Popular Alabama preacher, professor dies at 94

August 8, 2002

Former Samford University professor of Religion and well-known Alabama Baptist Preacher Vernon G. Davison died July 29 in Sterrett at the age of 94. Davison

GamePlan football outreach issue on its way

August 8, 2002

GamePlan, The Alabama Baptist’s annual special issue devoted to sports evangelism, will be available soon. Featured in this year’s edition are University of Alabama (UA)

Faith-based voting stressed

August 8, 2002

A Christian in today’s society may feel like a Hebrew in exile. “[The Hebrews] were asking similar kinds of questions that we are asking,” said

CrossPoint national sports camp popular at Judson

August 8, 2002

Middle-schoolers from six southeastern states converged on Judson College in Marion this summer for five CrossPoints Sports Camps. Judson is only one of several campuses

Big Oak Ranch retreat house named for retired coach, Alabama Hall of Famer ‘Bubba’ Scott

August 8, 2002

It had been more than 50 years since Herman “Bubba” Scott coached some of these “boys” at Haleyville High School where he was the football

Adams, Rosemary

August 8, 2002

Rosemary Adams, dean of the school of nursing at the University of Mobile (UM) since 1981, died July 29 in Mobile. She was 61. Adams

Separating faith-based services can be beneficial

August 8, 2002

A recent study of welfare-to-work initiatives found that about half of faith-based programs receive government-funding and that few of those programs reduced their religious