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Meet & Greet Exotic Animals at the Magnolia Festival!
Are We There Yet? It’s almost time for the 19th Annual Gardendale Magnolia Festival on April 17-18, 2020. With over 150 vendors, two stages of live entertainment, a pooch parade, car show, petting zoo/pony rides and more, the festival is fun for the whole family. On Saturday, the festival will welcome for the first time, …
Experience Beth Hallel Birmingham’s CommUnity Seder
Special Feature Easter and Passover might seem unrelated, but did you know that Jesus’ Last Supper was actually a traditional Passover meal? Or that when Jesus introduced communion, He was fulfilling a traditional Passover element that had been practiced for thousands of years by Jews? The mysterious links between the first Passover meal and Jesus’ …
Birmingham’s Own New York Time’s Best-Selling Author Patti Callahan Henry Takes the Stage at Samford
Special Feature Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of 15 novels and the recipient of the 2020 Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s distinguished writer. She has also been selected as the 2020 Corts Distinguished Author and will take the stage at Samford University for the 10th Annual Tom …
The Gaither Vocal Band Birmingham Connection: Grammy Award Winning Wes Hampton
Cover Story Growing up, Wes Hampton listened to a wide genre of music with his parents. The Gaither Vocal Band was a favorite but Hampton never expected to one day sing tenor for the group! His Childhood. Born and raised in West Tennessee, Hampton grew up in the church. “I was involved and knew the …
Sugar-Crusted Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake
Enjoy one of Wes Hampton’s recipes from his cookbook, Wescipes. Be on the lookout for Wescipes Volume Two releasing in 2020! If there’s one dessert I’ve made that I could successfully make with my eyes closed, it would be this one. 9 ingredients. A bundt pan. Cooking spray. An oven. Ingredients: 1 box yellow cake …
February 2020 Giveaways
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From Stressed to Blessed
Healthy Living You can have peace regardless of your circumstances. My life was killing me. Every morning, when it was time to get out of bed after a night of not sleeping, I would lie there, preparing myself for all the problems, worries, lack, fear, anger, and resentment that would start chasing me down from …
The Tony Evans Bible Commentary
Best Books I once asked a group of students to offer one word which best describes the gospel of Jesus. When the class had finished offering words about salvation, atonement, and repentance, we turned to Mark’s gospel and encountered a word that was not offered by any of the students. Jesus preached the good news …
