Pastor Granillo: Foundational Purpose
By Pastor RAUL GRANILLOThere is an old Chinese proverb which goes, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now.”
As I get older, I begin to realize how fleeting life really is. After high school I was “smart” enough to drop out of college so that I could spend more time “enjoying life.” Of course, now I realize that my decision cost me many wasted years that I can never get back.
I can dwell on those wasted years and wonder where I would be now if I had only listened to where God was leading me, or I can realize that He calls me still and is willing to use me from where I am at Read More
Cowboy Breakfast At Posse Lodge 7-11 a.m. Sunday
The Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse Cowboy Breakfast 7-11 a.m. Sunday, July 5 benefits the Los Alamos Rotary Club and its charitable mission. Courtesy photo Read More
Living Well Los Alamos: Tis The Season For Canning
Living Well Los AlamosPressure Canner Care and Maintenance
Tis the season for canning! Whether you are planning to can homemade applesauce, salsa from garden tomatoes or apricots from your fruit trees, well maintained equipment is one key to successful food preservation. This is especially true of pressure canners.
To begin, check any rubber gaskets for cracks. Rubber that has dried out, cracked or broken can result in a loose seal and not being able to reach the appropriate pressure. New gaskets can be purchased from the manufacturer or at our local hardware Read More
RTD Blue Buses Will Not Run July 3-4
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service this Friday in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.
The RTD Taos Express will not be in service Saturday, July 4. The Taos Express will be operating on its normal schedule Sunday, July 5.
The North Central Regional Transit District provides free bus service Monday through Friday to a service area that encompasses more than 10,000 square miles of north central New Mexico including the counties of Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos; the Cities of Read More
Unitarian Officials Break Ground On New Church
Unitarian Church of Los Alamos officials break ground Tuesday at 1738 N. Sage St. where their new church will be constructed. From left, Rick Bolton, Rev. John Cullinan, Galen Gisler, Dawn Venhaus and Dale Arnink. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Members from the congregation and community turn out for Tuesday’s groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Unitarian Church on Sage Street. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.comThis Week At Farmers Market July 2
LAFM News:United Church of Los Alamos Back In Business
The United Church of Los Alamos at 2525 Canyon Road. File photo The United Church of Los Alamos at 2525 Canyon Road is back in business again as doors opened after a series of renovations.
While a formal open house is slated for the month of August, summer time often finds families with a little more free time on their hands and perhaps looking for something new. Technically the church isn’t back in business, but back in the main sanctuary after holding services for quite some time in their Christian Education building as progress continued Read More
Faith & Science: A Finely Tuned Universe July 1
LAFSF News:Plans In Final Stages For July 4th Extravaganza
About 15 people worked for three and a half hours June 27, ‘squibbing’ hundreds of shells for the Kiwanis Fourth of July Fireworks. Squibbing involves the insertion of electronic fuses into shells. Kiwanis jokingly calls this ‘a sewing circle with explosives’. From left, Charmian Schaller, Ann Hayes, Roger Stutz, Dennis Gill, John Arrowsmith and seated on the ground in front, Rick Reiss and OpalLee Gill. Photo by Sharon Stover
It takes a lot of work to get ready for the Kiwanis Fourth of July festivities in Overlook Read More
Unitarian Church Groundbreaking 6:30 p.m. Today
CHURCH News:Rev. John Cullinan will lead a short ceremony and all are welcomed to attend. Attendees are asked to wear closed shoes and carpool if possible, as limited parking will be available in the Mason’s lot next door. All ages are welcome, but parents are advised to keep children close on the active construction site.
RTD Chile Line Launches July 1
NCRTD Chair/Mayor of Taos Daniel Barrone, second from left, stands alongside the newly wrapped bus with, from left, NCRTD Transit Bureau Chief David Harris; NCRTD Vice Chair/Santa Fe County Commissioner Miguel Chavez and NCRTD Executive Director Anthony Mortillaro. Courtesy/NCRTDNCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD), operator of the RTD “Blue Bus,” and the Town of Taos will consolidate operations of the Taos Chile Line July 1, launching the RTD Chile Line.
The RTD Chile Line will provide fare-free bus transit service within the Town on the Red Route and
Wednesday’s United Church Thrift Shop Canceled
UNITED CHURCH News:
Wednesday’s planned opening of the Thrift Shop at the United Church of Los Alamos is canceled due to parking lot renovations.
The Thrift Shop will open 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Wednesday July 8, at the United Church of Los Alamos at 2525 Canyon Road.
Stop by next week and check out the selection. Read More
Smart Design With Suzette: The Future Of Design
Bechtel’s environmental classroom – Smith College A Living Building. Courtesy photo
Smart Design With Suzette
In reading an article recently about design ideas that matter, I was blown away. All roads lead in the direction of resiliency – not just sustainability, but designing and building for the next hundred years. Architects, designers and developers are creating innovations into the next century. Pretty cool stuff.
Buildings That Produce Their Own Energy
Architect Eric Corey Freed feels that the typical new building is an energy Read More
Pastor Granillo: All Powerful Access
Pastor RAUL GRANILLOBilly Sunday once said, “If you are strangers to prayer you are strangers to power.”
I confess that I have struggled with the importance of prayer in my Christian walk. I’m an action guy and I am driven to engage physically in whatever needs to be done. My struggle has been with the reality that I can accomplish more from my knees than from anywhere else. I struggle with this because my natural instincts tell me that being on my knees makes me weak, and to depend on God’s power is a gamble.
Even for the mature Christian, it can be difficult to grasp the fullness of God’s power. Read More
WR Baptist Church Launches 30 Hour Famine
LAHS Graduate Josh Willms Gives TED Talk
Josh Willms gives his TED Talk, ‘What if Everyone Searched for Belief?’. Courtesy photoWhen Josh Willms graduated from Los Alamos High School in 2008, he was a devout Christian. He headed for Texas Tech University in Lubbock with the plan of becoming a physician and a missionary in Africa.
“My belief meant everything to me,” Willms said.
When his father, a pillar of his Los Alamos church lost his faith, it was a huge crisis for Willms.
“I’d try to talk to my dad, but he was so much smarter than me,” Willms said. “I wanted to level the Read More
NNMRC: Four Week Biblical Worship Course
NNMRC News: - Four week course on Biblical worship
How The Hen House Turns: Raising Finches 3
How The Hen House TurnsHaving successfully raised two baby Cassin’s finch, we realized the time would come when they must be released to the wild. We double-checked the Release Check List provided by the Kragdahls. Release should be done at 6 to 8 weeks. The time was approaching in mid August, and the birds were still insisting that I feed them.
I knew they had to be self-feeding for two weeks, so I steeled myself and left their food, which now consisted of insects, seeds and crumbs along with their gruel of Gerber’s baby beef and cereal, hard boiled Read More
First United Methodist Church Hosts VBS July 13-17
CHURCH News:Food On The Hill: Watermelon Gazpacho
Watermelon Gazpacho. Photo by Felicia Orth
Food On The Hill I lived in Madison, Wisc., from 1980-1983, not long after an idealistic group of “flour children” hoping to effect positive cultural change opened the first of the Ovens of Brittany restaurants.
Elegant décor, a classical French menu, local natural ingredients, fine wines, fresh flowers, classical background music, hand-painted murals of European farm scenes and memorable baked goods made the Ovens a Midwestern phenomenon. One restaurant became six, plus five bakeries, Read More
