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Welcome Spring at Cottontails Village
Special Feature Birmingham’s most popular spring shopping event returns to the BJCC March 6-8, 2026. Cottontails Village will welcome more than 400 local, regional and national vendors showcasing unique items for spring holiday entertaining, special occasions and more. The long-running Magic City tradition kicks off the upcoming season of holidays and special occasions including Easter, …
Q&A with Pastor Michael Ahlemeyer, Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills
Church Leaders Each month, Birmingham Christian Family highlights a local church leader who is making a difference in our community. Pastor Michael Ahlemeyer is a graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind. and has faithfully led the Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills congregation for 16 years. 1. Is there a particular person or …
Teach Them, Learn from Them, Kneel Down and Pray for Them: Words of Wisdom from Lysa TerKeurst
Cover Story Best-selling Christian author Lysa TerKeurst is bringing her message of faith-led living to Samford University as part of its “Distinguished Author Series” on March 3, 2026. The appearance is one of many ways TerKeurst reaches out to Christians to encourage them through challenges and inspire them to lean into their purpose. She serves …
Fostering Creativity & Faith: Little Creator Box
Special Feature Are you looking for opportunities to fuel your child’s creativity while teaching them about the Bible? The Little Creator Box, developed by Laurel Lake, is designed for children ages two to six years old. Each box is full of entertaining crafts and Scripture truths that point little hearts to God. “[Deuteronomy 6] doesn’t …
Why Does It Feel Like Everyone is Struggling?
Healthy Living Brought to you by: Community Partner Still Waters Counseling and Education Center, www.mystillwaters.org You don’t have to be a therapist to notice it. More people are feeling overwhelmed. More families are stretched thin. More parents worry about their children. More adults quietly wonder why coping feels harder than it used to. You may have heard this called “the national mental health crisis” because …
Real People, Real Struggles, & An Amazing God: The Crucible of Illness
Best Books “Spending time in the crucible of illness can be a blessing if you have godly hope.” This is part of the inspiring message presented in Dr. Robert D. Marks and Dr. Dana Daniel Blake’s new book, The Crucible of Illness. Developed through the authors’ religious journeys, experiences working with patients and their families, …
The Heart of the Caregiver
Best Books Caregiving is one of the most selfless callings—and one of the most exhausting. Long hours, constant responsibility, and the emotional weight of loving someone through illness, decline, or crisis can leave caregivers feeling stretched thin and unseen. Many quietly wonder, How long can I keep going? or Does what I’m doing really matter? …
Fighting Back & Rising Up to Help Others: Lulu & Ann Blair Gribbin
Cover Story Birmingham’s Ann Blair Gribbin epitomizes a mother’s love in the way she’s cared for and advocated for her daughter Lulu after a terrifying shark attack in 2024 that left Lulu fighting for her life. Since the attack that made international news in June of 2024, the Gribbins have become fearless examples of resiliency …
Love at First Sight
The Great Outdoors Hannah and I met as college freshmen at the University of Montevallo. The campus has a quiet grandeur. Frederick Law Olmsted- the same landscape architect behind Central Park, the U.S. Capitol grounds, and the Biltmore Estate- designed its central core. From the Main Quad, the land gently slopes past King’s House and …
