Laurie Stroud
4th Annual Celebrate the Family Expo Media Coverage
The Birmingham Christian Family (BCF) team continues to partner with local media outlets, podcasts, and more to spread the word about the 2023 Celebrate the Family Expo that took place on September 16, 2023 at the Hoover Met Complex’s Finley Center. Cooking with Brenda Gantt invited her 3.5 million+ followers to join us at the Expo. …
BCF Featured on 93.7 WDJC
Birmingham Christian Family Publisher Laurie Franklin sat down with Russell P and Jessica on 93.7 WDJC to talk all things Celebrate the Family Expo. Listen to the interview here.
A Life Transformed: Gerrel Jones of Renew Birmingham
Mission Makers A Birmingham native, Gerrel Jones experienced a tumultuous childhood. His mother was 15 years old when he was born, and his biological father was a drug addict. “My mother didn’t want to marry my biological father so she married a soldier thinking it would bring security,” Jones shares. The marriage caused Jones to …
How to Make the Perfect Pimento Cheese in 10 Minutes
The Home Front When the leaves turn golden and the air grows slightly chilly, you can always expect a football game on the TV. As an Alabamian and a graduate of Auburn University, football season is an important part of my culture, and I thoroughly enjoy making a variety of foods for any tailgates or …
Teaching Your Children to Pray
Parenting Points Many followers of Jesus struggle with prayer and where to begin when teaching our kids. Often, we think of prayer as being formal and churchy and struggle to craft the eloquent prayers that we heard in church. It is hard for us to wrap our minds around having a conversation with an unseen …
The Lasting Impact of Big Oak Ranch
Miracle Moments Brought to you by: Community Partner Molly Maid of Birmingham, www.mollymaid.com/birmingham “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12 Thirty years ago, I arrived at Big Oak Boys’ Ranch. I remember my very first week in the Osborne’s home, playing with …
Defying Fear
Best Books Defying Fear by Dr. Nancy Meyer is a fictional story, inspired by a compilation of true events, that will inspire people to defy fear in their own lives by embracing their true value through a focus on spiritual, emotional, and physical practices. From the outside, Lila Frost seems to have it all together: …
3 Ways to Avoid Taking Your Spouse for Granted
Special Feature While it has been said that familiarity breeds contempt, sometimes familiarity breeds complacency. Does your marriage feel like it is on autopilot, and no one is watching the flight control system? Marriage can be smooth until the turbulent winds of life come. Here are three strategies to keep your marriage flying safely through …
