Your Voice: Letters to the Editor
March 1, 2025
I heard a pastor lately who quoted an article by Quaker minister Philip Gulley titled, “If The Church Were Christian.” It caused me to think of my own response.
Bills to ban student cell phone use in Alabama schools move forward
March 1, 2025
Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced bills requiring schools to implement a “bell-to-bell” student cell phone ban starting July 1.
Young girls kidnapped for marriage; bill to stop it languishes
February 28, 2025
As a measure targeting child marriages in Pakistan languishes in political limbo, girls as young as 10 in minority religious groups continue to be abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry or sold into sex slavery.
Lass Words: A growing concern
February 28, 2025
If you are over the age of 30, you are gradually getting shorter every year. If you live long enough, you may lose as much as two to three inches from your young adult height.
Police arrest suspect in conjunction with Judson College fire
February 27, 2025
Marion police have announced that they arrested 40-year-old Micah Hester at the scene of the fire at the former Judson College library on Feb. 23. Hester is charged with arson, burglary and making a terrorist threat.
Latest news: Missionary charged with murder in Angola; Christian persecution overseas; and more
February 27, 2025
Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.
9 tips for life on mission: Retired missionaries offer advice for next generation
February 27, 2025
The 20-something held up a fistful of letters. Inside the old-fashioned style of communication were words of encouragement and advice for the new International Mission Board missionary.
Proposed church construction encounters protest
February 27, 2025
Even though an Indonesian congregation’s construction plan has the support of local residents, the building project is encountering unexpected pushback.
