The South Gibson Star-Times serves the towns of Haubstadt, Owensville and Fort Branch.
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B-8 Tuesday, May 3, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times R.I.P. Mickey Mouse "Whatever happened to Randolph Scott? " Scott was a little before my time. However, to millions of his fans during the 1920 -60s, he is best known as the ideal tall-in-the-saddle Western hero. Scott was a western hero long before John Wayne. Kids loved to watch him in the Saturday matinees along with other stars such as Smiley Burnette, Tom Mix, Tim Holt, Johnny Mack Brown, Alan Rocky Lane, Durango Kid, and the singing cowboys Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. Whatever happened to Randolph Scott is a song written by the Stat- ler Brothers in 1975. It laments the decline of westerns and the rise of more 'adult' themed films that took their place. "Everybody knows when you go to the show. You can't take the kids along. You've gotta read the paper and know the code of G, PG and R and X. You gotta know what the movie's about before you even go. Tex Ritter's gone and Disney's dead the screen is filled with sex." What has happened in the ensu- ing 47 years? Florida recently passed a "Paren- tal Rights in Education" bill. This new law prohibits teachers in pub- lic schools from talking to their stu- dents about sex and gender identi- ties for students in K-3rd grade. Op- ponents of the bill characterize it as the "Don't say gay" bill. Howev- er, news outlets report many in the LGBTQ community support the bill and do not agree with sexualizing kids. They take offense to being co- oped into this tug of war. A fter the Florida governor signed the bill into law, all heck broke loose. The Magic Kingdom jumped from the heat into the frying pan. Disney's CEO released a statement saying Disney pledges to help fight the law. When I was growing up, us kids (and mom and dad) watched Disney every Sunday night. Since I was a kid, Disney has moved little by little into the over 18 + arena. Kids may no lon- ger be kids. Some adults think six- year-old kids are ready to talk and make decisions about sex and gen- der. Anyone who asserts a child can understand these complicated roles is ignorant of established facts about child development, deceitful, and/or supportive of pedophilia. Like Randolph Scott, gone are the days of innocence depicted in movies like Snow White, Winnie the Pooh, and the hilarious Donald Duck. "You gotta take your analyst along to see if it's fit to see. Whatever happened to Randolph Scott has happened to the industry." Rev. Franklin Graham recently wrote about Disney. Graham said, "What has happened at Disney is moral failure. Walt Disney had a vi- sion for wholesome family entertain- ment." Walt "was committed to the family. The morals of the corporate leadership of Disney today are in the gutter, and they want to redefine fam- ily counter to God's original design and flaunt sin." In the New Testament, Jesus takes a child in his arms and makes it the center of God's attention. He says whoever receives this child receives BUCKSKIN ST. JOHN'S CHURCH OF BUCKSKIN 8260 E. 900 S., Buckskin Sunday school 9 a.m.; Worship ser- vice 10 :15 a.m. CYNTHIANA FIRST UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Corner of North and Walnut Sunday worship service 9 a.m. FAIR HAVEN CHRIST FELLOWSHIP Church Street, Cynthiana Mike Douglas, Pastor Phone: 812-724-4735 Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Wednesday evening 7 p.m. FORT BRANCH BETHLEHEM GENER AL BAPTIST CHURCH 3208 W 525 S, Fort Branch (CR 325 W off of Hwy. 168) Steve Wilson, Pastor Bible study 9 a.m. Sunday worship 10 a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 601 S. Lincoln, Fort Branch Pastor Bryan Holzappel Sunday school 9:30 a.m. Morning worship 10 :30 a.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 212 West Locust, Fort Branch Pastor Corey Atkins Phone: 812-753-4623 Sunday school 9 a.m.; Worship ser- vice 10 a.m. (Communion first Sun- day); Second Cup of Coffee (ladies' group) all ladies welcome, second Wednesday, 9 a.m. