Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Dec. 17, written by Douglas K. Wilson, Ph. D., Executive Director of the Center for Christian Calling, University of Mobile.
Two short-lived tornadoes caused extensive damage in several Birmingham neighborhoods in the overnight hours of Dec. 9–10.
Stories of God’s faithfulness matter, and the next generation needs them, says Lonette Berg, who is retiring this year as executive director of the Alabama Baptist Historical Commision. “Church history is God’s story,” she said.
The gospel song “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” was written by English book author and hymn writer Ada Ruth Habershon in the early 1900s.
Thinking about retirement? Check out these reflections and tips from retirees in our Alabama Baptist family for encouragement and inspiration.
A Ugandan woman suffered serious burns when her husband set her on fire for becoming a Christian.
Some sage advice suggests that when it’s time to schedule and prepare for retirement, focus more on what you are retiring to rather than what you are retiring from. TAB’s new Aging Well emphasis hopes to offer tips on how to do that.
Longtime pastor Lonnie B. Byrd died Nov. 28. He was 84.
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