Alabama Baptist associations to partner with Puerto Rican pastors

November 29, 2017

It’s not an easy thing to look a hurricane in the face and be thankful for it. But Mel Johnson said he heard a pastor

Samford OKs Baptist trustees from outside Alabama

November 28, 2017

By Bob Terry The Alabama Baptist Trustees of Samford University in Birmingham recently amended their bylaws to permit Baptists from outside Alabama to serve as

Valleydale Baptist deacon draws from faith as SEC official

November 28, 2017

By Grace Thornton The Alabama Baptist It was a simple “yes” in 1987 that changed the next 30 years of Marc Curles’ life — yes,

‘Stick to what Jesus told us to do;’ Gandy urges daily discipleship

November 27, 2017

By Maggie Walsh The Alabama Baptist There’s a lot out there that’s not true discipleship. Malachi Gandy has seen it, he’s heard it and he’s

Houses of worship targeted in Egypt

November 27, 2017

Tensions surrounding houses of worship in Egypt have escalated to mass bloodshed in recent days. On Nov. 25, militants waving the flag of the Islamic

Burgess challenges Alabama Baptists to focus on transforming society by making disciples

November 27, 2017

By Jennifer Davis Rash The Alabama Baptist In his popular tell-it-like-it-is style, syndicated radio host Rick Burgess of “The Rick & Bubba Show” laid his

Discipleship more than ‘upgrade’ on Christianity

November 27, 2017

By Maggie Walsh The Alabama Baptist The word “Christian” appears three times in the New Testament. The word “disciple” appears 176 times in Matthew, John