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4 Birmingham Christian Family www.ChristianFamilyPublications.com CONTENTS August 2015 Volume 15, Number 8 DEPARTMENTS 8 Fashion for You 20 Mission Makers • 6 Style Tips to take you from • New Birmingham Mobile Summer to Fall Medical Ministry • Sozo Trading Company Seeks 11 Parenting Points to Save the Least of These • Setting Boundaries for ON THE COVER 16 Technology 21 Faith at Work Duck Dynasty & Dancing with the • Making a Difference in the Stars Sadie Robertson shares how 11 Bringing Out the Winner Details of Life: Covenant Back to School offers some great • Decisiveness AFTER opportunities to share Good Classical Schools & Daycare News. See page 16. Listening 22 Encouraging Word 12 City Scene 8 8 Best of Back to School • The Cost & ROI of • National Christian Discipleship 23 Terrific Tailgates Foundation/Alabama Hosts Joni Eareckson Tada 23 Healthy Living • Awesome August, • Easy Ways to Tackle Glennwood Baptist Unhealthy Eating at the Tailgate! FEATURES 14 Music Notes 8 Best of Back to School • Festival of Hope Headlines 25 The Great Outdoors Top Musicians • Dove Days are Approaching 22 The Real Jurassic World 14 Best Books 27 Are We There Yet? • Live Original • Family Fun at Deer Run • Golf Pro & Author Scott • Make a Splash Lehman In Birmingham 28 Calendar 19 Money Matters NEXT ISSUE • Is America Prepared 28 Support Groups to Retire? 14 CALEB CASTILLE Scores 29 Advertising Directory 19 Legal Matters in the Movie Woodlawn • Biblical Roots of Personal Injury Cases

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6. Incorporate darker hues into your wardrobe, as the 6 Style Tips to take you seasons change. This year’s color is Marsala. In these last days of summer, pair anything Marsala with white denim from Summer to Fall and gold accents. For fall, embrace the darker shades of Marsala and accent with a rose color or leather jacket. Transitioning from summer to fall in our great state can be difficult for us fash- ionistas. The late heat can throw a kink in our love for boots and yearning to Overall, focus on what you love and feel comfortable in, wear the cutest new styles in September and October. Here are a few tips for then make it work for the season you are in. After all, the most important piece in embracing the fall styles we love, while keeping cool: your wardrobe is your confidence! 1. Booties will save you. If you are anything like me, you LOVE wearing boots. I have a closet full and look forward to getting them out each year. But, they are not — Alicia Rohan always the most comfortable in our warm fall weather. Enter: booties, a great transi- KC Projects, a full service public relations agency tional piece you can wear with your summer dresses and skirts when it is warm out providing branding services to clients from the fashion or with jeans when it cools off. industry to the corporate world, www.kcprojects.com 2. Summer dresses can take you straight into cooler fall temps with the added accessories of a classic black blazer and a pair of tights. Perfect for work. 3. A classic fedora in camel or tan can transition you from the sunny days of summer to your favorite football game. 4. The trendy graphic tee you loved wearing this summer with cut off shorts transitions well Find a graphic tee that fits your style at Sozo Trading into fall under a plaid flannel with your Company in Avondale. favorite pair of denim. 5. Bring color into your transition- ing wardrobe with a Brightly Twisted tie-dye scarf (Gus Mayer). These lightweight scarves are the perfect accessory for cooler evenings and as winter approaches, pair well with a sweater.

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10 Birmingham Christian Family www.ChristianFamilyPublications.com PARENTING POINTS BRINGING OUT THE WINNER IN YOUR CHILD presented by: Covenant Classical Schools & Daycare Decisiveness AFTER Listening Setting Boundaries I recently read a survey which evaluated ten to them. Too many times I have the top one hundred wealthiest business seen a parent who is angry make a bull- for Technology professionals in the country. They all headed decision – and then they have to With the rapid advancements in technology and the ever broadening use of had their unique strengths. But the one change their decision after they listen the internet and web based devices, parents are put into a dilemma. On one common denominator they all pos- and get all of the facts. Or even worse, hand, we want our children to be proficient and capable when it comes to sessed was decisiveness after listening. they stubbornly won't change their computers and the internet. At the same time, we want to protect them from When they prepare to make a decision, wrong decision, and everyone loses. the potential dangers and pitfalls that exist online and help them establish they are slow and deliberate as they Regrettably, listening is an art form that healthy practices with computers and mobile devices. There are two ways we gather information and gain wise coun- many parents do not practice. This can set healthy limits and boundaries that can be helpful and effective: sel. Then, and only then, do they make includes reading body language and Technology based boundaries and relationship based boundaries. their decision. Also, when they are pre- facial expressions and looking at atti- sented new information that would tudes. So many times these telltale signs Technology based boundaries include: have affected their original decision, reveal far more than the actual words The parental controls on devices they listen and decide whether to that are being spoken by your child. Apps that help limit and monitor children’s change that decision. usage on and offline And remember, your child can read Software that allows parents to network home There is wise counsel in James 1:19 your facial expressions and pick up on computer and mobile devices in order to limit where God instructs us to be slow to your attitude too. They keenly observe and monitor children on all devices in the home. speak. “…Everyone should be quick to and study the way you react. Let's all These tech based boundaries are good, but they are limited. There are ways to listen, slow to speak and slow to WIN by listening more! get around these boundaries. It can be as simple as knowing the passcode to become angry.” I encourage you as par- — John Croyle the parental control or the app to get around the limit or boundary set. ents to do less talking and more Executive Director, Big Oak Ranch, listening. After you have listened and Author, Who You More effective than boundaries set by technology are the limits based on have all the information you need, then Are/ Defying the our relationships. We can set boundaries based on our need to interact be decisive. Circumstances with one another. that Define Us, A major complaint I hear from Bringing Out the Winner in Your Child, Relational based boundaries include: teenagers is that their parents don’t lis- The Two Minute Drill to Manhood and Creating “screen free” spaces in our homes like the dinner table or bed Raising a Princess, www.bigoak.org. rooms. This sets limits saying that these spaces are for other uses that do not

