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Is Online Church Going to Stick Around?
Church Leaders As we work on trying to figure out what the collective church looks like going forward, many churches are beginning to think of online discipleship as something that they did during COVID and that they can drop once we are all back to in-person gathering. But is that the correct way to view …
Brookdale Residents Receive Priority Vaccination
Senior Scene Your Chance for Priority Vaccination. Vaccines for COVID-19 have been authorized for emergency use by the FDA, and many Brookdale residents are included as a priority for COVID-19 vaccinations. Making the move to a Brookdale community like Brookdale University Park in Birmingham will provide you with an opportunity to receive the vaccine. New …
A Firm Foundation: Beeson’s Lay Academy
Special Feature Do you want to have a firm faith foundation for life- with all of its unexpected twists and turns- in 2021? Beeson Divinity School’s Lay Academy offers a great opportunity to grow in your faith and knowledge of God’s Word during the spring semester. The focus is Matthew 7:24-25, “…The rain came down, the …
Pinkies Up: Vintage Market Days
Cool Stuff Are you ready to support small businesses and find unique gifts? Visit the Hoover Finley Center on February 18-20 for Vintage Market Days of Birmingham’s “Pinkies Up.” Enjoy a special shopping experience, featuring the best vendors from Alabama, as well as artisans and makers from nearly 20 other states! Each vendor will feature …
Be Encouraged with Author Susan Alexander Yates!
Special Feature Are you struggling with finding hope and peace? There are two opportunities to hear encouragement from best-selling author Susan Alexander Yates- while helping provide scholarship funds with Samford University’s Legacy League. On February 11 Yates will be in Birmingham to speak mid-day and in the evening on being anchored in hope and finding …
Hockey Star Rocco Grimaldi’s Big Faith
Cover Story Rocco Grimaldi’s diminutive size might be the most noticeable thing about the Nashville Predators forward when he takes the ice, but it’s his giant-sized faith and magnanimous personality that have made him a fan favorite. At 5’6”, Grimaldi is the shortest player currently in the NHL; he was also the shortest at the …
#1 Intimacy with the Lord: Kingdom Building in Crisis
Special Feature God. Family. Mission. The life of a Kingdom Builder involves stewarding all three, in perfect unity. It’s about living a life that’s open-handed and open-hearted, freely giving of time and treasure. And through that generosity, God uses such stewards for His purposes on the Earth. But what does this look like in a …
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 …
