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First person: Sometimes the gospel shines brightest amid chaos and crisis
Reading the urgent prayer requests coming from friends in Lebanon recently, I thought of the preparation for Easter challenge we issued a few weeks ago.
Longtime campus minister Frank McCollough dies
Frank McCollough served as the Baptist Campus Minister at the University of Miami, then for a combined 18 years at Auburn University and the University of Montevallo. He retired in 1996.
Seeking the truth: Christian’s death sparks protest, calls for police action
A Christian farmworker appears to have been tortured to death by his employers, who then staged the scene to look like suicide.
What’s zero calories, yet very satisfying? Hint: It’s not your breakfast cereal.
“Okay, now they’ve gone too far. Now they’re telling me that breakfast cereal is terrible for you.”
Senate bill would increase penalties for fentanyl
A bill pending in the Alabama Senate would put the penalties for possession of a mixture of synthetic fentanyl and the controlled substances used to make it on par with possession of the deadly drug alone.
Gov. Ivey: Deadline to apply for internship program March 13
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday reminded college students across Alabama that Friday, March 13, 2026, is the deadline to apply for the Governor’s Office Summer Internship Program.
McIntosh named chair of WMU search committee seeking candidates for executive director
Candace McIntosh, executive director of Alabama WMU, has been named chair of the search committee to seek the National WMU’s next executive director-treasurer.
First person: Questions for encouraging effective fruitfulness
People want to succeed. It is inbred in each one of us. Have you ever known anyone to get out of bed in the morning stating, “Today, I want to fail.”? People want to succeed.
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McIntosh named chair of WMU search committee seeking candidates for executive director
Candace McIntosh, executive director of Alabama WMU, has been named chair of the search committee to seek the National WMU’s next executive director-treasurer.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for March 8
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for March 8, written by Rony Kozman, Ph.D., Assistant professor of Biblical Studies, Samford University.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for March 8
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for March 8, written by Douglas K. Wilson, Ph.D., professor of Biblical Studies, University of Mobile.
Regular attenders aren’t joining your church? This may be why.
Maybe you know these people. They’ve been attending your church for some time — certainly long enough now to have decided whether to join officially.
Latest news: Beth Moore announces next steps; Nigeria’s crisis sparks religion debate; evangelist ‘crosses’ America with a message
Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for March 15
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for March 15, written by Rony Kozman, Ph.D., Assistant professor of Biblical Studies, Samford University.
When a small church believes God can do big things
Eight women from Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Kingston, Tennessee, felt God stirring their hearts to make hundreds of fried pies to support International Mission Board missionaries.
Return of the neighborhood church? Rainer encourages ‘welcome and relationship.’
Evangelism is “the headwaters of everything,” according to pastor and ministry leader Sam Rainer. “All church health flows downstream from evangelism.”
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First person: Sometimes the gospel shines brightest amid chaos and crisis
Reading the urgent prayer requests coming from friends in Lebanon recently, I thought of the preparation for Easter challenge we issued a few weeks ago.
Seeking the truth: Christian’s death sparks protest, calls for police action
A Christian farmworker appears to have been tortured to death by his employers, who then staged the scene to look like suicide.
What’s zero calories, yet very satisfying? Hint: It’s not your breakfast cereal.
“Okay, now they’ve gone too far. Now they’re telling me that breakfast cereal is terrible for you.”
First person: Sometimes the gospel shines brightest amid chaos and crisis
Reading the urgent prayer requests coming from friends in Lebanon recently, I thought of the preparation for Easter challenge we issued a few weeks ago.
Seeking the truth: Christian’s death sparks protest, calls for police action
A Christian farmworker appears to have been tortured to death by his employers, who then staged the scene to look like suicide.
What’s zero calories, yet very satisfying? Hint: It’s not your breakfast cereal.
“Okay, now they’ve gone too far. Now they’re telling me that breakfast cereal is terrible for you.”