Laurie Stroud
Magnolia Festival Praises
Music Notes Named a Top Twenty Event by the Southeast Tourism Society, the Gardendale Magnolia Festival, April 20-21 will include some great family friendly entertainment and talent proclaiming God’s praises. Acoustic Gospel. Bentwood Revival will perform Friday Night at 7pm. These four artists, Faith Harper, Larry Bradford, Selwyn Spalding, and Charlotte Guffin, are all from …
6 Red Flags for Tax Auditors
Money Matters presented by: Vision Financial No one wants to see an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) auditor show up at his or her door. The IRS can’t audit every American’s tax return, so it relies on guidelines to select the ones most deserving of its attention. Here are six flags that may make your tax …
Living Your Values by Swinging a Hammer
Mission Makers Brought to you by: Community Partner Aho Architects, LLC, www.ahoarch.com April is National Volunteer Month, and in recognition of this issue’s theme of “Ways You Can Serve,” Community Partner Aho Architects, LLC would like to tell its story in the hope that it will encourage and inspire others to find similar ways to …
Finding Your Place to Serve: Christian’s Place Mission
Mission Makers Brought to you by: Community Partner Tom Douglass, TomDouglassRealtor.com “Christian’s Place Mission (CPM) is an organization founded on God’s love and hopes to teach everyone to fish,” explains Tom Douglass, a long-time volunteer of the non-profit ministry based in Nauvoo, Ala. Most of the residents in the rural Winston/Walker County live well below …
MORE DIY Tips to Living Independently
Healthy Living Many older individuals are choosing to age in place, rather than leaving their home. Many homes require obvious home modifications such as stair lifts, ramps, and grab bars, that enable individuals to safely remain independent in their homes. However, these products do not address the smaller day-to-day tasks that can also prove a challenge. As a …
Called to Enjoy Turkey Season
The Great Outdoors presented by: Mark’s Outdoors The most experienced turkey hunters and world champion turkey callers recently converged upon Mark’s Outdoors in Vestavia for TURKEY DAY! The annual event, held right before spring turkey season kicked off, included “Turkey Man” himself, champion caller Eddie Salter. Customers could learn first-hand from dozens of experts about …
3 Basic Truths
Encouraging Word To me there are three basic Biblical truths that must be accepted in order to have a personal relationship with God and secure salvation. God Loves You. God’s unconditional love for mankind is the sole basis for salvation. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and …
Local Third Graders on the Oregon Trail
Education Extra Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School(OLS) third graders recently traveled the Oregon Trail – without ever leaving school! In a fun and educational day, the youngsters took a trip back in time to study the life of a pioneer and the hardships endured on the historic trail. The eventful day was incorporated as …
Best Books: Billy Graham
Just As I Am: Billy Graham When the Apostle Peter stood before the religious powers of his day, he was initially dismissed as a bumpkin from Galilee. Uneducated, unsophisticated, and without social standing, Peter was simply a fisherman suffering from delusions of grandeur, religious riff raff, a wannabe who needed to be put in his …
