Militant group kills pastor, church worker, 11 Christians

September 30, 2026

A militant group staged attacks in several locations in one Nigerian state, killing a Baptist pastor, a church employee and 11 other Christians.

Longtime Hughes Memorial music leader dies at 78

September 30, 2026

Darrell Thomas Higginbotham, longtime music leader for Hughes Memorial Baptist Church, died Aug. 30. He was 78. A graduate of Samford University, Higginbotham studied piano

Opinion: Achieving clarity, common understanding takes time, willingness to try

September 30, 2026

I found myself doing it again — talking increasingly louder to the person not understanding what I was saying. Instead of reframing how I presented the information, I kept stating the same words while pumping up the volume.