On Feb. 1, 2018, Ken and Sandra Allen’s lives were “suddenly and abruptly brought to a stop” when they found out that their daughter, Abby, had been in a serious car accident.
Amid the inevitable trials of life, God still reigns and there is still joy in the Lord, said pastor Jarman Leatherwood in the Nov. 15 convention sermon at the 2023 Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting.
This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions, set for Dec. 3–10, kicks off the season of the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, which this year has a national goal of $200 million and a goal of $12 million for Alabama.
Tuesday night (Nov. 14) at the Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting was a time to “marvel at God’s faithfulness among us” over the past 200 years, said Billy Irvin, director of ministry relations for Faith Radio.
Neal Hughes said one of the churches in his association — Pike Road Baptist — was in despair a while back. It was hard to for them see a vision for the future when, after a rich history, their congregation had declined from 300 to 15.
D’Linell Finley says not to listen to anybody who tells you to sit down. “We’re working to finish the unfinished; there’s still a lot to be done,” he said as he spoke at the Alabama African American Fellowship banquet Nov. 13.
Buddy Champion said Moses had a lot of interesting chapters in his story. He was orphaned, anger-filled and struggled at times to speak well — but God still used him in a mighty way.