JULY 22, 2014 BY TOMMY By Keysha Drexel Journal editor Next week, 50 Birmingham metro area residents over the age of 50 will be honored for their lifelong achievements in business and community service. Positive Maturity will hold the inaugural Top 50 Over 50 gala at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center on July 31. The […]
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Faith before Football: Jean Castille and her husband minister to a growing circle of family and friends
By Kerry Whipple Bean | Photos by Caleb Chancey With her husband and sons deeply connected to the Crimson Tide, Jean Castille understands the passion that surrounds college football. But football is not first in Jean’s life — not even close. Faith and family are the foundation of a life she says she lives “deliberately.” Jean’s family […]
Leaving it all on the Field
Athlete. Mentor. Chaplain. The Real Deal. The Untiring Life and Ministry of Jeremiah Castille Words and Image by Al Blanton The year is 1982. The Alabama football team is bussed to Tuscaloosa County High School for an intersquad scrimmage in the sweltering gauze of August. Jeremiah Castille, the 5’10” defensive back staring down his last […]
Baldwin County Boys Ranch’s Christmas Party has Crimson Tide Flavor
SUMMERDALE, Alabama — The youngsters at the Baldwin County Boys Ranch celebrated an early Christmas on Wednesday Crimson Tide-style. Former Alabama All-American defensive backJeremiah Castille visited the Boys Ranch on behalf of his Jeremiah Castille Foundation, and he brought along former Tide wide receiver Brandon Gibson, Alabama wheelchair basketball playerDequel Robinson, rapper Already Ready and gift bags from Bama football coach Nick […]
Faith, Family, & Football — Jeremiah & Jean Castille
With the kickoff to the 2013 college football season just around the corner, Tray and Melody welcome former Alabama All-American and current Alabama Crimson Tide football chaplain Jeremiah Castille and his wife Jean to the show. The Castilles candidly discuss raising six active children and what it looks like to be an intentional parent, the […]
A Quiet Time with God
“Stille” Married Yes, 30 years and “stille” married. As Jean and I celebrate our 30th Anniversary (July 2, 2013), its amazing to me how God can take the ordinary, add HIS extra and you get EXTRAORDINARY! If I had to describe the last 30 years marriage with one word it would be EXTRAORDINARY. Jean and […]