Month: January 2018

Life’s Great Paradox: The Power of Humility

January 25, 2018

Best Books If you are looking for just the right way to get your year off to great start, consider setting aside a couple of hours to read Richard E. Simmons, III’s latest book The Power of a Humble Life: Quiet Strength in an Age of Arrogance. Beware, it may cause you to shift or …

The Power in Living Out Your God Given Purpose

January 25, 2018

Bringing Out the Winner Mother Teresa was a woman of tremendous power, and not one ounce of that power came from her position. It was all about her character and personality. In 1984, Mother Teresa‘s order of nuns, the Missionaries of Charity, went to a convent in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Their goal was to build a …

Community Partners Help Spread Good News!

January 23, 2018

Laurie’s Blog February 2018 marks the 212th Issue of Birmingham Christian Family, magazine. A part of our mission has always been to provide the magazine every month, free of charge, at easily accessible locations throughout Birmingham. In 2000 that meant hard copies of the magazine at high traffic locations throughout the Birmingham metro. In 2018 …

New $1.1 Million Grant to Help Support Samford’s Center for Worship and the Arts

January 18, 2018

Education Extra Samford University has received an additional $1.1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to further the work of the Center for Worship and the Arts. Housed in Samford’s School of the Arts, the center is advancing the conversation about teenage worshippers and teenage worship leaders. The founding director of the Center for Worship and the Arts, …

Common Excuses for Delaying Estate Planning

January 17, 2018

Legal Matters presented by Bradford & Holliman, Estate Planning I’m too young to need an Estate Plan. Regardless of your age, you need an estate plan. If you are not married or do not have children, you must decide who will get your things.  In my youth, I didn’t have a lot of assets; but, …

It’s a Safari!

January 16, 2018

Are We There Yet? Your children or grandchildren are sure to smile and maybe burst into laughter as they meet their favorite Disney characters, Ninja Turtles, Star Wars characters and more- all while going on “Safari.” There will be two “Live with the Characters” shows, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., on February 24, 2018, each …

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