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August 2015 11 CITY SCENE establish NCFA which is an affiliate office Living Generously: National of the National Christian Foundation (NCF), the largest Christian Foundation in Christian Foundation/Alabama the country. The mission of NCFA is to Hosts Joni Eareckson Tada “enable and encourage Christians to be more faithful stewards of the resources God “You can’t out give God because He has the bigger shovel.” has entrusted to them.” Bradford started out Those were the words of author and speaker Joni Eareckson Tada as she recently serving a dozen families and ministries with addressed a crowd of nearly 450 people at The Club. She was describing the signifi- Donor Advised Funds. The number has cance of the necklace she wore bearing one small shovel and one big shovel. Tada grown to 438 funds with a goal of 500 by was in Birmingham at the request of the National Christian Foundation Alabama the end of the year. Better yet says Author, speaker and advocate for the dis- abled, Joni Eareckson Tada with her (NCFA) to share her inspiring story of being an artist, author and advocate for the Bradford, the Foundation is on track to far husband Ken (L) and Chairman of the disabled all while living her own life as a quadriplegic. “God has not abandoned exceed last year’s giving of $19,000,000, Board and President of the National with a goal of sending out $25,000,000 in Christian Foundation Alabama, Tom people with disabilities, He is working through them.” explained Tada who cham- Bradford (R). pioned 13 Birmingham area ministries recognized during the event for their grants by the end of 2015. “I’m just trying service to improve the lives of those with disabilities and their families. The min- to get the money out into the Kingdom,” says Bradford. “When I started this I istries spotlighted at the event are among the 30,000 charities in the database of the thought my mission was to generate more funds. As I have been in it for seven National Christian Foundation/Alabama approved to receive grants. years, really my mission is to disciple people in generosity. That’s what I’m all about.” Learn more at www.nationalchristian.com/Alabama. The Foundation enables individuals and ministries in Alabama to set up a Donor — Laurie Stroud Advised Fund for their charitable giving. “Our goal is to simplify your giving [by use of the internet], to multiply your impact [by smarter use of the tax codes], to glorify God [by releasing more resources into the Kingdom],”explains Tom Awesome August Bradford, Chairman of the Board and President of NCFA. “It is a great way to Get ready to enjoy some great music with a powerful message of Good News manage and keep track of your charitable giving. There is no minimum amount to every Sunday night in August. Glennwood Baptist Church in Morris is hosting open a fund and no minimum amount to keep in the fund.” its Awesome August concert series every Sunday night at 6pm. “The event is just one way the church is trying to both reach the community as well as build up After retiring from the food brokerage business in 2008, Bradford felt called to the body at Glennwood Baptist Church,” explains Pastor Tim Thompson adding, “Awesome August will allow our church to experience worship from sev- eral different genres of music, but all having one mission to glorify our God.”

Steel City Sound will kick off the series on Sunday evening August 2. The Birmingham based modern horn band will perform familiar praise and worship music and hymns to the musical styles of Boston, Chicago, Journey, Phil Collins, Genesis, Stevie Wonder, Tower of Power and many more. Then on August 9, David Robinson, the former tenor for the Dixie Echoes and the Toney Brothers takes the stage with some great southern gospel music followed by 2014 AMG Heritage Awards "New Artist of the Year" Jesse Reece performing his original country/pop rock music, including songs from his new album Brand New Start, on August 16. August 23, New Youth Artist with the Artists Music Guild, Jessica Webster, will perform songs from her new and upcoming project Back to the Cross and the concert series closes out on August 30 with power house multi- award winning David Meece sharing his dynamic music, hilarious comedy and deep truths. Meece is the composer of modern day Christian classics such as “We Are the Reason,” “Forgiven,” “Unknown Soldier,” “Learning to Trust,” and “My Father’s Chair.”

