“Every church has its own personality and culture, and wise leaders respond to this culture in appropriate ways,” Buddy Champion, pastor of First Baptist Church Trussville, said.
Christian families today are experiencing financial uncertainty and insecurity due to several factors including high debt, COVID-19 aftereffects, inflation and rising healthcare costs.
As Karen Gosselin and the choir of seventh through 12th graders gathered at Shocco Springs on March 14, they all knew they were staring down the barrel of a stormy weekend.
As you face the waves of discontent and uncertainty, seek the presence of Jesus. He knows the circumstances you face and He will not leave you without hope and possibility. Put your shaky hand in His and hold on! Calmer seas are up ahead.
God calls us to take up our cross and follow Him (Mark 8:34-35), but few of us are as eager to do so as we often communicate. In fact, like Peter, we are much quicker to deny our Lord than to deny ourselves.
“Vacation Bible School isn’t just for kids — teens and adults need to meet Jesus too,” said Patty Burns, VBS strategist for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.
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