Courtney retires from First, Pell City

January 6, 2000

Pastor A.L. Courtney Jr. doesn’t know why he was called in to the ministry. That is a question he said he has often pondered during

Handover: Macau becomes territory of China

January 6, 2000

On Dec. 20, 1999, the first European colony in East Asia, followed Hong Kong in becoming a sovereign territory of the largest nation in the

Pine Flat Baptist members remain faithful

January 6, 2000

The congregation of the small Pine Flat Baptist Church, Selma, remembers the heartache accompanying the departure of it pastor, Brent Paige, in October. “Everybody loved

Baptist receive White House apology over religious comment

January 6, 2000

White House spokesman Joe Lockhart had apologized for his comments linking the Southern Baptist Convention to organizations that “perpetuate ancient religious hatred.” Responding to a

NAMB lauches Go magazine for students

January 1, 2000

“Go!” The one-word summation of the Great Commission is also the name of the North American Mission Board’s newest magazine, designed for students who share