“Jesus said to him, “I
am the way, the truth, and
the life. No one comes to
the Father except through
Me” John 14:
S u s i e C r o s b e y,
Prineville, Oregon.
WCCC wraps up season with
Linder winning the EDT
The final days for the
Ladies golf session ended
in a seasonal Eddie Skow
tournament with our winner
Kris Lindner! Congratu-
lations to Kris! The ladies
also did a competition for
birdies and chip-ins, the
winner was Virginia Grant;
and there was a three way
tie this season between Kris
Lindner, Sharon Harrison,
and Virginia Grant and the
winner from the that was
Kris Lindner for chip-ins!
We celebrated the last of the
season with a scramble on
hole three, you could only
use three clubs, your choice
of which three to use (some
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able than others!). To end
our season members en-
joyed lunch at Bucknums.
We encourage all Willow
Creek Lady members to
join us for next season.
We begin the year in April
and look forward to a new
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If you are interested, please
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Spiritually Speaking
Father Thankachan Joseph
On Leading others astray!
Last Sunday’s theme we reflected on was that of
simplicity and humility. If anyone wants to be first and
be the leader of any group, he/she needs to be the slave
of everyone. Recently, I attended a one-day retreat or-
ganized by the well-known scripture Scholar Dr. Mary
Healy. The theme of the retreat was “Healing and En-
countering Christ.” I thought the theme for this Sunday’s
readings would take us through the same experience.
The first step towards healing and encountering Christ is
that one should be free from all the negative feelings of
jealousy and envy. The first reading of the day reminds
us about the famous words of Moses: “Are you jealous
for my sake?” He is frustrated because his followers are
clearly thinking about themselves and their positions.
Last Sunday we reflected on Jesus telling His disciples
that to be greatest would mean to be the servant of all,
through reaching out to others in service. The Gospel of
the day from Mark echoes this advice: “There is no one
who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the
same time speak ill of me.”
The first reading, the Book of Numbers (11:25-19),
shows the followers of Moses, the admirers of God, be-
coming annoyed because others who were not chosen as
Prophets begin to prophesy. Moses immediately realiz-
es that prophesizing comes from God, but his followers
are not so quick to catch on. We are to realize that the
spirit of God is not the monopoly of a single person. The
Lord bestows the spirit of God on seventy elders, and
they begin to prophesy, especially the two who were in
the camps Eldad and Medad, whose sincerity of prophe-
cy was suspected by Joshua.
The Letter of James, last chapter (5:1-6), teaches us
that we are invited to follow God in all things and not
strive to amass wealth or fame or other things in this life.
Nothing will count in the end except faithfulness to the
Lord God. We always want to look good in comparison
with others. James warns us all about the social justice
and uprightness that we all need to keep in our lives.
James warns us, “Behold the wages you withheld from
the workers who harvested your fields are crying aloud;
and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of
the Lord of hosts,” which are very strong words of warn-
ing for everyone.
The Gospel of Mark today (9:38-43,45,47-48) gives
us two clear teachings. The first one is the same as men-
tioned in the Book of Numbers: Never try to stop the
good works of God that happen around you because they
don’t fit the way you think they should happen! The sec-
ond teaching is clear: Whatever we do to help others is
from God, and if someone causes evil or harm to others,
that person will be punished severely on judgment day.
Jesus teaches us that anyone who causes one of His
“little ones” to sin or fall into temptations will reap his/
her punishment. He continues: “It would be better for
them if a great millstone was put around their neck and
s/he was thrown into the sea.” Jesus continues in this
manner for several verses. Clearly, Jesus wants His dis-
ciples and every one of us to realize what a serious of-
fense it is if we cause one of His little ones to sin. Jesus
also gives several graphic examples of the punishment
that might be meted out, in the Book to the wrongdoers.
Today may be a good day for us to ask ourselves: Do
we cause any of the “little ones” to stray from Jesus? We
may not be intentionally inviting another person to stray.
However, we may subtly or unknowingly invite anoth-
er to do so. We may be talking with someone, and we
begin to gossip. Or perhaps we are complaining about
work, our co-workers, or the behavior of our children,
or perhaps we simply are in a bad mood. The reality is
that our attitude and our words affect other people either
positively or negatively. On this Sunday let each of us
strive to be a positive and loving presence to each person
we encounter. Let us pray that all might be prophets,
that all might struggle against sin and against harming
anyone. Let us give thanks for all who do good and pray
that we also may do good.
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The South Morrow County
Scholarship Committee
announces scholarships
available.
The South Morrow
County Scholarship Com-
mittee is pleased to an-
nounce three scholarships
that are available. Each
scholarship is open from
now until 4:00pm on Oc-
tober 17, 2024. To receive
the link for the application,
please email Brandi Swee-
ney at brandi.sweeney@
morrowsd.org
The South Morrow
County Scholarship Com-
mittee is offering this
post-secondary or graduate
program scholarship to
former graduates of Ione
Community School and
Heppner High School. The
scholarship funds are to
help students pay for tui-
tion, program fees, books,
supplies, rent and other
expenses. Students must be
entering their Sophomore,
Junior, or Senior Year of
Community College or
University or Graduate Pro-
gram. Students must have
a 2.5 GPA or higher and
an unofficial transcript and
current class schedule or
verification of enrollment
must be included to apply.
The South Morrow
County Scholarship Com-
mittee is offering this
177 N Main St.
Heppner, Or 97836
O: 541-676-9228
Trade School Scholarship
to post-graduates of Ione
Community School and
Heppner High School. The
scholarship funds are to
help students pay for pro-
gram fees, books, supplies,
rent and other expenses.
Students must be currently
enrolled in any trade school
program at least one year
after their high school grad-
uation.
The Beth Slottee Me-
morial Scholarship is avail-
able to former Heppner
High School Graduates
entering their Junior, Senior
year or Graduate School
at an accredited college
and is based on academic
achievement and chosen
field of study. Students must
have a 2.5 GPA or higher
and an unofficial transcript
and current class schedule
or verification of enroll-
ment must be included to
apply. The student must
be majoring or minoring
in Music, but if no appli-
cants are available, it may
be awarded to a student
majoring or minoring in
Education. The funds may
be used for tuition, program
fees, books, supplies, rent
or other expenses.
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177 N Main St.
Heppner, Or 97836
O: 541-676-9228
Broker
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541-215-2274
$380,000
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