Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief efforts wrapping up in Florida
Five weeks after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams are packing up to come home. “It’s faster than I thought — I anticipated us being there […]
Christmas backpacks collection underway
More than 12,000 backpacks are expected to be donated by Alabama Baptists across the state in this year’s Christmas backpacks effort, a ministry partnership between Alabama WMU and the Alabama Baptist State Board […]
Social Security COLA, Comp Study and Other Financial News
The Social Security Administration announced that the cost-of-living adjustment will be 8.7 percent in 2023. The announcement also stated, “Medicare premiums are going down and Social Security benefits are going […]
Supplying a need: Texas native leads Alabama’s feeding teams when disaster strikes
Becky Noland knows what it’s like to be at your wit’s end and have someone show up with food. “I grew up on the Gulf Coast in Texas and experienced […]
State convention annual meeting set for Nov. 15–16 in Birmingham
Rick Lance said the Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting every November is like a family gathering. And this year, that gathering is kicking off a year of celebrating 200 […]
Lance outlines characteristics of a ‘difference maker’ in SWBTS chapel message
Be a “difference maker,” preached Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, during his Oct. 25 chapel message at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas […]
DR chaplain sees God’s hand in home visits after Hurricane Ian
Cliff Knight said he knew God had arranged the visit before he even got to the house. It was his first day as an Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief chaplain, and […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief responds to ‘enormous devastation’ in Florida post-Ian
As David Dismukes turned off the main road, all he could see was enormous mud puddles. “I still had four or five miles to go,” said Dismukes, who’s currently serving […]
More Than Enough 
Several years ago, I was serving as a youth minister, and we were looking to make the youth area more, “youthy.” I think we’ve all seen this type of thing […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers at work in Florida, ‘inundated’ with requests
Arcadia, Florida, was Candace McIntosh’s home for nine years after college, the place where she experienced her first sense of community as an adult and where she felt the call […]
