As Alabama legislators continue to debate the future of gambling in the state, the NFL draft offers an opportunity to examine the pervasive influence of gambling in sports, including recent efforts in some states to curtail sports betting.
Need to shake up your church routine? Try moving to different areas of the sanctuary, columnist Ken Lass suggests.
“If you have a heart for the gospel and a heart for college students … you can make a difference,” says BCM campus minister Bill Morrison about ministry efforts that have seen many international students come to Christ.
The story of B.J.’s arrival in America and the reception he received at West Side Baptist Church “is just one of those things that only God could have orchestrated.”
Focused on the theme “Matters of Life & Ministry,” speakers at this year’s School of the Prophets addressed the topics of generosity, prayer, healing, reconciliation, accountability, evangelism and being led by the Holy Spirit.
Pastoral ministry is about people, “and ministry can be messy because people are messy,” church consultant Dan Garland told Alabama Baptist pastors at an SBOM Intentional Leaders event earlier this month.
The gift of laughter really is good medicine, says humorist and Bible study teacher Debbie Childers.
The Montgomery ministry upcycles plastic bags into sleeping mats for the homeless. Local ministries distribute the mats, along with a blanket, pillow, other needed items and a book about Jesus.
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