Spirituality

Pastor Granillo: Handling Manna

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By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos

Handling Manna.

“Do you not know that God entrusted you with that money (all above what buys necessities for your families) to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to help the stranger, the widow, the fatherless; and, indeed, as far as it will go, to relieve the wants of all mankind? How can you, how dare you, defraud the Lord, by applying it to any other purpose?” ― John Wesley

There is a story in the Bible about how God provided food for the recently freed Israelites. They had only been free from Egypt for a couple of months; and yet their fear of the unknown world in front Read More

Watoto Children’s Choir Performs At Crossroads Bible Church 6:30 p.m. Thursday

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COMMUNITY News:

The Watoto Children’s Choir traveling from Africa is thrilled to present a brand new choir production entitled “Oh What Love” at 6:30 p.m., Thursday at Crossroads Bible Church, 97 East Road in Los Alamos.

The group’s tour began in Norway in September of 2015 and traveled around Scandinavia for three months, before arriving in Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 6, where they began a four month tour visiting several states throughout the West Costal region of the U.S.

Through this dynamic worship experience, the members of the Watoto Children’s Choir, who were once orphans, Read More

Parents Night Out Saturday Jan. 23!

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FBCLA News:

Parents – Need a night out? The FBCLA Youth Group is back with its second “Parents Night Out.” After a very fun and successful event last year, the teenagers are excited to once again provide families in Los Alamos with free childcare while parents head out to their favorite date spot Saturday, Jan. 23!

DETAILS

5:30-6 p.m. – Drop off the kids (And enjoy some pre-date appetizers for you!)

6-8:30 p.m. – Leave to go on a date

8:30 p.m. – Pick up the kids from the church

WHILE YOU’RE AWAY: Your kids will have a blast interacting with teens from the youth group and our adult leaders while we Read More

Community Invited To Conversation On Local Racism

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COMMUNITY News:

Bethlehem Lutheran Church, in partnership with the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, presents the second in a series of conversations on the topic of race and racism in our community.

Join us at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at 2390 North Road, next to Mountain Elementary School. Join us in an exploration of how race and perceptions of about have affected local people of color in the community.

“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” This little phrase may seem simple but it allows us to pause and to share Read More

Pastor Granillo: It’s Complicated!

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By RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

“When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.” (Genesis 29:31 NIV)

Reading the story of Rachel and Leah’s competition for Jacob’s love, in the book of Genesis, is a lot like reading a Jerry Springer show in the making. It started when Jacob ended up marrying two sisters (Leah and Rachel), but really only loved Rachel. To comfort Leah, God gave her sons, which Leah thought would make Jacob love her—which didn’t work (29:34).

Rachel then got jealous and blamed Jacob for her infertility (30:1); so, in her infinite wisdom, Rachel told Read More

Faith & Science Series: ‘What Makes Us Human?’

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LAFSF News:

The Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum is holding a winter series on the topic “What Makes Us Human?”

The group will meet Jan. 19 to discuss Human Genetics. A video/presentation begins at 6 p.m. followed by a large group discussion at 6:30 p.m., for about an hour. All are welcome. Attendees may bring their dinner.

Human Genetics

Due to billions of years of evolution, humans share genes with all living organisms. The percentage of genes or DNA that organisms share records their similarities. We share more genes with organisms that are closely related to us. For example, Read More

Pastor Granillo: This Is Our Story

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By PASTOR RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

“We adore chaos because we love to produce order.” – M.C. Escher

I doubt that too many would argue about mankind’s inherit desire to produce order out the chaos of this world. As soon as we are born we seem to struggle against chaos by trying to order our lives and predict their paths. But it seems that bringing order from the chaos—both at a personal level and a global level—may be a losing battle. For all the good we bring into life, we often find we may bring just as much bad.

The Bible talks about this issue, in fact, I would say that this issue is interwoven into the entire Read More

Los Alamos Rabbi Jack Shlachter Speaks On Rabbi-In-Residence Experience In Bejiing

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Rabbi Jack Shlachter of Los Alamos with the Chinese-style holy ark and torah at Kehillat Beijing. Photo by Beverly M. Post
 
Members of Kehillat Beijing progressive Jewish community go for a group bike ride. Photo by Beverly M. Post. More photos from Rabbi Jack Shlachter’s trips to Beijing to support the Jewish community can be found on his website: www.physicsrabbi.com.

LAJC News:

Kehillat Beijing (www.sinogogue.org) is a progressive, lay-led community of American and international ex-patriots, business people and travelers in Beijing. Rabbi Jack Shlachter of Los Read More

Bible Opinion Discussion At La Vista Church Jan. 6

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LVC News:
 
The Bible is arguably the most influential book in history. Regardless of whether a person believes in the Bible’s God Yahweh or not, one cannot ignore the impact of the Bible upon history and upon society today.
 
That being the case, perhaps the problem we have is not whether we choose to follow it or not, but that the vast majority of people, Christians included, have an opinion about what the Bible says and yet have not truly read it for themselves in its entirety.
 
And so beginning Jan. 6, La Vista Church invites you to come and give authority to your opinion.
 
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