These are events I am recommending to my students at Samford University. Other people may be interested in them as well.

Sept, 18, 6 p.m., Southside Baptist Church, “Baptists, the Whole Church, and God’s Future,” the Rev. Dr. Steven Harmon, Gardner-Webb Divinity School. Southside Baptist is located at 1016 19th St. South, Birmingham, Alabama, 35205.

Sept. 19, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Ben Brown Plaza. Theological Education Day. Representatives from twenty-four graduate institutions will be discussion options for the M.Div., M.T.S. and other graduate programs in theology and ministry. Stop by!

Sept. 19, 3-4 p.m., Burns 102, “Souls on the Tree of Pain: U2, Ecumenical Theology, and Central American Refugees,” the Rev. Dr. Steven Harmon, Gardner-Webb Divinity School. [Convo Credit for Students]

Sept. 19-21, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Middle Eastern Food Festival. St. George’s Church is located on Birmingham’s Southside near I-65 at 425 16th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205.

Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Veterans Park, Turkish Food Festival sponsored by the Peace Valley Foundation. Veterans Park is located at 4800 Valleydale Rd., Birmingham, AL, 35242.

October 3-5, Holy Trinity – Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Greek Festival. The Cathedral is located at 307 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35205.