Posts Tagged ‘BirminghamAL’
The “so what” of Christmas
Chris Jones As I write this, it’s January 14th. The Christmas decorations are back in the attic. Hopefully, you are enjoying your gifts… or at least your kids haven’t destroyed theirs. Either way, this feels like a good time to take stock and ask what the point was of the season we just left. I…
Read MoreFighting the Lie That I’m Behind in Life
By: Sharon Head “Here’s how I’ve learned to fight comparison and, instead, walk in Christ’s freedom from that nagging sense of feeling behind.” This week’s blog by Ann Swindell focuses on the topic of comparison. She encourages readers to focus on Christ, serve others, and remember their role in the body of Christ. Check out…
Read MoreGo To Sleep: A case for trusting God enough to close your eyes
By: Drew Narmour A strange pattern has emerged in the last three biographies I’ve read about some of history’s most remarkable figures. Ulysses S. Grant camped on the battlefield with barely a few hours’ rest. Winston Churchill worked through the night in war cabinets fueled by cigars and adrenaline. Charles Spurgeon preached and led at…
Read MorePray 4 YBL & WBL
“…that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. – Ephesians 3:17-19 Pray For YBL and WBL Leadership Pray For Our Community Relations Pray For…
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Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not as for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. For the wrong doer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality. -Colossians 3:23-25 Pray…
Read MoreIt’s Not Wrong to Want to Be Perfect
05-01-25 Emma Cockley-Assistant to WBL Director, Sharon Head For many businessmen and businesswomen, the pressure to be perfect in the marketplace can feel burdensome and overwhelming. Often this perfectionism infects not only workplace endeavors but bleeds into our emotional and spiritual lives leaving us discouraged with ourselves and our failures. But is the desire to…
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“For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” Psalms 103:11-12 Pray For YBL and WBL Leadership, Staff, and Board -Pray for YBL & WBL Leadership, Rob, Drew,…
Read MoreAmusing Ourselves to Death
04-17-25 Johnny Presley-YBL Marketing & Communications Coordinator Are you controlling your electronic devices? Or are they controlling you? Technology is helpful and has brought about a lot of good, but has it reached a point where the cons are starting to outweigh the pros? Today’s video blog offers some insights into this subject and raises…
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“But He was pierced through for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all…
Read MoreQuiet Excellence
04-10-25 Rob Genin-YBL Executive Director Dear Friends, Success in business and life often requires looking deeper than the surface. That is difficult in a day when so much information assails us—we make many snap judgments each day. How do we learn to be perceptive and see what is truly there? Consider the prophet Samuel. He…
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