Laurie Stroud
The Best Way to Make Hard-Cooked Eggs
The Home Front Once I discovered the best way to make hard-cooked eggs, I’ve never looked back. I spend a lot of time making hard boiled eggs, but I don’t boil them anymore. What cooking method do I use instead? Steaming. If you want your hard-cooked eggs to peel easily, steaming is hands down the …
What Is in A Name?
Special Feature How would your spouse describe you? Would the portrayal match your expectations and how others see you? Can living for Christ affect your reputation? How Does Your Spouse See You? Most people want commendable words spoken of them, especially from their spouses. Try this: Ask your mate to share three words to describe …
Meeting Needs for God’s Glory: The Grace Place
Mission Makers Whether a person lacks food, clothing, or other resources, The Grace Place seeks to meet their needs for God’s glory. The Bessemer, Ala. ministry has a simple mission. “We exist to gather resources and give them away for the glory of God,” explains The Grace Place Director Jason Leight. The ministry mainly distributes …
Matt Scalici: Faith Leads to Founding Fighting Cancer Network
Cover Story When Birmingham businessman Matt Scalici first learned that his wife had cancer, they each had a lot of questions. Those questions, partnered with fear and anxiety, taught Scalici that cancer patients, family members, and caregivers need better resources to make it through the difficult journey. The Fighting Cancer Network app–which debuts this month …
Following God’s Call
Miracle Moments Brought to you by: Community Partner Molly Maid of Birmingham, www.mollymaid.com/birmingham We were homeschooling our children, had built a great life in Texas and were actively serving a church we loved. But then, one day, God called us to do something really hard for us. He asked us to sell our possessions, drastically …
Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem
Best Books In the Judaic tradition, there are two annual events that commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from oppression. Passover observes their miraculous deliverance from slavery in Egypt, and Purim celebrates their deliverance from a genocidal plot in Persia. Remembering God’s deliverance from slavery or oppression is deeply embedded in the salvation history …
Doubting Your Way to Faith
Parenting Points Doubts and questions from kids about faith are usually something that can strike fear into the heart of every parent. For the questions, the fear is not knowing the right answer. We dread having to explain that when it comes to faith, there are many things which we don’t have clear answers. For …
