Fighting hunger through state school programs

October 22, 2009

Nearly 200,000 children in Alabama didn’t have enough food today, but Alabama schools are working hard to make sure they at least had breakfast and

Through FCA, Baptists in Boaz create sports league as vehicle for children’s ministry

October 22, 2009

Every week since Sept. 3, more than 200 third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders have flooded the Boaz High School football field, baseball field, track and

Mom survives cancer; dad doesn’t; son fighting for cure

October 22, 2009

Drums roll. Cheerleaders shake pompoms. The dance line struts its stuff. High school pep rallies in Alabama dot the autumn landscape like falling leaves this

Birth rates fall in 2008 for first time this decade

October 22, 2009

Birth rates in the United States fell nearly 2 percent in 2008, marking the first decline since the start of the decade, according to a

As part of CISM team, Baptists reach out to Lineville community after trauma

October 22, 2009

When the Clay County Sheriff’s Department found itself in a crisis situation recently, the Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) team was able to step in

Senate committee restores abstinence ed funding

October 22, 2009

WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee voted to restore funding for abstinence education through Title V state grants Sept. 29 after Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah,