The Image of Southern Baptists
February 2, 2012
A survey released by LifeWay Research in December 2011 reportedly focused on Americans’ reactions to the name Southern Baptist. However, the study’s most important findings
Paying for What Baptists Do Together
January 26, 2012
From a financial standpoint, 2011 closed with a thud for most Alabama Baptist ministries. Cooperative Program (CP) receipts totaled $40,613,997, well short of the $43
I Am in the Land of the Dying
January 19, 2012
John Newton, the composer of such great hymns as “Amazing Grace,” reportedly said, “I am in the land of the dying. I shall be in
Looking for God’s Surprise
January 12, 2012
Joseph and Mary decided to go to church. Actually they decided to go to the Temple in Jerusalem, which was six or seven miles away
Thoughts — Resolution: I Will Encourage My Pastor
January 5, 2012
By Editor Bob Terry True or false — the general health of ministers is worse than the general health of the American population. If you
Christmas Carols of the Bible
December 22, 2011
Christians have sung Christmas carols for hundreds of years. It is said that Ambrose, bishop of Milan, wrote an early Christmas carol in the late
Looking at the Value of STMs
December 15, 2011
Fifty years ago, STMs were unheard of; today they are commonplace. STM is the abbreviation for “short-term missions.” Most STMs are two weeks in duration
IMB — Bullish in Bearish Times
December 8, 2011
During the same week Alabama Baptists lowered their 2012 Cooperative Program (CP) budget goal to 2006–2007 levels, the International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern
