Paying taxes

April 5, 2001

In early March I sent my final payment of income taxes for the year 2000 to the IRS. I should be upset and whining as

Europeans express confidence in church

April 5, 2001

Marriage is the institution Europeans have the most confidence in, with the church as runner-up, according to the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands survey conducted among

Southwestern trustees back $1 million budget increase

April 5, 2001

In the face of a possible $1 million decrease in funding at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the seminary’s trustees approved a $1 million budget increase

Parents told to let kids relax in church

April 5, 2001

Adults wiggle, giggle, talk and yes, even sleep during worship services, a national consultant in children’s ministry maintains, so parents should lighten up with children

White, Helen

April 5, 2001

Helen White, director of the Birmingham Baptist Association’s (BBA) Caring Hands Medical Apartments since 1986 died March 24. She was 75. A native of Piedmont,

Alabama churches embrace importance of mentoring youth

April 5, 2001

Mentoring is not a new concept for Alabama Baptists. Throughout the state, churches have been pairing caring adults with youth who need remedial help with

Mentor Alabama helps ‘at-risk’ kids

April 5, 2001

Midge Robinson didn’t see how she could squeeze another hour into her overcrowded schedule. Wife, mother of three, grandmother, realtor and church secretary, her plate