Spirituality

Pastor Raul Granillo: Unexpected Love

Submitted by Chris Clark on December 11, 2016

By PASTOR RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos  

“By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35

Have you ever considered all the ways that we try to let people know something about us? For instance, a person might wear a wedding ring so that others will know that they are married. A person might wear a team logo so that others will know that they are a fan. Some might wear a uniform so that others will know that they are law enforcement. Some place political bumper stickers on their vehicle so that others will know which party they support.

In countless ways, we try to express Read More

Ronald Reagan: Christmas According To Marx & Lenin

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 5, 2016
President Ronald Reagan
 
LIBERTY COUNSEL News:
 
ORLANDO, Fla. ― Between his campaign against President Gerald Ford in 1975-76 and his race against Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan delivered more than 1,000 radio broadcasts.
 
In fact, Reagan wrote most of those three-minute broadcasts himself. In one broadcast during the Christmas season, Reagan shared a story about Christmas in the Ukraine before and after communism.

In an effort to resist Christians, communist leaders secularized a favorite Ukrainian Christmas carol, “Nova Radist Stala” (Joyous News Has

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Creches Displayed From Across Globe

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 4, 2016
More than 200 Nativity Scenes are displayed Saturday at the 23rd Annual ‘Crèches from Around the World’ exhibit at the Los Alamos chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Alamos. The event is part of the WinterFest Weekend festivities in Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 

Scene from Saturday’s 23rd Annual ‘Crèches from Around the World’ exhibit at the Los Alamos chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

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Children’s Christmas Bazaar Draws Young Shoppers

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on December 4, 2016
A young shopper decides on a purchase at Saturday’s annual Children’s Christmas Bazaar at Trinity on the Hill Church. Children shop upstairs for inexpensive gifts while parents relax downstairs. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
TOTH volunteer elves wrap purchases for the young shoppers. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
An elf helps with a shopping decision. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Pastor Raul: Fearless Hope

Submitted by Chris Clark on December 4, 2016
Fearless Hope
By Pastor Raul Granillo
 
I’ve been a Cubs fan since I was about 3-years-old. When people would ask why I liked the Cubs, I would tell them that it taught humility.
 
After all, every year, the Cubs seemed to get my hopes up and then crush them like a recycled soda can. Honestly, I had come to expect nothing less from them—that is, until they went and won the World Series causing me to question everything I knew!
 
There are some things that we hope for and expect that one day they will come to pass, like graduating school, or getting a job. Then there are those things that we hope
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Three Eagle Scouts From IHM Parish Honored

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 29, 2016

Newly invested Eagle Scouts from Troop 122 in Los Alamos, from left, George Margevicius, Nate Stephens and Ignacio Rougier. Courtesy photo

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos

Three young men from Troop 122 of the Boy Scouts of America in Los Alamos reached the highest rank in scouting Nov. 16 when they were invested as Eagle Scouts. George Margevicius, Ignacio Rougier and Nathaniel Stephens were surrounded by family, friends and fellow scouts at their National Eagle Court of Honor, which was held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall.

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Pastor Granillo: Second Fiddle

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 27, 2016
By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos
 
“The most difficult instrument to play in the orchestra is second fiddle.” —Leonard Bernstein
 
I played the tenor sax in the school band during 6th and 7th grade. It was there that I learned about “chair” position. A friend of mine, Casey, also played the tenor sax, and I remember constantly competing against him for first chair. Casey held that position for the vast majority of my short lived musical career. On the bright side, I like to think I rocked my second chair position!
 
What didn’t occur to me at the time was that Casey, although
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Annual Children’s Christmas Bazaar Saturday Dec. 3

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 23, 2016

Children in kindergarten through 6th grade shop and have their gifts wrapped Dec. 3 at TOTH. Photo by TK Thompson

Children select gifts and have them wrapped Dec. 3 at TOTH. Photo by TK Thompson

COMMUNITY News:

Want to encourage children to be involved in selecting and giving their own gifts this Christmas? The Children’s Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 3, at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church is a child friendly community event, for students in kindergarten through 6th grade, where children shop and have their gifts wrapped. 

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Foster And Adoption Meeting At CBC Dec. 6

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 22, 2016
Courtesy image
 
CBC News:
 
Crossroads Bible Church at 97 East Road is hosting a foster and/or adoption information meeting with CYFD at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6.
 
The community is invited to attend and learn more about the growing need for local foster families. Melony Espinoza, a placement worker (and foster parent) from the Rio Arriba County Office, will provide information and answer questions about the process to become a licensed foster or adoptive home.
 
For more information, contact Kim Looney at 918.576.9108.
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Twenty-third Crèche Show Ushers In Christmas Season

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 20, 2016

Deb Jackson’s stoneware nativity scene is displayed at the 2014 Crèche Show at the Los Alamos ward of the Church of Latter-day Saints. By Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

COMMUNITY News:

The 23rd Annual “Crèches from Around the World” exhibit is Dec. 2- 3 at the Los Alamos chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1967 18th St.

Admission is free and the exhibit is open to the public noon to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. 

On display will be more than 200 crèches from around the world, representing different cultures and nationalities. In the past the Read More

Pastor Raul: In Christ Alone

Submitted by Chris Clark on November 20, 2016
By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos
 
It seems to be a common thing for people to assume that the problems we face today are much different than the problems people faced yesterday. After all, our world is much more complex and pluralistic than it has ever been. The latter idea may be true, but the former…not so much.
 
During the days of Jesus, the Jews shared many of the same concerns that people have today. They worried about employment, they worried about health, they worried about potentially having freedoms taken from them, they worried about war, they worried about their children’s
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Pastor Raul Granillo: Gone Fishing

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 13, 2016

By PASTOR RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos  

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” (Mark 1:17 NIV)

There are two types of fishermen: those who catch fish and those who don’t. While dumb luck seems to play a part in catching fish, any successful fisherman will tell you that catching fish takes more than throwing your line in the water and sipping on a cold drink. Being successful at catching fish requires strategy, patience and a love of fishing.

Both my oldest brother and my youngest brother love to fish. I enjoy it, but I lack patience. I remember, as a kid, walking with my little Read More

Fundraiser Underway For Zee Stidham

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 11, 2016
Tony and Zandree (Zee) Stidham in October before they left for her bone marrow transplant in Denver. Courtesy photo
 
Zandree Stidham moments before her bone marrow transplant last month in Denver. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

A local 35-year-old assistant professor of English, wife, mother and aspiring writer has just undergone a lifesaving bone marrow transplant at the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute in Denver. 

Zandree (Zee) Stidham was diagnosed with Essential Thrombocythemia or ET (a disease in the same family as Leukemia and Lymphoma) in January 2010. After

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Pastor Granillo: A Theology Of Salt

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on November 6, 2016
By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos

A Theology of Salt.

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.” (Matthew 5:13 NIV)  

I heard the most profound observation concerning salt in this passage. It was so profound I could no longer look at the rest of this passage, or of anything else that Jesus had said, in the same way. Dr. Ron Benefiel shared with a small group that salt is…Are you ready? Salt is…salty.

I find myself, very often, trying to find the deep interpretation Read More

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