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5 Steps to Protect Children in the Digital Age
Let’s be honest. It isn’t easy raising children in a day and age where hundreds of thousands of dangerous images and messages are not only just a click away, but the clicks are happening on devices that our children are often carrying in their pockets. Consider these stats from CovenantEyes.com and CommonSenseMedia.com: 1 in 4 …
Understanding Social Security Benefits
Over 64 million people today receive some form of Social Security benefits. (Source: Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2015) But Social Security is more than just a retirement program. Its scope has expanded to include other benefits as well, such as disability, family, and survivor’s benefits. Disability Benefits. If you become disabled, you …
How to Help a Senior that has Fallen Prey to Common Scams
There is an increase in the instances of foreign scammers preying on senior adults. Three common scams I see use religion, prizes, and loneliness to gain access to the senior’s assets. Charity/Religion Scam. In this scenario, the scammer calls the senior and pretends to be a charity or religious organization. The scammer may pray with the senior …
Saint George’s Middle Eastern Food Festival
Birmingham’s only Byzantine Catholic Church will host its 35th Middle Eastern Food Festival September 8-10. The Festival will take place at St. George Melkite Catholic Church at 425 16th Avenue South. True to its name, the Festival will offer homemade culinary choices like rolled grape leaves, Kibbee and Mediterranean-style chicken. The “mile long” sweet booth …
Amy Grant: Granting an Alabama, Big Oak Wish
When Amy Grant takes the stage at Samford University’s Wright Center September 20 for a concert benefiting Big Oak Ranch, a near 25-year-old wish will come true. The story of the wish begins with 1989 Westminster Christian School graduate Maureen Willard. The very next year Big Oak Ranch acquired the Rainbow City, Ala. school and …
Marriage Builder Romance Weekends
Deer Run Retreat offers intentional intimate weekend retreats for married couples in all seasons of life. The goal is to give couples an opportunity to focus on each other without interruptions and without to-do lists. Each weekend is limited to 15 couples who enjoy private rooms at The Lodge, nestled within 100 wooded acres of …
Alabama’s Tiger: Dabo Swinney
College Football Coach of the Year — Faith Trumps Adversity “Adversity is either going to define you, destroy you or develop you,” says Dabo Swinney, entering his eighth full season as head football coach at Clemson University. “If you have the right mentality, you can take the adversity in your life and turn all those …
Jews & Gentiles Worshipping God Together in Birmingham
Beth Hallel Congregation was founded in Birmingham in 2007 and in 2010 purchased its own campus in Hoover. The congregation has grown from a handful of people to several hundred members and visitors who join weekly in worship of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob through the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus). The leadership couple …
Sharing Hope 1 Bundle of Diapers at a Time
presented by: Henderson & Walton Women’s Center, P.C. Henderson & Walton Women’s Center (HWWC) is joining forces with Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank to meet an often overlooked need in our community- diaper assistance. HWWC is sponsoring the Second Annual Stuff the Bus Diaper Drive, September 9-18. “We are thrilled to have Henderson and Walton Women’s Center as our …