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF FORT BR ANCH 100 W. Vine St., Fort Branch Rev. John Baylor, Jr., Pastor 812-753-4424 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10 :30 a.m., nursery pro- vided for preschool age and under. Youth Groups for grades 4-12 meet at 6 p.m. on Sunday evenings, Sept. through May. Details on the church website www.fbfirst.org. HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH 200 S. Church St., Fort Branch Fr. Christopher Droste, Pastor Fr. Kenneth Betz and Fr. Luke Hassler, Associate Pastors Joe Siewers and William Brandle, Deacons Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m. PROVIDENCE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CR 550 S., NE of Fort Branch Mitch Breidenbaugh, Pastor Sunday school for children and adults at 10 :30 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.; For information, call 812-753-3386. ST. LUCAS UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 6777 S. 350 East, Fort Branch Pastor John Heumann Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 10 :30 a.m. ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCH SNAKE RUN 5342 E. SR 168 (East of Fort Branch) 812-753-4568 Fr. Gary Kaiser, Pastor Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m. ST. PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 4222 E. SR 168, Fort Branch Pastor John Heumann Sunday worship 9 a.m.; Sunday school 10 :15 a.m. VERTICAL CHURCH Coal Mine Rd., Fort Branch Rich Clark, Pastor Sunday morning worship services 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Vertical Kids chil- dren's ministry available during both services for children from birth to fifth grade. Ignite Ministry is 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays for students in sixth-eighth grades. WESLEYAN CHURCH 202 E. Vine St., Fort Branch Sunday school from 9:30 to 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening adult Bible study, 6:30 p.m., GIG (Growing in God) Club for ages 5 to 11 (available while school is in session), Teen Group for ages 12 and up. For more information call the church at 812- 677-5007. HAUBSTADT NEW LIBERTY CHRISTIAN CHURCH Hwy. 68 between Cynthiana and Haubstadt Gordon Jones, Pastor Services Sunday 10 :30 a.m. NEW LIFE HOUSE OF PR AYER 208 West Street, Haubstadt Adam and Lindsay Ping Phone: 812-215 -9003 Sunday morning service 10 a.m.; Children's Sunday school during ser- vice; Food Pantry open first and third Wednesdays of the month from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Everyone welcome! IMMANUEL LUTHER AN CHURCH (LCMS) 1-1/2 miles south of I-64 and U.S. 41, Volkman Rd. Rev. Kirk Horstmeyer Saturday evening services 5:30 p.m.; Sunday worship services 8 a.m. and 10 :15 a.m.; Sunday school 9:10 a.m. ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH Old Princeton Rd., Haubstadt Fr. Christopher Droste, Pastor Fr. Kenneth Betz and Fr. Luke Hassler, Associate Pastors Joe Siewers and William Brandle, Deacons Saturday Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Masses 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. STS. PETER AND PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH 201 Vine St., Haubstadt Fr. Christopher Droste, Pastor Fr. Kenneth Betz and Fr. Luke Hassler, Associate Pastors Joe Siewers and William Brandle, Deacons Saturday Mass 5 p.m.; Sunday Masses 7 and 10 a.m. ZION UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Second and Elm St., Elberfeld Rev. Paul Fraser Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship ser- vice 10 a.m. LYNNVILLE BARNET T CHAPEL Stanley Road, Lynnville Don Williams, Pastor Reflections From the Page By Cleoramae G. Stunkel See CHURCH on page 9 South Gibson Church Services Michael Gerson concluded a re- cent column in the Washington Post with the words, "Against all my doubts, I choose to believe in a God with scars." That would be God as manifested in the Second Person of the Trinity, Jesus the Christ. Seeing those sars was what it would take to convince Thomas the Doubter, he told his fellow disciples. He wanted to actually see the print of the nails in Jesus' hands—well, more than that, he wanted to place his fin- ger in the mark of the nails-and to place his hand in Jesus' side at the point where the soldier's spear had penetrated, there on Golgotha. Having been absent from the group, that evening of the first day of the week, when Jesus had come to stand among the disciples and show them his hands and his side, Thom- as refused to accept their report. He went into "show me" mode. Eight days later, Thomas was giv- en his opportunity to be convinced. Again, Jesus came and stood among the disciples, and made to Thomas the offer: "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand and place it in my side." Of other possible scars we do not hear, in the Post Resurrection