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Into the Unknown with the One Who Knows
Special Feature Coronavirus, COVID-19, and social distancing. Words previously unknown to many of us have become the center of many of our conversations. We stand in unprecedented times with lots of fear. It is as if we live each day in the dark not even wanting to imagine what is around the corner yet longing …
Hope Inspired Ministries Class of 2020!
Education Extra Hope Inspired Ministries (HIM) celebrated their first class of 2020 with a graduation ceremony on March 10. Friends, family, mentors and supporters gathered to celebrate the six women who graduated from HIM’s job-training program and are now employed in the Birmingham area or are pursuing higher education routes. HIM Graduation ceremonies focus on …
No School No Problem: Christian Clubs Continue!
Youth News For nearly 30 years, First Priority has been known in Greater Birmingham as on-campus Christian clubs that meet at hundreds of elementary, middle and high schools. Over the decades, hundreds of thousands of local students have been involved in First Priority clubs. So, when campuses closed for the remainder of the school year, it …
Community Unites to Support Local Thrift Store Ministries
Mission Makers The King’s Home, The Foundry, Vapor Ministries, the Lovelady Center and Sozo Children run thrift stores in the Birmingham area to raise funds for their ministries and to serve families with affordable clothes and furniture. Due to the coronavirus, all of them have been forced to cease store operations as non-essential businesses. “This …
Glow in the Dark with Sav-A-Life Shelby
Mission Makers Join Sav-A-Life Shelby by being a light for the world during this critical time when the need for prayer is paramount. Sav-A-Life Shelby is following CDC guidelines in the light of COVID-19 for the 2020 Glow in the Dark Walk for Life on a future date at First Baptist Church Pelham. The theme …
Celebrate Easter in Historic Calera!
Church Leaders “Join me,” Pastor Mike Satterfield encouraged, “Easter weekend 2020 to stand firm; as we stand in faith; stand with clear focus; stand fighting for family; and stand in anticipation of a brighter future!” Satterfield is the Founder of Field of Grace Ministries and the Teaching Pastor at Fielder Church in Arlington, Texas. He …
Strength of a Woman
Best Books Celebrate your God-given strength! You may not feel like the so-called perfect Proverbs 31 woman, but rest assured, you are the Proverbs 31 woman. No perfection required. Strength of a Woman will have you celebrating as you understand the blessing God sings over you as a woman. Look at the familiar Proverbs 31 …
Where Goodness Still Grows
Best Books Sometimes mourning and lament are the appropriate response. As I write this review, we are in the season of Lent, a time of spiritual reflection, fasting, and contrition. Lent is a call to repentance among God’s people. At no point in my lifetime has the church of America so desperately needed the observance …
Understanding Infertility
Healthy Living Presented by Henderson Walton Women’s Center, www.hwwc.net Infertility is a very common problem affecting one in six couples in the United States. The rate of infertility increases as a couple gets older, with fertility decreasing significantly after 35. If you and/or your spouse are over the age of 35 and have been attempting …
