Laurie Stroud
TGIN2020- Can you read it?
Legal Matters Brought to you by: Community Partner Bradford & Holliman If TGIN2020 were a car tag, you could have fun deciphering it before the traffic light turns green… Thank Goodness It Isn’t 2020! January is always the season for new resolutions and starting afresh with new goals. Due to the pandemic and Alabama’s Safer …
Marketing With Integrity in 2021
Business Today A recent article in MoneyWise featured a survey ranking the perceived trustworthiness of various professions. Nurses, military officers, and doctors were considered the most trustworthy. Advertising professionals were much closer to the other end of the spectrum, coming in 6th from last, one spot ahead of newspaper reporters and one place behind state …
The Year of Gratitude: The Foundry Ministries Celebrates 50 Years of Service!
Every Family Deserves Hope I recently turned forty-eight and reflected on the thought of how old fifty seemed to me as a young man. Now, as I am getting really close to fifty, it feels so much younger than I expected. Regardless of how I feel about soon turning fifty, the golden celebration is for …
Flu or COVID-19: When to Seek Treatment for Your Child
Healthy Living Is it flu or COVID-19? That’s a question many parents and caregivers may be asking when a child shows signs of illness. Symptoms such as fever, muscle aches and a cough are similar in both viral illnesses, so a phone call to the child’s pediatrician or primary care provider will help determine next …
1 in 26: Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama
Healthy Living Did you know that 1 in every 26 people will develop epilepsy in their lifetime? While that number is staggering, Garland Stansell, Chief Communications Officer at Children’s of Alabama and Advisory Board Chair of the Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama (EFA) says there is hope for people with epilepsy. Stansell saw firsthand the impact …
God’s Provision Never Fails
Miracle Moments Brought to you by: Molly Maid of Birmingham, mollymaid.com/birmingham “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” Proverbs 16:9 Before Hurricane Zeta’s arrival, Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center in Talladega, Ala. was scheduled to host a few groups on campus. With the overall lack of guests so far in …
Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World
Best Books A few weeks ago, I was reading the acknowledgment section in the back of a new book. Embedded within the acknowledgments was an expression of appreciation for one book/author in particular – a book that had deeply influenced the author’s spiritual development. It was Mere Discipleship (Brazos Press) by Lee Camp. I smiled …
What’s Happening at Brookdale in 2021!
Senior Scene Continuing Education Series: Care Partnering versus Caregiving Join us for a real-life examination of the difference between caregiving and care partnering. In this session we will not only hear from Brookdale’s dementia care expert, Juliet Holt Klinger, on the latest research on the caregiving role but we will hear directly from a person …
