New features
January 16, 2014
I really am enjoying the new format for the paper. The changes have helped to achieve the mission as stated on the website (www.thealabamabaptist.org). The
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Real-live vs. video
January 16, 2014
Referring to an article in the Jan. 2 issue (“Most Americans prefer real-live preaching, LifeWay survey shows”) concerning people preferring in-person to video preaching, it
Faith and Family — Grandparents parenting grandchildren: Facing emotional, physical, financial realities of new role
January 16, 2014
Second time around… Thomas and Sarah thought they would spend their retirement traveling, serving more at church and spoiling their five grandchildren. But it didn’t
Wide variety of bills filed for 2014 session
January 16, 2014
Alabama senators and representatives returned to the state’s capital Jan. 14 with the launch of the 2014 legislative session. At press time, House members had
Ministering in a Changing Culture
January 16, 2014
Who would have imagined that Alabama Baptist churches would be considering how to involve openly gay couples in active congregational life? Even though it is
Online organization connects women with crisis pregnancy centers
January 16, 2014
The positive pregnancy test sent Brittany’s life into a tailspin. She had plans — college, career and, potentially, the Miss Pennsylvania pageant. Her boyfriend Andy,
Raid on Bible Society of Malaysia legally unfounded, critics say
January 13, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Morning Star News) — Should non-Muslims be able to use the term “Allah”? That is the question at the center of a heated
Obama administration to recognize same-sex ‘marriages’ in Utah
January 10, 2014
On Jan. 10 the Obama administration said it would recognize 1,300 couples’ lawful same-sex “marriages” in Utah, even though the state government is “refusing to
