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Seniors on Mission
Senior Scene Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes 12:6 to βremember Him before the silver cord is broken and the golden bowl is crushedβ adding in verse 13, βdon’t let life slip away before fulfilling its purpose to fear God and keep His commandments.β One of those commandments is the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20): βgo, make disciples …
STEPS Proactive Parenting
Parenting PointsΒ Brought to you by: White Plume Technologies www.whiteplume.com Sometimes, teenagers take drugs or drink. Maybe even the one in your home. You may be thinking, βThat canβt happen to us!β Are you sure? Because 75% of high school students have tried some type of addictive substance, and 40-50% use drugs, drink alcohol, or …
The Real (& Remarkable) Deal About Cardio: YMCA
Healthy Living Long before Jane Fonda donned her first pair of leg warmers, βcardioβ has been a major buzz word in the exercise world. According to an article published by Muscle Mag Fitness, both the term and the style of exercise were introduced in 1968 by a team working at San Antonio Air Force Hospital …
Starve Worry When You Feast on Worship
Healthy Living Worry is often my default emotionβtromping a well-worn path in my mind. I feel like I am being proactive when I worry, yet Matthew 6:27 (NIV) proves otherwise, βCan any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?β Worry is a backbiting friend, isnβt she? She promises comfort yet …
The Harmonics: Singing Praises to Help Families in Need
Music Notes The Harmonics, a nationally acclaimed acapella group from Uganda, will be in Birmingham July 8 to perform a free concert at the Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills. Expect to be inspired by this group as they sing mostly Christian music in African and American styles. The Harmonics began performing together in high school …
5 Keys to More Successful Investing
Money Matters presented by: Vision Financial While there is no guarantee that any investment strategy will be successful and all investing involves risk, here are five basic principles that may help you invest more successfully. Long-term compounding can help your nest egg grow. It’s the “rolling snowball” effect. Put simply, compounding pays you earnings on …
Serving Up Joy at Changed Lives Christian Center
Mission MakersΒ Brought to you by: State Farm, www.ThomasWaters.com βOur mission is to bring Godβs grace to those less fortunate and when a person receiving a meal in the serving line said, βThank you for bringing us the joy.β I thought we had accomplished our goal. We brought much more than meal,β says Thomas Waters …
Preparing to Meet with Your Estate Planning Attorney
Legal Matters Presented by: Bradford & Holliman, Estate Planning, www.bradfordholliman.com You made the decision that you need an estate plan or you need to update your current plan. You also scheduled an appointment with the lawyer. Now, what do you need to do to prepare for the meeting? Assets β Make a list of your …
Stairlift Allows Local Couple to Maintain Freedom
Healthy Living At almost 80 years old, the Richardsons enjoyed their active, mobile lifestyle in Alabama. They enjoyed spending time together, as well as with their adult children, with little if any physical limitations. That all changed when Nancy had an accident. After recovering from her injuries, she was left with a permanent back injury, …
Faith AND Family at Work: DSLD Land Management
Faith at Work When David H. Sharp started DSLD Land Management 35 years ago, he was a single man with a passion to use his background in geotechnical engineering and business to bring quality and value to homes in central Alabama where soil erosion and drainage problems are prevalent. Today his landscape construction company, specializing …
