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Americaisgrowinga culture of life. Polls con- sistently show more than four in five Americans support life for the un- born in all but a hand- ful of sce- narios while around ten per cent de- sire unlimited abortion. Ministries like Forty Days For Life conduct twice yearly vigils of prayer and blessing at abortion facil- ities and report business down by as much as three quarters during cam- paigns. Clinics are closing left and right. The best news — according to the Centers for Disease Con- trol — is annual numbers are the lowest since this gruesome reality was le- galized in 1973; they are less than half their peak in the 1980s. It is time to proclaim this culture of life as it develops. Make no mistake; our land is governed by the most pro-death regime in our history. Our president refuses to implement a ban on even partial birth abortion, the brutish pro- cedure in which a baby is partially born alive before being cut into pieces. He props up Planned Parent- hood after this agency of death is exposed traffick- ing for profit in baby body parts. Yet change is in the air and it is ordinary peo- ple driving that change. The question remains, nonetheless, are we merely people who now support life for the un- born whereas once we did not, or are we people who have recognized God as primarily a bringer and protector of life across the board? Is it a culture of life or just a culture of not-death we are seeking to build? A culture of life is not content to just say so in a poll; nor is it longing for other people, or for Con- gress or the Supreme Court, to change. Like- wise, a culture is not lim- ited to one or even a clus- ter of issues. It is rather a way — a lens — for look- ing at all there is. A cul- ture of life hungers and thirsts for justice clothed in compassion, loving and honoring those of whom we disapprove while refus- ing to accept their agenda. It means confronting bul- lies wherever we encoun- ter them, and especially if we imagine they share our values. It means not com- promising what God has called or taught into our hearts because we think it unreachable. There is a God-Father, a Son-Savior, and a Spirit-Animator in the land who is not even slowed by impossibility. A culture of life looks outside ourselves. It loves God, neighbor and self — in that order — because both God and neighbor are outside ourselves and we actually serve our own best interests with out- looking rather than in- looking. At the same time there is another culture in our land with a lot of traction. This is the culture of rage. In our nation and in the Body of Christ most of us feel like outsiders, pow- erless to guide our lives. We are by turns enraged and desperate to forget it. This explains both the presidential nomination of the angriest candidates in both parties and the current craze for comic book heroes who live out- side the system; we want somebody to kick butt in our name. The problem is both rage and escap- ism stem from the same narcissism so self-evident in the presidential can- didates a plurality of our people favor. And we feel free to blame our leaders for being what we are. The consequence of this cul- ture of rage can only be a culture of death. The antidote to this cul- ture of death is and re- mains repentance by a critical mass of our peo- ple. It means repentance understood as a re-focus of attention on the God Who made us a peculiar people, set free for free- dom in His image. Only a critical mass of faith-filled or faith-welcoming Amer- icans are needed for this time, just as only a critical mass produced revolution and constitution to launch the greatest nation of all time after Israel. We of that mass stop clinging to our sense of insulted vic- timhood — which is just another form or elitism — and return to, "But let jus- tice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream." We return not to the words themselves but to the One who spoke them, by the way. I praise the Lord that so many Americans have come out for life in this season. Yet it is late in the day to simply favor and long for life. It is time to proclaim a culture of life and beg God to substanti- ate that culture in each of us. And should we think the whole culture too much, let's remember the good news that a culture begins with one decision — for one person — at a time. JamesA.Wilsonis the 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 Promoting a culture of life Jim Wilson The public is invited to attend