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THE VET-MOD: How the Vista Jail is preparing one group for the ‘Outside’
In 15 years as a chaplain at the Vista jail, Linda Barrett has never seen anything like what is happening in the Jails aren’t built for hope. Veteran’s Module of the facility. Over They’re created to show conthe past 18 to 24 months, selected tempt for crimes and the crimimilitary veterans have been part of a nals who commit them. They’re unique program that has turned their designed to crush hope with stark, prison-issue holding area into concrete walls that breed despair, a launching pad of college students, steel bars and tables and stools entrepreneurs and born-again souls that offer no comfort, and colored with a zest for life and a hunger to lines on the floor that tell downlead a normal life. cast eyes where slippered feet “Out of 250 graduates,” she smiles, can stand. In jails, hope doesn’t “we’ve had a total of 12 returns in have a color. two years.” “Inside” everything is dull and With that recidivism rate of less uninspiring. Walls are as empty than 4%, compared to the national as the eyes that stare out from average well above 50%, the Vet-Mod behind the glass of cell doors. But program, as it is called, is getting it is the light that sucks the life increased attention. Local command out of your soul. It is dim, it has staff heard of the original program’s no source, and it never changes. success in the Sacramento area and The light whispers “you have no decided to try it in Vista. Results have future” 24 hours a day. Photos: Colleen Monroe Satan likes jails, but God loves The Vet-Mod is unlike your standard jail, explain Chaplain Linda Barrett, left insert, and Glendon Morales, right. rewarded that decision. “We work with the VA and other combat inmates, and He does what He pleases with second chance. accomplished when inmates are treated the powers of heaven and peoples of the For something close to two years, it has with respect, housed in a safe environment, veterans’ organizations,” Barrett continues, earth. This is a story of what He is doing at pleased God to change the light at the Vista and given something to look forward to “to find inmates who have been jailed for a Please turn to page 12 a local jail for a bunch of guys who need a Detention Facility, showing what can be “Outside.” By STU SMITH
Breaking Chains led Her life transformed, she’s helping others InterVarsity back on into a full blown drug addiction. In order to By JEANI ZUBER by man of action afford her drug habit, Coit became a meth Cal State campuses By RICK MONROE
Steven Cass doesn’t believe “awareness” or “education” about human trafficking is necessary. “If you’re not aware of it, you’re blind” he said in an interview during his brief trip to San Diego in June. Cass heads Broken Chains, a ministry “bringing the light of Christ to the dark world of sexual exploitation.” His method is to rescue women and young girls — some really young, in their pre-teen years — out of their dark world and to give them hope in Jesus Christ. “If we pull 100 kids out of trafficking, but they don’t learn about Jesus, it’s not a rescue,” he exclaimed. Part of the reason Cass returned to his former San Diego homeland is to promote the release of The Witness, a documentary by filmmaker/missionary Molly Barber. The film captures what Breaking Chains’ 90-day discipleship program is all about — the power of God to break the chains of sexual exploitation and provide a new life to those who break free. Please turn to page 4
Cheri Coit is director and pastor of Corner- dealer. She also started modeling, which stone Ranch, a non-profit drug and alcohol gave her self-confidence, and she took great restoration facility based on a Christian pleasure in people looking up to her. During this time Coit got married and had educational program operating in East San Diego County. Like Cornerstone’s residents, children before going through a divorce. the transformation of Coit’s personal life Eventually, her life began to fall apart as the drugs started running her life. She went journey is amazing. As a 17-year-old, she enlisted in the from being a model riding in a limousine to Army for a three-year commitment. After running with and selling drugs for a wellan honorable discharge, she searched for her known biker gang. She became homeless, and was arrested, conplace in life after victed, and sentenced a less than happy to prison for nine years childhood. She for selling meth. always felt unOut of all this devaswanted and was tation came the worst made fun of and scenario of all. Coit called chubby. lost the dearest thing As a single in to her heart; her chilher early 20s, dren. They lived with she desperately her ex-husband while wanted to feel she lived in federal good about her prison. appearance and Three years before discovered that her release, Coit found meth helped Jesus. Word got out her lose weight, Photo: Jeani Zuber which drew her Cheri Coit knows the love of Jesus and passes it on. Please turn to page 14
By JUDY ERICKSON
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s 23 chapters on 19 Cal State campuses again are recognized student groups, after being de-recognized for the 2014-2015 academic year. Cal State, the largest public university system in the U.S., denied the group’s right to require student leaders to comply with its statement of faith a year ago. A year before that, Cal State gave Christian groups a one-year moratorium to comply with the non-discrimination policy implemented in 2012 requiring campusrecognized student groups to accept all students as potential leaders. InterVarsity National, a 74-year-old creedal group that requires leaders to sign a basic statement of Christian faith, chose not to sign the non-discrimination policy. “InterVarsity is returning to campus as a registered student organization after a year of gracious conversations with the Cal State administration,” said Greg Jao, InterVarsity regional director and lawyer in the CSU Please turn to page 5
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“The whole family was filled with joy, because they had come to believe in God.” – Acts 16:34
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t says in 1 Peter 1:22 to “Love each other deeply (fervently), from the heart.” How can we love fervently? And why would we want to? Synonyms for fervent are: enthusiastically, eagerly, energetically or intently. Is that how you love? The original language translates it, “to stretch out” or “to reach.” A modern word picture on this type of “all in,” committed love might be best explained using a football analogy. Our son, Caleb, played safety in high school and college. He was the last man on the field someone had to go through to make a touchdown. Because of this, Caleb was highly motivated to do whatever it took to reach and stretch out to grab a player. This is an intense, “whatever it takes” attitude of love. This can be a challenge because people can be hard to love. We all have our “issues.” And these quirks get on others’ nerves. Some require more patient, fervent love than others! One of my friends called the hard to love folk EGR: Extra Grace Required. The thing you love about someone can drive you crazy too. It is like two sides of a coin, and you need a way to turn the coin over and remember, “Oh yeah! That’s why I love them!” My husband, Bill, loves his coffee. But along with Bill’s love of coffee comes an annoying habit — his aversion to placing coffee mugs into the dishwasher or sink. I find dirty coffee cups every place imaginable! I am not a coffee drinker really. Bill said that I am naturally caffeinated by God, and it takes Bill three cups of coffee just to keep up with my energy. Coffee is a part of what makes Bill — well, Bill! But this dirty coffee mug habit became a silent resentment I carried. I was letting myself be offended by his choice to not get mugs to the sink. One day, as we were preparing to move homes, I was doing that last load of dishes and I realized it was entirely comprised of coffee mugs. I prayed something like, “Lord, change him!” But instead God wisely chose to change me. The Spirit of God will often whisper verses to get our attention, “Pam, remember that verse about loving fervently? This would be a good time to use that principle. And, Pam, remember that verse from your quiet time, ‘Love covers a multitude of sins’? (1 Peter 4:8) Bill is a good man. Your love could cover this by extending mercy. Remember the verse, ‘Bless those who persecute you’? (Rom. 12:14) You are feeling a bit
RED HOT MONOGAMY BILL & PAM FARREL persecuted, aren’t you? Well, blessing is the path to love.” I decided to pray a blessing for Bill every time I saw one of his empty displaced mugs. I would pray pieces of positive affirming verses like: “Let Bill be the head and not the tail,” “Let everything Bill puts his hands to prosper,” and “Let Bill be known in the gates.” I started to smile when I saw dirty coffee mugs, and thought, “This blessing thing is working! I am hardly upset at all anymore.” Then I started praying blessings when I saw Bill with a clean or full mug, and that made me love him more, so I thought, “I choose to bless Bill when I see any coffee mug, anywhere at any time.” We travel about 250 days a year, and many of those days are in airports and nearly everyone in an airport has a coffee mug — so my man gets blessed all day long every day! As I have embraced the ever reappearing dirty coffee mug by responding with a prayer of blessing, my anger and annoyance has been replaced with fond affection. Any coffee mug is a symbol of God’s ability to help me love as God loves. While this is a light-hearted example of how to reach out of your comfort zone and love, I have been a part of the prayer teams of those who have fervently loved: • Children off drugs or drinking and away from foolish friends. • Spouses out of addictions or unproductive habits. • Friends and family members out of Satan’s grip to God’s grace. • Co-workers and volunteer team members from negative attitudes to positive performance. Love eventually triumphs when we love like God. o Pam and Bill Farrel are relationship experts, authors of 40 books and co-directors of Love-Wise. This article is adapted from their newest books, 7 Simple Skills for Women and 7 Simple Skills for Men. Details are at www.Love-wise.com.
