Pastor shares personal experience of dealing with depression
January 8, 2015
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Hughson, Calif. When I was diagnosed with depression I felt as though I finally understood why I felt alone,” said one
UMobile to host 10th annual banquet with guest speaker Ben Carson
January 8, 2015
The University of Mobile (UMobile) will bring emeritus professor of neurosurgery and conservative motivational speaker Benjamin S. Carson Sr. to Mobile for the 10th annual
Mental illness remains taboo topic for many pastors
January 8, 2015
One in 4 Americans suffers from some kind of mental illness in any given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Many look
Samford’s pastoral care center receives $800,000 grant
January 8, 2015
Samford University’s Resource Center for Pastoral Excellence (RCPE) in Birmingham has received a grant of $800,000 from Lilly Endowment, Inc., in Indianapolis for a five-year
Tips for those who have family, friends with mental illness
January 8, 2015
It is important for Christians to be loving and approachable when people seek our counsel. Here are a number of positive things we can do
Travel risks prompt Baptists to improve security, crisis management training
January 5, 2015
Reggie Quimby thought he and his fellow missions team members were safe. In the company of local guides and a caravan of vehicles they traveled
Samford graduates 318 students at fall commencement
January 1, 2015
Samford University commencement speaker Matthew S. Kerlin told a class of about 318 fall graduates what the world needs is “a few billion normal people
Alabama Baptists earn doctorates, master’s degrees
January 1, 2015
Alabama Baptists graduated with degrees at the master’s level or higher from Southern Baptist seminaries and divinity schools in December 2014. The Alabama Baptist was
