Two hundred volunteers. A live Nativity. Wagon rides. S’mores around a campfire. An indoor snowball fight. Santa. A puppet show. Christmas Cookies. Food vendors. Christmas Traditions is upon us. Our celebration runs 3 to 7 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 9. The community is...
Our culture loves Christmas and definitely still likes the word “Advent.” We just define it a little strangely. Walk through just about any store this season and you’ll find Advent calendars. Usually these contain little gifts, one to open each day for either 12 or 24...
I will forever believe that going to graphic design school stole a piece of my sanity. I can hardly remember my freshman year because I was sleep-deprived from trying to handle assignments, a social life and figuring out how to cut a perfect 1-inch square with a small...
“If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” That was the maxim at the famed City News Bureau, where young reporters covered crime, fires, courts and city hall for Chicago’s major newspapers, TV and radio stations. Over its 115-year existence (1890-2005), some...
It takes about 18 hours to drive from Oakdale, Calif. to Bowron Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. I know that because as a 14 year-old I once rode for those 18 hours in a crowded, 12-passenger van. We were towing a large trailer filled with food and...
As Advent begins, the first candle represents prophecy. In the Old Testament, God often sent prophets to preach messages of repentance, and great hope. Hundreds of Old Testament prophecies point squarely to Jesus, the Messiah. In every case, prophecy should be...
