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Idreamedmyselfinthe stands of a football sta- dium. As I looked over the field a ban- ner with the embla- zoned Lion — Aslan — from C. S. Lewis' Nar- nia Chron- icles across the field. I would soon know which team was represented by Aslan as it burst through the banner and onto the field. A leonine roar filled yet contained the stadium when what burst through the banner was no ath- letic team. Aslan Himself bounded onto the field and a thunderous voice of irre- futable authority boomed, "Do not mistake the repre- sentation for the reality." The message was clear. A banner depicting Aslan is good; the authentic King is the best. I remem- bered my old mentor say- ing — again and again — the good is the enemy of the best. I come from a tradi- tion believing God events — Holy Communion, Bap- tism, forgiveness through a human representative, or authentic prophecy — are the really real sym- bols of some aspect of the God we serve Who is ac- tive here. They represent God by participating in His life as well as in ours. At our best, however, we are not so foolish as to take the participating rep- resentation for the whole — just a taste. Communion is not the heavenly ban- quet; it whets the appe- tite by God's gracious gift- ing. Yet some of my broth- ers become so caught up in the grand reality of God walking the earth with us in the act they forget the much grander and more personal reality. This Per- son loves to show us Him- self but gets rather ticked off when we fail to look through the representation to He Who is represented. By stalling in the sacra- mental we risk trading Heaven's Feast for Happy Hour. The good is indeed the enemy of the best. Californians have been praying for drought relief the past four years. In late 2014 some of us kicked prayer to a new level when we took seriously God's call to repentance in 2 Chronicles 7:14. A grass- roots day of repentance — meant to be more season than twenty-four-hour day — in the spirit of the He- brew yom or day — began to shape. Eventually the entire West Coast — in- cluding British Columbia — became committed to daily prayer over our his- tory of shedding innocent blood, sexual sin, covenant breaking, and idolatries of various types. That was the good. The best was the more positive re-focus of attention on God Himself — in the Person of His Son through the power of His Spirit — that alone pre- pares us for the present- in-its-infancy Great Awak- ening. The fruit is tremen- dous. Rain and snow are abundant in California de- spite meteorologists' pre- dictions of snowfall even more impoverished than recent years. Lakes and reservoirs continued to fill even after El Nino was de- clared spent. In addition, members of the state leg- islature speak of a new and cleansing-the-atmo- sphere spirit of respect for the Word of God in assem- bly and senate — a biparti- san spirit. More and more Christians are running for office — not to govern by dogma but to bless cul- ture with the integrity for which Christians ought al- ways to be known. In my city alone more than fifty successful start- up businesses are reported launched this past year. Last but not least, the en- tertainment industry has released at least nine films and an infusion of televi- sion programs over ninety days (or so) overtly honor- ing God while presenting their art with excellence. More are promised. All this fruit is good; it is very good. But is it the best? All these did not be- gin in fifty-two days of re- pentance. They began in the context of prayer — and walking out the vi- sions cast and the exper- tise exercised — over sev- eral difficult years. There were anywhere from a few hundred to a few thou- sand consistently partic- ipating in the events. I would be the last one ar- rogant enough to say, "Looka me and a move- ment I visioned and pro- claimed." Yet I would be the first to say these phe- nomena came to presence in the wake of a 2 Chroni- cles season of repentance climaxed in events like the rolling days of repen- tance. I will trumpet while I have breath that these things are gifts from God requiring human partici- pation — not generation — and that we still have a lot of shedding of blood, sex- ual immorality, covenant breaking and substituting representations of God for God Himself — idolatry — to acknowledge. More im- portantly, we have ongo- ing opportunity and obli- gation to keep re-focusing on God instead of saying, "Been there; done that." This is the heart of repen- tance, and its necessity until the Lord returns. The good is indeed the enemy of the best. And our God really is a lion. The Lion of Judah. 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 The good is the enemy of the best Jim Wilson Calvary Chapel Red Bluff will be hosting two Vaca- tion Bible School events. Kids can attend one or both. Saturday, July 30th will be "Summer Jam" is a spe- cial one day event 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 30 for kids entering fourth through sixth grades. JAM, or Jesus and Me, is the theme for the day, helping kids to better understand God made them to have a relationship with Him. Get ready for an awesome day with energized worship, guest speakers and a bar- becue lunch. At the end of the day kids can experience the Xtreme obstacle challenge course. Bring a towel and prepare to get wet and muddy. August 1-5, 9am — Noon Kids entering Pre-K through fifth grades are invited 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 1-5 to "Master Builder." Kids love Legos and this school will be designed around them. Kids will learn how Jesus is the Master Builder and desires for each child attending to have a solid foundation in Him. Pre-register your kids now at Calvary Chapel Red Bluff, 527-8219. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. for both events at 12375 Paskenta Road in Red Bluff. For more information, call 527-8219. CALVARY CHAPEL Twovacationbibleschoolsplanned Vacation Bible School 2016 "Walking with Jesus" is scheduled for 9-11:30 a.m. July 25-27 at Neighborhood Full Gospel Church of Corn- ing. The school is for ages 3 years through 8th grade, or whoever wants to come and be a part. There will be stories, crafts, refreshments and games, prizes and surprises for all. This year the church will be collecting food items for Corning Christian Assis- tance, and participants are asked to bring a food item and get a prize. The church is a at First and South streets in Corn- ing. For more information, call 824-2323. NEIGHBORHOOD FULL GOSPEL Church to offer vacation bible school By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press VATICAN CITY The Vatican is striking back at conserva- tive critics of Pope Francis' landmarkdocumentonfam- ily life, ratcheting up its de- fense of the pope with new vigor as bishops begin im- plementing the document around the world. The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano on Wednesdaycarriedalengthy essay by an Italian Catho- lic historian insisting that Francis' "The Joy of Love" was absolutely in line with his predecessors and church doctrine on the thorny issue of whether divorced and civ- illy remarried Catholics can receive Communion. Earlier this month, the Vatican-approved maga- zine La Civilta Cattolica ran an interview with Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn in whichtheViennaarchbishop pointedly rejected conser- vative claims that Francis' work didn't count as an au- thoritative teaching docu- ment. Both articles upped the ante in the increasingly divisive theological and ide- ological battle sparked by "The Joy of Love," and were publishedontheeveofFran- cis' trip to Poland, where the Jesuitpopewillsymbolically deliver the document to the deeply conservative Polish church at a youth rally next week. When it was released in April, "The Joy of Love" immediately sparked con- troversy because it opened the door to civilly remarried Catholics receiving Com- munion. Church teaching holds that unless these di- vorced and remarried Cath- olics obtain an annulment — a church decree that their first marriage was invalid — they cannot receive the sac- rament, since they are seen as committing adultery. 'THE JOY OF LOVE' Vatican ratchets up defense of pope's family document 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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