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Spider Webs
Spider Webs We dedicated our backyard in the spring and summer to plants that would attract pollinators like bees and butterflies. The yard has been colorful and busy! Every day we check for unique creatures that have stopped by for a taste and a rest. We spotted a huge scary spider in a glorious golden
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Amber: Stories of Reshaped Lives
My name is Amber Collins. I was in addiction for over 20 years. My first memories of pain and fear started at three years old when I was molested in Sunday School. My mother was also verbally and physically abused. The enemy came after me in church because I am a threat to him. I
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Wonderment of Joy
Wonderment of Joy I sometimes forget that life was worry-free at one point. I recently posted a photo on my social media page of me at 7 years old showing off the boots that I’d begged Santa for. I couldn’t believe he knew my size and even got me the exact pair I’d asked for!
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The Answer is No
The Answer is No Recently, I was listening to music and came across a line that has stuck with me: “Where do we go when our prayers are answered, but the answer is no?” Too often in life, hearing those two simple letters can derail everything we are working towards. We often have a black-and-white
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Two minutes today could give THOUSANDS to The Foundry
Two minutes today could give THOUSANDS to The Foundry Online shopping has made buying a gift for your loved ones during the holidays incredibly easy. If you shop with Amazon, there is a quick and easy way to make sure some of your purchase is donated to The Foundry! It’s called AmazonSmile. It’s free and
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We wish you knew
We wish you knew Addiction is the most devastating disease in our society. It is pervasive and indiscriminate. We wish more people knew how broadly it affects every community. Darrell Garrett, Chief Operating Officer at The Foundry, says it best. “Addiction does not discriminate—it can affect anyone, no matter your race, national origin, ethnic background,
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50th Anniversary Celebration
30% of nonprofits will close their doors after ten years. (Nation Center on Charitable Statistics) It takes an incredible amount of vision, dedication, hard work, passion, and blessings to make it to fifty years. and we think that is a great reason to celebrate, look back, and be thankful. Our 50th Anniversary Celebration Event was
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Case Managers at The Foundry Ministries
Case Management is key to successful recovery. Learn what our Case Managers here at The Foundry do to help participant get their life back on track.
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Boxes of Hope: A Thanksgiving Dinner for those in Need
This Thanksgiving, the neighbors of this community will be receiving a special holiday blessing generously provided by supporters of The Foundry.
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Musings: What do you want me to do for you?
I love that God’s Word is sacred, holy, and timeless! The following are a few observations and questions for pondering and reflection:
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Monthly Prayer: My God is Trustworthy
Join us in our monthly prayer: My God is Trustworthy. Let's thank God for his unfailing Word.
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Blanket of Hope
by Dana Chavers Director of Social Services I arrived at work at 6:30am, as I usually do, when I noticed a green hump the size of a human in the corridor against the wall beneath the entry keypad. Doing a double take, I realized the hump was a person huddled under a jacket. I nervously
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Sacrificial Living
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into
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The Long Term Investment of Encouragement
by Graham Bufford “Encourage one another and build each other up.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:11 HCSB Ever heard of a book named Leaves of Grass or its author Walt Whitman? Yeah, most people weren’t familiar with either when that book was first published in 1855. Major publishers wouldn’t touch it, leaving Whitman to invest his
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Healing
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. and the prayer of faith will save the sick, and
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Faithful Stewards
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV) I’m not from a background of addiction; an Alabama prison has never been my home. By the grace of God, I’ve always had a roof over my head,
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A Change of Heart
“I’ve never taken any kind of drugs… never smoked any type of cigarette or marijuana,” Israel says. Yet, he admits, he had an addiction to making fast money on the streets. But when he was arrested, the money didn’t matter. He was sentenced to prison for 15 years. “At that point I started to rely
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Oops, He Did It Again!
In April of 2008 my husband had moved out of our home 3 months prior, leaving me a single mom to 4 children (3 of them teenagers.) In my 11th year of working as a teacher at a private school, life was flipped upside down. I was forced to totally rely on God’s provision for
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Salt & Light
I am committed to Jesus’ commandment in Matthew 5:13-16 (The Message): “Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out
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So Is He
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV) Our Re-Entry program is designed for men desiring to change their lives after incarceration. Some enter our 6-month biblically-based program as part of their parole requirements. Our Re-Entry program teaches participants how to live productive lives in society as we encourage, empower
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Walk Carefully
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:15-17(ESV) DEVOTION Wisdom is a popular topic among Christians. It is something the majority of Christians
