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Home for the Holidays
Every Family Deserves Hope It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Deck the Halls, Jesus is the Reason for the Season and other phrases are common this time of year. One of my favorites is another familiar phrase tied to the 1954 Christmas tune, “Home for the Holidays.” My initial thought when I hear …
Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas
Best Books This year has been a rough one for most people. Politics and a pandemic have disrupted our society, and Christmas will not feel the same for many of us. Perhaps that is why Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas (Zondervan) resonated with me. Many of our most loved Christmas carols were written in …
For Such a Time as This
Miracle Moments Brought to you by: Molly Maid of Birmingham, mollymaid.com/birmingham “fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 ESV “My life is absolutely a miracle. I was so far …
Hope is Alive!
Music Notes When COVID-19 hit, the worship team at Shades Mountain Baptist Church knew that Christmas could not go by without being celebrated. From this thought, Hope is Alive, a nostalgic program of music and storytelling, was born. Hope is Alive will take place at your home, on your television! Gather your friends, neighbors, small group, or family …
Dine with Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Whether you want to dine in, order to go, place a catering order or give the gift of Carrabba’s with a gift card, Carrabba’s Italian Grill on Highway 280 is ready to serve you! Carrabba’s offers guests a unique and delicious menu everyone will enjoy. Open daily, the team at Carrabba’s is ready to serve …
Give the Gift of Evangelism: Relay for Life
12 Gifts of Christmas God the Father calls His people to not only follow His Son Jesus, but to go and invite others to “come and see for yourself.” (John 1:46) Christianity’s vitality and endurance relies on us sharing our faith with others, both in the here and now and with future generations. If you …
A Bundle of Christmas Joy!
12 Gifts of Christmas Engage in the reason for the season with some great gifts available at Sanctuary Christian Books and Gifts in Alabaster. First, an interactive family celebration of Advent, The Wonder of the Greatest Gift by New York Times Bestseller Ann Voskamp which includes daily family devotionals, 24 full color ornaments, a star …
A Bundle of Inspiration from Iron Stream Media
12 Gifts of Christmas As you prepare to wrap up 2020 and welcome 2021, do you want to strengthen your faith? Iron Stream Media has books that will help you! As part of Birmingham Christian Family’s 12 Days of Christmas Reader Giveaways, you could win five great books including The Name of the Stars by …
For the Love of Big Balooka
12 Gifts of Christmas After months of neglect and abuse, Josh is rescued! The summer is ending and rising fifth-grade scholar, Meg Wilson, prays to be kind to those classmates who taunted her in third and fourth grades. Most of all she prays for a “powerful purpose” this school year. As Divine providence would have …
