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Buddy Gray, pastor of Hunter Street Church, Hoover, has been named to the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s (ERLC) 2018 Leadership Council. He and JD Thorne, pastor of Point Mallard Parkway Church, Decatur, are the only Alabama Baptists serving on the 75-member council. Council members receive training from ERLC through events and conference calls. They provide counsel to commission staff and sometimes write for ERLC’s website.
After more than 37 years of Christian ministry, the last 18 of those at First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa, Joe Armour retired Dec. 31.
Samford University has received a grant of $5 million — the largest single grant in the university’s 183-year history — from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative.
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for Jan. 19, written by Adam Winn, Ph.D., Chair and Professor, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies at Samford University.
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Jan. 19, written by Douglas K. Wilson, Ph.D., professor of Biblical Studies, University of Mobile.
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