8+ hour, 41+ min ago   (487+ words) Alabama Baptists have faithfully partnered with Alaska Baptists through official ministry channels since 2021, and they’ve prayed for, supported, encouraged and volunteered in a variety of ways these past five years. Now, Alabama Baptists have the difficult but sacred opportunity to…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (127+ words) The Alabama Baptist Martresse Ezell felt lost, unfulfilled and uncertain of her worth. As a mother of three and grandmother of four, Ezell had spent her life nurturing and advocating for others but had neglected her own growth. Past mistakes…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (232+ words) A senate committee probing 333 blasphemy cases in four Pakistani provinces found recently that most of the accusations during the last five years were false. On July 8, provincial home secretaries and senior police officials informed the senate’s committee on human rights…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (119+ words) New Home Baptist Church in Pisgah will host a women’s conference Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Gather Together is presented by Better Together Ministries. The cost is $10 per person. The Alabama Baptist Deacons’ Retreat for all men and boys is…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (906+ words) Many pastors spend so much time helping others that they neglect helping themselves, according to one seminary professor. “The old adage is that we’d rather ‘wear out’ than ‘rust out,’ but there’s another, more biblical, option,” Tim Beougher, associate dean…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (886+ words) In a village in Thailand, a pastor’s wife knows how to safely move a stroke survivor’s arm. Sue Papen, a physical therapist, taught her, as well as other church leaders and national partners, a simple range of motion exercises. Amy…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (637+ words) During a weekly senior adult lunch, three pastors — Rob Paul, Bill Sears and Gary Fisher — sat down to share how churches can work together to minister to senior adults. Rob Paul became the senior pastor of Huffman Baptist Church, Birmingham,…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (237+ words) Welcome to The Weekly, produced by TAB Media Group, which publishes The Alabama Baptist and The Baptist Paper. Each episode features news headlines read by TAB Media Group staff and volunteers. New episodes are released weekly on Wednesday mornings. Articles…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (117+ words) Even as roughly 380 million believers face persecution every year, Christianity continues to grow — even in the most hostile nations where faithfulness commonly means imprisonment, torture or death, according to a new report. Uganda’s constitution and laws allow for freedom of…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (601+ words) A recent ad for the WHOOP Advanced Labs app explains the difference between “healthspan” and “lifespan.” With healthspan, “the goal is to add life to your years, not just years to your life.” They are referring to improving your health....