The Effects of False Messages

There has obviously been a lot of talk lately about the world ending and the group at Family Radio who traveled the country to warn people of the event that was scheduled to occur on May 21, 2011. I’m not here to give you all of the facts about the group, because chances are, you […]

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Red Rover, Red… Wait…

Inspired by another one of my Sunday School discussions, I write today to question the idea of safety. More specifically, being so cautious that we are not living the way we were meant to live. Just a few weeks ago, my Sunday School leader had us read an article from Time Magazine’s News Feed blog […]

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Bible Verse For Your Wall

Many people keep inspiring quotes or Bible verses next to their computer, on their mirror or on their desk so that they can look at them throughout the day. When you’re looking to feel motivated or lifted up, messages like these can be just what you need. I feel like this verse is one of those […]

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Bashing the Here and Now

Now, I don’t mean to tear down the CNN Belief Blog, but when I read Lisa Miller’s post about technology ruining churches, I was a bit bothered. I did consider that she has a lot of experience in writing about religion, being a former religion editor from Newsweek and all, but I felt that this article […]

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How Do You Deal?

When hard times hit, how do you deal with them? Most of us talk to God, but that doesn’t always seem to be our main way to cope. I was inspired by Jon Acuff’s post about being cut off in traffic by a guy with a fish sticker on his car. We’d all like to […]

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Donations for Northport & Tuscaloosa, AL

St. Mark United Methodist Church in Northport, AL (next to Tuscaloosa) is operating as a collection and distribution center for those affected by last week’s storms. They are open from 8:00 AM- 8:00 PM, indefinitely. Please call the church office at (205) 454-7873 if you have any questions. Monetary donations can be made through the […]

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To Our Alabama Customers…

As a former student of the University of Alabama, yesterday’s news of the tornadoes that touched down in the state of Alabama really hit home for me. Tuscaloosa was and still is a great town whose community is growing even closer by this terrible event. We here at Shelby Systems are keeping everyone affected in […]

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On This Day In History…

Take a look at some big events that have happened on April 26… 1993- It is announced that Conan O’Brien will replace David Letterman on NBC 1992- The final episode of ABC’s “Growing Pains” airs 1991- ABC premieres the show “Dinosaurs” (“Not the mama!”) 1990- Nolan Ryan threw his 12th one-hitter and ties Rob Feller’s […]

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