Here are some basic principles we Southern Baptists would do well to affirm: 1. We need each other. 2. We can do more together than...

I was never the best student in English classes. I struggled understanding all the seemingly esoteric matters of proper English. Since my parents were not...

Almost six years ago, I wrote an article on this blog titled “A Culture of Cooperation,” reprinted below. This text reflects your State Board’s ongoing...

As a young child growing up in a relatively small Baptist church in Alabama, I was involved in Bible drills and other exercises of scripture...

A fine Christian couple, who thought they could never have children, were surprised to learn that they were expecting. It was a miracle to them...

Southern Baptists are a big family and, each year, we have a family reunion of sorts. There is a huge amount of behind the scenes...

When I served as a pastor, I was sometimes criticized for emphasizing numbers, such as how many people attended the previous week’s Sunday School and...

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....

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...

“Someone and Something for the Savior” is an excellent reminder of what intentional evangelism means to Alabama Baptists. Everyone reaching someone for the Savior and...