American Bible Society names Peterson new leader

January 30, 2014

New York — The American Bible Society (ABS) has named a new president, Roy Peterson, who will begin his duties in February at the New

‘Keep all conversations about Jesus’

January 30, 2014

No generation gets to pick their spiritual assignments,” said Alex McFarland, apologetics speaker and author, rounding out the Jan. 18 SALT Apologetics Conference at First

St. Olaf Choir’s 2014 national tour to include Birmingham, Montgomery

January 30, 2014

The world-renowned St. Olaf Choir will launch its 2014 national tour with performances in Birmingham and Montgomery in early February. The choir will perform Feb.

Modern-day atheists among best-selling authors, unite around core beliefs

January 30, 2014

What’s the difference between the new atheist and the old atheist?” asked Robert Stewart, professor of philosophy and theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Tactical Faith teaches how to be ‘fishers of men’

January 30, 2014

Being an effective fisherman requires a certain level of skill, said Jay Wolf, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Montgomery. “You must be skillful with

Pastors disagree about President Obama being part of events foretold in Scripture

January 23, 2014

Two prominent Texas Baptist pastors provided starkly different appraisals of the Obama Administration during January and both resulted in national headlines. Robert Jeffress, pastor of

Chandler Mountain’s pastor dies: Phillip Ellen

January 23, 2014

Phillip Ellen, pastor of Chandler Mountain Baptist Church, Steele, died Jan. 10. He was 74. Ellen graduated from Etowah High School and also attended Samford