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With bags packed in their ‘85 Nissan Sentra, a 5-year-old in the back, and a new baby strapped into the car seat, the Sluyters left their home in Flagstaff, Ariz., to pioneer a church in San Diego. That was 25 years ago. It started as a house church in their humble apartment in Mira Mesa. Pastor Lorron Sluyter would preach the message and his youngest son would attempt to help him lead worship with a toy guitar. His wife Judy would turn the boys’ bedroom into a Sunday school class for children, and their older son would invite all his friends in the neighborhood. From the beginning, it was not your ordinary church and 25 years later it has remained that way. This little house church, now known as Generations Life Center, has become a training ground for world changers and is impacting not only their community but cities across America and the Philippines. From their award-winning children’s ministry, to their unconventional, high energy youth church, from producing one of the biggest youth conferences in San Diego (Alliance Conference) to sending a team overseas to preach the gospel, this little church is having monumental impact. It didn’t take long for the church to outgrow the Sluyters’ apartment, but finding a location to meet was always a challenge. From schools to hotels to a rock concert venue to a senior center, the church has turned practically any setting into a place to meet with God and grow in the Word.
The Sluyter family in photo about 25 years ago.
Now, the church has found a place to meet that once again drives home the fact that this is not your ordinary church. July 5, Generations Life Center will celebrate 25 years of ministry, and begin hosting services at the Mira Mesa Edwards IMAX Stadium Theater. Pastor Lorron will preach the Word, his younger son, Jason David, will lead worship with his band, his wife Judy will direct the kids ministry in the theater next door, and their older son, Stephen, will greet guests and invite them to join a life group. Here’s to another 25 years! Generations Life Center will meet at 10 a.m. at 10733 Westview Parkway, San Diego, 92126. Details at GLCsandiego.com. SUBSCRIBE to Good News, Etc., for $30 a year. Send your check to: P.O. Box 2660, Vista, CA 92085
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“A wise man will hear and increase in learning. And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel. – Proverbs 1:5 (NAS)
No task too small when living as a servant
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his month’s column is not by me. It’s written by my sister, Jennifer Dansby, a Christian speaker and singer, about an incredible missions trip we took together with e3 Partners. Her story: Bent double to counter balance the pewlength bench propped diagonally across her back, the Ethiopian woman approached the hut where we were to sit in the shade of the narrow roof and share Christ with the villagers who had come to be seen by the mission doctors. She maneuvered it into place, adjusting it to the directions of our interpreters, men who were students in the local religious school, until she had it just right. Then she hurried off to get another pew-length bench, again balanced diagonally across her work-worn back. She placed the bench against the stick wall of the hut, but had to move it once, twice, three times until our interpreters were pleased with its location. Then, she was dismissed; and she bowed her way out backwards, semi-bent, her normal posture, the result of years of hard labor. This is the norm. Traveling from one village to the next, we often came across women carrying mountains of sticks piled five feet high on their stooped back, extending two or three feet out on either side of their bodies, requiring them to stop and turn parallel with the roadways to let us pass so we did not send them and their sticks tumbling as our vehicles maneuvered by. Life is very harsh for Ethiopian women. One such weathered soul came to my bench that day as I shared my story of salvation with those who had seen the doctors. This ancient sage might not have been as old in years as she appeared from her twisted frame, gnarled hands, creased face, and tired eyes. Her sweet wrinkled face seemed bereft of hope as I explained how much Jesus loved her, enough to leave His home in Heaven to come and live a life
LIGHTEN UP! BILL SMITH on this harsh earth. Speaking through an interpreter is difficult and stunted. Speak a sentence, wait for it to be translated, and then watch for understanding. After each snippet of the story, she raised her soulful eyes to mine and whispered, “Ishi,” which means “Yes,” or maybe, “I understand.” As I came to the conclusion of my explanation of God’s magnificent redemption plan, her eyes became more animated. When my interpreter and I asked if she wanted to know Jesus in her heart, her heart fairly burst forth through those expressive eyes. She prayed for Jesus to come live with her forever. The Holy Spirit Himself seemed to glow from the top of her head to the tips of her toes barely concealed in the rags that covered her frail form, so alive was she with this new-found life within her. She clasped both of my hands and said, “Ishi! Ishi! Ishi!” And with her head humbly bowed, she spat on my bare feet! To say I was alarmed would be an understatement. I dared to glance up at my interpreter, whose eyes were popping with mischief because of his understanding of the difference between our cultures. He said, in English, “She wishes to honor you because she is so grateful to you for sharing this wonderful gift of Jesus. This is how she shares her spirit with your spirit.” And although I was unaccustomed to being honored in this manner, I accepted her tribute and look forward to seeing her in Heaven one day. o Bill Smith lives in Escondido.
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iving as a servant leader is not a highlight film of personal or professional accomplishments. In many cases, when you’ve chosen to serve others first, you often find yourself in the background because when you put others first, you’ve made a choice to lift up those around you and experience the joy of watching others being transformed. Many of us have a drum major instinct to be out front leading. However, servant leaders prefer to be known for the contribution they’ve made by humbly serving the mission and purpose of the organization or group with which they identify. The Father sent Jesus on a mission, and Jesus humbled Himself before the Father, and willingly suffered and died for the salvation of all people. I believe the best measure of a servant’s heart is their willingness to take on the smallest of tasks for the greater good of all. This requires strength of character, patience, humility and the willingness to “die to self and live for others.” With this in mind, consider the following three traits of servanthood: • Nothing to Prove – Servant leaders don’t have to posture or play games. They don’t seek the limelight. They don’t feel the need to project their self-worth or prove themselves to anyone. • Nothing to Lose – Servant leaders don’t have to guard their reputations or fear that they will lose popularity. They come to serve, not to be served. This enables them
Breaking Chains . . .
Continued from page 1 The film begins with the ministry entering the streets in Nicaragua to share the Good News of Christ. It ends with graduation day when each woman is set up with a homebased business, allowing her family to be restored and provide for itself. The Witness will be shown at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at Grace Chapel of the Coast in downtown Oceanside. The event is free and open to the public, and will also include live music by worship artist Valeri Wilson. Cass has rescued women from trafficking since he was saved in San Diego on Sept. 5, 2005. Formerly associated in money laundering with the Mexican mafia, he knew the dangers involved in rescuing women from the streets of Tijuana. But it’s something he felt called to do. He later helped operate a safe home/ orphanage in Rosarito, before establishing similar ministries in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica before settling in Nicaragua in 2012. He calls Nicaragua home, where he and his wife Kenia — whom he rescued years ago in Tijuana — care for their son and run the ministry. Last year Cass also assisted in a rescue in Medellin, Colombia, known as the largest brothel in the world. He worked with government agents from U.S. and Colombia, resulting in the arrest of 12 traffickers. Cass said he has been blessed to work in association with other rescue organizations. The mission in Nicaragua last year resulted in more than 200 children rescued and more than 25 perpetrators arrested. “Over the course of the ministry’s history, we have made every mistake you can make, and the idea for the current program came
THE SERVANT’S CORNER SKIP CATCHING to focus on giving, not getting. As servants, they have no rights to lose. • Nothing to Hide – Servant leaders don’t maintain a facade or image. They remain authentic, vulnerable, and transparent. They rejoice with others’ victories and never wonder about their own fame. They are willing to subordinate themselves and exhort others to rise to their God given potential. God doesn’t necessarily choose leaders based on their natural talent or ability. Neither does He choose them based on their age and experience. God chooses people who are available, willing, and humble enough the serve His purpose. The Bible is full of flawed people whom God chose to serve Him, and Jesus showed us the way while He was on this earth. Following the example of Jesus, when we deny ourselves and choose to be the hands and feet of our Lord, no task will be too small. o Skip Catching of Vista has taught and practiced servant leadership as a successful management philosophy 20-plus years.
as we cried out to God in desperation for a solution,” Cass said. The ministry to women is led by Kenia Cass and a team of volunteers. The rescued women and children go through a 90-day program of discipleship and are given an opportunity to escape their old lifestyle. “Prostitution there is a poverty-based problem,” Cass said. “We’ve also discovered that 90 percent of the time, the children of a prostitute will go into the same lifestyle — often with the mother’s encouragement. What we’re trying to do is to break that cycle.” Volunteers from the U.S. are welcome and an important aspect of the ministry, Cass said, including short-term summer interns. The Witness was funded by a small Soroptimist chapter in Susanville that had a heart for women victimized by trafficking and sexual exploitation. Filmmaker Molly Barber was chosen for the project, and her friend Daphne Phung, leader of California Against Slavery, steered her toward Breaking Chains. Barber then ventured out to Managua, Nicaragua, for a three-month stay at the ministry base to capture on film how the lives of these victims are being radically transformed through the discipleship program. Barber said the making of this film changed her life. When she arrived, she had little interest in religion, but having witnessed the transformation in these women, she could not deny the power of God’s love for her. Breaking Chains is showing the hope of Christ to win the war on sexual exploitation. For information, contact Jill Folsom, the San Diego director of Breaking Chains, at (619)752-6325, or visit www.breakingchains.com.
