TALLADEGA -- You are cordially invited to the initial sermon of Bro. Urban Q. Garrett Jr. on Sunday, March 24, at 6 p.m. Services will be held at Shekinah Glory Power and Praise Deliverance Ministries Inc. at 120 Shocco Springs Road, Talladega.

PELL CITY -- Eden Westside Baptist Church in Pell City is holding a special “Turn Your Radio On” singing Sunday, March 24.

ST. CLAIR COUNTY -- Friendship Baptist Church recently called Nicholas Gandy to minister to its members and the community.

How do you define Calvinism? Everyone has an opinion. 

Someone took me to task for what I thought was a harmless quip. In a tongue-in-cheek article about how we Baptists “steal” pastors from one another, I remarked that, though it’s a flawed system, God seems to help us through it most of the time.

Money is important in the church. Most everything we do requires it and we have to have it.

Senior Pastor Justin Milliken came to Hepzibah in mid-May, followed shortly afterward by Youth Minister Tyler Neloms. Minister of Music Education Scott Corbin and secretary Crystal Pomeroy make up the balance of the church’s staff.

The initial sermon for Sister Machelle Lee will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rushing Spring Baptist Church, where Clarence Woodward is pastor.

Our denomination claims the average church seeking a pastor will get at least 60 resumes in the first month. 

The Rev. Dr. Jerry Jones and first lady Teresa Jones of the Mt. Cleveland Missionary Baptist Church at 41 Cleveland Lane, Talladega, will be honored by the congregation for 34 years of leadership March 3.

Guest speakers will include Anthony Burgess, TeeJay Wilson, Azariah Israel and Eric Wynn. Special musical performances will also be given by Monica Mann and Ge´nesis.

The initial sermon for Sis. Angela Garrett will be Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. at Rushing Spring Baptist Church, where Clarence Woodward is pastor.

Rev. Phoebe Presson, pastor of Jacobs Chapel C.M.E. Church, will be the guest speaker for the Daughters of College City Temple #823 annual Black History program at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Elks Lodge on Long Street in Talladega.

“Can a Christian drink alcohol? Can a Christian attend a gay wedding? Can a Christian celebrate Halloween? Can single Christians of the opposite sex share a room on a road trip? Should a Christian use birth control? Can I attend a funeral of another religion or celebrate Christmas eve mass at a Catholic church?”

Reflections is a weekly devotional column written by Michael J. Brooks, pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church in Alabaster.

The concert is free admission, however, a love offering will be received. For more information, visitwww.joshandashleyfranks.com.

TALLADEGA -- Lily Hill Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 13th pastoral anniversary for Pastor Curtis Seals and first lady Darlene Seals on Sunday, March 3, at 2:30 p.m. Clifton Cook, pastor of Pine Grove Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker. Everyone is invited to come out an…

I like you, but I don’t like your wife.

Reflections is a weekly devotional column written by Michael J. Brooks, pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church in Alabaster. The church's website is siluriabaptist.com.

PELL CITY -- Lakeside Hospice and the Christian Love Pantry have teamed up once again to host the 10th annual Tablescapes “Love Feeds the Soul” luncheon.

Obviously, some folks take children’s sports very seriously, not remembering all players on the field are boys and girls as important as their own children.

About half of American adults make resolutions, but most are broken in a few months. For believers, a better way is the covenant.

The seminar is geared toward church leaders, but everyone is invited to attend the half-day seminar, which is slated for 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 26. 

We should never discount the gift of modern treatments and medicine. But neither should we discount the power of the gospel.