It’s all happening at Glennwood Baptist Church, 1929 Glennwood Road, Morris. Learn more at www.glennwoodbaptistchurch.org or call 205-681-4601. August 1

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12 Birmingham Christian Family www.ChristianFamilyPublications.com Our Fall 2015 Courses Are Life Impacting! ring the life-impacting study of biblical truth to your life this fall. Take a moment to look over Beeson’s Lay Academy of Theology courses offered this fall. For detailed information and to register, visit our website or give us a call for a brochure. (Courses are taught by members of the Beeson academic community.)

Listening to and Learning from Isaiah and Jeremiah —Dr. Mark Gignilliat This study will focus our attention on these the ancient prophets—Isaiah and Scripture is for Jeremiah—as we seek to hear their living voices again. Healing, Strength, and Rest for the Soul: Biblical and life and living. Historical Prescriptions for the Care of Souls The faculty of Beeson’s Lay Academy of Theology —Dr. Lyle Dorsett brings God’s Word to Study classical models of soul care from the Bible, early church fathers, Martin Luther life. Engage them in one and John Calvin, and more recent soul care givers, Evelyn Underhill and C.S. Lewis. Jesus and the Gospels: Who is Jesus? —Dr. Osvaldo Padilla Participants can expect: a greater investigation of the so-called “Search for the 27th Annual Historical Jesus.” Reformation Heritage An Introduction to John Calvin’s Lectures Institutes of the Chrisitian Religion October 27-29, 2015 —Dr. Gerald Bray This class will introduce one of the greatest Christian books of all time by giving an overview of its contents and providing tips as to how to tackle reading it and making use of it today.

The Divine Plan —Dr. Kenneth A. Mathews Explore God’s plan as it is revealed in Holy Scripture, tracing its progress from Genesis to Revelation, from creation to the new creation.

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August 2015 15 Duck Dynasty’s Sadie Robertson Lives Original True to the creative and entrepreneurial spirit that makes the Duck Dynasty family the inspiration it is today, Sadie Robertson has become an example of faith, modesty and hard work to young girls nation- wide. The daughter of Korie and Willie Robertson, at 17 years old she is already a motivational speaker, an author and a businesswoman. In the last two years she has collaborated with fashion designer Sherri Hill on a line of dresses and competed on Season 19 of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. Her book, Live Original: How the Duck Commander Teen Keeps It Real and Stays True to Her Values, details the principles that lead her to think happy, be happy and dream big. And this month she launches a line of inspirational greeting cards and back-to-school products to make sharing faith easy in the classroom.

Best known for her tagline “Live Original,” Robertson says to live original simply means being who God called you to be with confidence. “When I was little I would actually preach to my parents on the way home, or I would stand up on the table and I’d just start preaching. My dad nicknamed me The Original because not many kids do that,” she says. “So once Duck Dynasty started and my career took off, I decided “Live Original” was going to be my message that I shared with everyone.”

Spending most of her summers busy with Christian camps and mission trips to the Dominican Republic, Robertson says it is easy to identify as a Christian but not always easy to live out the faith. “Something about being a Christian is you never stop learning and you never stop growing. It’s a continual thing. You take two steps forward and one step back some- times, and that’s just how the Christian walk goes,” she says. “Recently in my life I’ve been learning that the more you talk to God and the more you allow God in, the more it’s going to come out.”

Now a senior in high school, Robertson has transitioned into her school’s homeschool program to accommodate her Robertson’s travel schedule as a motivational Christian speaker. She says in her younger years, having confidence at school was book Live Original recently released in paperback. Read about it in Best Books difficult. While she could be herself among family and close friends, at school she kept quiet. Three years ago she page 14. looked to Scripture to try and kick her anxiety, and the answer came in time. “I had this girl who kind of bullied me, and it made me really discouraged. So I wrote this verse on my dry erase board in my room on January 12, 2012, and it is still there today. It is Hebrews 10:35, and it says ‘so then do not lose your confident trust in the Lord, for it will be richly rewarded.’ I read that verse every day… and nothing happened. Until about six months of reading it, when I actually said, ‘What does this mean and how can I put this into my life?’ Whenever I applied it to my life and realized it’s not about being confident in yourself—it’s about being confident in who God made you to be—that’s when it all turned around.”

Hoping to make the transition back to school easier for teenagers like herself, Robertson has teamed up with DaySpring to release her own line of greeting cards and school supplies with an inspirational mes- When it comes to mentors, Robertson says her mother, sage. The spiral notebooks, three-ring binders, locker decorations, pocket folders and Scripture cards Korie, and grandmother, Kay, are her greatest encour- agers. “I recently started a Facebook page, and my first display messages like “Let your smile change the world,” “Thank you God for unfailing love” and “Think post on it was for teens and kids to go hang out with their parents. They’ve been through it; they’ve done it happy, be happy.” (www.dayspring.com) “I think it’s going to do great, not just because it’s cute. It shares and can help you through it.

