Decatur pastor renews ministry at age 80
October 28, 2004
When Walter Blackmon, pastor of East Highland Baptist Church, Hartselle, challenged those attending a worship service earlier this year to recommit their lives to the
Teens ask friends, not family, not clergy for ethical advice
October 21, 2004
Teens are far more likely to seek out their friends for help with ethical decisions than to ask a member of the clergy, a poll
Churches should use seniors’ talents, tend to their physical, spiritual needs
October 21, 2004
By some estimates there are around 50,000 centenarians in the United States today, three times as many as there were in 1980. In two years,
Gadsden’s Camper named Miss Alabama in ‘God’s time’
October 21, 2004
Shannon Camper thought her pageant days were over when she was first runner-up to Miss Alabama June 12, her seventh and final attempt at the
Experts question life quality of those in their 80s, 90s, 100s
October 21, 2004
The shades of old age span a spectrum of frailty and strength, of depression and cheer, of confusion and clarity. When President Reagan died in
Judge sidelines Tennessee ‘Choose Life’ plates
October 21, 2004
NASHVILLE — Abortion rights activists are still fighting against specialty license plates with the words, “Choose Life,” after the plates have been allowed in states
Louisiana College names Yarnell president
October 21, 2004
Trustees of Louisiana College announced Sept. 30 that conservative seminary scholar Malcolm Yarnell will be the school’s eighth president. Yarnell, assistant dean of theological studies
Faith helps seniors face fear of loss
October 21, 2004
As the average life expectancy for Americans nears 80 years, people are faced with decisions that impact not only how long they will live, but
