Despite its legalization across many states, U.S. Protestant pastors remain opposed to sports gambling, but they’re not doing much about it, according to a Lifeway Research study.
Americans are expected to bet $1.3 billion on this year’s Super Bowl. While many believe sports betting is a harmless pastime, others say the human costs of expanding gambling are too high.
According to the 2023 State of the Bible from American Bible Society, 74% of online worshippers report using the Bible weekly on their own, while only 32% of in-person worshippers say the same.
Tennessee homeowner says disaster relief volunteers from Alabama and Tennessee are “meeting a true need” as they help homeowners clean up after destructive storms hit the Nashville area Dec. 9.
Two short-lived tornadoes caused extensive damage in several Birmingham neighborhoods in the overnight hours of Dec. 9–10.
Patricia Hart Terry, professor emerita at Samford University and former SBC missionary, has been included in Marquis Who’s Who for her work in nutrition and food science.
In this season of thanksgiving, songs of praise and gratitude are often heard. Many of these include allusions to the psalms.
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a Baptist who championed mental health issues, has died at age 96.
