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The Importance of a Daily Anthem
Healthy Living Living an overcomer lifestyle does not happen by accident. It requires intense intentionality, fierce faith and a purposeful plan. To live the overcomer lifestyle, we must prepare for victory early and often. That means beginning the day with prayer and Scripture study. But it also includes being proactive about plotting a course for …
Senior Scene: Brookdale University Park
Brookdale University Park Welcomes New Executive Director Brookdale University Park is pleased to announce that we have a new Executive Director, Michael Vickers. Michael brings with him more than 23 years of experience in the healthcare industry in a variety of settings including HMO companies and senior care facilities. “I am thoroughly enjoying my new …
FPKids: The Next Generation Making a Difference for Christ!
Youth News In 2011, with the culture changing and fewer students attending church, First Priority Greater Birmingham began working with parents and local churches to establish campus clubs in elementary and intermediate schools that would expose children to the Biblical teachings of what “Jesus Said.” FPKids is a strategy for churches and parents to partner …
Armed with Truth: The Bible Memory App
Special Feature How many Bible verses do you have memorized? A similar question posed at a church service in Tuscaloosa, Ala. sparked a desire in Brett Golson, owner of Birmingham based Millennial Apps and creator of The Bible Memory App, to have more than “John 11:35 ESV – Jesus wept,” memorized. After seeing several prayer …
Celebrating 45 Years of Service: The Arc of Shelby CountyÂ
Special Feature Brought to you by: Sawyer Solutions, www.sawyersolutionsllc.com In 1974, a group of concerned parents formed The Arc of Shelby County as an advocacy organization with the initial purpose to serve as a support for parents of children with intellectual disabilities. Over the past 45 years, The Arc of Shelby County has grown from …
Protect Your Kids with a Proactive Parenting Plan for Summer
Parenting Points Brought to you by: White Plume Technologies, www.whiteplume.com The Downside of Downtime. These days, summer seems different for kids—and parents. Because these are different times.  Young people today face more temptations and risks. Negative influences are the everyday norm of their television experience such that we hardly notice them anymore. Parents are …
New Mortgage Loan Rules Could Save You Money
Money Matters presented by: Vision Financial It used to be that conventional and FHA/VA mortgage loans allowed for a partial pre-payment of principal, without a penalty, which shortened the remaining term of a loan but did not reduce the amount of the monthly Principal and Interest(P&I) payment. New rules have gone in to affect this …
We Sew Love
Mission Makers Linda Jacobson, founder of We Sew Love, simply wanted to get a pile of t-shirts out of her Center Point home. She never imagined God would lead her on a path of establishing a local sewing ministry with an international impact. Jacobson had the idea of turning the discarded t-shirts into underwear. She …
Celebrating Seniors & Their Senior Moments
Legal Matters Presented by: Bradford & Holliman, Estate Planning, www.bradfordholliman.com No, not the seniors in caps and gowns – the ones with silver hair, no hair, perhaps a few wrinkles, and a few misplaced keys. Today, some 762,000+ Alabamians are “seniors.” That’s 20.3% of our population and higher than the national estimate of 14.5% of Americans …
