An attorney in Pakistan reports that a 14-year-old boy appears to have been forced by his employer to convert to Islam and is being kept from his family.
James “Jim” Auchmuty — longtime pastor of Shades Crest Baptist Church in Hoover and First Baptist Church Roebuck Plaza in Birmingham — died Aug. 5, nine days after preaching his final sermon. He was 90 years old.
Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church, Holly Pond, will host its regular third Sunday night singing Aug. 17 at 5 p.m. featuring Living Faith Quartet.
During His life on earth, Jesus prayed with bold confidence and an expectant heart. He taught His disciples to also pray with boldness and with the confidence that God would hear and answer their prayers.