Letter from the Editor
I once heard a story about an old man who would walk a few blocks to the local branch of his city’s library to check out books that had been long forgotten on the shelves. Each spring, this library...
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I grew up in an entrepreneur’s household where my parents owned a janitorial company. If it was dirty they could clean it! Our household was also one of deep spiritual roots. My father and mother are...
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A Church of our Forefathers.
April 9, 1856 saw the formation of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, one of the oldest churches in Shelby County. The church was registered on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on...
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Autumn is upon us with its comforting hues, cool nights of fireflies, and early twilights that seem to call us outside. In Alabama, the hot summer seems to last past its welcome. Autumn, on the other...
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Each afternoon I have the privilege of picking up my three children from school. It is a time full of catch-up conversations, teacher’s notes, and making plans for the rest of the day. Recently during...
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From the Editor
There are some people who once you meet them, they never leave you. Something about their story draws you to them- their courage, their determination, their journey of desire. In this issue of...
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From the Editor
I have a fondness for English poets that dates back to my high school English teacher Mr. Nunn. Through his tutelage I came to love long-deceased poets like John Keats, Lord Bryon and perhaps one of my...
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From the Editor
With the recent celebration of Memorial Day and the pending celebration of Independence Day, it is only fitting that we dedicate this issue to those who, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, have “borne...
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I have always had a vision of becoming a great story teller. As a young child I shared this desire through the delivery of a well-timed joke or bits of recited poetry and scripture. In high school I...
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I did not grow up in the South. I am what my wife’s southern family affectionately call a “Yankee.” My childhood memories are centered around upstate New York along the banks of the Hudson River. I...
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