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Loving Your Family by Grace
Parenting Points February is the month of love. Valentine’s Day in our culture defines love as a feeling or emotion. People can fall into love and out of love because according to romantic comedies love is a decision rather than a commitment. Biblically, we see love defined as a commitment that requires work and investment. …
For the LOVE of Home
Our House With February being the month of Love, we thought it all too fitting to share how ironic our real estate love story began nearly 14 years ago. We weren’t realtors and we certainly weren’t business partners. We just loved driving around Birmingham and admiring the architecture and landscaping, as well as popping in …
Increase Assets with Smart Investing & Giving Strategies
Money Matters Presented by Community Partner Vision Financial Group, Inc. As winter ends it brings in the beautiful spring season. Unfortunately, it also signals the time to complete tax returns. While this task is never fun, you can find some sense of accomplishment as the return is finished. Investment and giving decisions can be maximized …
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 …