Facelift: A Novel

Leanna Ellis.  Nashville: B & H Publishing Group, 2010. 320 pp. (Paperback). When Marla, Kaye Redmond’s hypercritical ex-mother-in-law, experiences a botched facelift, she has nowhere

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A Time for Change

Hate crimes or political corruption. In which one is Alabama below the national average, and in which one is the state near the top in

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Honoring Veterans

Each year on Nov. 11, we declare Veterans Day to honor our veterans. Yet the vast majority of our young people — and many adults

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Baptizing children

Regarding your article on the baptism of children in our Baptist churches (The Alabama Baptist, Oct. 14), I want to congratulate the author. It was

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Decision Day in Alabama

The Oct. 4 announcement of 11 federal indictments alleging a brazen vote-buying scheme in the Alabama Legislature effectively recast the Nov. 2 election. Instead of

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Higher education

Your article in the COMMENT section of The Alabama Baptist Aug. 19 is beyond any doubt the best article on Christian higher education I have

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