16 Birmingham Christian Family www.ChristianFamilyPublications.com a message. Sometimes at school you don’t know how to share your faith. It can get awkward at times because you get shy. But having these things is kind of like a start to a conversation.”

A tennis player and a javelin thrower, Robertson says sports have played a big role in prepping her for the busy, often public, life she lives today. Joking that she tries to live a Hannah Montana lifestyle, spending half her time in school and half her time “doing crazy things,” she says learning to take criticism as an athlete was an important part of

growing up. “If I wouldn’t of had the coaches that I had when I was young push me the Seventeen year old Sadie Robertson of way that they pushed me, then it would have been a different experience on Dancing Duck Dynasty and Dancing with the Stars says true confidence is about being proud of with the Stars, having that work and that practice every day. I am thankful for all the who God made you to be.

coaches that really pushed me when I didn’t want to be pushed and made me do ABC Adam Taylor Photo Credit: things that were hard.”

As she finishes up her high school career and looks to the future for more opportunities as a speaker and entre- preneur, Robertson says there are two key ways kids and teens can follow her lead and Live Original this fall. “Number one, just because the crowd isn’t doing it, does not mean it isn’t cool. The crowd may be doing one thing or saying one thing, but it doesn’t make you weird to do something else. That just makes you original. You can be you.” Secondly, expect trials. Because living original can be hard. “Even if you are doing what’s right, there are going to be days where you don’t want to do it because nobody else is doing it. But trust God because in the long Robertson’s inspirational line of greeting cards are available at Sanctuary Christian run it’s definitely going to be worth it.” Books and Gifts in Alabaster and LifeWay — Camille Smith Platt Christian Stores. Briarwood Christian Store and Harvest Books & Gifts in Vestavia carry some of her other inspirational products.

August 2015 17 18 Birmingham Christian Family www.ChristianFamilyPublications.com MONEY MATTERS presented by: Vision Financial Group It Takes Vision to Prosper Is America Prepared to Retire? 64% of Americans have no financial strategy at all. That’s right- no plan whatsoev- Defined goals lead to definite plans. If er to build wealth or keep it. That finding comes from the 2009 National Consumer you set financial objectives and plan for Survey on Personal Finance conducted by the Certified Financial Planner Board of them, you vault ahead of most Standards, Inc. (CFP) Americans- at least according to the CFP Board’s findings. A written financial plan Only 17% of us have a written financial plan that is regularly updated. So congrat- does not imply or guarantee wealth, of ulate yourself if you are in that group. The CFP Board found that just 17% of the course; nor does it ensure that you will 36% polled who did have a written financial plan had reviewed it in light of chang- reach your goals. Yet the financial plan ing times. Notably, 48% said they had benefited from having a written plan. does give you an understanding of the distance between your current financial situa- Just 38% of the 36% having written financial plans retain a financial advisor. The tion and where you want to be. Too many Americans, it seems, have little really troubling part: 37% of those with written plans are doing their financial plan- comprehension of their financial situation or their financial potential. ning on their own. Another 12% of respondents with written plans have consulted a How much planning have you done? Retiring without a financial plan is an enor- friend or family member who isn’t a financial services professional for advice. mous risk; retiring with a financial plan that hasn’t been reviewed in several years is Why don’t more people have a financial plan? After all, Americans of all incomes also chancy. A relationship with a financial advisor can help to bring you up to date and savings levels certainly are free to set financial goals. In the survey, the reasons about what you need to do, and provide you with more clarity and confidence when varied. Some cited the expense of engaging a financial advisor; some said they get it comes to the financial future. along just fine without a financial plan, and others felt their finances weren’t compli- — Bill Dowell, Vision Financial Group cated enough to warrant one. Others were hazy about financial services industry 4505 Pine Tree Circle, Birmingham, 35243 205-970-4909, www.vision-financialgroup.com qualifications- 40% of respondents had no idea that there were professional creden- Bill Dowell is a Registered Representative of ProEquities, Inc., A tials or designations for financial advisors. Syndicated financial columnist Humberto Registered Broker-Dealer, Member FINRA & SIPC. Vision Financial Cruz recently noted that when he told some fellow vacationers in Orlando that he Group, Inc. is independent of ProEquities, Inc. These are views of Peter Montoya Inc., not the named Representative nor wrote about financial planning, they all asked him if he gave stock tips. He had to Broker/Dealer. explain that he was simply a journalist, not a financial planner.

