Faith

I look forward to the ways God is going to minister to me and the people he’s going to bring into my life. I look forward to spending more time with Him.

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
– Ephesians 4:31-32

Sitting on that asphalt, I was reminded how important it is to check on people.

Words by Al Blanton | Image by Ryan McGill “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things, there is no law.” – Galatians 5:22-23 This week, my wife and I visited a kindergarten class at a Christian school. We were there to observe

“After my son died, I don’t remember leaving the hospital. I don’t remember going home. But I do remember that on the worst day of my life, I found myself totally alone.” – Stephen Aycock

Words by Dustin Murray | Image by Blakeney Clouse Beyond the courtyard of the Louvre’s glass pyramids, traipsing through a shadowed portico en route toward the Seine River, I found myself amidst a gathering crowd. Aligned with the setting sun, an unnamed violinist in a flowing black dress drew her bow. As she played, she

Words by Al Blanton | Image by Ryan McGill On a bright June morning in 1872, Annie Hawks was engaged in household chores when the Holy Spirit planted a hymn inside her mind. A native of New York and resident of Brooklyn, Hawks was not only a dutiful housewife but a hymnist and, according to

Words by David Byrd | Image by Blakeney Clouse A year and a half ago, the Alabama Baptist State Convention’s Disaster Relief Ministry trained me to be an assessor. My first deployment was to assess tornado damage in Florence, Alabama. Recently, I returned from a deployment assignment near Inverness, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane