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TheFoxNewsco-an- chors were giddy as they made the announcement. Research- ers at Colum- bia Univer- sity believe themselves on the verge of a break- through treatment for Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder. They claim a combination of drug and electro-shock therapy will permit them to block the remembered fear associated with PTSD, or modify or erase the memo- ries themselves. There are two crucial factors the docs and news anchors seem to have forgotten. One is that no medical intervention is without side effects and two is the Living God has been healing memories for many years — through the prayers of His servants — without side effects. Television commercials for wonder drugs address- ing everything from de- pression to heart disease must now include disclaim- ers that these meds can cause everything from sui- cide to blindness. I discon- tinued my cholesterol med- ication because I wearied of the memory and muscu- lar issues that came with it. Reality is whenever we medically intervene in the human body we can- not account for all the vari- ables and interconnections. Sometimes what we over- look causes severe side ef- fects. God bless medicine, but it is best to consult Him with fear and trem- bling when we practice it. With respect to heal- ing memories themselves, the discipline of inner heal- ing has been around for de- cades and perhaps longer; I have practiced this min- istry of prayer myself for a quarter century. Prop- erly conducted this minis- try of prayer and pastor- ing is neither magical nor new agey. It is simply about coming alongside someone with a debilitating memory and asking the Spirit of our Abba to speak to it. He nei- ther blocks nor erases; He simply expands the picture to include what He was doing in the person's life when trauma struck. The result is an intact memory of radically altered mean- ing. Dangerous drugs and shock are unnecessary when the Great Lover is asked to heal. What has this got to do with the title of this article, Abundant Springs? California has been em- broiled in a recession as de- bilitating as the drought and more long lived. The recession is as grounded in a humanity turning away from God in terms of shed- ding blood, idolatry, sexual sin and covenant breaking as is the drought. We need to seek healing from the Great Lover for this too. But we don't. Liberals want government to en- act more taxes and regula- tions — including a gargan- tuan minimum wage they believe will provide a bet- ter standard of living for workers — despite a proven track record these manipu- lative measures erode eco- nomic vitality and jobs — so much for quasi scientific management of the econ- omy. Conservatives want to weaken both unions and regulations, despite the his- torical reality that neither would exist absent human greed — so much for mys- tical faith in the free mar- ket. What California needs — as much as PTSD suffer- ers need it — is a healthy dose of turning back to the God who made the state and its people in sustained prayer coupled with a seri- ous commitment to work along the lines He reveals in response. The Lord said He meant for my city of Redding to be known as Abundant Springs — rather than a misspelling of founder Pearson Reading's name or the more cynical Poverty Flats — back in 2004. His revelation came to a rela- tive newcomer so no one could credibly claim it as mere historical logic. Old- timers would know the big- gest headache for early homeowners in town was the prevalence of leaky basements caused by the enormous aquifer that lies beneath Northern Califor- nia. Calling a city by its God-given name does not magically walk us through spiritual doors, but it does open them and create su- pernatural potentialities. A year later the Lord gave a word about Red- ding's Downtown Mall — in recession before the rest of the state visibly crashed — now called Mar- ket Street Promenade. He wanted it a center for ser- vice and ministry in His Name — economic energy could follow — and again He gave the word to a new- comer ignorant of its his- toric connection to local prostitution. Anyone should under- stand prostitution is a per- version of the spiritual gift of service. The logic is that a God of justice and au- thentic love would want to redeem a district as well as its people through repen- tance — turning back to original purposes and vi- sion. Teams of Christians began coming to worship and pray — with owner/ tenant blessing — while business persons worked hard to stay viable and vis- ible. Today the Promenade still struggles but the cults that lurked there are gone, successes are real, and ninety per cent of the go- ing concerns are service or ministry oriented. In part 2 