By Megan Miller, Editor TRUSSVILLE – Mark Gainey has joined the staff at Deerfoot Baptist Church as lead pastor. Gainey grew up in south Alabama, born in Dothan and raised in Troy. He has be... Read more
By Chip Thornton, First Baptist Church Springville A young voter asked me Sunday, “Who are you voting for in November?” Apparently a famous Christian rapper said he would not vote because th... Read more
By Buddy Champion, First Baptist Church Trussville Summer is here! The once growing green grass now has dry spots. The rain comes for one part of our city but not the other. The lightning b... Read more
By Kevin Payne, Palmerdale United Methodist Church William Shakespeare penned the line, “Love is a many splendored thing.” And, to be sure, it is. Love is constantly transforming, moving, a... Read more
By Andy Waits, First Baptist Church Springville I am 5’9, 180 pounds and out of shape. I don’t eat healthy. I casually exercise. The last time I played competitive sports was on the JV footb... Read more
By Dr. Wayne J. Kilpatrick Graduations always bring joy and sadness—joy for a journey completed and sadness because things will be different and life will not be the same anymore. We rejoice... Read more
By Buddy Champion , First Baptist Church Trussville Summertime! It is a great time of year. During this season we are drawn to change our schedule and lifestyle. We wear different clothes th... Read more
By Dr. Kevin Payne, Palmerdale United Methodist Church Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 (NIV) Memorial Day weekend has become the marke... Read more
By Andy Waits, First Baptist Church Springville There is a difference between a “reason” and an “excuse.” Parents, teachers, police officers, and pastors spend their lives listening to “excu... Read more
By Buddy Champion, First Baptist Church Is this your most favorite time of year? For many springtime brings about a new lease on life. We’ve survived another cold, wet, muddy Alabama winter... Read more