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The Best 10 Minute Workout- Wherever You Are!

April 29, 2018

Healthy Living We totally get it. There are days when you just can’t get to the gym. The weather is terrible; your kids are sick; or you just can’t find the motivation to get out of the house. Be encouraged! In just 10 minutes, you can get a great workout wherever you are. Here are 12 key …

Overcoming Limitations: Experiencing Freedom & Independence in Your Home

April 29, 2018

Healthy Living One Friday evening, just as I turned on the stove to begin making dinner, the phone rang. I turned the burner off (safety first!) and answered. The caller was Bill, asking if we would be willing to open our office the following day to show his dad a stairlift. He explained that the family …

Turning Chaos into Calm

April 29, 2018

Special Feature Brought to you by: Community Partner Accounting for Profits Turning Chaos into Calm: A CFO for Hire Helps Growing & Struggling Businesses Is your small or mid- size business having trouble? Do you lay away at night wondering if you will receive enough money tomorrow to make payroll? Is there something not quite …

Q& A with Dr. Kristi Sayers: Candidate for Shelby County Superintendent

April 28, 2018

Faith at Work Q. How has your faith impacted your desire to serve our community as an educator and an elected official? A. My faith impacts every decision I make.  I know that God placed people in my life along the way to act as a support system.  Those people were teachers, my parents, my friends’ parents, …

How Do You Define Living & Dying?

April 28, 2018

Encouraging Word How would you fill in these blanks:  to live is ______ and to die is _______? To fill in the first blank, you must decide what you are living for. What is important to you? What gets you out of bed in the morning and motivates you? To fill in the second blank, …

Kingwood Christian Students Score!

April 28, 2018

Education Extra Anna Davis, an 8th grader at Kingwood Christian School in Alabaster, won first place (tie) on vault and second place (tie) on floor events at the recent Alabama State Gymnastics Championship, Level 7, in Mobile, Ala. To qualify for the state championship competition, Anna had to compete and achieve minimum scores in Level …

May Cover Story: Scott Dawson

April 28, 2018

A New Path of Service: Scott Dawson Scott Dawson has already left his mark on all of Alabama’s 67 counties. As the founder of Birmingham-based Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association, he has preached, spoken in schools, organized events on football fields, and hosted students and youth leaders at conferences. He jokes that perhaps ABC 33/40 meteorologist …

Invitation to Celebrate Shavuot & Pentecost: Beth Hallel Synagogue

April 28, 2018

Church Leaders  Ever wonder why the Jewish Community is celebrating Passover around the same time as the Gentile Christian Community is celebrating Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday?  The answer is “Because they are connected!” Jesus’ Last Supper on earth before the Crucifixion was in fact a Passover meal. And what is commonly known as “Communion” …

Encounter the Living God & Hope Again

April 28, 2018

Best Books This week a man told me a tragic story, one of unimaginable pain and loss. The horror which had befallen a good and godly man was so dark and crushing that my attempts to offer words of wisdom and comfort seemed feeble and cliché. I know the Scriptures. I know that God will …

Palooza in the Park: THE Place for Family FUN

April 28, 2018

Are We There Yet? Looking for a great way for your family to spend a Saturday? Look no further than the City of Pelham! The City invites you to join them for Palooza in the Park Saturday May 19 at the Pelham City Park for a day of free activities for the whole family in …

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