83-year-old’s ministry journey includes all age groups, active retirement
February 5, 2009
Jack Shannon has seen and done a lot of things. During World War II, he lay wounded on the beach of Iwo Jima. But these
Sunday School secretary honored
January 29, 2009
Mary Ruth Lewis (center) is presented a plaque in appreciation for her 15 years of service as Sunday School secretary of First Baptist Church, Spanish
Nursing homes in need of Valentine’s Day ministry
January 29, 2009
Valentine’s Day celebrations often emphasize romance and happy couples. But nursing home residents, in particular, can get left out of such celebrations because they often
Alabama woman world’s 47th oldest
January 22, 2009
The California-based Gerontology Research Group keeps tabs on the world’s 90 known “supercentenarians” — those who are 110 years old or older — and can
Senior adult women pick up tools for Mobile project
January 8, 2009
Women always say that volunteering with Habitat (for Humanity) is something they’d like to do. Well, now, this is their chance to get involved,” said
Churches make time, develop ministries for residents of assisted-living facilities
January 8, 2009
More than likely, they aren’t contributing very much to the church’s financial bottom line; neither will they do much toward bringing in new members to
Baptists ‘take back Christmas,’ focus on real meaning
December 23, 2008
It’s time to “Unplug the Christmas machine,” states a book with the same title by Jo Robinson and Jean Coppock Staeheli. And members of First
Alabama Baptist congregations can help with digital conversion
December 18, 2008
You’ve heard that digital television is coming. All the television stations are talking about it. But what does it mean? If you get your television
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