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Tonya, Stories of Reshaped Lives
Tonya Stories of Reshaped Lives My dad was an alcoholic, and I grew up in a household with a stepdad that was an alcoholic. I began drinking at 12 because I thought it was normal. All through my teenage and young adulthood years, I believed every lie spoken over me and accepted it as normal.
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Close My Eyes
CLOSE MY EYES This moment in time is always so odd. My third child will be born sometime in the next two weeks. I am apprehensive and incredibly excited. Soon we will be rushing to the hospital, dealing with doctors, calling parents, and meeting a new family member. Absolute chaos. But for now, we wait.
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Kenan: 50 for 50
Kenan: Fifty Stories for Fifty Years I was 27 years old when I entered The Foundry, having battled opiates for over eight years. After my last arrest, my parents refused to bail me out until I had somewhere to go for help. That “help” was The Foundry Farm in Cullman. I had been raised
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5 Ways We Focus on Recycling
Recycling is a priority at The Foundry Thrift Stores. Check out the five areas of recycling we focus on and the impact it makes in our community.
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May Match: Let Your Giving Spark Change
Every donation is double during the month of May thanks to a few of our generous partners. Spark change during May by participating in our May Match.
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Monthly Prayer: My God is Faithful
Join The Foundry for our Monthly Prayer, My God is Faithful. This months prayer is based off of 2 Timothy 2:13. God's faithfulness is constant and important.
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Throw Off Your Cloak
by Julia Charleston “Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means ‘son of Timaeus’), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have
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Hungry For More
The point when we think we know all that there is to know is usually when we are in the most desperate need of spiritual growth. During times like these, it’s healthy to do a self-inventory. An important item to check off of our list is unending hunger for God and the things of God.
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A Path to Purpose
What is your calling? Are you being called to something more? For service? For leadership? Here is an excerpt from the The YES Journey: A Story of Starting Where You Are and Living Your Purpose by Bill and Michele Heintz, co-founders of The Foundry Ministries. In it, Pastor Bill shares some of his experience and
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Priorities
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 Devotion Have you ever walked into the grocery store without first making a list of what you need to purchase? Naturally, your first stop is the produce section because it’s at the front of
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Truly free
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Ephesians 6:10 (ESV) DEVOTION STRENGTH: the quality or state of being strong : capacity for exertion or endurance. From a worldly perspective, strength is something to be achieved. You work hard to build muscle or you keep denying that piece of cake