nar- ratives. Were there still marks on Christ's back, from the scourging that he re- ceived in Pilate's praetorium? Were there still scars upon his head, left by the crown of thorns pressed down upon it? The text doesn't mention those, but it seems reasonable to assume that they, too, would have remained. It is interesting that the text does not provide graphic details of cross, of nails and hammer, and specific de- tails of the nails' placement. The text simply states baldly that "they cruci- fied him." Perhaps the Romans did this fre- quently enough that the first readers of the Gospels would have known, without graphic reminders, how such events went. But even lacking such detail, we know quite enough about the "how" of all those wounds having been ac- quired. More important for us to know and to ponder upon, is the "why" of their having been acquired. Some seven centuries earlier, the prophet Isaiah made clear the cause, as he said, "He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with his stripes we are healed." Not for any sin of his own did the Christ bear all these things, but on account of our sins. Therefore, the Evangelical Cate- chism quite rightly tells us that we should "daily keep in remembrance the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus, and that we consider well how hard it was for our Saviour to bear our sins and the sins of the whole world, and to gain eternal salvation for us by of- fering up his life and shedding his blood. And since our sins caused the Lord Jesus the greatest sufferings, yea bitter death, we should have no pleasure in sin, but earnestly flee and avoid it; and being reclaimed by our Saviour and Redeemer we should live, suffer and die to his honour...." Focus on God, not your problem Insight By Dave Ingler "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." (Gala- tians 2:20) When we feel that the waters of life are about to cover us, our first re- sponse should always be a redirec- tion of our focus toward God rath- er than a continual focus upon our situation which appears to be out of control. One of the greatest lessons we will ever learn is that we grow spir- itually when we are stretched and tested by the difficulties of life. We should not be discouraged, fear- ful or anxious when facing these times if we picture them as oppor- tunities for spiritual growth. How- ever, growth only comes when we respond properly. This is why it is so important to begin our growth process by immediate seeking God and His strength. As we go through these periods, knowing that we go in God's strength and not our own can make the most difficult circum- Points to Ponder By Curtis Bond See POINTS on page 9 See INSIGHT on page 9 See MINUTES on page 9 Two Minutes With the Bible By Pastor Paul M. Sadler The love Of Christ "And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God." — Ephesians 3:19 The passage before us is a trea- sure chest of truth. Paul contrasts the spiritual knowledge of the believ- er ("to know"), with human knowl- edge ("passeth knowledge"). We are living in a time when a high premi- um has been placed on intellectual- ism. Technology is advancing so rap- idly that a product is barely to the marketplace before it is obsolete. Hu- man knowledge has progressed to the point where man has now created small micro chips, the size of a pencil eraser, that can store volumes of in- formation. While man glories in his accomplishments in the area of high tech, God is still the infinite One in knowledge overall. I read recently that if man were to build a comput- er capable of performing the func- tions of the human brain (memo- ry, reasoning, thinking, function- al control, etc.) it would have to be the size of the Empire State Build- ing. How would you like to carry that around on your shoulders? While hu- man knowledge has benefited us all in areas of medicine, science, and travel, man through human wis- dom can never know God nor un- derstand the things of God (I Cor- inthians 1:20,21). Those who are saved, howev- er, have at their disposal a spiritu- al knowledge that far surpasses hu- man knowledge. Having the eyes of our spiritual understanding opened, we are now able to comprehend the Word of God. It is from God's Word that we first learned of the love of Christ. It was Christ's love for us that sent Him to Calvary to die for our sins, to redeem us back to God (Ro- SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 812-753-3553 We're not afraid South Gibson