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A4 WWW.THESUNGAZETTE.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012 Sun-Gazette CREED$CR[[B Naaman Healed of Leprosy The lion was proud of his mastery of the animal kingdom. One day he decided to make sure all the other animals knew he was the king of the jungle. "Who is the king of the .jungle?" the lion asked. The bear replied, "Why you are, of course" The lion gave a mighty roar of approval. Next he asked the tiger, "Who is' the king of the jungle'?" The tiger quickly responded, "Everyone knows that you are, mighty lion." Next on the list was the elephant. The lion faced the elephant and addressed his question, "Who is the king of the jungle?" The elephant im- mediately grabbed the lion with his trunk, whirled him around in the air five or six times and slammed him into a tree. Then he pounded him onto the ground several times, dunked him tinder water in a nearby lake, and finally dumped him out on the shore. The lion-- beaten, braised, and battered-- struggled to his feet. He looked at thc elephant through sad and bloody eyes and said, "Look, just because you don't know the answer is no reason for to get mean abbut it!" Isn't it something how everything can be right about someone's life but it just takes By Dr. Paul Leavens one thing to mess things up. This great General Naaman had the world under his control. He had everything right where he wanted it. He was at the height of his career. BUT there was this little disease that destroyed his body with nasty, pustur- ous sores all over his body: . When you had leprosy no one wanted to be around you, you were banned from life. In fact, they had leprosy camps 'for all of those who were, unclean. Naaman's body had betrayed him and he felt the whole world had let him down. Then came a little slave girl who said the prophet Elisha could cure him. So what does Naaman do? He collects some very nice gifts. He get's the king of Syria to write a letter to the king of Is- rael. He has a big escort of the' military. Despite this enterouge and display of power, Elisha doesn't even invite him in. "Elisha sent a messenger to say tohim, 'Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.'" (2 Kings 5:10). Namaan replied, "Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn't I wash in them and be cleansed?" (2 Kings 5:12). Do we want to be healed or not? If we don't want to be healed then I guarantee you this. We won't be. How many of us have tried it our way? Naaman had to set his pride out of the way and have faith in. Elisha. "Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he See CREED on page A8 RITEHOW The Rapture- I)uring the past two weeks, we have discovered what God's word teaches about the second coming of Christ. The word rap- ture is not found in the Bible, but the concelbt is. The word simply means to be "caught up," and that is what's going to happen when Jesus comes back to Earth: believers will be caught up into the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and then go to Heaven (see 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). The same Christ of flesh and bones that went back to Heaven is the same Chris' with a glori- fied body who will come back to Earth. He will not be invis- ible. In fact, Revelation 1:7 says, "behold, he cometh with clouds; and EVERY EYE SHALL SEE 1tIM." Everyone living at the end of time will hear flae loud noise that Christ's coming will produce. His coming will not be invisible or silent. Psahn 50:3 says, "our God shall come, AND SHALL NOT KEEP SILENCE." The Apostle Peter states thatwhen Jesus comes again, "the heav- ens shall pass away WITH A GREAT NOISE." Christ's coming is described as a "thief in the night" in the Bible. By David Plkop This is not because Christ's coming will be invisible or silent, and that believers will disappear when it happens, but that the world will be taken by surprise. The same verse that talks about the great noise that Christ's coming will produc e begins by saying: "The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; IN THE WHICH THE HEAVENS SHALL PASS AWAY WITH A GREAT NOISE, and the elements shall melt with fervent Part III heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up," (2 Peter 3:10, emphasis supplied). Christ's coming will be like a thief in night, but on that day the sky will be ripped open with a great noise and the Earth is going to be in flames! So how could it be invisible and silent? 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6 says the same thing--"for yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night." In continues to say, however, that "when they shall sa}, Peace and safety; then SUD- DEN DESTRUCTION cometh upon them.., and they shall not escape.." Verse 4 says, "but ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief." What the above passage of Scripture teaches us is that Christ's coming will be sud- den, inescapable destruction for unbelievers. This is because they are spiritually "sleeping," and not watching for Jesus' coming (verse 6). In this way, Christ's coming w!ll be as a thief in the night. See RITE on page A8 CREMATION St.. RPRISINGLY AFFORDABLE Exeter woman was key part of town's golden age I!1 Hazel (Knox) Johnson worked at Santa Fe Rail Depot, was secretary at local schools, office manager for local doctor, member of Garden Club, Woman's Club at Exeter's Wilson School and S uN-GAZETTE During most of Hazel (Knox) Johnson's life, she was an integral part of Exeter's most exceptional eras. Hazel was bom on March 1, 1925 in Tennessee. Her family moved to town when she was just a toddler in the 1920s and she lived and experienced all Exeter had to offer at every stage of her life until the last few years. Due to her failing health, Johnson moved to Sacramento tO be closer to her daughter and eventually died on July 22 at the age