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“King David also ordered the… singers into an orchestra, and they played loudly and joyously…” – 1 Chron. 15:16 (TLB)
God blends worship out of every tribe and nation
Scripture says that people from every tribe, The nation, and tongue shall worship before the throne. Throughout Southern California in general, and specifically within San Diego County, we are seeing this happen more and more frequently. CAZ TAYLOR Joseph “Tiwa Bear” Manzo and wife Martha are members of an American Indian worship team that frequents San Diego ent aspects of who God is,” said Rice. “This County churches and other outreaches within sound of the ‘nations’ tends to be derived Southern California to showcase and blend from natural, rather than man-made objects, the unique American Indian sound with other which were readily available to the native worship permeating this area. people, and that is none the less relevant. In a The sounds of drums, rattles, flutes and cultural sense, the music and movement that spontaneous Indian chants comprise a big identify a tribe or nation will have more part of these captivating, heaven-bound profound effect on that same people group musical compositions. Although they may when it comes to worshiping Jesus. Plus, seem different from the music emitting from when we come together as different cultures many traditional Christian churches, “Tiwa to worship outside our particular flavor or Bear” contends that these sounds have a style of worship, we honor what the Lord is heartfelt and sacred flavor. “Our music is doing throughout the nations.” very ancient,” Joseph said. “At the core it Rice feels that the praise, prayer, and worrepresents an original beat, which always ship from different cultures carry different has been a deeply rooted way of worship. components, which enhance our intimacy We know, as far as our native drums go, with the Lord. “First nation people can more and our flutes and rattles... they present a closely relate to the sufferings of the Lord special reverence to our Creator: the Father, Jesus Christ because of their own sufferings, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” in a way that the average American cannot. Martha Manzo sees such a significant What’s more, when we have people participower in the beating of the drums that she pate who know what it’s like to live and die is not surprised about the spiritual warfare for the cause of Christ, it brings something connected to it. “The enemy has tried to extremely profound to our times of worshipstop the drums from three different groups ing the King, praying through His name and within God’s kingdom: the Jews, the blacks, declaring salvation to the nations.” and the Native Americans. These drum beats Every culture has different layers in God’s are close to the Father’s heart. They usher in concerted sound of worship. “Throughout His Spirit in remarkable ways. I believe that the Native American continent,” said Jothis style of worship is part of God’s secret seph, “we have worshiped the Creator for weapon in these last days to bring His love thousands of years. It’s part of our DNA. to the people.” We have always Joseph feels that sung at powwows, there has been a and danced before lot of negative the God of all crePR regarding the ation.” ways that AmeriRice offers the can Natives worbigger picture, and ship, which has value to unified been perpetrated worship and prayer. by Hollywood and “If our prayer here a religious spirit. on earth is ‘let Your Photo: www.selahphotographysd.com “There has been a Joseph “Tiwa Bear” Manzo at recent San Diego event. kingdom come, big misunderstanding regarding the Native Your will be done, here on earth as it is in American culture and our ways of worship. heaven,’ shouldn’t we be working toward Some denominations will not allow the sound unity among the cultures and nations of the of native drums in their worship services.” earth? Part of that includes, for us WesternJoseph feels that the incorporation of these ers, being open to the style of worship and worship sounds will awaken the sleeping prayer that other nations move freely in. Style giant, which is God’s church, and stir many is not the issue, worshiping Jesus Christ, towards salvation, healing, and deeper rela- the Messiah...that is the issue. That is how tionships in these last days. people will get saved.” Carol Kiger-Rice, co-founder of San Email the Manzos at tiwabear@Yahoo. Diego’s Place Of Worship and Voice of the com. Find out about Rice’s ministries by Bride Ministries, has been a proponent of going to voiceofthebride.net. introducing the Native American worship o sound to more traditional worshipers. “Each Caz Taylor authored David’s Tabernacle, believer is designed by God to work together Patterns for New Testament Worship, and is as part of Christ’s Body. Allowing each co-owner of San Diego video production comperson to use their unique gift reflects differ- pany, www/bizvidcommunications.com.
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Erica Campbell featured at event on Midway
One of the music industry’s most prolific and versatile artists, Erica Campbell — one half of the duo Mary Mary — will make an appearance on a celebrated military monument and tourist site in San Diego, the USS Midway, on Sunday, July 26. The event is a fundraiser that supports returning veterans and their families. This year’s line-up for Gospel Aboard the USS Midway will feature artists and entertainers Men 4 Christ, Archie Robinson and New Birth Praise, Chris White, Bayview Baptist Church’s “Chosen” and the Divine Praise Dancers of Los Angeles. The event will be captured live on TBN’s show for contemporary gospel, JUCE TV. Promoters say Gospel aboard the USS Midway is certain to meet, if not exceed, the expectation of anyone who attended last year’s star-studded show. KPRZ 1210 AM Gospel on Demand Radio hosts will be the MC’s for this year’s event, and they will bring their special blend of humor and musical knowledge to the evening. Tickets are available for sale on Ticketleap. The USS Midway is at 910 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show begins at 7 p.m. For details, contact M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records Inc. at (858) 650-3190 or visit mandaterecords.com/wp/2015gospel-aboard-the-midway-with-erica-campbell/. The event is a fundraiser that supports returning veterans and their families.
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Continued from page 1 Recognition process. “We are excited we can focus our attention to reaching the 450,000 students and faculty in the Cal State system in the coming year.” “God answered our prayers,” said InterVarsity North County staff member Kelsey True at Cal State San Marcos. True said 37 small groups started and 178 students came to faith this school year as IV reached out to the 50,000 college students in North County. Campus recognition allows InterVarsity to host a table at student organization fairs, advertise on campus and reserve rooms at a discounted student rate. The group can more fully collaborate with university departments and other student groups, opening more opportunities for the gospel. “InterVarsity’s Christian faith compels us to welcome all people,” said InterVarsity
President Jim Lundgren. “We support CSU in its commitment to serve the diversity of students on its campuses...InterVarsity communities are some of the most diverse groups on Cal State’s campuses. At the same time, we maintain our commitment to provide campus communities that are clearly Christian, where all students can experience and learn more about Christian community, theology, and practice. We’re grateful for this development and are looking forward to continued ministry on CSU campuses.” San Diego State’s chapters are re-applying for campus recognition, but plan to move forward and consider themselves recognized, said Alan B. Sun, area director, South San Diego, even as IV continues to face challenges on other campuses in California, New York, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Maine, Iowa, and Florida.
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11 a.m., Nicholas Halbert and Chinar Merjanian, free pipe organ concert, Paradise Valley Church, National City, 619-245-5845. 6:30 p.m., Connecting Faith and Finances, sponsored by Thrivent Financial, Wednesdays through July 15, held at: Oceanview Church, San Diego, RSVP: 858-455-5227. 7 p.m., Isaiah 9:10 Judgment, DVD series Jonathan Cahn, every Wednesday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856.
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6 p.m., America: Prayer for a National Spiritual Awakening, every Friday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856.
10 a.m., GLC San Diego will launch new summer series: “Dream Again,” meets at Mira Mesa IMAX Theater, 858-952-8668.
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July 1-5, Freud’s Last Session, presented by Horton Grand Theatre, San Diego, 619-437-6000. July 1-26, West Side Story, presented by Lamb’s Players Theatre, Coronado, 619-437-6000. August 14-September 20, The Nerd, comedy, presented by Lamb’s Players Theatre, Coronado, 619-437-6000.
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7 p.m., San Diego Strategic Forum, held at: East Clairemont Baptist Church, San Diego, 858-2774413.
10 a.m., Project Experience, interactive way to expose issues happening around the world, tours hourly 10-3 and 5-8, continues through July 13, held at: Canyon Community Church, El Cajon, 619-315-8895. 6:30 p.m., Connecting Faith and Finances, sponsored by Thrivent Financial, Wednesdays through July 15, held at: Oceanview Church, San Diego, RSVP: 858-455-5227. 7 p.m., Isaiah 9:10 Judgment, DVD series Jonathan Cahn, every Wednesday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856.
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July 9
7 p.m., International pianist Gustavo Romero, free concert, Paradise Valley, National City, 619245-5845.
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July 10
6 p.m., America: Prayer for a National Spiritual Awakening, every Friday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856. 6:30 p.m., Classes on Jewish evangelism and Hebrew roots, offered by Luz Goldhagen, 2277 Rosecrans St., #225, San Diego, 858-3662088.
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7:30 p.m., Jim Earp performing at FYE Live, Sports Center Cafe at Alliant International University, San Diego, 619-500-3315. 6:30 p.m., El Cajon Aglow, Hawaiian Celebration, worship, testimonies, fellowship, First Lutheran Church, Tedrahan Hall, El Cajon, 619-440-2508.
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7 p.m., The Testimony of our Founding Fathers Concerning God’s Miraculous Intervention in the Birth of our Nation, DVD series with David Barton, every Tuesday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856. 6:30 p.m., Connecting Faith and Finances, sponsored by Thrivent Financial, held at: Oceanview Church, San Diego, RSVP: 858-455-5227. 7 p.m., Isaiah 9:10 Judgment, DVD series Jonathan Cahn, every Wednesday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856.
Thursday
July 16
12 p.m., Men With a Purpose luncheon, held at: Doubletree Hotel, San Diego, 619-222-3688.
