Former inmate returns as prison chaplain, brings message of hope, forgiveness

February 27, 2020

Frank Gossett started drinking when he was 8. He was doing drugs by 11. And every day, his father told him he would never amount

US Senate fails to advance born alive, pain capable child protections

February 26, 2020

The U.S. Senate failed Feb. 25 to approve protections for unborn babies late in their mothers’ pregnancies and newborns who survive abortions. Supporters of the

‘Conservative’ network for Baptists launched to discuss focus of SBC

February 26, 2020

Organizers say thousands of Baptists have joined a new group that seeks to address questions about race, social justice and gender issues in the Southern

Proposed amendment would change state school board, K–12 standards

February 25, 2020

A proposed statewide amendment on the March 3 primary ballot would change the way Alabama’s K–12 schools are led at the state level, but “common

Easter offering supports church planters from Alabama, makes ‘eternity look different’

February 25, 2020

When Chris Parker looks at the grill his church owns, he thinks about a couple who gave their lives to Jesus over a plate of

Faith leaders explore ethics, morality of growing artificial intelligence usage in US

February 25, 2020

By Martha Simmons Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Some 70 years ago, the question that kept computer pioneer Alan Turing up at night was, “Can machines

Americans may not realize it, but most are using artificial intelligence regularly

February 25, 2020

Artificial intelligence. To many, the phrase summons up science-fiction images of soulless, disembodied computer brains plotting to take over the world. To the more tech-savvy,