A boatload of ice cream
By Vicki Scott As I sat at our table that faces Lake Martin last Friday afternoon, I heard ice cream man music. I looked out toward the lake and there it was – a pontoon boat with a yellow top selling ice cream! I felt like an uptown girl (when I say “girl,” I mean […]
The Vagabond – Gadsden used steam fire engine in 1880s
By Danny Crownover While watching several fire engines and a huge aerial truck race out of Gadsden’s 4th Street Station the other day, The Vagabond recalled reading an article about a time in May of 1927 when the city’s old steam-drawn fire engine was sent to the scrap heap. The fire engine was a highly […]
From God’s word – Waiting on God’s time, not ours
By Toni Ford I’m not sure about you, but I’m currently in the middle of a season of waiting on the Lord for wisdom, direction and my next steps. I ‘m waiting to hear His voice regarding several areas of my life. Often, nothing tries my faith like waiting on God for answers to prayer. […]
God’s word revealed – The reality of sin
By John Larkins Some of us are convinced that there is no such thing as sin. Others hold that The Redeemer, Jesus Christ, for-gave all of us for any the sins we might ever commit. There are many variations of the conviction that we can do anything we desire during our lives and suffer no […]
Keep Smilin’ with Rosie Preston – You are the new day
By Rosie Preston One morning earlier this week the kind that inspires poets to be born and poems to be created. The sun was blue, the grass was green, the trees were gently blowing a soft wind and the ground beneath my feet was firm. It was good a time to pray. As I’ve gotten […]