of 87. Graveside services were held July 27 at the Exeter District Cemetery for Hazel, whose life, livlihood and lifestyle framed Exeter's past and helped shape its present. Hazel was the daughter of Perry Knox, immortalized in the downtown mural "Hometown News" as the linotype operator of The Exeter Sun newspaper. Her mother, Bonnie, was a long-time member of the Baptist Church. Hazel attended schools in Ex- eter and during WWII married .her Exeter High School sweet- Hazel (Knnx) Johnson 1925-20.12 heart, Weldon Johnson, a Marine fighter pilot at the time. While he was in the service she bought the real estate lot where her father-in- law, Jack, was to build their home of 65 years. AS a teenager she worked at the Safeway market in down- town Exeter. She later worked for a time at the long gone Santa Fe Railroad Depot, was a secretary later at rural Union School. But most will remember her for the years as office manager for Dr. Hickman in Exeter. Though she worked fulltime, she always had an active social life. Much of this revolved around the Exeter Lions Club (Weldon was a member). She was a past member of the Exeter Garden Cltb and the Exeter Woman's Club. But most important of ali was the "Bridge Group": eight girls, newly married, fi'iends from school days, began playing bridge. They played for decades. When their ranks began to dimin- ish, they simply changed to a lun- cheon every month. After Hazel retired, she borrowed from Wel- don's passion and began play- ing golf, first in a ladies group at Visalia CC, then several times a week at the Exeter course. She is preceded in death by her husband of nearly 60 years, Weldon; her parents, Perry and Bonnie Knox; her younger sister, Janice Knox Crow; and her oldest See GOLDEN on page A8 Joe W. Hightower Private services will be held for Joe W. Hightower. He passed away on July 23, at the age of 84. Joe was born on April 11, 1928. Condolences may be made at www.smithfamilycha- pel.com. Private arrangements by Smith Family Chapel. Joan Elaine Merritt Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 2 at St. Anne's Catholic Church for Joan Elaine Merritt of Camp Nelson. Interment will follow at Lindsay Strathmore Public Cemetery. No visitation is planned. She passed away July 28 at the age of 70. Webb Sanders Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements. Ralph Finfrock There will be a Celebration of Life from 1-3 p.m., Aug. 1] at the family home for Ralph Fin- frock. Ralph passed away peacefully in his home on the evening of July 19. His wife, twin brother and many family members were all gathered at the home at the time of his passing. Ralph was born on July 2, 1931, 15 minutes after his twin Obituaries brother Robert in Santa Paula to Asa Dwight and Mary Alta Fin- frock. He spent his childhood on the Oxnard plains living on Rancho La Rib- era and in the Santa Monica Mountains on Rancho Sierra Vista. Ralph, Robert and their older brother Ralph Wesley enjoyed Flnfrech exploring the 1931-2012 lands surround- ing their homes. He graduated from Oxnard Union High School in 1949 and attended Ventura College for 2 years. Shortly after his brother Robert was drafted into the Army, Ralph joined the United Sates Air Force. In 1953, while in the Air Force, Ralph married Daryle Flynn of Camarillo in Biloxi, Mississippi. They had three children, Christine, Ralph Jr. and Daniel, while still living in 'the South, and then returned to California after serving four years in the Air Force. A fourth child, Robert, was born in 1963 but passed away at nine months. Ralph and Daryle's youngest child, Janice, was born in 1966. ,, e0000D434 Care & Concern From 559-592-9119 Locally Owned & Operated Ralph started farming in 1963 in Ventura County and contin- ued his love of farming when the family moved from Ca- marillo to Exeter in 1978. He remained active in farming for the rest of his life. Ralph was aft avid sportsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing in most of the Western states. Ralph was fortunate to have lived a life doing all that he loved from farming, hunting and fishing to spending time with his family and watching with amazement as it grew with the births of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ralph was a humble patriarch, enjoy- ing frequent family gatherings and always preferring to listen to stories from his immediate and extended family rather than brag about his own accomplish- ments. Ralph and his wife trav- eled extensively throughout the western states, including trips to Wyoming to visit family and frequent getaways to Twin Lakes, Calif. and Laughlin, Nev. In 2010, they traveled to Alaska, where Ralph caught a 20 lb King Salmon in Sitka Sound. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, his child Robert, and his brother Wesley. • He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Daryle, and their four chil- dren, Christine Finfrock Dodson (David Dodson) Of Camarillo, Ralph "RIF" Finfi'ock, Jr. of Exeter, Daniel Finfrock (Patty Finfi'ock) of Clearlake, Calif., Janice Finfrock Bushnell (Ed Bushnell) of Portland, Ore.; eight grandchildren, Jami Dodson O'Connor (Dennis O'Connor), Ryan Dodson (Kristi Dodson), Michelle Finfrock Weisser (Der- ek Weisser), Jeremy Finfrock; Travis Finfrock; Cody Finfrock; Camille Bushnell and Natalie Bushnell, and 6 great-grandchil- dren: Sophie O'Connor, Char- lotte O'Connor, Taylor Weisser, Alden Weisser, Khloe Dodson and Kasen Dodson. In lieu of flowers, you may contribute to Kaweah Delta Hospice, 900 W. Oak, Visalia, CA 93291 or a chiritable can- cer organization of your choice. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.evansmil- lerguinnchapel.com. Services entrdsted to Evans Miller Guinn Chapel. See OBITUARIES on page A8 baugh, Worshil: Jon Ch Rusty Facebook or it www.che o! S. Filbert !iFii ............... Worship at t Sundays i Rev, Tom EI; .....