Friday
July 17
6 p.m., America: Prayer for a National Spiritual Awakening, every Friday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856.
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5 p.m., “Just Worship,” experience the power of music, sponsored by Foundation 61, held at: Martin Luther King Recreation Center, San Diego, 619-713-0741.
4 p.m., Violinist Jaime Jorge, free concert, Paradise Valley, National City, 619-245-5845. 6 p.m., Tri-City Tea Party monthly meeting, “Exposing the Left: Marriage and the Gay Agenda,” call to reserve dinner at 5, held at: Green Dragon Tavern and Museum, Carlsbad, 760-845-8775. 6:30 p.m., Open house at Birth Choice, learn how to join this ministry, San Marcos, RSVP: 760-744-1313. 7 p.m., The Testimony of our Founding Fathers Concerning God’s Miraculous Intervention in the Birth of our Nation, DVD series with David Barton, every Tuesday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856.
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July 24
7 p.m., Isaiah 9:10 Judgment, DVD series Jonathan Cahn, every Wednesday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856.
6 p.m., America: Prayer for a National Spiritual Awakening, every Friday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856.
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10 a.m., Fallbrook Aglow, speaker: Stephanie
Becerra, held at: Living Waters Christian Fellowship, 951-294-8377. 7 p.m., The Witness, film about 90-day discipleship program for restoration of women victimized by trafficking and sexual exploitation, free event, held at: Grace Chapel of the Coast, Oceanside, 760-754-2974.
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July 29
5 p.m., Messianic concert, offered by Luz Goldhagen, 6970 Linda Vista Rd., San Diego, 858366-2088. 7 p.m., Bayside Gospel Concert aboard the Midway, benefiting military personnel & their families, artists include: Erica Campbell, Archie Robinson, Divine Praise Dancers and more, sponsored by M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records & Urban League of San Diego, tickets: 858-650-3190. 7 p.m., The Testimony of our Founding Fathers Concerning God’s Miraculous Intervention in the Birth of our Nation, DVD series with David Barton, every Tuesday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856.
7 p.m., The Four Blood Moons, DVD series with John Hagee, every Wednesday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856.
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6 p.m., America: Prayer for a National Spiritual Awakening, every Friday, held at: Vista Christian Fellowship, 760-726-4856. 6:30 p.m., Classes on Jewish evangelism and Hebrew roots, offered by Luz Goldhagen, 2277 Rosecrans St., #225, San Diego, 858-366-2088. 7 p.m., 2016 Oceanside Miracle Crusade with Pastor Wayman Mitchell, free, continues on August 1, held at: Junior Seau Pier Amphitheater, 760-477-3901.
9 a.m., Connecting Faith and Finances, sponsored by Thrivent Financial, Saturdays, held at: Concordia Church, Chula Vista, RSVP: 858-455-5227. 7 p.m., 2016 Oceanside Miracle Crusade with Pastor Wayman Mitchell, free, held at: Junior Seau Pier Amphitheater, 760-477-3901. 8 a.m., “Going Digital for His Kingdom,” innovative ideas for mass communication, featuring: Apostle Coy Barker and Dr. Beverly Swanson, and other guest speakers, praise & worship by Jaci Velasquez and Nic Gonzales, held at: San Diego Christian College, Santee, register: www. goingdigitalforhiskingdom.com. 7:30 p.m., Praise & worship with Jaci Velasquez and Nic Gonzales, special concert, held at: Sonrise Community Church, Santee, tickets: www. digitalkindgdomconcerts.com.
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12 p.m., Men With a Purpose luncheon, speaker: Alan Fadling, held at: Doubletree Hotel, San Diego, 619-222-3688.
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June 28-July 3, “Everest-Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power,” 6-8:45 p.m., free dinner nightly, Christian Church of Lemon Grove, 619-456-1888. July 1-August 21, Summer Preschool, ages 2-5, different theme each week, St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Pacific Beach, 858-272-6282, x112. July 6-10, “Think Outside the Box,” 9 a.m.-12 p.m., grades K-12, San Diego Christian College, Santee, 619-201-8700. July 6-10, “Everest-Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power,” 9 a.m.-12 p.m., St. Paul’s Lutheran Church & School, Pacific Beach, 858272-6282. July 7-10, Basketball Camp, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., ages K-6th grade, First Baptist Church of Clairemont, 858-273-4642. July 7-10, Soccer Camp, 1:30-4:30 p.m., San Diego Grace Brethren Church, 858-277-5364. July 9-11, “Bible Blast to the Past,” ThursdayFriday: 6 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m., age 4-6th
grade, East Valley Christian Fellowship, El Cajon, 619-390-2734. July 13-17, “SummerQuest,” 9 a.m.-12 p.m., ages preschool-6th grade, Valley Center Community Church, 760-749-5151. July 19-24, “Journey Off the Map, Unknown to Us, Known to Him,” 5:45-8:30 p.m., ages 3-adult, free light meal served nightly, First Baptist Church of Clairemont, 858-273-4642. July 20-24, “Conquering Challenges With God’s Mighty Power,” 9 a.m.-4 p.m., ages 3-6th grade, Skyline Church, La Mesa, 619-660-5000. July 20-24, “Journey Off the Map,” 5:30-8:45 p.m., Family Day on July 26 at 10:30 a.m., K-8th grades, Lifeway Baptist Church, Vista, 760-724-2280. July 27-30, “Everest,” 6-8:30 p.m., age 3-6th grade, Torrey Pines Christian Church, San Diego, 858-453-3550. August 3-5, “God’s House,” 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., ages 4-11, Calvary Chapel La Costa Hills, 760-471-7650.
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“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” – Psalm 139:13 (NIV)
Surrogate mom's courage affirms special needs baby is not a product By JOHN STONESTREET Imagine for a moment you’re a young, single mom. You’ve just lost your job as a nanny for other peoples’ kids. You’re in a tight spot. Then another couple offers you $20,000 — or $2,222 a month — to carry their baby to term. That’s a lot of money, and can help solve some of your financial problems. So ten days after accepting their offer, the embryos are implanted in your womb. A blood test shows one of the embryos has “taken,” so to speak, so you’re pregnant; you’re excited, and so are the prospective parents who call every day as you experience morning sickness.
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However, one day, with the couple standing behind you and the ultrasound technician holding the wand over your stomach, you receive bad news. The baby — a girl — has a cleft lip and palate, a cyst in the brain, and a complex heart abnormality. She’ll need several heart surgeries. While she’ll likely survive the pregnancy, she will only have a 25 percent chance of having a “normal life.” The couple, who already have a couple of special needs children, don’t want another one and say the most “humane option” for this child is “pregnancy termination.” But this baby girl is in your uterus. They won’t budge. This isn’t the baby they ordered. They offer you an extra $10,000 to have an abortion. Well, this really happened to surrogate mother, Crystal Kelley, but she said “no thanks.” “I can’t tell you,” Kelley said, “how many people told me that I was bad, that I was wrong, that I should go have an abortion, and that I would be damned to hell.” When the prospective parents threatened her legally, Kelley moved to another state where her rights as the mother were recognized. She gave birth to the child, known as Baby S., who was then adopted into a loving family that has experience with special
needs kids. “No one else was feeling this pregnancy the way that I was,” Kelley said. “No one else could feel her kicking and moving around inside…. I became her mother.” What courage — especially these days, when abortion is a thing expected for disabled children, and when so many things come down to money. We all should be so willing to take a stand for life, even when it costs us something. While Kelley’s first choice to be a surrogate mother wasn’t a good one, her second choice was. Thank God for this spared life. And friends, the twists and turns of this case point to how far technology has outrun our ethics. Our concern can’t just be about whether we conceive human life, but how we conceive it. Catholic and Protestant theologians throughout the centuries recognized not only the sanctity of human life
from the earliest stages, but also the essential relationship between sexual union and procreation. Cavalierly divorcing one from the other carries great risks for individuals, the church and society. The law is struggling to manage our illusions of autonomy. In this case, the definition of who was the mom changed from one state to the next. Technology without ethics makes things possible that ought not be. And in the case of reproductive technology, a culture of consumerism turns procreation into an industry. Babies become products, and efficiency and choice become the measuring sticks of human dignity. And the ever-increasing expectation to abort supposedly “imperfect” children reveals we think this way. What happens when you don’t get what you ordered… the wrong coffee at Starbucks, the wrong color carpet, the wrong Christmas gift? You send it back,
right? You demand a refund. Well, why not do the same thing with babies? It’s the inevitable consequence when rampant consumerism meets the culture of death. I thank God that Christians have been on the forefront of defending the unborn from the immoral taking of life. But as my friend Scott Rae has said, that’s pro-life 1.0. We must now concern ourselves with how life is made—that’s pro-life 2.0. o John Stonestreet is one of the writers continuing the work of the late Chuck Colson of Prison Fellowship.
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Pastors: The time is coming to stand for truth about marriage By JIM GARLOW
In a few days the Supreme Court of the United States will issue its long-anticipated ruling on the definition of marriage. Few seem to believe that the court will affirm traditional, historical, natural, biblical, authentic one-man-one-woman marriage. Many seem to believe that the court will attempt to destroy the definition of marriage from a biblical perspective.
