Faith - news
College students partner with Impact Alabama’s SaveFirst to help needy save money
Genevieve Eller, a senior at Samford University in Birmingham, grew up in a military family and interacted with people from many different backgrounds and socioeconomic levels as a child. more »
By Carrie Brown McWhorter - Feb 23, 2009
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Finances, Citizenship,
Small church provides car maintenance as an outreach
NASHVILLE — Hickory Hollow Baptist Church is located in southwest Nashville in the Antioch community and is surrounded by apartment complexes. more »
By Connie Davis Bushey - Feb 19, 2009
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Finances, Parenting, Mothers
Ministering to the Poor
FERRIDAY – What do you do when you’re a 52-year-old grandmother rearing your 8-year-old granddaughter and your monthly income is $497?
If you live in Delta Baptist Association, you go to Delta Storefront Ministries, where you can get food, clothing, a Valentines (or other seasonal) gift for your grandgirl, and maybe even a “pretty” for your home – all without spending a penny. more »
By Karen L. Willoughby - Feb 16, 2009
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Movies used as tool in the cultural war upon biblical truth
Comic filmmaker Harold Ramis (“Caddyshack,” “Ghostbusters”) is finishing up a project that supposedly lampoons Old Testament figures. In “Year One,” the satire has Jack Black and Michael Cera as banished cave brothers encountering the likes of Cain and Abel and Abraham. more »
By Phil Boatwright - Feb 5, 2009
Topic: Faith, Family, Pop Culture
Little Rock ministry offers out-of-town cancer patients home away from home
While there is no place like home, a Little Rock ministry is providing out-of-town cancer patients a home away from home.
The Christian Endeavors Foundation Hospitality House, which opened in April 2008, has become a temporary home for several patients and their families who come for treatment in Little Rock, primarily at the Multiple Myeloma Institute for Research Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). more »
By Stella Prather - Feb 2, 2009
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Health
Ministry reaches families with special needs children
NASHVILLE — Lisa Nolan wondered if her son, Chase, would ever understand Jesus Christ as his personal Savior.
Chase, now 13, was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome — a form of autism. more »
By Dawn Ferguson - Jan 30, 2009
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Children
Obama rescinds pro-life funding policy
President Obama issued Friday an executive order overturning a ban on federal funds for organizations that perform or promote abortions in foreign countries. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 26, 2009
Topic: Faith, Bible, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National
Her knitting for kids warms hearts
First Kimberling City member teaches class at Silver Dollar City
BRANSON, Mo.—Evadene “Evie” Myer, a member of First Baptist Church, Kimberling City, had the honor of teaching the first crafts class Dec. more »
By Allen Palmeri - Jan 14, 2009
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Children, Citizenship,
Grandview Church members offer prayer, support to CCU, ICU families
Every Sunday around 4 p.m., members of Grandview Baptist Church, Dothan, Ala., enter the critical care unit (CCU) waiting room at a local hospital on a mission to offer hope, comfort and prayer. more »
By Jenifer Martin Siemens - Jan 13, 2009
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Health
All charities are not created equal
A recent National Public Radio story says that President-elect Obama will stop allowing Christian organizations that receive federal money for benevolent work to hire only Christians. more »
By Gary Ledbetter - Jan 6, 2009 - (2)
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty