‘Big difference’: Thai neighbors come to faith in Christ

October 23, 2025

Yep had tried everything to quit drinking, but nothing had ever worked. He lived on the outskirts of his small Thai town with his niece.  

Displaced Christians sheltering at school threatened

October 23, 2025

A Sudanese Christian school where hundreds of individuals displaced by war had taken refuge was stormed in September, and the occupants were threatened and told to leave.

Lass Words: Volunteering with purpose — even when you sometimes feel useless

October 23, 2025

Several years ago my church was in the midst of a project to expand the Sunday School space, using volunteers to finish the youth ministry floor to save costs.

Easter to become national holiday in Egypt?

October 23, 2025

People from various religious backgrounds are appealing the decision of Egypt’s prime minister not to recognize Easter Sunday as a national holiday.

Longtime Woodward Avenue pastor Tom Whatley dies

October 22, 2025

Tom Whatley thought he would have a career in military, but he couldn’t resist God’s call to ministry. Over the years, he served several Alabama churches, including spending 27 years as pastor of Woodward Avenue Baptist in Muscle Shoals.

Final enrollment numbers show K-12 public schools lose 5,800 students this year

October 22, 2025

The decline in Alabama’s public school enrollment is worse than originally thought.

First person: Closer look at love and obedience

October 22, 2025

“Loving God and loving people is all that matters.” Those were the words in an angry email I received the day after preaching a sermon about personal holiness.