When Martha Brown’s father died in December 2002 after a series of illnesses and hospitalizations, she and her sister began the complicated process of settling
Like other families whose members travel for miles to celebrate the season together, this one gathered from far-flung places to share Christmas dinner. But unlike
BIRMINGHAM — Mary Van Dao Pham, International Mission Board missionary to the Philippines, died Dec. 27 in Birmingham. She was 50. She and her husband,
Born into the hard-scrabble world of depression-era Alabama, author and humorist Faye Brown learned early to look on the lighter side of life. “My mama
Habitat for Humanity needs Baptists to help preserve its Christian character, said Habitat founder Millard Fuller. Fuller and his wife, Linda — both natives of
For Samford University’s 230 fall graduates, commencement exercises on Dec. 13 marked an end that is really a beginning, said graduation speaker Paul R. Corts.