Incessant flooding deals blow to Brazil

January 22, 2009

A series of thunderstorms and torrential rainfall have resulted in severe flooding that has left scores dead and has caused widespread damage, mainly in southern

Learning About Volunteers

January 22, 2009

Have you ever thought of your church as a volunteer organization? Most of us have not. We think of the church as a divinely created

Selmont Church’s end means new beginning for others

January 22, 2009

Even though Selmont Baptist Church, Selma, no longer exists, it will participate in spreading the gospel for many years to come. The Selma Baptist Association

Mobile’s international flavor allows for unique missions work

January 22, 2009

The mission of the Mobile Baptist Association’s International Ministries Center (IMC) is to be a place where seafarers and internationals feel at home. So Mick

Poll: Recession does not pull people into pews

January 15, 2009

WASHINGTON — The economic recession has not led to an increase in attendance at U.S. houses of worship, according to Gallup pollsters. Despite anecdotal evidence

Vatican bars U.S. Jesuit from teaching about Christ

January 15, 2009

NEW YORK CITY — An American Catholic theologian censured by the Vatican for “grave doctrinal errors” has been told to cease teaching about the nature

Pentagon halts religious literature for recruits

January 15, 2009

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon recently reversed its policy of granting religious groups like the Gideons International preferential access to provide literature to new recruits. A