Funderburg, Lonnie William

April 30, 2009

Dr. Lonnie William Funderburg, a prominent figure in Birmingham Baptist life, died March 13. He was 87. Founder of Samford University’s school of nurse anesthesia

‘Mac & Cheese & Jesus Please’

April 30, 2009

Children at Wilton Baptist Church pray over 268 boxes of macaroni and cheese collected for the Shelby Baptist Association food bank. The boxes were collected

McKeever’s spirit, sketches warm hearts of everyone he encounters

April 30, 2009

Kay Bennett remembers the day Alabama-native Joe McKeever visited a group of girls in the Up 2 Hope summer program at Baptist Friendship House in

FBC Fultondale burns note for building

April 30, 2009

FBC Fultondale burned a note April 19 to celebrate paying off the cost of building a new fellowship hall and renovating other parts of the

Tharptown takes Easter service to high school

April 30, 2009

Tharptown Baptist Church, Russellville, tried a new way to celebrate Easter this year. Instead of asking those who normally don’t attend church to come to

FBC Spanish Fort shows gratitude for city leaders

April 30, 2009

Seeking to express its “sincere appreciation to the leaders and public servants of the city of Spanish Fort,” First Baptist Church, Spanish Fort, in Baldwin

Gambling bills still alive in Statehouse, covering all angles

April 30, 2009

This year’s legislative session may be winding down, but electronic bingo gambling opponents are not breathing easy just yet. With less than 10 legislative days

Should obscene teen texting be considered child pornography?

April 30, 2009

Last spring, four Alabama middle school students were arrested in Daphne for exchanging nude photos of themselves. The students “were charged with possession of material