Federal court blocks Alabama congressional map deemed ‘racially discriminatory’
A federal three-judge panel on Tuesday (May 26) blocked Alabama from using its Republican-drawn congressional map this year, ruling the map remains racially discriminatory despite a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Card-writing ministry, expands to helping raise foster care awareness
Allison Bond said when she was in the fourth grade, her handwriting was horrible. And she remembers thinking, “I’m not going to use it for anything, so why learn it?”
University of Mobile, Mobile Infirmary launch debt-free nursing apprenticeship program
The University of Mobile has launched a new Nursing Apprenticeship Program in partnership with Mobile Infirmary, creating a unique opportunity for students to earn their nursing degree with full financial support.
First person: How do you know when it’s time to leave your ministry assignment?
How do you know when it is time to leave one ministry assignment for another?
First person: Information dispenser or conduit for transformation?
“We’ve always done it that way,” a statement heard often in church circles. A statement that often follows is, “And it has worked for us in the past.”
Man beaten unconscious for putting faith in Jesus
Lured to a place under the ruse that his young daughter was critically ill, a man in Uganda was attacked and beaten unconscious for becoming a Christian.
Lawmakers pass education bills, leave dozens more pending in session’s final days
With just three days left in the legislative session, Alabama lawmakers last week gave final passage to a wave of education bills and the budget package, while leaving more than three dozen others still in play.
First person: In the position of sheep
The entire Bible uses the illustration of God as shepherd and His people as His sheep, according to some sources, over 500 times.