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New Birmingham Lisa Hogan, Executive Director of Sav-A-Life, explained that mobile units are an “up-and-coming thing in the pregnancy ministry” because Mobile Medical Ministry they allow organizations to go to the people who don’t otherwise have A new partnership in Birmingham is getting help to access to help. “We can go anywhere in the city where we know that people who can’t reach it themselves. The pregnancy people don’t have access, and even greater opportunities are available resource center Sav-A-Life has teamed up with Samford when we partner with some of our churches that support us.” The first University’s School of Nursing to serve underserved of these church partnerships is with True Vine in the Inglenook com- areas of Birmingham. Sav-A-Life’s Nurse Manager munity where the mobile clinic recently saw nineteen people. Pastor Connie Jones explains that the Sav-A-Life staff will use Ralph Garth said that the church has been looking for opportunities to Samford’s mobile medical unit to offer “pregnancy tests, help people within the community. “True Vine is not able to do that on free ultrasounds, STD testing and treatment.” The Dean their own,” said Garth. “But we are trying to partner with Sav-A-Life of Nursing at Samford, Dr. Ellee Howell, said that the Sav-A-Life clinic coordinator, Alison Funk; Sav-A-Life Nurse Manager, Connie and Samford… and other people who would like to come in.” school is very excited about the partnership. “Providing Jones; and Sav-A-Life nurse volunteer, healthcare to communities in our city is a big part of Jean Mohnen gather in front of the The mobile ministry is designed to help people not only physically but what we’re doing,” she said of both organizations. mobile medical clinic. also spiritually. “Birmingham is its own little mission field,” said Hogan. “[We’re] accompanying Sav-A-Life whenever we can on some of their clinics, and “It’s just another opportunity to share the Gospel in the areas that may or may not they’ll be joining us whenever there’s an opportunity, as well.” have access to that.” To learn more call Sav-A-Life at 205-979-2309. — Bethany Adams

ing our kids, but spreading out into the communities and spreading the Gospel,” said Taylor.

In the end, the work is about supporting the kids, and Sozo Trading Company is providing more than one way to do that. In addition to financial support from the store, the staff is able to provide necessities like clothing for the kids straight off of Seeks to Save the Least of These the racks. Visit Sozo Trading Company at 4 41st Street South next to the Mazer When two missionaries to Uganda started a home for seventeen orphaned chil- building in the heart of Avondale. dren, no one knew where it would lead. Now, five years later, Sozo Children is — Bethany Adams providing homes for 121 kids in Uganda, and it’s still only the beginning. With the recent addition of a thrift store to the ministry, Sozo is finding new ways to sup- port the orphanages and the children that they house.

The idea for an upscale thrift store that would support the ministry was planted five years ago Enrolling but it wasn’t until recently that the project Now for became a reality. Sozo Trading Company Fall! opened in Avondale in June, and the store is already filled with clothes, Cornerstone Christian School furniture, artwork and Feeds The Need! more. “It literally is coming From the Greek meaning “to in faster than we can keep save”, the word sozo repre- Congratulations to the students of Cornerstone Christian School up,” said Katie Taylor sents the mission of Sozo in Columbiana on packing 10,000 meals for Children ministry. An on-site Marketing Coordinator at donation bin allows customers local hungry families and orphans in Haiti. Sozo children. to bring donations to the store, CCS is extremely grateful to the following companies for while pick-up for larger dona- their generous financial support and investments tions can be arranged through From home décor to t-shirts, www.sozotrading.org. in the lives of young people and families. Sozo Trading Company offers a wide variety of gently-used merchandise. The store ccschargers.wordpress.com also sells a limited number of new products and provides spaces for local vendors to sell their own goods. In the middle of the store, bags, jewelry and other products Southern bought from the markets in Uganda are available for purchase. Called the “sustain- ability area” by the staff, it’s full of pictures of the smiling children that Sozo supports. Directional Hand-made necklaces are accompanied by photos of the women who made them, as a part of Sozo’s growing number of ministries.

One of those ministries, the Village Project, is the result of 28 acres of land recently Eagle purchased by the organization. Plans for the project include permanent children’s Framers homes, a medical center, a church, and sustainable farming. “So we’re not only help-

