It’s a tightrope that many a Baptist minister has found himself tiptoeing across: How to please his congregation without falling into the “people pleaser” trap.
By Gary Hardin Church offerings are becoming a frequent target for thieves. In recent years a safe containing church offerings was stolen from a Mobile
When an inmate enters Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, she loses her old life. But in Alicia Smallwood’s eyes, she also gains an
Like thousands of kids throughout Alabama, Julie James always looked forward to summer because that meant camp at Shocco. “I went every year from 5th
Shortly before the Wednesday evening service began April 6, a line formed in the hall outside the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Eulaton, in Anniston.
"People worship in different ways.” The concept seems simple and clear but it is something often overlooked by worship pastors and leaders, according to Christian
In Matthew 5:4, Jesus says, “For He (God) makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just
The recent move among International Mission Board (IMB) officials to allow missionaries and support staff to cut themselves from employment — both through retirement and
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