September 8th was a memorable milestone for Alabama Baptists. This was the day on which we crossed the $1 billion mark in Cooperative Program giving....

The Kendrick brothers have done it again! The makers of earlier films, “Flywheel” and “Facing the Giants,” have raised the bar even more with their...

I was doing my usual, traveling the roads of Alabama, going to meetings or making a church visit. My gas gauge was low, leaning toward...

Ten years ago, I was called to be a state missionary and to assume the ministry assignment with the State Board of Missions as executive...

Children are experts in the crying business. They can fall and skin a knee, and the tears flow. They can fall off their tricycles or...

With his rich resonant voice, actor Dennis Haysbert begins an Allstate Insurance commercial with the statement, “If this is not a recession, it sure feels...

What else can you say on special days? That was the haunting question I asked myself as a pastor after serving a relatively long tenure...

A silly story is told about a little boy asking his father a question, “Dad, do they have the fourth of July in England?” “Yes,...

Saying goodbye to someone you love and who has always been a part of your life is not a happy experience. It can cause your...

I will never hear the old hymn “Softly and Tenderly, Jesus is Calling” without thinking of my mother. It was among her favorite hymns and...