we will look further at this unfolding and entirely pragmatic rev- elation. JamesWilsonisthe author of Living As Ambassadors of Relationships, The Holy Spirit and the End Times, and Kingdom in Pursuit — available at local bookstores or by e-mailing him at praynorthstate@ charter.net. GODTALK Abundant springs part 1 Jim Wilson The Associated Press JERUSALEM Groups repre- senting liberal streams of Judaism appealed to Isra- el's Supreme Court Thurs- day to force the govern- ment to implement its de- cision on equal prayer at a key Jewish holy site. Israel's government agreed in January to en- large and recognize a mixed-gender prayer area at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem. The wall, be- lieved to be a retaining wall of the Second Temple, is the holiest site where Jews can pray. The com- promise came after Israeli and American Jewish lead- ers negotiated with Israeli authorities for three years. But the prayer site was never established. The groups' legal peti- tion signals their frustra- tion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- yahu's coalition govern- ment, which is propped up by two ultra-Orthodox parties. The Western Wall is run by an ultra-Ortho- dox rabbi who opposes lib- eral Jewish customs at the holy site. Among the plaintiffs in the case were the Israeli branches of the Reform and Conservative move- ments, along with Women of the Wall, a group of women demanding gen- der equality at the site. The groups accuse the govern- ment of violating the right to equality and freedom of worship by not implement- ing its decision. JERUSALEM Liberal Jewish groups take holy site battle to court The public is invited to attend Discovery Week- end, an all-church event to provide hope for the community that there is a path that leads to powerful and pervasive change for churches and the community, begin- ning at 5:30 p.m. Thurs- day, Oct. 13 at High Point Assembly, 625 Luther Road in Red Bluff. Additional sessions will be held 6 p.m. Friday Oct. 14, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 and 6 p.m. Sun- day, Oct. 16. Discover y Week- end will provide a com- mon understanding, lan- guage and vision for what God is doing in Tehama County. Those attend- ing will be stirred with a deeper hunger for God and His presence in their lives, homes, churches and community. The teaching is the product of 15 years of research into transfor- mation revival. Most people believe that revival has some- thing to do with out of town speakers, gospel singing, sawdust on the ground and tents. That's not revival. Revival is not about seeing churches filled, it is about the trans- formation of a community that is staggering. Red Bluff residents are concerned about crime, poverty, homelessness, jobs and so much more. Comments like these are frequently heard: "What's happened to the town I grew up in?" "Somebody ought to do something about all these problems." "I don't feel safe on the streets anymore." Only if God acts can there be hope to see meaningful community transformation. Each session will be- gin with a time of wor- ship led by worship teams from different churches, followed by the teaching sessions. Cost is $10 and includes all sessions. To pre-register and pay at door, visit http://www. kingdomc.org/discovery- weekend/. ECUMENICAL Churches gather to seek revival at Discovery Weekend Sacred Heart Parish will celebrate mass at Cone Grove Park at 10 a.m. Sun- day, Oct. 9. A parish picnic will fol- low the mass. No masses will be held at thechurchbuildingonSun- dayonly.TheusualSaturday schedule remains the same. Cone Grove Park is on Cone Grove Road off of State Route 99E east of Red Bluff. SACRED HEART Mass to be held in Cone Grove Park Sunday Tehama County Church Directory RedBluff.... ABUNDANTLIFEFELLOWSHIP 21080LutherRd.•528-2499 Pastor J.E. Heitman • WORSHIP Sunday 10:45 AM & 6 PM BRIDGEWAY COMMUNITY CHURCH 345 David Ave • 527-0543 Pastor Scott Camp • Sunday 11:00AM, Sunday School 9:30AM CALVARY CHAPEL 12375 Paskenta Rd. • 527-8219 Pastor Gilbert DeLao Jr. • WORSHIP • Sunday 9 AM & 11:00 AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1605 Park Ave • 529-3063 • Evangelist Gary Den WORSHIP • Sun. 11AM & 5 PM • Bible Study • Sunday 10 AM & Wed 7 PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Antelope 545 Berrendos • 529-2506 • Bishop Phillip Smith • Sunday 11 AM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Red Bluff 545 Berrendos • 527-7012 • Bishop Jim Wilhite • Sunday 9 AM CHURCH WITHOUT WALLS 857 Washington St., Open Daily 9-11am Pastors Brad & Susan Harms•WORSHIP•Sunday 2PM•Bible Study Thur 2-4pm COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 598 Round -Up Ave. 527-4203 Pastor Dr. Paul Wright • WORSHIP • Sunday 9 AM • PRAYER • 6 PM CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF GOD Hwy. 36, Jorgenson 527-9210 • Pastor Roy Duggins • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM & 5 PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 501 Pine St. • 527-4361 Pastor Bruce Cloutier • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Hickory & Madison • 527-4688 Pastor Daryl Jones • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM FIRST CHURCH OF GOD Jackson & Luther • 527-5717 Pastor Sean Story • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Johnson & Hickory • 527-3361 Pastor Jesse Morris • WORSHIP • 10:30 AM FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH 585 Kimball Rd. • 527-5083 Don St. John • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 525 David Ave. • 527-5754 Pastor Scott Gessford • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM FREEDOM CHURCH 601 Monroe St. • 355-2284 • Pastors Pete & Bev Williams • WORSHIP Sunday 10:30 AM • YOUTH Thurs. 7 PM GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, IND. FUND. 12830 Glasgow Dr. 527-2964 • Pastor Jeff Eldred • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM & 6 PM HIGH POINT ASSEMBLY 625 Luther Rd. • 527-0445 Pastor David Blythe • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM LAKE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHURCH Lake Club • 347 6970 Jim Bredow, Pastor • WORSHIP • Sunday 8:30-10:15 AM NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH 1625 Johnson St. • 527-8134 SERVICE • 10 AM NUEVA VIDA 11841 Hyw 99W • Red Bluff • Spanish-speaking Pastor Freddie Villasenor • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM OPEN VISTAS AWARENESS CENTER 807 Lincoln St. • 529-9285 Rv. Tresha Wing • SERVICE • Sunday 10 AM OUT OF THE BOX MINISTRIES-COWBOY CHURCH 585-3070 22812 Antelope Blvd. –– Wednesday 7 PM –– Sunday 10 AM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Jefferson & Hickory St. • 527-0372 Rev. Beth Hoyt • WORSHIP 11:00AM • SUNDAY SCHOOl 9:30AM PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD 370 Kimball Rd. • 527-6346 Pastor Mike Cox • WORSHIP • Sunday 11:00AM RED BLUFF COMMUNITY CHURCH 1920 Park St. Pastor Stan Kolbert • SERVICES • Sunday 9:30 AM • 282-2248 SABBATH COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN 705 So. Jackson St. • 529-1890 Pastor Ron Largent • WORSHIP • Saturday 10:45 AM SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 515 Main St. • Father Sherwin Colaste MASS • Saturday 5:15 PM, Spanish 7 PM • Sun. 8 AM, 10 AM, Spanish 12 PM THE SALVATION ARMY 944 Walnut St. • 527-8530 Major Kit Wetter, Pastor • SERVICES • Sunday 10 AM & 11 AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRUCH 720 S. Jackson • 527-3733 Pastor Robert A. Clark • WORSHIP • Saturday 10:30 AM ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHU RCH Jefferson & Elm • 527-3414 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke • WORSHIP • Sunday 8:30 AM & 11 AM ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Jefferson & Elm • 527-5205 Rev. Maryly Adair • Sunday 9:30AM, Holy Eucharist Rite II SUNRISE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP GARBC Corner of Cedar & Jackson 529-6884 • Pastor Chris Hurton • WORSHIP • 10:50 AM • Bible Study 9:30 AM TEHAMA COUNTY'S MERCY PLACE FELLOWSHIP, bilingual 836 Washington St., Red Bluff • 2 PM Sundays • 262-9474 TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL 8529 Placer Rd., Redding 243-5726 • For service dates & times 529-9246 TRINITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 20920 Hampton Rhodes Dr. 528-8668•Pastor Loren Browning • WORSHIP • Sun. 10:45 AM & 5 PM - Wed. 6 PM THE ROCK CHURCH OF RED BLUFF 285 Gilmore Road • 527-7234 Pastor Vik Hylen•WORSHIP • Sun. 10 AM & 6:30 PM - Tues. 7:3 0PM - Men's Prayer Sat. 9 AM VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 738 Walnut St. • 527-2449 Pastor Luke Geraty • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30AM WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN CENTER RHEMA Bible Church • 527-9065 435 Round Up Ave.• Pastor Michael Ragsdale • WORSHIP • Sun. 10:30 AM ZION CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES 836 Washington St. 529-1836 • Pastor Joshua John McKim • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM Bowman... COMMUNITY CHURCH Bowman Rd. & Landes • 347-6130 Pastor Mark Lugg • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM Capay... COMMUNITY FRIENDS CHURCH • 4th & Moller Ave. • 865-2806 Pastor Toni Brown • WORSHIP • Sunday 9:30 AM Manton... MANTON COMMUNITY CHURCH Forward Rd. • 474-5156 Pastor Michael Stiener•WORSHIP•Sunday School 9:30 Sun. 10:45 Corning... BELIEVERS CHURCH OF GOD 783 Solano St. • 824-6502 Pastor Dan Steigmn • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1418 