20 Birmingham Christian Family www.ChristianFamilyPublications.com FAITH AT WORK Making a Difference in the Details of Life: COVENANT CLASSICAL SCHOOLS & DAYCARE Christ, Children, Character and Classical Education: These are the four passions of Covenant Classical School & Daycare (CCS). At the helm to see that these passions are exemplified down to the finest details, is CEO John Labreche who oversees CCS’s six locations in Birmingham and Huntsville. “Our goal is to transform the world one child at a time by instilling in them a love for Christ, a love for each Covenant Classical Schools offer care for other and love for learning,” explains Labreche. children 6 weeks to 6 years in Birmingham and Huntsville. Seen here In the spring of 2000, newlyweds John and Tracy are John and Tracy Labreche at CCS in Labreche lived in Naples, Fla. when their paths Homewood. This month they will cele-    brate the opening of CCS’s new infant crossed with some Christian businessmen who  center at Trace Crossing’s Hoover. were in the early development stages of a Christian daycare in the Birmingham area,  Covenant Classical Schools (CSS). At that time, Tracy was working at a Christian daycare     which was being researched as a model for the Birmingham schools. After meeting with them, the businessmen asked the couple if they would be interested in relocating to Birmingham to assist in the early stages of CCS. Tracy began working at the CSS Valleydale campus and John took a position as an IT Director and VP at an area bank. Fast forward to      the fall of 2011, the Labreche family had grown to include six children and Tracy had become a full time homeschooling mom. John, still in banking, was asked to provide busi- ness consultations to the board at CCS. After a few months, he became CEO. “As I look back, I’m still amazed at the paths that providentially crossed 15 years ago and for the     opportunity today to lead a company that I wholeheartedly believe in,” says Labreche.    Since Labreche became CEO in May of 2012, CCS has dou- bled from three to six locations and employs about 280 staff   that serve 900 families. As a part of the expansion, Labreche   hired a full time chaplain. “As a ministry we strive to always place an emphasis on serving our CCS family, and with serv-     ice in mind we’ve added a Chaplain to minister to our parents    and staff.” Chaplain Drew Phillips is responsible for the schools’ Bible curriculum and works with campus directors      and staff to offer spiritual care for employees and CCS fami- Covenant Classical CEO John lies including campus Bible studies and workshops. “Those  Labreche and wife Tracy with their six children who range in younger years are a make or break for a lot of families. That’s age from 6 to 14. The couple where we can be salt and light,” says Labreche. “We have the helped start the Briarwood  opportunity to not only impact a child but also witness to and church plant, Christ Church, in Odenville in 2001. build up the family.” Learn more at www.ccslion.com. 

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August 2015 21 SPECIAL FEATURE The Real Jurassic World As Christian moviegoers enjoy watching giant dinosaurs clobber each other, the movie proteins. Christian youth face a fork in the road. Will they go with the flow that they see on Jurassic World may subtly attack their faith. This big-budget production promotes main- the screen, or will they dig for solid answers to Genesis questions? stream evolutionary ideas, yet even a cursory look at Genesis reveals its countercultural world history. If Christians can’t believe Genesis, then at what point do we begin trusting Scientists and speakers plan to put flesh on the bones of these four findings at the August 29 God’s Word? Fortunately, four findings from science help uproot and defeat dangerous doc- Southwest Creation Conference at Birmingham’s Boutwell Auditorium. The real Jurassic trines baked into this summer blockbuster. World reveals animal kinds giving birth to their own kinds, taking a bite out of evolution. It shows how proteins, DNA, and radiocarbon in fossils scratch out millions of years, support- One dangerous doctrine presents all creatures evolving from one ancient creature. ing Jesus’ understanding of Genesis history. Learn more about the conference and purchase However, our first scientific finding refutes this notion—creatures reproduce within kinds. tickets at www.creationbirmingham.org. Dogs only make more dogs. Genesis credits God—not nature—for creating creatures to reproduce according to kinds, not between kinds. Why else do tyrannosaurid fossils reveal — Brian Thomas the same body plan wherever paleontologists uncover them? Institute for Creation Research, www.icr.org

Another dangerous doctrine, repeated in Jurassic World, insists that this evolutionary process unfolded naturally over millions of years. Where are millions of years in the Bible? In Mark 10:6, Jesus said that God made the first married couple “from the beginning of the creation,” not billions of years after creation. Solid—or should I say squishy—scientific find- ings refute this common concept, too. Researchers keep finding original proteins and even intact tissues inside dinosaur fossils claimed to be over 65 million years old. They found more just last month. DNA remnants inside dinosaur cells make the third finding. Archaeologists have shown that neither proteins nor DNA should last even one million years. In my recently published research, I show the last finding—plenty of short-lived car- bon-14 in dinosaur fossils.

In the movie, younger brother Gray Mitchell explains how iron kept dinosaur proteins from decaying. This does refer to published speculation that iron and a chemical called hydroxyl might help preserve proteins, but many experiments show these chemicals actually destroy

ENCOURAGING WORD The Cost & ROI of Discipleship In Matthew 16:24, Jesus describes the cost and commitment required to be a disciple (student, follower) of Christ. “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.’” To the believer, salvation is free (Eph 2:8-9), but discipleship is costly. Jesus explains that discipleship requires three things: being selfless, suffering, and being submissive.

1. We are no longer to be self-serving but serving others. It is no longer about self- gratification, but about pleasing God. We should say no to the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes (greed) and pride of life (I John 2:16).

2. As Christians, suffering shouldn’t surprise us; it should be expected. In John 16:33, Jesus tells us that in this world we will have troubles.

3. When Jesus called His first disciples, His instruction was to “follow Him.” Matthew 4:19-20 says, “’Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once they left their nets and followed him.” This implies being submissive; yielding to the power or authority of another. We must surrender our will to God’s will for us. Jesus prayed to the Father in Luke 22:42, “. . . yet not my will, but yours be done.”

