More than comedy: Chonda Pierce brings laughter in difficult times

September 27, 2021

Chonda Pierce isn’t sure if the title “Queen of Clean” fits. When the comedian, actor and author first heard it, she said she was concerned

Christian author Josh McDowell steps away from ministry after comments about minority families

September 24, 2021

Best-selling Christian author and speaker Josh McDowell announced Sept. 22 that he is stepping back from ministry to enter a “season of listening” in the

Greg Davis selected to lead ALCAP, American Character Builders

September 24, 2021

Greg Davis has been selected to succeed Joe Godfrey as head of ALCAP and American Character Builders, which represent Alabama Baptists on moral issues in

Retired pastor John F. Meadows dies Sept. 10

September 17, 2021

John F. Meadows — who retired in April from the pastorate of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Salem — died Sept. 10. He was 79. A

Heroes of the Faith: 2021 marks 1500th birthday of Irish abbot, evangelist Columba

September 17, 2021

Columba (521–597), an abbot and missionary evangelist, studied under prominent monastic teachers in Ireland and founded several monasteries there. He is known for spreading Christianity

Washington Association director of missions Larry Thompson dies

September 16, 2021

Larry Thompson, director of missions for Washington Baptist Association, died Sept. 12. He was 71. A native of Fredericktown, Ohio, Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree

Someone You Should Know — Shirley Crowder

September 14, 2021

The daughter of Foreign Mission Board (now International Mission Board) missionaries, Shirley Crowder spent her first nine years in Nigeria. She learned from her parents,