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There’s a “third way” that is advocated by such persons as Rob Schenck. He expects the court to attempt to do a “Solomonic split of the baby.” Like Solomon’s proposed split, which would have killed the baby, this attempt does the same. This odd ruling – should it occur – allegedly attempts to preserve some level of First Amendment rights (for pastors, but assumedly not for bakers and florists) while at the same time thoroughly devastating traditional one-man-one-woman marriage in America. But my concern is less with prognosticating on what the court might do, but rather on the reaction of the Christian community to the presumed attempted destruction of marriage, specifically from its leaders. What should we expect? It appears to me that there are some who suffer from “Tony Campolo Syndrome.” That is, they are on the verge of “stepping over” — coming out of the “one-man-one-
woman marriage closet” — and a bit eager to embrace so-called same-sex “marriage.” Why will several prominent Christian “leaders” do this? It will not be because they can biblically defend it. They cannot. It will be because — now how do I say this nicely? — they are cowardly. You see, it is now culturally chic, oh, so very cool, to affirm so-called same-sex “marriage.” By doing so, one appears so “with it,” so “relevant.” And it makes you appear — notice, only appear — to be so kind and grace giving. Based on the rumblings, I fully expect several high-profile pastors and Christian leaders to use the Supreme Court decision as an excuse — a casuistry — to violate Scripture. The phrasing that will be used will be very similar and even more boring. Even more tragic, it will be deceptive. One phrase that will be used repeatedly is “that ship has sailed.” It seems to ease their conscience that they can now fit in culturally with the radical homosexual agenda and not have to suffer from any of the barbs, jabs and bullying hurled at those who stand with Scripture. If you read between the lines, you will quickly discern that these so-called “leaders” — I left off the adjective “Christian” at this point — are hiding behind the robes (skirts?) of the Supreme Court justices. They were looking for an “out” all along, and “the ship has sailed” gives them the cover they need. While it is true that “that ship may have
sailed,” that ship will sink! It is the proverbial won during the civil rights era of the 1960s, Titanic. The problem is, it will try to take blacks would still be drinking from different so many of us down with it, even though water fountains. we’ve been warning of the “iceberg” for The “that ship has sailed” crowd told us some time. in 1973 that the abortion issue was, well, And those who stand for truth — those over! But 42 years later, we are seeing the with titanium scriptural backbones — will most pro-life generation, the abortuary face entirely new challenges in defending killing centers — the present-day moral biblical marriage. equivalents of 1940s German concentration Christian leaders will be divided into two camps and crematoriums — reduced from categories: Neville Chamberlains, that is, the several thousand to approximately 500 and compromisers, and Winston Churchills, the the number of pregnancy care centers grow courageous champions. from zero to 3,000. We are, to put it bluntly, For those whose World War II history is winning! But the “that ship has sailed” soslipping, Chamberlain compromised and set called “leaders” cannot take credit because up Hitler to kill tens of millions of people. they were telling us “it’s all over” with the Churchill knew what had to be done against Supreme Court decision. Hitler, and did it. The Supreme Court is not the “True leaders Chamberlain-like cowardly supreme court. It is made up of don’t capitulate.” “Christian leaders” will assert: humans quite capable of errors. “It’s all over. There’s nothing we can do. It They are not God. has been decided.” Take the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford Churchill-like ABC (Authentically Bibli- ruling for example. In a 7-2 decision, Chief cally Christian) leaders will rise up and say, Justice Roger Taney wrote that a slave could “Never give up!” not be free! Why will they do this? Because they are Or consider the 1927 case of Buck v. Bell dinosauric and cannot get with the times? in which Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes No! sided with compulsory sterilization of perBecause they have figured out that there sons the court said were unfit to procreate, are some things for which it is worth con- stating that ”three generations of imbeciles tinuing to fight and, if necessary, die. Yes, are enough.” it will take a long time. But one-man-oneBoth of those Supreme Court rulings are woman marriage is such a no-brainer, it will repulsive and morally wrong! And those are eventually win out. only two of the decisions the Supreme Court At a conference I attended at the Vatican got wrong — really wrong! last November, leaders from 14 religions And it is quite possible that five or six affirmed one thing: that marriage is one-man- arrogant judges will attempt to devastate one-woman. In other words, this definition the most fundamental social institution for of marriage was not merely given in special the past 5,000 years. How ignorant and revelation (the Bible) but in general revela- repugnant! tion as well. With the presumed “destroy marriage” And that does not take into account natural Supreme Court decision, expect Christian law, that a man and a woman “fit together,” leaders to be divided into two categories: or that through man-woman union, the hu- authentic leaders and capitulators. man race is preserved. True leaders don’t capitulate. Capitulators Nor does it take into account the sociologi- fold. True leaders will rise up and direct our cal reality that the marriage of a man and nation toward true righteousness, continua women — before having children — is ing the struggle in ever creative ways. The the No. 1 predictor of financial health, as capitulators will promptly qualify for the opposed to poverty. “cowards column” of history. If the “that ship has sailed” crowd had We are about to find out who the real leadpredominated during the slavery battle, the ers are and who are the capitulators. nation would still have blacks in chains. It o took more than 70 years after Washington’s Jim Garlow is pastor of Skyline Church inauguration to end the horrors of slavery. in La Mesa. Article reprinted from www. If the “that ship has sailed” crowd had wnd.com.
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Group drops challenge to Encinitas yoga program The legal team led by attorney Dean Broyles of National Center for Law & Policy has decided not to pursue further the Sedlock v. Baird yoga litigation after losing the appeal in April. Attorneys for the Sedlocks, who contested their child’s school’s use of yoga, successfully convinced both the trial court and the appellate justices that yoga, including Ashtanga yoga, is religious. However, the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) prevailed in their argument that they had changed or removed enough of the religious elements from their yoga program, so that the physical education classes purportedly were not unlawfully promoting religion in the public schools. Also serving on the legal team were Kevin T. Snider for Pacific Justice Institute; Alan Jay Reinach for Church State Council; and James Leslie Hirsen and Deborah Jane Dewart for World Faith Foundation. “This was a very tough call to make under the circumstances,” stated NCLP President Broyles. “We knew from the beginning this case would be an uphill battle because yoga is so popular and so many people believe the pervasive myth that yoga’s ‘physical’ practice can be neatly separated from the metaphysical or religious elements of Hinduism. On the positive side, the lawsuit forced EUSD to significantly change its written yoga curriculum and some of its classroom teaching. However, as even the appellate court acknowledged, the children are still being led through the Surya Namaskara, which is a Hindu liturgy worshipping the sun god Surya. “This ruling was an aberration from well-
established legal precedents. No other court in the past 50 years has allowed schools to lead children in ritual religious practices, like devotional Bible reading, prayer, or meditation,” declared Broyles. “EUSD’s devotional sun worship, including bowing, praying hands, and lifting one’s hands in worship to the sun is objectively religious and should not be treated any more favorably than Bible reading or prayer, even if EUSD is not teaching the children the supporting theology behind the Hindu rituals. “EUSD’s position is deceptive. The social science research clearly demonstrates that yoga’s purported mere ‘stretching’ and ‘breathing’ components, called asanas and pranayama in Sanskrit, are, by themselves, spiritually transformative. “I am very proud of the Sedlock family and for my outstanding legal team for being willing to stand up for the truth and religious freedom in the midst of the trying fires of a very difficult and unpopular case,” continued Broyles. “The personal attacks endured by the family and the legal team were pretty outrageous at times. But we consistently told the truth and fought the good fight. As a result, we have seen more and more parents opt their children out of the yoga classes after learning the truth. Unfortunately, because of the superintendent and board’s continued obstinacy after parents raised legitimate religious concerns, many good families have left the district.” For information about the Escondidobased legal organization, visit www.nclplaw. org.
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Navy fights to preserve chaplaincy’s identity
The core purpose of military chaplains is to provide religious ministry to service members. However, an atheist group has said religion is superstition, and it wants its members to be chaplains. On June 18, a Virginia district court heard arguments regarding the Navy’s decision not to admit secular atheists into its religious chaplaincy. The Humanist Society and its parent organization, the American Humanist Association, waged an aggressive anti-religion campaign arguing that religion is superstition and should be stripped from the public square. Yet now, in the matter of Heap v. Hagel, the Humanist Society is suing the Navy to be recognized as a religious organization so it can appoint American Humanist Association members as chaplains. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty supports the Navy in preserving the right of service members to have chaplains who respect their religious beliefs, not reject and ridicule them. “These organizations mock religious teens for having so-called ‘imaginary friends,’ have sued to tear down war me-
morials that have religious symbols, and have even teamed up with organizations that call chaplains ‘spiritual rapists,’” said Eric Baxter, senior counsel for the Becket Fund. “They can’t attack religion with one hand, and then claim to be able to provide sincere religious ministry with the other.” The purpose of military chaplains is to provide religious ministry to service members who need it. Before the founding of this country, Gen. George Washington requested a chaplain corps that could minister to the religious needs of the troops. The courts have held that the chaplaincy is necessary to ensure service members’ First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion, since they are often ordered to leave their family and community to serve their country. “Militant atheists have the right to serve in the military, just like all other patriotic Americans,” said Baxter, “but that doesn’t mean they’re qualified for every position. You wouldn’t ask a shipman to fly a jet, and you shouldn’t ask an anti-religion atheist to provide religious ministry.”