a fun event for the whole family noon to 5 p.m. Saturday Aug. 13 at the Cor- nerofOliveandMaininCot- tonwood, hosted by Calvary Chapel of Red Bluff. The event will include lifting up and sharing the name of Jesus, jumpers, face painting, games and puppet shows. Refreshments will feature hot dogs, popcorn and snow cones. For more information, call Pastor Wil- liam Del Casale at 527-8219 or visit www.ccredbluff.org/ tent-peg-village-outreach. CALVARY CHAPEL FreefamilyeventofferedinCottonwood First Southern Baptist Church, at 585 Kimball Road in Red Bluff, will be hosting a free Water Fun Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur- day, July 23. Participants will bob for apples, blow bubbles and eat hot dogs and chips. There will be pools to dip your toes in, sprinklers to run through and spongy water balls to throw. Everyone will get a gift bagtotakehomeandmaybe make a friend or two. For more information, call 527-5083. FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST Ch urch to host Water Fun Day By Dylan Lovan The Associated Press WILLIAMSTOWN, KY. A 510-foot-long, $100 million Noah'sarkattractionbuiltby Christians who say the bibli- cal story really happened is ready to open in Kentucky this week. Sinceitsannouncementin 2010,thearkprojecthasran- kled opponents who say the attraction will be detrimen- tal to science education and shouldn't have won state tax incentives. "I believe this is going to be one of the greatest Chris- tian outreaches of this era in history,"saidKenHam,pres- ident of Answers in Genesis, the ministry that built the ark. Hamsaidthemassiveark, based on the tale of a man who got an end-of-the-world warning from God about a massive flood, will stand as proof that the stories of the Bible are true. The group in- vited media and thousands of supporters for a preview Tuesday, the first glimpse in- side the giant, mostly wood structure. "People are going to come from all over the world," Ham said to thousands of people in front of the ark. The ark will open to the public Thursday and Ham's group has estimated it will draw 2 million visitors in its first year, putting it on par with some of the big-ticket attractions in nearby Cin- cinnati. The group says the ark is built based on dimensions in the Bible. Inside are mu- seum-style exhibits: displays of Noah's family along with rows of cages containing an- imal replicas, including di- nosaurs. The group believes that God created everything about 6,000 years ago — man, dinosaur and every- thing else — so dinosaurs still would've been around at the time of Noah's flood. Scientistssaydinosaursdied out about 65 million years before man appeared. An ark opponent who leads an atheist group called the Tri-State Freethink- ers said the religious theme parkwill beunlikeanyother in the nation because of its rejection of science. "Basically, this boat is a church raising scientifically illiterate children and lying to them about science," said JimHelton,wholivesabouta half-hour from the ark. Ham said the total cost of the ark surpassed $100 million, a far cry from a few years ago, when fundraising for the boat was sluggish and much larger theme park plans had to be scaled back. Millions of people first learned about plans for the ark during a debate on evo- lution between TV's Bill Nye "the Science Guy" and Ham in early 2014. A few weeks later, a local bond issuance infused tens of millions of dollars into struggling fundraising ef- forts. And earlier this year, a federal judge ruled the ark could receive a Kentucky sales tax incentive worth up to $18 million while giving a strict religious test to its em- ployees. KE NT UC KY No ah 's a rk o f bi bl ic al proportions ready to open Tehama County Church Directory RedBluff.... ABUNDANTLIFEFELLOWSHIP 21080LutherRd.•528-2499 Pastor J.E. Heitman • WORSHIP Sunday 11AM & 6PM APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY 1321 Nelson Dr. • 527-8541 Pastor Rudy Cepeda • WORSHIP • Sunday 1:00PM & Friday 7PM CALVARY CHAPEL 12375 Paskenta Rd. • 527-8219 Pastor Gilbert DeLao Jr. • WORSHIP • Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 am CHURCH OF CHRIST 1605 Park Ave • 529-3063 • Evangelist Gary Den WORSHIP • Sun. 11AM & 5:00 PM • Bible Study • Sunday 10AM & Wed 7PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Antelope 545 Berrendos • 529-2506 • Bishop Phillip Smith • Sunday 11AM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Red Bluff 545 Berrendos • 527-7012 • Bishop Jim Wilhite • Sunday 9:00AM 