Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

November 28, 2013

Thanksgiving Day most Alabama families will gather around a table boasting a special dish or two for their annual Thanksgiving meal. Before the turkey is

Merry Humbug Christmas

November 28, 2013

Sandra D. Bricker. Nashville: B&H Books, 2013. 297 pp. (Hardback). It just wouldn’t be Christmas without those sappy, romantic, barely believable TV movies. Well, how

Baptists bring relief to typhoon-devastated Philippines

November 28, 2013

In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan — which left the Philippines battered and without easy access to relief supplies Nov. 8 — Southern Baptists have

Vestavia Hills Church, holds ‘In a Manger Lowly: A Christmas Open House’

November 28, 2013

Vestavia Hills Church will hold “In a Manger Lowly: A Christmas Open House” Dec. 6–7, 10 a.m.–noon. Through an inspiring exhibit of nativity displays from

The Greatest Gift: Unwrapping the Full Love Story of Christmas

November 28, 2013

Ann Voskamp. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2013. 262 pp. (Hardback). Most of us had advent calendars for our children when they were

Supreme Court takes up contraceptive mandate, will rule on religious rights of corporations

November 26, 2013

The Supreme Court announced Nov. 26 that it will decide whether for-profit businesses can be treated like religious entities in a politically and constitutionally