Laurie Stroud
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 …
Evening Courses Offer Flexibility to Go Deeper in Faith & Study at Beeson Divinity School
Education Extra Beeson Divinity School of Samford University will begin offering evening courses this fall for those who want to work towards a degree but desire greater flexibility in the pursuit of their studies. Students can work toward a masters-level theological degree in the evenings without interrupting their daytime commitments. Church members seeking to learn …
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School’s 2023 NJHS Inductees
Education Extra Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic (OLS) School recently inducted nine students into the prestigious National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). They joined 16 current eighth graders who became members in 2022. With family members in attendance, a special induction ceremony and a reception were held in honor of the students. These bright young scholars …
Dual Enrollment at Faulkner University
Education Extra For parents of homeschool students, finding academic opportunities equivalent to those offered in traditional schools can be a challenge. Faulkner University is working to do something about that. Homeschool students in the Birmingham area who wish to enroll in dual enrollment courses and receive college credit now have another option; in person college …
Understanding Alzheimer’s & Supporting a Senior Alzheimer’s Patient
Senior Scene As more and more family members are coming to know, caring for an aging loved one with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia is challenging—and becomes more so as the disease progresses through various stages. When a senior loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the task can seem nearly impossible for even …