Be encouraged! Christian discipleship demands an investment of ourselves; but the return on investment (ROI) far outweighs the cost required! He has prepared a place for us! (John 14:2-3) —Tony Cooper Beginning his 25th Year of Service as Exec. Dir., Jimmie Hale Mission www.jimmiehalemission.com

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Mother-Daughter Weekend, September 18-20. Experience a weekend of memories, fun, laughter and growing closer to each other. For ages 7 and up: grandmothers, aunts and mentors welcome! The all-inclusive weekend includes recreational activities: archery & BB guns, climbing tower, giant swing, hiking, scavenger hunt, stargazing, nighttime wagon ride, campfire, mother-daughter yoga and lake time with kayaking, canoeing, fishing or relaxing on the beach. You can also work together on creative crafts, puzzles, nail painting and have some memorable girl fun during the 60s themed dress-up dinner. Engaging worship and speaker sessions minister to both moms and daughters. Additionally, moms enjoy a unique session focused on stillness and listening to the Lord plus networking with other moms. Girls learn about choices, attitude and direction in their lives in age-graded small groups led by mature college-age staff. Shared accommodations are available at The Lodge and Lakeview or Cedar Point Cabins. Begins Friday at 4 p.m. and ends Sunday 11:30 a.m.

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The Kochs’ changes to the park have included a num- When Dan Koch says that he’s “hands-on”, he means it. He walks through his theme ber of major renovations, as park in Bessemer as if he’s one of the summer staff, picking up candy wrappers and well as a heightened atten- greeting park employees as he goes. He seems at home, and it’s no wonder—he’s tion to details. From the been in amusement parks his whole life. “My grandfather started a park up in addition of new rides to Indiana in 1946,” said Koch, standing under the entrance banner to Alabama Splash Alabama Splash Adventure free soft drinks, the Kochs’ Adventure. “I was working in that park in 1972 guests enjoy free soft drinks, dedication to their guests is wifi, and sunscreen, when I was eight years old as a costume character.” www.alabamasplash.com seen in every inch of the The Koch’s upgrades to the That park is still in the family, being run by Dan’s park. “Mom and I will pitch in wherever’s necessary,” park include seven new rides sister-in-law. In March of 2014, Dan and his moth- and the renovation of the says Dan. “There’s no job within the park that we, the er, Pat “The General” Koch signed the deed to what “Rampage” roller coaster. Koch family, won’t do that we ask our team members to he calls “the most beautiful park in the nation.” do.” Whether that means cleaning toilets or jumping into the kitchen to make pizza, Although they only had 60 days to open the doors the Kochs don’t hesitate to do what’s needed. “I’d like it to be the happiest day of the for their first season at Alabama Splash Adventure, year for all our guests,” says Dan. “We want to build the best family-owned and they managed to get the job done. Now, they are operated amusement park in the world—and the best for Alabama.” Dan and Pat “The General” Koch focusing on bringing the park up to what they call are enjoying their second season “Koch family park standards.” According to Pat as owners of Alabama Adventure, — Bethany Adams a park they describe as“G-rated Koch, that means providing a “family-friendly, safe, with Christian family values.” loving experience.”

