By Charly SHELTON e’ve all heard the stories. Someone who meditates so deeply he can go days without food or water, or can walk on coals, or can even hover above the ground. And those who pray to their various gods for salvation, love, money, or cure from disease are answered through voices or […]
LCIF Continues Overview of First Corinthians The community is invited to join Lutheran Church in the Foothills at its 10 a.m. worship service on Sunday, Jan. 15. Pastor Scott Peterson will continue a series of sermons from First Corinthians with this Sunday’s sermon titled “Come.” Nursery care is provided during the service for infants […]
QUESTION: Our son is home from an East Coast college for the holidays and now he doesn’t want to go back to school after completing two-and-a-half years with a year-and-a-half to graduate with a degree. We’ve always allowed our two children to make their own decisions and, up until now, there haven’t been any major […]
By Pat KRAMER It was standing room only at The Back Door Bakery for the first annual Hanukkah celebration in Sunland-Tujunga, held on Wednesday, Dec. 28. “I felt there needed to be this kind of an event for people who are unfamiliar with Jewish traditions and celebrations to learn what Hanukkah is all about,” said […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For Christians, Christmas is a time of remembering the birth of Jesus Christ. Often this is a direct contradiction to the fun of Santa and shopping. It is not often that an event can be a reminder of the time of Christ and be fun at the same time, but that […]
QUESTION: I’m caught, as my mother used to say, “between the devil and the deep blue sea.” My daughter has been dating a man for two-and-a-half years. Things have happened throughout that time to give her second thoughts about the relationship. She just told me she didn’t want to ruin his holidays but she was […]
By Pat KRAMER The first annual Hanukkah in the Foothills event will be celebrated with the lighting of the menorah at a special celebration of this festive Jewish holiday on Wednesday, Dec. 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Backdoor Bakery, 8349 Foothill Blvd. in Sunland. The event, organized by Sunland – […]
By Pat KRAMER Nothing could deter Pastor Bob Snyder and his dedicated staff at Community Christian Church in Tujunga from performing their traditional drive-thru Nativity Scene on Friday, Dec. 16 and Saturday, Dec. 17. The outdoor performance went on for three hours despite the cold, the wind, and a 3’ x 4’ chunk of plaster […]
By Charly SHELTON At this festive season of the year, everyone follows their own traditions for a winter holiday. For African-Americans celebrating Kwanzaa, it is a time to light the kinara candles. For Christians celebrating Christmas, it is a time for gift giving and celebration in commemoration of Christ’s birth. For pagans following Anglo-Saxon, Germanic […]