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IMB’s Paul Chitwood highlights strategic priorities for next 5 years
International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 41 new full-time, fully funded missionaries during their Feb. 4–5 meeting. IMB President Paul Chitwood announced the IMB’s five strategic priorities for the next five years.
IMB Sending Celebration highlights generosity, missionaries’ testimonies
Southern Baptists gathered at First Baptist Rogers of Rogers, Arkansas, Wednesday, Feb. 4 to support and send 41 International Mission Board missionaries who are going to the nations to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
First person: Why and how I pray for 23 people daily
In 2014, while engaged in a phone conversation about prayer with a friend, I was impressed to develop a prayer calendar.
‘No house like this’: Blanket Fort Hope’s state-of-the-art home ready yet needing house parents
It started with a little girl in second grade who had possibly already been trafficked asking if she could go home with the reading volunteer.
Winter Jam 2026: Matthew West emphasizes community of storytellers
Stories are in Matthew West’s DNA. It’s been ten years since he has toured with Winter Jam and now, more than ever, he recognizes that each person on stage is also a storyteller.
Lass Words: Mad at God?
Several years ago I received a very sad text from a friend in another state. His 16-year-old son, their only child, had been killed in a car crash. I knew that boy meant everything to him and his wife, and his loss just crushed their world.
Roger Houston, pastor of Hook Street Baptist, dies at 74
Roger Houston, pastor of Hook Street Baptist Church in Tuscumbia, died Jan. 28 after almost five decades of pastoral ministry at several Alabama churches and a long career in education.
Lance announces upcoming retirement plans from Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions
Rick Lance began serving with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions in 1998 and has served more than 55 years total in Alabama Baptist churches and ministry positions.
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Lance announces upcoming retirement plans from Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions
Rick Lance began serving with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions in 1998 and has served more than 55 years total in Alabama Baptist churches and ministry positions.
Disaster relief volunteers work in Mississippi after winter storm, in Alabama after tornado, winds
After a winter storm swept across north Mississippi in late January — at the same time a tornado and straight-line winds affected south Alabama — Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams are hard at work.
State of emergency declared in Alabama as winter storm moves in
Gov. Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency for 19 northern Alabama counties as people across the state brace for winter weather.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 1
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 1, written by Jeffery M. Leonard, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biblical & Religious Studies at Samford University.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 1
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Feb. 1, written by Douglas K. Wilson, Ph.D., professor of Biblical Studies, University of Mobile.
New study Bible focuses on discipling women
Stefana Dan Laing, an associate professor at Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, spent the evening of Jan. 27 celebrating the launch of the new CSB Women’s Study Bible.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 8
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 8, written by Jeffery M. Leonard, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biblical & Religious Studies at Samford University.
First person: Salvation and a common question
How can I know for sure that I am a Christian? The frequency of this question over the years has been staggering.
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First person: Why and how I pray for 23 people daily
In 2014, while engaged in a phone conversation about prayer with a friend, I was impressed to develop a prayer calendar.
‘No house like this’: Blanket Fort Hope’s state-of-the-art home ready yet needing house parents
It started with a little girl in second grade who had possibly already been trafficked asking if she could go home with the reading volunteer.
Winter Jam 2026: Matthew West emphasizes community of storytellers
Stories are in Matthew West’s DNA. It’s been ten years since he has toured with Winter Jam and now, more than ever, he recognizes that each person on stage is also a storyteller.
First person: Why and how I pray for 23 people daily
In 2014, while engaged in a phone conversation about prayer with a friend, I was impressed to develop a prayer calendar.
‘No house like this’: Blanket Fort Hope’s state-of-the-art home ready yet needing house parents
It started with a little girl in second grade who had possibly already been trafficked asking if she could go home with the reading volunteer.
Winter Jam 2026: Matthew West emphasizes community of storytellers
Stories are in Matthew West’s DNA. It’s been ten years since he has toured with Winter Jam and now, more than ever, he recognizes that each person on stage is also a storyteller.