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HeatherLayne,aguitar- ist, singer and songwriter from Clovis, will be per- forming a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Bethel Assembly of God, 625 Luther Road in Red Bluff. Layne specializes in per- forming for inmates and those in 12-step programs, having endured abuse as a teenager. The concert is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by Celebrate Re- covery. For more informa- tion, call 366-6298. CONCERT SingertoperformatBethelinSeptember Bethel Assembly will of- fer a free public showing of the movie "God's Not Dead", Saturday, August 2, at 625 Luther Road. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with the movie start- ing at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to at- tend. For more information, call 530-527-0445. TO DO Fr ee m ov ie t o be s ho wn a t Be th el C hu rc h in Re d Bl uff Human beings are designed for covenant. Unique among the crea- tures of God we are capable of vol- untary, recipro- cal, and develop- mental relation- ships. Dogs are either pack or sol- itary — they don't choose social or solitary each morning. If your dog bites my dog, mine will likely bite back, but if your dog bites me I will likely call a lawyer. And when a dog reaches maturity he is all the dog he can be. When I reach adulthood I will continue to change and — hopefully — grow the rest of my life. This maturity occurs in relationships in which I live and move. Covenant — as op- posed to a contract with fixed terms, conditions and boundaries — is a shaped relationship re- maining open at the front end. When God tells peo- ple (Micah 6:8) they know what He requires — to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with Him — He shapes the relation- ship without limiting its growth. Ditto when Je- sus calls the heart of cov- enant with God that we love God with all our might and neighbor as ourselves. We are not just designed for covenant liv- ing; we attain the fullness of humanity only within that context, whether in the most intimate setting of the marriage covenant or in the social covenants of friendship and consti- tutional community. In California we've done a poor job — at best — of keeping covenant with God and with one another. We lead the nation in divorce and co-habita- tion without marriage, and these are covenant breaking and refusal to covenant at all, respec- tively. Yet most of us re- main blissfully unaware of — and in denial of — the degree to which cove- nant breaking is a lifestyle in our cul- ture and history. When our ances- tors arrived in Cal- ifornia they discov- ered more varieties of Native American tribes than in any other state. They entered into cove- nants — treaties — with more frequency than in any other state — and we have broken virtually all of them. That break- ing has often been accom- panied by violence of a unique ferocity. The Natural Bridges Massacre is one of the worst examples. The gold miners of Weaver- ville lived in peace with the Nor-el Muk band of the Wintu nation until a famine came and six In- dians begged food from a hate-filled Weaver- ville grocer. He sug- gested they eat grass in- stead. When his body was found with grass stuffed in his mouth a posse formed and reacted. They never found the suspects, but they murdered more than one hundred fifty women, children and el- derly Wintu at Natural Bridges for revenge. To this day tourists and lo- cals alike think the area a playground instead of the shrine it ought to be; graf- fiti covers the rocks where the dead are still not per- mitted to rest in peace. Even worse was the Etna area massacre of Shasta people. Whites en- tered into a peace treaty with the tribe and — to celebrate — invited the tribe to a barbecue. They laced the beef with strychnine and three thousand Shastans died. Those who did not suc- cumb to the poison were gunned down as they fled. To this day the fed- eral government denies the event took place, but I saw xeroxed copies of con- temporary newspaper ac- counts of the slaughter. It happened; denial only worsens the atrocity. Covenant breaking is unique among the master sins of California in that it does not stop with pol- luting the physical envi- ronment as much as the hearts of we who live in it. It degrades our very nature as beings designed for one way of living and one only. What does re- pentance resemble? The first thing is simple enough — fess up where we have messed up. The second is just as simple — choose to recognize the God Who makes us as the God Who understands our best interests far bet- ter than we; re-focus our attention on Him and His ways and forget our ex- cuses that too much time has passed or we are not our ancestors. We accept the Gold Rush benefits they bequeath cheerfully enough; we can accept re- sponsibility for righting their Gold Rush wrongs with the same cheerful- ness. Of course such recogni- tion would change our de- cision-making — one de- cision at a time — from whatever seems necessary to me to whatever seems important to my Maker. It would embody Jesus' words that when we sacri- fice life claims for others we come into His abun- dant life, but when we hang on to self-serving survival we only postpone death for awhile. Prayer is the most im- portant third dimension. When we pray before and after doing we are re- minded — should we for- get — that the Good Sa- maritan remains the model of ultimate cove- nant keeping and Micah 6:8 still defines the cove- nant lifestyle. JamesA.Wilsonistheau- thor of Living As Ambas- sadors of Relationships and The Holy Spirit and the End Times — avail- able at local bookstores or by e-mailing him at praynorthstate@char- ter.net. GOD TALK Another shot at keeping the covenant Jim Wilson By Didi Tang Associated Press WUXI VILLAGE, CHINA The battle started when a gov- ernment-hired crew tore down the metal cross atop the one-room church in this village surrounded by rice paddies last month. The next day, a church member used his own weld- ing torch to put it back. He was promptly detained and questioned for 10 hours on the charge of operating a welding business without a license. A week later, the crew came back to remove the cross. Once again, church members put it back up, now tattered and a little shorter. The church in the east- ern village of Wuxi, about 480 kilometers (300 miles) south of Shanghai, has had its water