Churches can reach communities by offering literacy programs

July 25, 2017

By Beverly Sansom Special to The Alabama Baptist Have you ever been to a foreign country whose language you did not know? Remember how awkward

CP giving nearly 6 percent above projection

July 24, 2017

NASHVILLE — Year-to-date contributions to national and international missions and ministries received by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee are 5.96 percent above the

Ole Miss football coach ‘seeking to get his life back together’

July 24, 2017

By David Roach Baptist Press The forced resignation of Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze — an outspoken follower of Jesus — amid what the

Samford nursing school receives $2.3 million grant

July 24, 2017

Samford University’s Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing in Birmingham has received more than $2.3 million to help make graduate nursing education more affordable for

Refugee doctor receives human rights award

July 23, 2017

BANGKOK — Cynthia Maung, a doctor who has spent nearly 30 years treating refugees who fled “oppression and repression in Myanmar,” was presented with the

Canadian families at risk over ‘gender identity’

July 23, 2017

TORONTO, Ontario — In Canada’s Ontario province, the government now has the right to seize children from families who don’t accept their child’s chosen “gender

MercyMe seeks to encourage, equip audiences with new album

July 23, 2017

By Leann Callaway Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist With the songs on their latest album “LIFER,” MercyMe hopes to encourage and equip audiences to live for