Life is often all about perspective. For instance, when things are good and food is plenty, it is difficult to rejoice when you’ve never dealt with the bad or gone without.
Alan Long watched his father, James, faithfully follow God’s calling on his life when he was a boy. Today, Alan serves alongside James at FBC Trussville after faithfully following a call of his own.
Hugh Latimer was Bishop of Worcester during the Reformation and Church of England chaplain under Protestant King Edward VI. Under Queen Mary, he died a martyr.
BET’s Sunday Best and America’s Got Talent participant Bay Turner didn’t win either competition, but they were part of God’s plan to get him to where he is now.
The replant effort seeks to help Southside Baptist Church in Alabaster be able to stand on its own financially, utilize its own resources and then one day pour into other congregations like Liberty Baptist Church in Chelsea is doing.
Sometimes, funny things happen during the most serious parts of church. Even though it is OK to laugh in these moments, remember to always observe Christ with reverence.
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