Faith at Work
3 Ways to Strengthen Your Christian Walk
Encouraging Word The term “Christian Walk” refers to living out your faith. It involves one’s daily lifestyle and includes your personal belief system, behavior and conversation. The hymn “Trust and Obey” says it best; “When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word what a glory He sheds on our way. When …
Arnold Mooney Seeks to Serve Second Term as State Representative for House District 43
Special Feature Citing his conservative, commonsense, businessman’s approach to government, State Representative Arnold Mooney (R – North Shelby) is seeking a second term as the representative for House District 43, which covers much of North Shelby County. “As a House member, I have stood up for the conservative beliefs, morals, and values that define Alabamians …
Dre Kirkpatrick Gives Back to Alabama Children in Need
Doing the Next Right Thing “Life is about doing the next right thing.” As a player on two national title teams at the University of Alabama, Dre Kirkpatrick heard this statement more than once from his football coach, Nick Saban. “You don’t focus on winning the game or the title, you focus on winning the …
Solution Driven, Policy Focused: Congressman Gary Palmer
Special Feature “It’s about doing the right thing, for the right reason, the right way, at the right time,” says Congressman Gary Palmer about his role and the role of his team in serving families in Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District (Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, Bibb, Chilton and Coosa Counties) in Washington, D.C. Palmer believes his first …
Serving in Moldova: Valleydale Church
Mission Makers Valleydale Church recently sent a team of seventeen people to serve in Holercani, Moldova for seven days. “Our mission was to spread The Gospel of Jesus Christ and His love to the people of Moldova by serving their physical needs and spiritual needs,” explains volunteer James Sansom. “We accomplished this by dividing the …
“Perpetual Adoration”
Photo Fun Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration continues at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Homewood as the parish recently celebrated the 26th anniversary of the devotion. The celebration began with an open-air procession of the Blessed Sacrament from the Chapel of Our Savior to the church by OLS Pastor Rev. Msgr. Martin Muller with the …
Get Back Up & Try Again… Alabama’s American Ninja Warrior Eddy Stewart
There was a time when fitness was an obsession for five-time American Ninja Warrior competitor Eddy Stewart. A Hueytown firefighter, personal trainer and bodybuilder, his family was often at the mercy of his detailed meal and workout schedule. Shifting his focus to ninja athletics, however, initiated healing in both his relationships and his Christian faith. A Top …
Dr. Richard Hunter Joins Riverchase United Methodist as Lead Pastor
Church Leaders Dr. Richard Hunter recently returned home to Birmingham as lead pastor for Riverchase United Methodist Church (UMC) in Hoover. Dr. Hunter has a passion for starting new faith communities, reviving closed churches, starting new worship services in existing churches, and identifying and mentoring future church leaders. Having most recently served as Executive Director …
Church Fuels Football Team & Much More!
Special Feature As Pinson Valley High School players made their way into the final seconds of their football game against Wetumpka to win the Class 6A High School Football title last year, a sign in the stands read “Fueled by PB&J”. This referred to a special ministry started by Clearbranch United Methodist Church (UMC) in …
From SEC football to the Courtroom: Blessed to be a Blessing
Faith at Work Alabama Law School grad and former Vanderbilt football standout Joel Caldwell waited in the lobby of the law firm, knowing that the interview with senior shareholders could be a game changer. He did what he always does when anxious, he turned to the Word of God, swiping open the Word Alert app …