Amy Grant knocked for partnering with pro-abortion group A pro-life leader is urging a well-known Christian singer to think twice about partnering with a pro-abortion organization. Singer Amy Grant, who said she is prolife, has nonetheless aligned herself with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help promote contraception in Third World countries. The foundation provides millions
of dollars to organizations, such as abortion giant International Planned Parenthood. Peter West of Human Life International said, “Those funds that are used to promote contraception are not separate from the funds that are used to promote abortion.” LifeNews.com said Grant replied on Facebook, “Gates Foundation is NOT pro-abortion.”
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“Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling…” – Heb. 10:24-25 (NAS)
Professor designs program to bring freedom to Christian men from sexual addiction By MARK ELLIS A national survey of Christian men reveals that alarming numbers are using porn and engaging in sexual infidelity. The 2014 survey was commissioned by Proven Men Ministries and conducted by Barna Group among adult men who identified themselves as Christians. The statistics for Christian men between the ages of 18-30 are striking: Some 77 percent view pornography at least monthly; 36 percent view pornography at least daily, and 32 percent admit their addiction to porn (another 12 percent think they may be). The survey’s results for middle-aged Christian men (ages 31-49) are no less disturbing: Some 64 percent view pornography at least monthly; and 18 percent admit being addicted to pornography (another 8 percent think they may be). Some 55 percent of married Christian men viewed porn at least monthly and 35 percent had a sexual affair while married, according
to the Barna survey. “These statistics knock the wind right out of you,” said Joel Hesch, founder of Proven Men Ministries. “There definitely is a problem with pornography and affairs among Christian men, and people are starving for the church to step forward with solutions.” “Pornography is one of the biggest unaddressed problems in the church,” Hesch added. Those who identify themselves as bornagain Christians revealed similar struggles with pornography and affairs, with 54 percent admitting they look at pornography at least once a month and 31 percent having had a sexual affair while married. Hesch, a law professor at Liberty University, broke free from his own 20-year sexual addiction to pornography and masturbation, which extended seven years into his marriage. He created a biblically based system known as the Proven Path for Sexual Integrity, which involves a 12-week course of study, a leadership guide and a book on
sexual integrity. “We believe Jesus is the answer,” he said. “We are taking the Proven Path directly to churches with the goal of helping one million Christian men experience freedom and victory from sexual addiction.” Hesch sees some underlying character qualities that contribute to porn addiction. “The root issue that feeds sexual addiction is pride and selfishness,” he noted. He wants men to grow in personal integrity in all areas — to become “proven men.”
“The mark of a proven man is not the absence of sin,” he said, “but how you respond to setbacks.” Hesch has been free from pornography and masturbation for 17 years. “I want men to become proven across the board. I have realized what it means to pick up your cross every day. I know that every day I may be tempted, so every day I put on the armor of God.” For information, visit www.ProvenMen. org. – ASSIST News
Evangelist focuses on local multinational community International evangelist Dr. Morris Cerullo, president of World Evangelism, held three key meetings in San Diego this past month for the Spanish-speaking, Filipino, and African communities. Cerullo, who is 83, is known for his 68 years of worldwide ministry in more than 93 countries. Hundreds of people came out for Cerullo’s Spanish outreach at the Sweetwater High School auditorium in National City on June 9. On June 12, Filipino Independence Day, a full auditorium at the Mission Valley Resort listened to the Filipino National Anthem with hands on their hearts, praying for their community and the nation of their origin. The Filipino population in San Diego has grown to almost 200,000, and represents the largest Asian-American group in California with more than 1.4 million Filipinos
statewide. Cerullo’s message challenged Filipinos to continue to be the missionaries of the world. But he said God wanted to raise up leaders — modern day Peters and Pauls — from those in the room who would turn their eyes to their own community to bring about revival and church growth. On June 13, also at the Mission Valley Resort, African leaders and believers from Nigeria, Ghana, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, and Ethiopia were in attendance. African-American leaders included Bishop George McKinney of Saint Stephen’s Church of God in Christ. Cerullo also received the prestigious Empowerment21 Global Impact Award in Jerusalem on May 24. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism is headquartered in San Diego, employs more than 100 people worldwide. For information, visit www.mcwe.com.
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Gray hair and gray matter: Wisdom really does come with age By ERIC METAXAS As we age, we slow down mentally and have trouble keeping up with younger minds, right? Well, new research suggests it’s time we retire this understanding of the aging brain. Being a senior citizen in 2015 has got to be a disorienting experience. Whether we’re talking about touch-screens, Apple watches, self-driving cars, or “The Cloud,” technology’s accelerating march presents a dizzying array of new names and concepts with which to keep up.
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Traditionally, of course, the elderly have been considered the wisest members of society — a source of timeless truth worthy of respect and, in many cultures, reverence. I say “traditionally,” but America in 2015 is anything but traditional: From assisted living facilities and nursing homes to gated retirement communities, American society segregates the elderly from the mainstream. But new research suggests that cutting ourselves off from those in their golden years deprives us of something older minds are uniquely equipped to give. For years, cognitive scientists had a simple timeline for how the brain grows and ages: starting in infancy, our gray matter puts on a fireworks show of new synapses, taking shape, learning, and becoming ever sharper and more efficient. And then we turn 25, and our brains begin a long and steady decline toward senility. But according to a just-published paper by Laura Germine of Harvard and Joshua Hart-
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shorne at M.I.T., this model is oversimplified. Their work shows that so-called “fluid intelligence,” that is, the ability to learn, react, and adapt, does indeed diminish over the years. But “crystallized intelligence” — or the ability to recognize established patterns, use language, and recall faces — peaks much later. More surprising still, those in their 50s and beyond showed a pronounced increase in what’s called “social judgment,” or the ability to read people and discern their minds. In one test, participants were asked to judge a stranger’s mood based only on their eyes. The result? Older subjects far surpassed their younger counterparts. And that’s not all. Last year a team of German scientists published research suggesting that the mental “slow down” we see in older minds has little to do with aging. Modeling the brain’s circuitry in a computer, they clocked how quickly it retrieved data. Then they uploaded vast amounts of new data and ran the test again. Not surprisingly, they wound up with a smarter computer that took more time to “remember” facts. “The picture that emerges from these findings,” wrote Benedict Carey in The New York Times, “is of an older brain that moves more slowly than its younger self, but is just as accurate in many areas and more adept at reading others’ moods—on top of being more knowledgeable. That’s a handy combination…” Indeed. But as my colleague, Shane Morris, pointed out at the BreakPoint Blog, it also confirms what Christians have long taught about the value and — dare I say it — wisdom of the elderly. When Proverbs calls gray hair “a crown of glory,” it’s not trying to make old fuddy-duddies feel better. And when the Lord sent bears to scarf down youngsters making fun of Elisha’s bald head, it wasn’t to soothe the old prophet’s hurt feelings. Our God takes very seriously the respect due those who’ve earned a lifetime of understanding. Younger people need them
around, not only to give sage advice and accurate social judgment, but to put the brakes on youthful haste and to remind us of eternity. The elderly may not have the quickest minds or understand the latest gadgets, but they do have something young minds sorely need: It’s called wisdom. o Eric Metaxas is one of the writers continuing the work of the late Chuck Colson of Prison Fellowship.
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Organization questions assisted suicide legislation A coalition of seniors is demanding to know what really happened with Brittany Maynard. In the most public suicide of modern history, a mysterious event was never explained nor investigated. Laws in Oregon do not allow for such investigations. Sacramento-based California Seniors against Suicide is calling for an investigation now as the Legislature considers a bill to allow assisted suicide in the Golden State. After months of media manipulation and promises of a Nov. 1 suicide date, Maynard — who had moved from California to Oregon because of its assisted suicide law — stunned the world when she proclaimed on Oct. 31 that she would not kill herself the next day. She had rethought the circumstances: “I’ve decided it’s just not the right time.” Nevertheless, the next day the family simply announced that she was dead. The schedule was simply followed. But what happened? Who was counseling her? How did that counseling go? What pressures did she feel to get back on schedule?
She changed her mind and decided to live, but something or someone intervened in that new commitment. “As seniors we are well aware that family members and many others with a ‘vested interest’ can give the wrong emotional advice, often even subconsciously manipulating a dependent patient,’” said psychologist Mark Hoffman. “Those others may not be financial heirs — though very often they are — just the relief of having the ‘burdens of the patient’ off of their hands can be very compelling for some third parties. Elder abuse and subtle patient coercion are not uncommon even under current law, and the laws are there specifically to guard against manipulated decisions.” “At the very least,’ said Hoffman, “The facts clearly tell us that Brittany’s decision was not firm. She was clearly emotionally torn and uncertain, and she proclaimed that to the world.” For information about California Seniors Against Suicide, call (916) 952-3656.
