Scott Pruitt

12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose....

Last week brought a memory that I will not forget. Richard Fitts vs. Luke Whitaker. Helena Huskies vs. Vestavia Rebels. Friend vs. Friend. Leader vs. Leader in a baseball game where both have mega talents and will go on to play college baseball and much, much more....

Tuesday, March 27, the FHU Chorus will be traveling through Birmingham on their Spring Tour. The choral director called and asked if Riverchase Church of Christ would be interested in hosting forty students for 1 night only and listen to their performance. They are...

Look around you right now. Go ahead...It’s o.k. Most likely, there is another person within view. Are they happy, sad, stressed, struggling, busy? No matter who they are or what they are feeling, wearing or doing, they have a story, a soul and something worth sharing....

What motivates you to live a healthy and Jesus-focused life? What/Who are demotivators to you? We all are aware of Satan’s onslaught attacks on us. Do you ever get sick and tired of him whipping you and/or your family and friends? Fight Back!!!! Surround yourself with...

The Pruitt’s wish you all a very Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. We have all had many ups and downs in 2017 which have certainly made me long for Heaven even more. Our prayers are constant for you, and please find peace, comfort and joy knowing that God is...

Campouts are tons of fun and also tons of work, but we were all greeted at the Milliron’s farm this past weekend with a friendly fellow, named Miller. Miller is the Milliron’s only sheep. Leif whispered to me that Miller isn’t too bright so I immediately became...

Life is hard, and we have all been slapped around from time to time by life’s hard hits. The question is, What do we do about it?  Do we respond or react?   Lately I have been reading a handwritten book that my mom gave me before I went to college.  I’ve shared...

Last Thursday, Whitney came home with a great story from one of her children at school. She had given them a writing assignment about “Your Favorites.” This little boy named Jose wrote about his favorite stuffed animals where he described them in detail. The best was...

Last Friday night, Whitney and I went to watch Connor Kelley play football for the Oak Mountain High School Eagles. He is an animal on special teams. He is also an outside line backer, but he told me that I probably would not see him on the field on defense unless...

My neighbors on both sides of us are elderly and extraordinary. When Whitney and I moved back to Birmingham sixteen years ago, we hadn’t been here long when Hurricane Ivan hit. Our neighbors called us on the phone and said, “Get over here. Bring your family and your...

When peace like a river, attendeth my way. When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, It is well, It is well with my soul. My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross,...

It has become a tradition that the Youth Deacons and their spouses and Whitney and I take the recent high school graduates to Dreamland BBQ downtown, order several slabs of ribs, put bibs on them and let them devour as many ribs as they can eat. Then we share with...

Do you ever see pictures or experience breathtaking scenery that make you wish you could live there? Then, for weeks and possibly months or longer you find yourself daydreaming about your life there? As time continues, you start making plans to revisit that place with...

Have you ever been outside on a clear night in the middle of nowhere, looked up at the night sky, and saw billions of stars? When we were in Colorado, we were treated to that production at the Estes Park Memorial Observatory. Our guide was an Aerospace Engineer and...

Have you ever seen elk in the Rocky Mountains? My family and I just got back from our family vacation in Colorado.  The kids had never seen elk in the wild, but now they can say that they have seen hundreds and witnessed dad pulling over a gazillion times to take even...