Faith Pages

Empathy and the Life Force

From the June 28, 2019 Edition

The author of this essay has been an annual participant in the Chumash elders’ Solstice Ceremony at the top of Mount Piños—Iwihinmu—for over a decade. He sent this essay to explain his thoughts about an …

Shepherd of the Mountains hosts reunion with Vietnam refugees

From the February 22, 2019 Edition

Clockwise, from top left: Former El Camino Pines’ ‘Pastor Larry’ Peterson was a driving force to bring a young Vietnamese family of five to Frazier Park in 1979, under the guidance of the Lutheran Immigrant …

Local youth mentors’ son dies in auto crash

From the January 25, 2019 Edition

Friends and admirers of Dennis and Deborah Turner of Frazier Park are sending condolences at the news that the couple’s son, Phillip Turner, 49, was killed in a traffic accident on Highway 178 last week. …

Helping Those Who Help Others

From the December 28, 2018 Edition

By Marcy Axness, TME

Part of the mission of Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church is to be of help to those who help.

Explained member Bonnie Kane, “We give to many of the entities …