So many Bible app users looked up Philippians 4:6 last year, that it became the most engaged verse of 2024, according to YouVersion founder and CEO Bobby Gruenewald.
“Our new Extreme Devotion podcast is a powerful — and convenient — way for each of us to encounter inspiring testimonies of courageous faith that will bless and encourage us,” said Voice of the Martyrs President Cole Richards.
Sid Nichols, retired Alabama Baptist pastor and director of missions, died today (Dec. 28). He served 30 years as a pastor then 15 as director of missions for Calhoun Baptist Association before retiring from full-time ministry in 2016.
Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School held its fall commencement Dec. 6, celebrating 12 new graduates. Commencement speaker was Chris Morgan, dean and professor of theology
New scheduling details in the upcoming trial regarding former Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt’s lawsuit against the SBC, the SBC Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions were released today, Dec. 3.
Alabama schools improved their overall grade to 85 points out of 100 available on both state and federal report cards for the 2023–24 school year, according to preliminary data presented to state board of education members.
Alabama’s infant mortality rate has climbed to the highest level since 2016, according to new data shared by the Alabama State Committee of Public Health.
Full coverage of the 2024 Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting at Eastern Shore Baptist Church in Daphne can be found online at thealabamabaptist.org and in the next print edition of The Alabama Baptist newspaper.