South St. • 824-3603 WORSHIP • Sunday • 10:30 AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1440 Yolo St. • 824-4333 Da vid King, Minister • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM & 6 PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Marguerite & Blackburn • Bishop Scott Davis • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM CORNING FOURSQUARE 404 5 th St. • 824-5776 • Sr. Pastor John Gehrung WORSHIP • Sunday: adults 9:15, 10:30 AM • Tues.10AM prayer meeting FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH Marin & Pear Sts. • 824-9989 Rev. Russ Ziegler • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:45 AM & 6 PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 506 Colusa St. • 824-3490 Pastor Chris Fissori • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM • Sunday School 9 AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1421 Marin St. • 824-5739 WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 824-5535 • 471 Marguerite Pastor Julie Horne • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM HARVEST CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH OF GOD 1006 6th St. 824-2091 • Pastor Michael Sharp • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:00AM IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH 824-5879 814 Solano St. • Father Cormac Lacre • MASS • Sun. 10AM, Spanish 12PM INDEPENDENT LUTHERAN CHURCH OF CORNING Houghton Ave. between Solano and Yolo Worship: Sunday 11 AM• Pastor Dennis Wyman • 526-4736 MT. OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH 341 Solano St. • 824-5530 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke • WORSHIP • Sunday 9 AM NEIGHBORHOOD FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 901 South St. • 824-2323 Pastor Ken Killinger • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:50 AM & 6 PM NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY CHURCH 824-3426 • Rev. Ezy Ulibarri WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM • Sunday School 9 AM OLIVE BRANCH BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP 565 1st St. • 824-3661 • SERVICE • Sunday 10:30 AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH West & Butte • 824-2153 Pastor Robert A. Clark • WORSHIP • Saturday 11 AM SONLIGHT WORSHIP CENTER 1520 East St. • 824-0175 Pastor Lenny Duval • WORHSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM & Wed. 6:30 PM ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 820 Marin St. • 680-0353 Rev. Diana Lueckert • CHURCH • Sunday 10 AM Cottonwood... FOURSQUARE CHURCH 2400 Rhonda Rd. Rev. Paul Shrum • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM & 6 PM Dairyville... CONE COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH 11220 Hwy. 99E • 527-2329 Pastor Scott Gessford • WORSHIP • Sun. 9 AM El Camino... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hwy. 99W • 385-2314 Pastor Scott Gessford • WORSHIP • Sunday 9:30 AM NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH 8345 SR 99W, El Camino • 200-4112 Pastor John Bohrer • Sunday School • 9:30 AM • WORSHIP • 11 AM SHADY REST FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 7211 Hwy. 99W 385-2155 • Pastor Andrew Dalson • WORSHIP • Saturday 7 PM Gerber... BAHA'I FAITH OF TEHAMA COUNTY 385-1091 Prayer meetings Fridays 7:30 PM Brickyard Creek Apartments FAITH HOPE LOVE MINISTRIES 21941 Chard Ave. 385-1431 • Pastor Ina Driggers • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM GERBER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 301 Samson @ Ventura 385-1718 • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM Los Molinos.... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sherwood & Josephine 384-2656 • Pastor Ray Watkins • WORSHIP 11AM MILL CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH HWY 99E and Taft St., 384-1564 Pastor Carl DeBiase • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM & 6 PM SPIRIT OF LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD 25235 Orange St., 310-4990 Rev. Kenneth & Pamela Auld • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM & 6 PM Paskenta... PASKENTA FLOURNOY BIBLE CHURCH 13140 Round Valley Rd. Sunday 10:30 AM • 833-0557 Platina... ST. HERMAN OF ALASKA MONASTERY Begum Gorge Rd. Abbot Herman • LITURGY • Sunday 8:30 AM Rancho Tehama... COMMUNITY CHURCH (Non-Den.) • 585-2526 Pastor Stephen W. May • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES Stage Coach Rd. • 585-2961 Pastor John and Sandra Edmiston • SERVICES • Sun. 10:30AM, Wed. 6 PM Tehama... ASSEMBLY OF GOD Third St. • 384-2603 Pastor Walter Bright • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH • 824-5879 Corner of 4th & D • MASS • Sunday 8 AM - Bilingual Vina... 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