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 9AM • PRAYER • 6PM CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF GOD Hwy. 36, Jorgenson 527-9210 • Pastor Roy Duggins • WORSHIP • Sunday 10AM & 5PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 501 Pine St. • 527-4361 Pastor Bruce Cloutier • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Hickory & Madison • 527-4688 Pastor Daryl Jones • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30AM FIRST CHURCH OF GOD Jackson & Luther • 527-5717 Pastor Sean Story • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15AM 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 11AM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 525 David Ave. • 527-5754 Pastor Scott Gessford • WORSHIP • Sunday 11:00AM FREEDOM CHURCH 601 Monroe St. • 355-2284 • Pastors Pete & Bev Williams • WORSHIP Sunday 10:30AM • YOUTH Thurs. 7PM GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, IND. FUND. 12830 Glasgow Dr. 527-2964 • Pastor Jeff Eldred • WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM & 6PM HIGH POINT ASSEMBLY 625 Luther Rd. • 527-0445 Pastor David Blythe • WORSHIP • Sunday 10AM LAKE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHURCH Lake Club • 347 6970 Jim Bredow, Pastor • WORSHIP • Sunday 8:30-10:15AM NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH 1625 Johnson St. • 527-8134 SERVICE • 10:00AM NORTH VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH 345 David Ave • 527-0543 Pastor Scott Camp • Sunday 11:00AM, Sunday School 9:30AM www.northvalleyredbluff.com NUEVA VIDA 11841 Hyw 99W • Red Bluff • Spanish-speaking Pastor Freddie Villasenor • WORSHIP • Sunday 11:00AM OPEN VISTAS AWARENESS CENTER 807 Lincoln St. • 529-9285 Rv. Tresha Wing • SERVICE • Sunday 10:00AM OUT OF THE BOX MINISTRIES-COWBOY CHURCH 585-3070 22812 Antelope Blvd. –– Wednesday 7:00PM –– Sunday 10:00AM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Jefferson & Hickory St. • 527-0372 Rev. Beth Hoyt • WORSHIP 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 9:30AM • 282-2248 SABBATH COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN 705 So. Jackson St. • 529-1890 Pastor Ron Largent • WORSHIP • Saturday 10:45AM SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 515 Main St. • Father Sherwin Colaste MASS • Saturday 5:15, Spanish 7PM • Sun. 8:30AM, 10:30AM, Spanish 12PM THE SALVATION ARMY 944 Walnut St. • 527-8530 Major Kit Wetter, Pastor • SERVICES • Sunday 10AM & 11AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRUCH 720 S. Jackson • 527-3733 Pastor Robert A. Clark • WORSHIP • Saturday 10:30AM ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Jefferson & Elm • 527-3414 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke • WORSHIP • Sunday 8:30AM & 11AM 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 • 10:50AM • Bible Study 9:30AM TEHAMA COUNTY'S MERCY PLACE FELLOWSHIP, bilingual 836 Washington St., Red Bluff • 2:00 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. 10:45AM & 5PM - Wed. 6PM THE ROCK CHURCH OF RED BLUFF 285 Gilmore Road • 527-7234 Pastor Vik Hylen•WORSHIP • Sun. 10AM & 6:30PM - Tues. 7:30PM - Men's Prayer Sat. 9AM 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. 10:30AM ZION CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES 836 Washington St. 529-1836 • Pastor Joshua John McKim • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15AM Bowman... 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Russ Ziegler • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:45AM & 6PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 506 Colusa St. • 824-3490 Pastor Chris Fissori • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15AM • Sunday School 9AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1421 Marin St. • 824-5739 WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 824-5535 • 471 Marguerite Pastor Julie Horne • WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM 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 11:00 am • Pastor Dennis Wyman • 526-4736 MT. OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH 341 Solano St. • 824-5530 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke • WORSHIP • Sunday 9AM NEIGHBORHOOD FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 901 South St. • 824-2323 Pastor Ken Killinger • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:50AM & 6PM NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY CHURCH 824-3426 • Rev. 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