Man sentenced in Tenn. church embezzlement case

October 20, 2011

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. — A man convicted of conspiring with his mother to steal $1.5 million from a Tennessee Baptist church was sentenced Oct. 4 to

Americans still believe economic gain sign of divine blessing on their lives

October 13, 2011

Back in 1905, Max Weber’s landmark treatise “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” argued that a Calvinist belief in God’s plan for the

Monetary contributions, donations, volunteer labor go into building homes

October 6, 2011

What does it take to build a home for a family who lost its dwelling in the April 27 storms? Gary Swafford, director of the

1 in 5 Americans see God actively involved in daily workings of nation’s economy

September 29, 2011

The way you see God tells a lot about how you see the U.S. economy, according to a new national survey. About one in five

GuideStone Funds adds new fund to lineup

September 15, 2011

GuideStone Funds announced Sept. 1 the addition of the Defensive Market Strategies Fund to its lineup. The new fund is intended to serve GuideStone participants

One bingo operation raided; another reopens

September 8, 2011

The last few days of August delivered a flurry of activity regarding the issue of electronic bingo in Alabama. One business was raided, another reopened

Sunday alcohol sales rejected in Tuscaloosa County, passed in Northport

September 1, 2011

According to an Aug. 24 report from The Tuscaloosa News, Northport joined the city of Tuscaloosa in Sunday alcohol sales after voters approved the measure