and electricity cut off. Officials have attempted to install surveillance cam- eras and inquired about sev- eral church members' work and their children's school- ing — a veiled threat that jobs and education might be at risk. But the congre- gation is not giving up. "I won't let them take down the cross even if it means they would shoot me dead," said Fan Liang'an, 73, whose grandfather helped build the church in 1924. Across Zhejiang prov- ince, which hugs China's rocky southeastern coast, authorities have toppled — or threatened to topple — crosses at more than 130 churches. In a few cases, the government has even razed sanctuaries. Authorities say the churches in question had vi- olated building codes, even though they generally won't specify which ones. They also deny that they are spe- cifically targeting churches, and point to the demolition of other tens of thousands of other buildings, religious and non-religious, that have apparently broken regula- tions. But experts and church leaders in Zhejiang, the only province where the in- cidents are happening, be- lieve there is a campaign to repress Christianity, which has grown so rapidly as to alarm the atheist Commu- nist government. It comes at a time when Beijing has been tighten- ing ideological controls, placing more restrictions on journalists, rights law- yers — many of whom are Christians — and political activists since President Xi Jinping took office in early 2013. The incidents speak to the power of symbols, and the emotions they evoke. "The cross is the glory of us Christians," said Cai Tingxu, who left his cos- metics shop in Shanghai to protect his hometown church in rural Zhejiang after hearing authorities warned they would tear down the cross. "Jesus was nailed to the cross for us. My heart ached to learn that the government wants to remove the cross." Estimates on the num- bers of Christians in China vary widely because the government does not count religious affiliation. Official 2010 figures put them at 23 million. These are regis- tered members of the state- sanctioned churches, which are closely monitored by the government. But China also has vast numbers of underground believers who meet in se- cret. The Pew Research Center estimated there were 58 million Protestants in China in 2011, along with 9 million Catholics in the year before. Other experts say there could be more than 100 million. These estimates are up from the widely accepted figure of 1 million Chris- tians in 1950, and may even rival the size of the 85 mil- lion-member Communist Party. The church's dramatic growth — and Christians' loyalty to God above all else — has alarmed authorities, said Yang Fenggang, a Pur- due University sociologist and leading expert on reli- gious matters in China. Although Chinese Chris- tians are generally apolit- ical, their weekly gather- ings and mutual support could prove dangerous if the movement adopts po- litical objectives, he said. The church is "resilient in resisting government pres- sures and persecutions." A possible reason Zhe- jiang province has come under scrutiny is that it is home to Wenzhou, a city of 8 million that has so many churches dotting its streets and hillsides that it is called "China's Jerusalem." More than a tenth of Wenzhou's residents are Protestant Christians. WORLD Toppled crosses in China spur defiance Tehama County Church Directory Red Bluff.... ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP 21080 Luther Rd. • 528-2499 Pastor J.E. Heitman • WORSHIP Sunday 11AM & 6PM ANTELOPE HOME FELLOWSHIP(SBC) Berrendos School 401 Chestnut St • 200-4112 • Pastor John Bohrer • WORSHIP • Sun. 10:30AM APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY 1321 Nelson Dr. • 527-8541 Pastor Rudy Cepeda • WORSHIP • Sunday 1:00PM & Friday 7PM BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD 625 Luther Rd. • 527-0445 Pastor David Blythe • WORSHIP • Sunday 10AM 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 & 6:30 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 12881 Baker Rd., 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 Dan Woolery • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30AM FIRST CHURCH OF GOD Jackson & Luther • 527-5717 Pastor Rod Thompson • 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 Nancy Pharis-Cure • 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 GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF RED BLUFF 22630 Antelope Blvd. 530-727-7344 • Pastor Carl Miller • WORSHIP • Sun. 11:00AM • Antelope School 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 NEW HOPE FOURSQUARE CHURCH 645 Antelope Blvd, Suite 13 528-0642 • Pastor Christopher Church • WORSHIP • Sun.10AM • Youth, Thurs. 6 PM NORTH VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH (Ind.) 345 David Ave • 527-0543 Pastor Scott Camp • Sunday 11:00AM • northvalleyredbluff.com NUEVA VIDA 11841 Hyw 99W • Red Bluff • Spanish-speaking Pastor Freddie Villasenor • WORSHIP • Sunday 11:00AM OPEN VISTAS AWARENESS CENTER 900 Walnut 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 9:30AM Worship • Childcare Provided 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. 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BELIEVERS CHURCH OF GOD 783 Solano St. • 824-6502 Pastor Dan Steigmn • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:00AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1418 South St. • 824-3603 WORSHIP • Sunday • 10:30AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1440 Yolo St. • 824-4333 David King, Minister • WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM & 6PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Marguerite & Blackburn • Bishop Scott Davis • WORSHIP • Sunday 10AM CORNING FOURSQUARE 404 5 th St. • 824-5776 • Sr. Pastor John Gehrung WORSHIP • Sunday: adults 9:15, 10:30 AM • Tues.10AM prayer meeting FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH Marin & Pear Sts. • 824-0989 Pastor Joycel • 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 • Marguerite & McLane Pastor Howard Sanborn• WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM GOOD NEWS LIGHTHOUSE 1520 East St. • Pastor Ben Rorie WORSHIP • Sunday 11AM • Bible Study 10AM • 824-0175 , Cell 701-9292 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 Juan Manuel Ponce • MASS • Sun. 10AM, Spanish 12PM MT. 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