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he most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis, which occurs when cartilage wears out, causing joint pain and stiffness. Patients often ask about well-researched supplements for arthritis, especially glucosamine and chondroitin. There has been a lot of recent research I will share with you. The most recent of these studies was published by the researchers affiliated with the prestigious Cochrane Collaboration, which is often considered the final word in evaluating studies on natural and pharmaceutical treatments. They focused on chondroitin, and they gave the supplement a clear thumbs up. Believe me, if a new drug provided these benefits, it would command headlines across the country. However, there wasn’t a peep about chondroitin. In another study, doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, compared the effectiveness of combined chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine hydrochloride to one of the so-called blockbuster drugs for osteoarthritis. Six hundred patients with knee osteoarthritis were given either 500 mg of glucosamine and 400 mg of chondroitin three times daily or 200 mg of celecoxib (Celebrex) every day for six months. The benefits of glucosamine and chondroitin were virtually equal to celecoxib in reducing pain and stiffness and increasing knee flexibility. Both treatments reduced pain and stiffness and improved knee function by approximately 50 percent. Which would I choose if I had osteoarthritis? Celebrex boosts the risk of a heart attack,
There’s good news about arthritis supplements and glucosamine and chondroitin don’t. So it wouldn’t be a difficult decision. A different study provided a slight twist on the research. Doctors in Italy treated 124 patients with knee osteoarthritis. About half of them received 500 mg of curcumin and 500 mg of glucosamine hydrochloride daily, while the others received 800 mg of glucosamine hydrochloride and 830 mg of chondroitin sulfate daily for four months. In addition, two of the most significant studies were conducted at the University of Liege, Belgium, where researchers used digitial x-rays to precisely measure knee cartilage in patients with osteoarthritis. After taking 1,500 mg of glucosamine daily for three years, most patients had no loss of cartilage and many had increases in cartilage, along with significant reductions in pain. Meanwhile, patients taking placebos lost cartilage. In a follow-up analysis of 15 human studies, the researchers reported that glucosamine increased joint cartilage, lessened pain, and improved knee mobility. By the way, those studies were published in two of the top medical journals, the American Medical Association’s Archives of Internal Medicine (an AMA publication) and Britain’s Lancet. Even if you take glucosamine for a few years and then stop, you’ll still have longlasting protection. The Belgian researchers followed up on 275 patients who took either glucosamine or placebos for one to three years, then discontinued taking the
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y daughter, who is in third grade, recently completed a nightly study of the moon. Besides being “Daddy” to protect her from the nighttime darkness, I didn’t give much thought to her study. Frankly, I don’t remember studying lunar cycles, probably because it didn’t include a ball or a number, to which I was more inclined. Her study of the moons might have prepared me for the conversation wave about blood moons (lunar eclipses) and the corresponding prophetic claims in regard to finances. If you have not heard this, the theory is that the years 2014 and 2015 provide a convergence of events that will cause a severe financial crash. We are in the midst of a series of four total lunar eclipses, each coinciding with a Hebrew holiday. Also, the year from autumn of 2014 to autumn of 2015 is considered a Shemitah year, more commonly known as a Sabbatical seventh year in which a mandated debt release takes place as seen in Leviticus 25. Claims within this movement may differ somewhat, but the general theory seems similar. Pastor Mark Blitz, televangelist John Hagee, and perhaps most prominently, Rabbi Jonathan Cahn, are leaders in this movement. Cahn suggested that the Shemitah year is turned from a blessing to a curse (particularly financial) when it is not observed, thus causing a major economic shift that will occur in the fall of 2015, close to the Sept. 28 lunar eclipse. The April 4 lunar eclipse was perhaps another target date, but that passed without major disruption. Cahn’s materials backdate Shemitah years (2015, 2008, 2001…) and align significant historical events with these dates. My first thought was that this is another unfortunate attempt to “crack the code,” but I thought I would explore it further. Jerry Bowyer, a Christian economist, writer, and president of Bowyer Research has publicly addressed the topic, and as he said, “It’s important to be fair to a theory like this when you first hear it, no matter how strange it seems on the surface. The Bible is filled with strange things and the Bible is true. So, strange things can be true. They can be true; that doesn’t mean they must be true. Things have to be tested.” So, on to the testing, The Christian Post published an opinion article by Bowyer, who also collaborated with Jay Ryan, author of Signs and Seasons: Understanding the Ele-
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ments of Classical Astronomy, on a research paper addressing the Blood Moon/Shemitah conversation. Go to www.christianpost.com and search “bowyer” to reference his opinion piece, which includes a link to the research paper. His fact checking should give pause if you’re basing your financial strategy on this theory. I’ll attempt to summarize a few points. First, regarding the Shemitah, it’s guesswork to know when the original Shemitah year occurred. Cahn, in his calculations, also failed to account for the “Jubilee” which is ordained every 50th year as in Leviticus 25. Additionally, many of the events attributed to Shemitah years didn’t occur in those years, when dates are closely examined. “Lunar eclipses during the biblical feasts are conventional occurrences for the simple reason that the Hebrew calendar is a lunar calendar. Certain Holy Days occur on new or full moons precisely because they are timed to them.” Specifically, in regard to previous lunar
eclipse/biblical feast tetrads, “It’s hard to square (the) theory about tetrads as warnings if the warnings mostly occur after the event, and were not visible to the people (Israel) being warned.” The bottom line is, just because a discussion is confidently communicated, seemingly fact-driven, or ascribed to the Bible, that doesn’t make it true. The financial markets may decline this year — I don’t know. My concern is that this topic piques interest, which is fine, and emotions, which is not fine when it conflicts with principled, biblical decision-making. Biblical prosperity is clearly based on prioritizing obedience, dependence and Spirit-led contentment. I do not believe there is an easier route. “The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, but everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.” (Proverbs 21:5) Christ’s message for the Church is primarily mission-driven (“Make disciples of all the nations”) and relationship-driven (“Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness,”
“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor.”) Even admonitions to be on the alert, which one could justify as reason to interpret times or seasons, primarily are focused on remaining in relationship with the Lord, which underscores the true path to biblical prosperity. If you are basing your decisions on fear or rumor, be diligent to check for truth. Open the Word of God and see for yourself.... And that is just one more Principle of Prosperity. o Anthony Saffer, CFP of One Degree Advisors, Inc. coordinates principled financial solutions for families. Learn more at: onedegreeadvisors.com. Advisory services offered through One Degree Advisors, Inc. Securities offered through Securities America, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.
