Faith and Culture — Page 98
"This is who I was before I met Jesus Christ, and now, I'm dead and I'm buried. My old self is gone, and I'm resurrected new."
Four WWII veterans received heroes' welcomes Monday evening after they returned to Alabama after traveling to Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
The Yellowhammer Podcast Network is thrilled to announce the launch of its next podcast series. Host Matt Wilson sits down with some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs and leaders in their professions to find out how their faith has helped them confront the type of challenges we all face in life. Living Life on […]
Bob Powell and his family love Ford Mustangs. “I’ve always been a car enthusiast and got attached to Ford Mustangs several years ago. Our collection goes back over 30 years.” Their love for this iconic vehicle got more serious four years ago when he and his sons decided to open a museum.
On June 9, 1943, the “Tuskegee Airmen” of the 99th Fighter Squadron were escorting Allied bombers over the island of Pantelleria, near Sicily, when...
In his infrequent role as parking lot shuttle driver, Todd Flowers knows what’s coming. “When we hit the gap in the trees, where they first see the mill, you ought to hear the gasps,” he says, saying it’s one of the favorite parts of his job managing Yellowleaf Creek Mill with his wife, Danyula. It’s a similar […]
Alabama football coach Nick Saban laughed off retirement plans, discussed the amateurism of college sports and talked about the renovation plans of...
It’s not fuzzy logic to guess that life could be peachy 120 feet below Clanton’s iconic fruit-shaped water tower. Goats, geese and cows graze in the pasture beneath the creviced steel, red and yellow painted structure built for $1.2 million in 1993 at Exit 212 along Interstate 65. The road through town winds past Peachy Clean Car […]
The 75th anniversary of D-Day made for an emotional journey for the south Alabama family members of Pvt. Stephen Novak, who was 28-years-old when he was...
Two Alabama World War Two veterans were among the group of survivors who returned to Normandy for the 75th anniversary of that legendary D-Day invasion on Thursday.
Trump made an unannounced visit to Virginia's McLean Bible Church, where Pastor David Platt, formerly of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham...
Sunday is National Cancer Survivor Day, and while Alabama has many survivors to celebrate, researchers and medical professionals in the...
Shumerria Harris was standing on stage at Alabama State University when she delivered a line that would change her life. “I was in the play ‘Six Characters In Search of an Author,’ playing the old character lady,” she remembered. “One of the other characters tried to take my hat and I said, ‘Back up! Gimme 50 feet!’ […]
Clarence Carter taught himself to play guitar while attending the Alabama School for the Blind in Talladega. This Alabama music maker, a rhythm and blues singer from Montgomery, still performs at age 83. Carter is best known for his 1970 hit “Patches,” about a boy who was forced to care for his family after his […]
Lou Piniella recalled spending one year as a student at the University of Tampa, where he played basketball and baseball. “I saw I wasn’t going to be a Rhodes scholar in college,” Piniella said, “so I signed (a baseball contract) after my freshman season.” Piniella, 75, would go on to play 1,700 games and manage 3,000 […]
Hangout Music Festival ended over a week ago, but organizers are still basking in the success of what has become one of the most anticipated music festivals each year. “For three days, Alabama became the center of the music universe,” said Sean O’Connell, Hangout director. “We’re so grateful to all the fans for supporting such […]
Cherry Starr, wife of Crimson Tide and Green Bay Packer great Bart Starr, received a heartfelt message from noted Alabama author Andy Andrews this week. Following Bart Starr’s passing over the weekend, Andrews delivered a specially inscribed copy of his book The Butterfly Effect to Starr’s wife of 65 years.
A Chick-fil-A location in South Alabama paid tribute to America's fallen soldiers over Memorial Day weekend in moving fashion.
"As a follower of Christ and a deputy, it goes hand in hand, and we are able to reach out and show them there are men and women here every day that love...
The GoFundMe will benefit Shelby and Joshua Bramblett. Shelby is a sophomore at Auburn University and Joshua will be a 10th grader at...
Neighbors of murdered Auburn PD Officer William Buechner are backing the blue in a very visible way, honoring the fallen hero's life of selfless service.
Auburn Police Department Officer Webb Sistrunk was critically shot in the line of duty on Sunday night, but his road to recovery got a lift this week.
Sidewalk Film Festival representatives on Thursday provided an impressive update and a call to action regarding the “Make Movie Magic” capital campaign for construction of the Sidewalk Cinema and Film Center in Birmingham's "The Pizitz" building.
"Hospitals can be a scary place for anyone, but especially for kids. Huntsville Hospital has child life specialists whose sole job is to help the...