Pastor Builds Community in Sunland-Tujunga

Pastor Builds Community in Sunland-Tujunga

By Pat KRAMER In the year and a half John and Natasha Candler have served as co-pastors of Sunland Foursquare Church things have been improving in their neighborhood by Sunland Park. After being hired to head the ministry of the church and its Tiny Tigers pre-school, the Candlers have been holding monthly Love the Neighborhood […]

NOTES & NODS

IYF WORLD CAMPS The International Youth Fellowship (IYF), a Christian-based global non-profit youth organization composed of over 200,000 students from more than 75 countries, will be hosting the 2016 World Camp opening ceremony at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles, on Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The IYF World Camp is focused on providing positive […]

Seeing Through the Eyes of Christ

By Mary O’KEEFE It is often difficult to hold up a mirror to a society – a community – to see its reflection, warts and all, but that is exactly what happened at La Cañada Presbyterian Church on Sunday. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this congregation was that its members welcomed the opportunity for […]

NOTES & NODS

  IYF WORLD CAMPS   The International Youth Fellowship (IYF), a Christian-based global non-profit youth organization composed of over 200,000 students from more than 75 countries, will be hosting the 2016 World Camp opening ceremony at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles, on Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The IYF World Camp is focused on […]

Hitting New Heights

Hitting New Heights

La Crescenta Presbyterian youth director Josh Horton and three of his high school boys, Andrew Granier, Riley Holmquist and Jake Ralston, successfully hiked to the top of California’s third highest mountain, White Mountain Peak, as part of LCPC’s Wild Life Tour, which is led each summer by Pastor Andy Wilson. Submitted by Amanda GRANIER

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: Does the Bible say anything about interrupting a conversation? Several times this week when I’ve been in conversation with another individual, someone will walk up and interrupt; the direction the conversation has taken is lost and is very frustrating to me at least. I’m a good listener and when this happens and the person […]

Sifu Alan Lamb

Sifu Alan Lamb

By Charly SHELTON There is a long-held belief in Chinese culture that life is energy. This life force – qi or chi in Western spelling – is in all things, from rocks to plants to water and more. Everyone and everything is connected with chi and the universe-at-large is filled with this energy that can […]

Mindful Aging Seminar at Gethsemane

All are invited to join a free seminar on mindful aging. Participants will assess their current satisfaction with life and learn valuable tools to enrich their life journey. The seminar is on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please call the church office at  (818) 248-3738 to reserve a seat. Reservations are […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: We’ve been friends with another couple for over 25 years. To help me explain, I’ll call them Jane and Joe. We’ve done everything together, including vacations with our kids when they were growing up, cruises, road trips and holidays. Four years ago, Jane passed away very unexpectedly from a heart attack and Joe has […]

From Montrose to Swaziland

From Montrose to Swaziland

By McKenna MIDDLETON Members of Montrose Church, from June 9 to June 22, served their fellow man through construction projects, healthcare, and AIDS/HIV intervention, all while building relationships with community members in Swaziland. The traveling mission team consisted of 17 members, but the entire Montrose Church congregation contributed to the trip through annual giving, praying […]