Samford University’s Ministry Training Institute held its 75th anniversary celebration Dec. 8. Formed when Samford was known as Howard College, the program was originally called
Robert Smith Jr., professor of Christian preaching at Beeson Divinity School, suggests an occupational hazard in pulpit ministry is reading the Bible too quickly. “We
Leslie Anne Tarabella was in elementary school when her father, Cordell Harrison, minister of music at Myrtle Grove Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida, began to
The angel’s announcement of the birth of Jesus was one of “good tidings of great joy” as we noted last week in thinking about Christmas
EDITOR’S NOTE — In November 2023, Alabama Baptists will celebrate a huge milestone — 200 years of doing ministry together since the first group gathered
Many pastors wonder, “is church branding scriptural?” It’s a great question that stems from a misunderstanding of what branding is. Church branding is simply differentiating
By Tyshawn Gardner, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies, Samford University Love in Place of Fear 1 John 3:13–18; 4:14–18 We can know
By Douglas K. Wilson, Ph.D. Dean of the Center for Christian Calling, University of Mobile I WILL RAISE John 2:11–23 John’s Gospel account presents select