Continued from page 1 among the inmates that a Christian revival group that played music was coming to perform. While incarcerated, Coit had encountered many pretentious and deceptive people who played God and church — and she wanted no part of it. She told God “If you’re real, then you’re going to have to show me.” Coit went to check out this revival group to see for herself what was happening. Once again she cried out: “God show me one person who is real, I only need one.” When the program was over, a woman came over and introduced herself and told Coit that they were going to begin visiting the prison weekly and she invited Coit to come back and join them again. The next week the woman did not see Coit in attendance. She walked out to the prison yard and saw her — and called her by name. It pierced Coit’s heart right then and there that she knew her name. “I thought, ‘Out of all these inmates, she remembered my name.’ ” So Coit went to the service that day and gave her life to Christ. She received salvation by asking Jesus into her heart and was baptized in the Holy Spirit. She was on fire for the Lord, completely on fire for the Lord. The fire inside of her
spread; she began Bible studies, and helped other ministries as well as leading other inmates to Jesus. After completing her term, Coit was released from prison and ready to begin to live, walk and breath her transformed life. She joined and became actively involved with a church that a pastor who mentored her mentioned. She even remarried her husband Frank. God had another plan for Coit’s life. He woke her up in the middle of the night and said, “You’re going to open up a rehab facility.” Coit responded, “You’re funny, Lord, no way, no way!” She fought God, tooth and nail, and told the Lord, “You’re going to have to provide the house, the money, and all the furniture, because we have nothing, not even any credit.” Her husband Frank was a building contractor and one day a man needing work done on his house came into his office. Frank started telling this man about his wife and that the Lord had told her to start a rehab for people with drug and alcohol addictions. The man said, “You can rent my house and you won’t have to pay anything for the first three months, no credit check, and no money down.” After moving into the house, Cheri contacted various places and miraculously donations came in for all the furniture and everything else they needed. God faithfully provided. Later, the house next door became available when the owner died and left it to the nephew. Cheri and Frank went over to see this property and the minute she saw the two-story ranch-style house, the beautiful view, and the extensive property, Cheri started to cry. The man wondered why she was crying and Frank was laughing. Cheri
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“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.” — 1 Cor. 9:24 (NKJV)
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y the time a bonafide NFL draft quality quarterback gets a snap in the big-time, he has played about 70 games in high school and college in front of loving and faithful fans. When Saint Louis University’s Bradbury Robinson threw the first legal forward pass on Jan. 5, 1906, no one cheered or grasped the significance of the moment. The ball fell incomplete and turned over to Caroll College offense, as was the rule in those days. Passing was not a form of sportsmanship-like conduct to the pigskin purest. The game was defined by brutal formations such as “the flying wedge” and other mass formations designed to annihilate and physically destroy the opponent. The bodily harm forced the NCAA to reform the game to allow scholarly
gents to compete sans fear of death. At 6-foot, 3-inch, 225 pounds, Ryan Lindley can relate to the “rush” of finely sculpted
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‘Team of Believers’ captures NBA title
Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors parents continued to pour into my faith from captured their first NBA title since 1975 on that point on, making sure I understood the June 16 in a 105-97 win over the Cleveland commitment I’d just made.” And of his journey to the NBA, he said, “I Cavaliers. Curry and Andre Iguodala, the Finals’ MVP who called the Warriors a knew the Lord was preparing me for a bigger “team of believers” in post-game interviews, stage to represent and be a witness for Him teamed up for 50 points, while the Cavs’ on the basketball court. I remembered my mom telling me from day one at Davidson LeBron James added 32. Even after the greatest achievement in (College) that God puts His people in differbasketball, Curry knows there’s a much ent areas of life so that they can reach more bigger prize in life, long after the buzzer people for Him. I tried to use that time for His glory. sounds. “God’s given me In 2013, Curry talktalents to play basketed to the Fellowship ball for a living, but of Christian Athletes I still have to work (FCA, www.fca.org) hard to improve evfor the March issue of ery day. I know that its bi-monthly magain the grand scheme zine, writing that his of things, this is just faith identifies him a game that can be more than his jersey. taken from me at any “Congratulations moment. But I love to Steph Curry and the that basketball gives Golden State Warriors me the opportunities on an incredible seaSteph Curry led the NBA in scoring. to do good things for son and an amazing playoff run—and to LeBron James and the people and to point them toward the Man who Cavaliers for a stellar season as well,” said died for our sins on the Cross. I know I have FCA President and CEO Les Steckel. “We a place in heaven waiting for me because of are so elated for Steph and his commitment to Him, and that’s something no earthly prize his team, his fans, his family and his Savior. or trophy could ever top. “There’s more to me than just this jersey Steph gave God all the glory last night. He is a wonderful role model to young athletes, I wear, and that’s Christ living inside of who we hope will learn that when God is me.” Steckel added that FCA’s mission is to in charge of their life, they’re always undereach coaches and athletes for Christ—one feated because God never loses.” Curry told FCA about the moment he heart at a time. “Whether youth, junior high, high school, began living for Jesus — and never looked back: “I remember it like it was yesterday, the college or professional, athletes have a platday I gave my life to Christ. I was in fourth form like few others to share their faith,” grade, and I recall hearing and understand- Steckel added. “We are thrilled that Steph is ing the gospel of Jesus Christ and walking using the platform he has been given not for down the aisle to give my life to Him. My his own glory but for the glory of God.”
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300-pound defensive linemen bearing down on his skull cap with the sole mindset to expose his fear, challenge his heart and sack his manhood into the turf. The wedge may be banned, but the game remains skillfully, perhaps artfully, brutal. Lindley and I first met in the fall of 2008, his freshman year at San Diego State. Heavily recruited out of El Capitan High School in El Cajon, he had a burning desire to stay home and pledged to turn Aztec football into a force again in college football. Relying upon a sound defense, an efficient running attack and Lindley’s strong arm, the Aztecs indeed returned to glory, winning their first bowl game in more than 40 years with a 3514 drubbing of Navy in the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl. Lindley finished his college career as the all-time leading offensive player, amassing more than 12,500 yards and three bowl appearances. Raised in the Catholic faith, Lindley and his family regularly attended Mass at Queen of Angels in Alpine. He openly revealed: “I really didn’t have a firm understanding of the Bible or appreciate a relationship with God at that point in my life.” Not until he met Aztec Chaplain Jimmy Brown and began Bible studies with teammates Miles Buris, Tyler Campbell and Vincent Brown, did he realize God had a plan for him. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ” (Jeremiah 29:11) In spite of playing under three head coaches and systems, Ryan rose above the rest, and overcame turmoil, distractions and the media frenzy. Drafted in the sixth round by the Arizona Cardinals in 2012, he achieved a lifelong dream to play QB in the NFL. Long-time NFL coach and scout Ted Tollner was excited for Lindley and told me, “The Cardinals like his stature, work ethic and coach-ability quotient, which is often overlooked today.” No matter to whom you talk, Lindley gets high praise for his character, integrity,
Clark’s Chronicles JEFF CLARK loyalty and dedication to details. Former Aztec linebacker Rob Andrews said, “He’s a strong leader, first to show up, last to leave. He pushes through when adversity hits and stays calm.” Speaking of baptism under fire, Lindley got a career full of challenge last season when the Cardinals marched into the playoffs losing starting QB Carson Palmer and backup Drew Stanton. Without hesitation, head coach Bruce Arians tabbed Lindley to start against the Carolina Panthers. “I told Ryan he’s our quarterback, and I believe he can win a Super Bowl!” the coach said. Pro Bowl defensive end Calais Campbell added, “He’s a great player and we are with him!” Lindley smiled as he recalled this unforgettable moment, relating it to James 1:2-4: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” The Cardinals lost the game, failed to reach the Super Bowl and cut Lindley from the roster shortly thereafter. Earthly reality blows cold winds through confident believers allowing souls to be renewed. Lindley is a rock of faith, a modern Christian soldier pressing on; hoping for another shot at a Super Bowl…by the grace of God. He and wife Lindsay have settled in Phoenix as he pursues a career in real estate, fully aware in God’s hands — there is life after football. o Jeff Clark has lived in San Diego since 1964 and is a graduate of San Diego State University. He is a current member of the Aztec Club board of directors and a lifetime member of the Alumni Association.
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Vet-Mod program . . . Continued from page 12 motivates the group, as well. They learn to learn from each other how to succeed.” “Glendon always has something going for the vets all the time,” says Barrett, “including art classes, music lessons and opportunities you might not expect to see here. I’m working in a field that is ripe.” Everything in the Vet-Mod continues and underscores the theme of “this is the beginning not the end,” including the weekly Tuesday morning Bible study. On a recent Tuesday, the group discussion (no preaching, just quality give-and-take) among about 35 inmates focuses on four of Jesus’ miracles. There is the turning of water into wine, His first miracle, an action He took only after He was asked for help. There is the healing of the paralyzed man by the Pool of Bethseda, and the granting
of sight to the man blind from birth, both correcting maladies thought impossible to change. It is the fourth miracle, however, the raising of Lazarus from the dead, that generates the most spirited discussion between the class and lay leader Chaplain Andrew LeRoy, who leads the discussion. The message of rebirth, of new life, and of second chances quickens the pulse of the room. “It’s all about faith,” says an inmate who introduces himself as Bryan. He has been part of the Bible study and very vocal in the day’s discussion. “There is a transformation when we’re in His word, and I’m finding the more I give to God, the more I’m getting from Him.” A combat veteran, who carries five gunshot wounds in his body, Bryan explains that the average inmate does nothing all day but wait
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Bryan, left, a current inmate, and graduate Clarence Baker say the program is effective for them.
to get out. “For us,” he says, “we have classes in financial planning, business, art, yoga and the positive impact of meditation. We’re getting a head start, a new resolve, with something like we had in basic training: comradery and the encouragement of others.” Program graduate Clarence Baker agrees. “The thing Counselor Morales emphasizes,” he says, as he boards a trolley, heading to enroll in college classes, “is that you’ve got to stop coming to jail! To do that you need to make changes — changes in your behavior, changes in your willingness to accept responsibility.” God became real to Baker during his Vet-Mod experience, Lunch is delivered by an inmate “trustee,” who wears brown. and the weekly Bible study opened him up Baker says, a smile in his voice, “starting to what it takes to live the Christian life. “I’d over after so many years, but thank God for always been aware of God,” he explains, second chances.” “but I never did any Bible work. The Bible It’s all part of the plan, part of the changing study put me in touch with reality. It showed light at the Vista Detention Facility. That new me what I need to do, how I need to stay in light is on display daily in the Vet-Mod, in contact with God, and what he does for me vibrant hues of service flags, the paintings on a daily basis.” of families and fallen comrades, and in the Living up to his responsibilities is foremost bright eyes of men who have known war and on Baker’s mind right now and that includes are learning they have a future beyond it. enrolling in school to complete his counselor At last, hope has a color. training (he first graduated from college o in 1980), and completing a development Stu Smith a published author, awardplan to head his own business as a certified winning journalist and Emmy-winning caregiver to the disabled and to those still producer. He is currently researching a book struggling with substance abuse. on Customer Service. He can be contacted “This isn’t the way I had it planned,” at
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