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What did these college students learn during 8 weeks with IMB?
The idea was so uncomfortable at first. Emma Kate Taylor didn’t even know if it would work. “I didn’t want to be seen as weird,” she said.
Stolen Civil War-era cannonballs discovered in a passenger’s suitcase at Alabama airport
It’s not something you see every day — even at an airport. A routine security screening at Alabama’s Gulf Shores International Airport led to the recovery of five stolen Civil War-era cannonballs hidden in a passenger’s checked suitcase.
Higher sense of purpose, calling believed to promote better workplace, career outcomes
Ask many young adults why they are going to college, and they’ll likely say something along the lines of “to get a job.” Ask them what kind of job — and why that’s the one they want — might give them pause.
Latest news: Christian children targeted in Sri Lanka; FL woman sentenced for Camp Mystic donations scam; TX churches mobilize partnership with Ukraine
Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.
Families urge more accountability during annual prison oversight public hearing
In an emotionally charged hearing, criminal justice advocates and family members of inmates in Alabama prisons detailed the mistreatment, drug problems and unexplained deaths within the system at the Alabama State House Wednesday (July 29).
Convictions overturned in burning deaths of Christian couple
The convictions of three men sentenced to death in the fiery 2014 slayings of a Christian couple in Pakistan were overturned in July.
Alabama-based Christian illusionist receives history-making award
Known for his ability to keep audiences on the edge of their seat, Alabama-based Christian illusionist Matt Adams, a member of the Madison campus of Willowbrook Baptist Church, is making history by receiving an inaugural Merlin Award.
Latest news: Bigfoot, faith and the unknown; Christians using AI more than others?; closer look at the use of GLP-1s
Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.
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Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island residents rally around Liberty Church pastor, family after tragic accident
Alaska Baptist pastor Cody Schwegel’s 18-year-old son, Greyer, was involved in a head-on dirt bike collision with a friend July 14; both succumbed to injuries. Alabama Baptists are closely connected to the family, church and community.
Freedom Foundation leader leaves city questioning his motives, calls Baptist doctrine ‘crappy’
Mark Duke and his Freedom Foundation partners have stirred up a lot of dust in Selma over the past couple
Freedom Foundation leader comes from Southern Baptist background
Ask Mark Duke, president of Freedom Foundation in Selma, about his relationship to God, and he will tell you he
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for July 26
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for July 26, written by Jay T. Robertson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Mobile.
IMB missionary dies while serving in Philippines
Esther (Sook Hyung) Kim, a Southern Baptist missionary to Philippines, died July 16 after suffering a heart attack. She was 64.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for July 26
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for July 26, written by Scott Bush, D.Min., Executive Director, Ministry Training Institute, Samford University.
Another perfect match: God’s provision in living kidney donation
When Hoover couple Shannon and Kyle Kline first began their living kidney donation journey, they couldn’t have predicted what a
Titus 2 ministry bridges generation gap between college students and senior adults
After going through the Experiencing God Bible study, a senior adult Sunday School class at First Baptist Church at Eaglepoint in Jacksonville realized the opportunity the Lord was putting before to reach college students …
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Higher sense of purpose, calling believed to promote better workplace, career outcomes
Ask many young adults why they are going to college, and they’ll likely say something along the lines of “to get a job.” Ask them what kind of job — and why that’s the one they want — might give them pause.
Alabama-based Christian illusionist receives history-making award
Known for his ability to keep audiences on the edge of their seat, Alabama-based Christian illusionist Matt Adams, a member of the Madison campus of Willowbrook Baptist Church, is making history by receiving an inaugural Merlin Award.
Pastor Connections: Is it time to change your church’s name?; 10 ‘dumb’ things a young pastor should avoid; how Americans see religion today
A few tips and more for pastors and church leaders.
Higher sense of purpose, calling believed to promote better workplace, career outcomes
Ask many young adults why they are going to college, and they’ll likely say something along the lines of “to get a job.” Ask them what kind of job — and why that’s the one they want — might give them pause.
Alabama-based Christian illusionist receives history-making award
Known for his ability to keep audiences on the edge of their seat, Alabama-based Christian illusionist Matt Adams, a member of the Madison campus of Willowbrook Baptist Church, is making history by receiving an inaugural Merlin Award.
Pastor Connections: Is it time to change your church’s name?; 10 ‘dumb’ things a young pastor should avoid; how Americans see religion today
A few tips and more for pastors and church leaders.