Mobile offers refugees resettlement opportunities

March 29, 2016

Jorge and Sonia Gonzalez speak no English. As political refugees from Cuba, they know English is necessary for them to have success in the United

Alabama Baptists learn how to respond to threat of physical violence in church

March 28, 2016

“The craziness happens,” Mark Wakefield said. “It’s there and you’ve got to do something.” Citing recent examples of armed encounters at churches, including the March

Scripture offers direction for students seeking God’s path for their futures

March 28, 2016

How does a Christian young person discern God’s will regarding career, college and calling to ministry? Should students forget about college and start an African

Panelists offer pathway to dialogue, harmony at racial reconciliation conference

March 21, 2016

“Birmingham is a far cry from the past,” Mayor William A. Bell told participants in a national conference on racial reconciliation March 3–4. “Come and

Recent events in Yemen, Sudan reminder to pray

March 14, 2016

Alabama Baptists know the heartbreaking result of a gunman in Yemen all too well. Southern Baptist missionary and Alabama native Martha C. Myers, a physician

Pressure mounts on US State Department to recognize ISIS mass murders as genocide

March 11, 2016

What’s in a name? Plenty when it comes to the word “genocide.” For months now pressure has been mounting on the U.S. State Department to

Most support LGBT nondiscrimination laws, survey finds

March 10, 2016

Most Americans support LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender) nondiscrimination laws and oppose religious exemptions to them, according to a recent Public Religion Research Institute