August 2015 27 AUGUST 2015 ® Newsboys, Lacey, Flame, Michael W. Smith, August 29 Kari Jobe, Amena Brown, DJ OPdiggy and more at the, Bartow Arena, www.greaterbirm- Coming In Southeast Creation inghamfestival.org. Conference- August 1 August 15 SEPTEMBER Featuring Markus Open House- New Infant Center at Covenant Purity Ball- 6pm Pelham Civic Center. September 2 Lloyd, host of Classical Schools & Daycare, 10am-2pm, 5390 Christian Women’s Leadership Center Lunch – 11:30- Magnolia Trace, 35226, www.ccslion.com. Designed for parents and children between the “Unlocking the ages of 10-18 and hosted by area Shelby Co 12:30 join local Christian women for lunch and August 2 churches. Tickets (includes dinner) are $15 discussion, including characteristics of Christian Mysteries of Awesome August with Steel City Sound – (ages 11 and under), $25 (Age 12 and up), women's leadership, WMU, 100 Missionary Ridge, Genesis” and 35242. Registration $7 (includes lunch). Register Modern horn band performs 6pm concert. 267-8430. nationally known speakers from the Glennwood Baptist, 1929 Glennwood Rd, Morris, online, www.wmu.com/cwlc or call 991-4064. August 16 Institute for Creation Research, 8am- 35116, 205-681-4601, www.glennwoodbap- Awesome August with Jesse Reece - September 11-20 tistchurch.org 6pm country/pop rock concert by 2014 AMG Stuff the Bus Diaper Drive- Donate diapers 8am-8pm 4pm, Boutwell Auditorium, August 4 Heritage Awards "New Artist of the Year," on Hwy 280 in front of Golfsmith for Bundles of Hope group/family/early bird rates, Student Prayer Rally- 6:30-8pm The Barn at Glennwood Baptist, Morris, Diaper Bank, www.bundlesdiaperbank.org. www.creationbirmingham.org. Briarwood Presbyterian, 2200 Briarwood Way, www.glennwoodbaptistchurch.org. September 12 35243, www.greaterbirminghamfestival.org. August 19-22 National Day of Remembrance- 1pm prayer service August 7-9 Kingdom Kids Consignment Sale- Gardendale at the Garden of Hope, Patterson Forest Grove Sales Tax Holiday Alabama- 12:01am Friday- Mt. Vernon UMC, 805 Crest Dr, Gardendale. Cemetery, 1498 5th Ave, Pleasant Grove honoring the midnight Sunday, purchase certain school supplies, Visit www.kingdomkidsconsignment.com for memory of unborn victims of abortion. Special computers and clothing free of state sales tax. hours of operation. Profits support missions. guests Pastor Paul Lett and Ronnie Bruce, www.abortionrecoveryalabama.org. August 9 August 22 Awesome August with David Robinson - Kickin disAbility Kickball Tournament- September 18-19 6pm concert featuring the former tenor for the Hosted by The Arc of Shelby County and the Kid's Consignment Sale- 9am-6pm Riverchase United Dixie Echoes and the Toney Brothers, Pelham YMCA, 2610 Pelham Pkwy. Benefits Methodist Day School, 1953 Old Montgomery Hwy, Glennwood Baptist, Morris, the Y and The Arc of Shelby Co. Registration 35244 www.riverchase-tnt.com,989-8070. August 22 www.glennwoodbaptistchurch.org. begins at 7am. $10 per player. Min of 10 play- September 18-20 ers on team. League teams and amateurs Middle Eastern Food Festival- 10:30am-9pm, Saint Annual Free Shred Day- 10am-1pm, August 9 welcome, www.thearcofshelby.org hosted by Vision Financial Group, 4505 Open House for DivorceCare and Divorce Care George Melkite Greek Catholic Church, 425 16th Ave for Kids- 1:30pm Inverness Vineyard Church stu- August 22 S, www.saintgeorgeonline.org, 492-9621. Pine Tree Circle, 35243,970-4909, dent center, 4733 Valleydale Rd, Inverness, Run for One 5K- 8am, www.lifelinechild.org. www.vision-financialgroup.com. 980-1690, free, www,invernessvineyardchurch.org August 23 List your event in the under “Get Help.” Awesome August with Jessica Webster - Birmingham Christian Family August 12,13,27 6pm concert with 2015 AMG Heritage Awards Community Calendar August 30 Discovery Club Volunteer Training- 10am- Noon, "Youth Artist of the Year" nominee, original Email to: [email protected] Awesome August with Aug 12 at Discovery Club Offices, 3940 Pinson selections plus familiar praise & worship music, David Meece - 6pm Valley Pkwy, Aug 13 at Gardendale First Baptist, Glennwood Baptist, Morris, 205-681-4601. • subject line-Calendar concert featuring the 940 Main Street, Aug 27 Dawson Baptist, August 28 August 29 multi-award winning Homewood. Sign up at www.discoveryclubs.org War Room- or call 941-9852. Opens in theatres, Save the O's 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run- 8:00am Contemporary Christian www.warroomthemovie.com. From the Greystone Golf & Country Club, benefits Norma artist, Glennwood August 14-16 creators of Fireproof and Courageous. Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation, Baptist, Morris, Festival of Hope- Featuring Franklin Graham Special advance shows August 27. www.savetheos5k.com. along with Kirk Franklin, Tasha Cobbs, the www.glennwoodbaptistchurch.org

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Signs of Assoc. at Brook Hills, 2nd and 4th Wed, 5:30pm Asbury United Methodist Sundays 5pm, 7778 Alabama rebellion can be disrespect, Center [email protected]. Our Lady of Sorrows, “A Faith Every Tues. 6:30pm, grace Hwy 75, Pinson, 35126, social withdrawal, dropping 2nd Tues. Led by Dr. Penny 626-9458 www.alfra.org. Addiction Perspective"1st and 3rd Sun. filled, Christ-centered fellow- 681-9762. grades, truancy, substance Njoroge, 478-1464, 838- Hoover Library, 200 Flow of the Spirit Church 2pm, 1728 Oxmoor Rd, ship community, 6690 Cahaba The Worship Center abuse, 981-0995, www.thesafe- 3594.Every Sat.11am-Noon, Municipal Dr, Every Mon. 6:30pm, 90 Homewood, Social Hall, Valley Rd (119), www.asbury- Christian Church harbor.org. 1036 Hagwood Rd, 35235. Led alfra.bhm.epr@gmail. Sheffield Dr, Ashville, 240- Every Mon., including holi- by Dr. Penny Njoroge. Prostate Cancer 983-4030/Chad. online.org/cr. Participants must days, 6:00pm, Grief 4801, 594-4888. Breast Cancer be 18 years old. 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