Laurie Stroud
Lending a Hand: North Shelby Baptist
Mission Makers Manual labor is the avenue members of North Shelby Baptist Church are using to share God’s love. In 2018, the church has 10 projects underway or in the works that involve “construction evangelism.” A team of about 20 church members recently spent a week pouring their physical and spiritual energies into helping Alder …
Safe House Ministry Continues with Help of HEART Fund
Mission Makers After Tropical Storm Nate pummeled a safe house for girls in Nicaragua, a HEART (Humanitarian Emergency Aid for Rebuilding Tomorrow) Fund grant is helping it get back on its feet — and helping it offer crisis care to its neighbors. The $2500 gift couldn’t have come at a better time, said Landa Carnes, …
Think Through Your Retirement Account Beneficiaries
Legal Matters Presented by: Community Partner Bradford & Holliman, Estate Planning, www.bradfordholliman.com A will designates how you want your assets distributed, but the reality is that most property passes to heirs through less formal means. Joint ownership and beneficiary designations on financial accounts and real estate avoid probate and bypass the terms of your will. However, …
Overcoming Limitations: Experiencing Freedom & Independence in Your Home
Healthy Living One Friday evening, just as I turned on the stove to begin making dinner, the phone rang. I turned the burner off (safety first!) and answered. The caller was Bill, asking if we would be willing to open our office the following day to show his dad a stairlift. He explained that the family …
Turning Chaos into Calm
Special Feature Brought to you by: Community Partner Accounting for Profits Turning Chaos into Calm: A CFO for Hire Helps Growing & Struggling Businesses Is your small or mid- size business having trouble? Do you lay away at night wondering if you will receive enough money tomorrow to make payroll? Is there something not quite …
Q& A with Dr. Kristi Sayers: Candidate for Shelby County Superintendent
Faith at Work Q. How has your faith impacted your desire to serve our community as an educator and an elected official? A. My faith impacts every decision I make. I know that God placed people in my life along the way to act as a support system. Those people were teachers, my parents, my friends’ parents, …
Kingwood Christian Students Score!
Education Extra Anna Davis, an 8th grader at Kingwood Christian School in Alabaster, won first place (tie) on vault and second place (tie) on floor events at the recent Alabama State Gymnastics Championship, Level 7, in Mobile, Ala. To qualify for the state championship competition, Anna had to compete and achieve minimum scores in Level …
May Cover Story: Scott Dawson
A New Path of Service: Scott Dawson Scott Dawson has already left his mark on all of Alabama’s 67 counties. As the founder of Birmingham-based Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association, he has preached, spoken in schools, organized events on football fields, and hosted students and youth leaders at conferences. He jokes that perhaps ABC 33/40 meteorologist …
