South Korea: Christmas relatively new for Koreans
December 23, 2010
Billy Kim is pastor emeritus of Suwon Central Baptist Church and was the first Asian to serve as president of the Baptist World Alliance, a
Russia: Christmas comes twice a year for Baptists, others in Russia
December 23, 2010
Russians are only now re-learning Christmas. There was no official Christmas holiday in Russia between 1925 and 1992. Its reintroduction also is greatly hampered by
Baptists around the world share their cultures’ Christmas lore
December 23, 2010
It’s the eve of Christmas Eve. You probably are preparing the last bits and pieces of your Christmas menu, bustling around the grocery store, wrapping
FBC Montgomery one of 8 churches to pilot IMB webcast from Jesus’ birthplace
December 16, 2010
The Muslim call to prayer pierced the air at First Baptist Church, Montgomery, on Dec. 5 at the same time it echoed through the streets
Where you spend your money can have moral implications
December 9, 2010
Even a financial decision as seemingly mundane as where to buy your morning coffee can have profound moral implications. Does the company that produces or
Alabama pastor encourages Japanese, Korean believers
December 9, 2010
I really think American Christians can learn something from Japanese Christians,” said Roger Willmore, pastor of Deerfoot Baptist Church, Trussville. Willmore described some of the
14 Alabama, Texas men deliver shoes to Costa Rica
December 9, 2010
Fourteen men, the majority of whom are firefighters from the Hoover, Vestavia Hills and Calera fire departments, traveled to Costa Rica in late October with
Stoudenmires named Alabama Baptist Volunteers of the Year
December 2, 2010
Laurelle Stoudenmire was afraid. Only a few weeks into her service as an International Mission Board (IMB) representative to Guatemala, Stoudenmire found herself sitting in
