Representatives of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission (CLC)filed a lawsuit Jan. 8 challenging a recent executive order by Gov. Jay Nixon allowing same-sex
The positive pregnancy test sent Brittany’s life into a tailspin. She had plans — college, career and, potentially, the Miss Pennsylvania pageant. Her boyfriend Andy,
Second time around… Thomas and Sarah thought they would spend their retirement traveling, serving more at church and spoiling their five grandchildren. But it didn’t
A child who arrives in a new home faces both an initial adjustment to the situation and a long-term adjustment to becoming part of a new
Almost 5 million children are being raised by their grandparents in the United States today. It is unlikely that any of these grandparents ever dreamed
First Baptist Church, Opelika April 21, 2013 Introduction I am laying aside our weekly study of the book of Acts to do something I rarely
It’s not a comfortable topic for church congregations to discuss. More and more families have relatives living an open homosexual lifestyle, and many Alabama Baptists
As church leaders deal with the question of how best to minister to same-sex couples who come to their churches (see stories, pages 1, 4–5),
