Thoughts — Funerals Are Still Important

May 4, 2006

By Editor Bob Terry In some places in the United States, it is the fastest-growing trend in the funeral industry. It is called “direct services.”

Hopewell Church, Tuscaloosa, homecoming

April 27, 2006

Hopewell Church, Tuscaloosa, will celebrate its 175th homecoming April 30. The worship service will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will be followed by a covered-dish

NAMB president leaves following recent criticisms

April 27, 2006

Robert E. Reccord, president of the North American Mission Board (NAMB), resigned April 17 from the Southern Baptist entity he has led since its creation

SBC, state baptisms fall in 2005; membership rises

April 27, 2006

Recently compiled statistics for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) show that baptisms — which rebounded in 2004 after a four-year decline — slumped again in

IMB missionaries refuse to resign, face termination over church start

April 27, 2006

After receiving an April 15 ultimatum to resign or face termination, Wyman and Michelle Dobbs have refused to resign as International Mission Board (IMB) missionaries

Alabama Baptist stays two months in Biloxi

April 27, 2006

Retired police Sgt. Tim McKee would have never guessed what God had in store for him after Hurricane Katrina hit. McKee, then serving in a

Alabama churches adopt projects on Mississippi coast

April 27, 2006

Ever since Hurricane Katrina hit, many Alabama Baptist churches have made ongoing efforts to help rebuild lives in storm-battered Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The following