Welcome to the audio digest of this week’s issue of The Alabama Baptist and The Baptist Paper. Each episode features news headlines and feature stories read by TAB Media Group staff and volunteers. New episodes are released weekly on Wednesday mornings. Articles of Interest:
TN church becomes a hub for multicultural Christian community (5:13)
Comedian leaves audiences inspired amid mental health struggles (10:40)
Beeson student grateful for ‘role model’ alumni (14:38)
“If it can help one person, it’s worth all that I’ve sacrificed to put this book out. … The stories I’m hearing back are making it worth it — for those who finally give Jesus another try,” says abuse survivor and author Ryan George.
Robert Smith Jr. said his mother was protective of him when he was growing up. People would tell him that they thought he was going to be a preacher, and she didn’t want them telling him that.
Arson is suspected in a March 30 church fire in Pakistan that occurred after an individual threatened to prevent the observance of Christ’s resurrection.
Religion News Service columnist G. Jeffrey MacDonald says full-time ministry drains too many clergy and church budgets. More bivocational pastors may be the solution.
