Following the Masses Doesn’t End Well
In Dissecting the Serpent, my friend, now deceased, Rick Shoemaker shared a story from his third-grade math class. The teacher had privately instructed the three smartest students in the class […]
What About Giving Warriors?
In his book The Treasure Principle, author Randy Alcorn pointed out something so obvious that I wondered why I had not considered the truth before now. “You have heard about […]
Convention sermon: Bowden says to make a difference for Christ, be bold
Ben Bowden said he felt inadequate the day his wife looked him in the eyes and yelled these words — “Catch the baby!” Seconds before, she had told him that she […]
Williams says to disciple, start by living a life worthy of mimicking
Albert Williams told the story of a king who once gave a challenge to some young, strong men to swim across a pool. But before the king could explain that the […]
Whitley re-elected second vice president of state convention
Ryan Whitley, founding pastor of the nearly 20-year-old CrossPoint Church in Trussville, was re-elected to a second one-year term as second vice president. He was nominated by his longtime friend […]
Leatherwood re-elected first vice president of state convention
Jarman Leatherwood, pastor of House of Hope and Restoration Church in Huntsville, was re-elected to a second one-year term as first vice president during the Nov. 13 morning session of […]
Carlisle re-elected president of Alabama Baptist State Convention
Craig Carlisle, director of missions for Etowah Baptist Association and current president of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, was re-elected to a second one-year term during the Nov. 13 morning […]
Allen says Alabama Baptists are part of ‘glorious’ task of following Jesus, seeking the lost
Jason Allen promised he wouldn’t sing the song, but he said he knew everyone in the room knew a few things about Zacchaeus, the short tax collector who climbed the tree to […]
Alabama Baptists adopt 5 resolutions during annual meeting
Affirming “God’s design that gender identity is determined by biological sex, irrevocably embedded in one’s DNA, from conception to the present,” messengers to the Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting […]
Sexual abuse prevention measures improving but ‘threat is still there’
Craig Carlisle and Melissa Bowen have been central figures for Alabama Baptists in the effort to help guide churches in sexual abuse prevention measures. During the Tuesday (Nov. 12) afternoon […]
