A few days ago I read an article titled God is Angry and Will Put an End to Impeachment about a recent Bethel Church sermon. Since the article was posted by Right Wing Watch,...
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Redding City Councilwoman Julie Winter has been getting plenty of negative press, but I think it’s time we even out the blame a little. After all, she wasn’t the first in Shasta County to...
On November 19th the City Council voted to move forward on an agreement with Cal Fire to exchange a parcel in Stillwater Business Park for Cal Fire’s property on Cypress Avenue close to City...
It was 72 hours of labor, 24 of them especially difficult. Waves of long, powerful transition contractions fought my exhausted 19 year old body until it wouldn’t quite function anymore. Then, finally, the sweetness...
More than a month of organized opposition to abortion has begun at a local women’s reproductive health center. Sept. 25 marked the beginning of a “prayer vigil” at Women’s Health Specialists, on Victor Avenue....
As I’ve previously written, Bethel Church Redding has 11,000 regular attenders, $60 million in annual income, two primary charismatic leaders, 800 full- and part-time employees, and an often-verbalized goal to be known for its...
Eric Hiatt exudes confidence, energy and optimism. When we met at his office one morning a few weeks ago, he grasped my hand firmly and fixed me with a warm and direct gaze before...
On July 22, 2019, the Record Searchlight ran an article on Carr Fire funding spending by reporter Jessica Skropanic. I read with interest. The bottom line? Per Skropanic, the major organizations surveyed had received...
A new Shasta County Grand Jury was recently empaneled and I’ve got some unsolicited advice for them: You’d better bark loud. Seems many of us have heard of the Grand Jury, but few really...
Editor’s note: Since submission of this story, Bethel church staff updated its websites to accurately reflect their leadership structure. If physical and financial growth is any metric of success, Bethel Church has a lot...
