Associations focus, organize, shine during disaster
May 12, 2011
When Baptists in Etowah and Calhoun counties emerged after the deadly outbreak of tornadoes April 27, one set began assessing the damage and the other
Top R.I. democrat settles for civil union bill
May 12, 2011
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Democratic House Speaker Gordon Fox has abandoned his plans to push same-sex “marriage” legislation during this session, which ends in
Baptist chaplains encounter ‘emotional injuries’ as they assist tornado survivors in recovery process
May 12, 2011
Since 4 p.m. April 27, just after an EF-5 tornado hit Lawrence County, Chaplain Mark Wakefield has been on-site at Lawrence County Medical Center in
Encouraging one another
May 12, 2011
Joe Bob Mizzell wasn’t sure how the people of Alberta Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, would react when they saw him. Mizzell, director of the office of
FBI shuts down poker websites for illegal acts
May 12, 2011
NEW YORK — More than four years after Congress passed legislation to criminalize Internet gambling in the United States, the three largest poker websites have
Frontline communications
May 12, 2011
Power or no power, trained Alabama Baptist disaster relief volunteers are always able to communicate with the main command center at any point, even if
Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union, volunteers team up to serve the ‘sometimes forgotten victims’ across Alabama in disaster relief child care units
May 12, 2011
While some volunteers are busy with visible relief efforts, others are assisting behind the scenes, caring for small and vulnerable disaster victims — the children.
Disaster relief laundry, shower units deploy for tornado survivors, relief volunteers
May 12, 2011
In the wake of damaged homes and power and water outages, clean clothes may seem like a small thing. But Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers
