First person: Embracing a sustainable pace
May 12, 2026
What does the pace of your day usually look like? Sane? Sensible? Sustainable? Or are you rushing through life at a pace that will inevitably lead to a crash?
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‘Trail magic’ becomes gospel opportunity to reach hikers on the Appalachian Trail
May 11, 2026
Ask an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker heading north in the spring, “Where are you headed?” They will invariably answer with a grin, “Katahdin!” The mountain is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.
Editorial: What’s the purpose of a Baptist institution?
May 10, 2026
“Far too many Baptist institutions are about self-preservation. We need to be about the point of our existence.”
First person: A ‘colorblind’ constitution
May 9, 2026
This month marks the 130-year anniversary of one of the most infamous cases in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Pastor, outdoorsman helping others avoid pit of addiction
May 8, 2026
Dangling a dead — but “nice 4-plus footer”— timber rattlesnake from a branch, Alabama pastor Matt Kelley declared the venomous reptile “almost got me.”
‘I love Cajun food’: Crawfish boil sparks community for students
May 8, 2026
At University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, the smell of Cajun spices and freshly boiled crawfish recently filled the air as the Baptist Collegiate Ministry hosted its second annual crawfish boil — an event designed to bring students together over food, fellowship and faith.
First person: Your consistent engagement, support and encouragement keeps us moving forward
May 7, 2026
Five years ago, about right now, we were submitting 28 pages of content formulated into the first edition of The Baptist Paper.
The Baptist Paper reaches 5-year print edition milestone
May 6, 2026
Five years ago, The Baptist Paper launched as a national printed newspaper. It had been talked about “through the years,” said Jennifer Davis Rash, president and editor-in-chief of TAB Media Group, publisher of The Alabama Baptist, now in its 183rd year of publication.
Data shows many non-religious are also not spiritually curious
May 6, 2026
Recent research paints a sobering picture of faith in America: The religiously unaffiliated are growing, theological convictions are weakening and the “spiritual” population remains a relatively small group.
Celebrating ‘New Life’ with nearly 200 baptisms in Tennessee
May 5, 2026
From Johnson City to Jackson, 47 Tennessee Baptist churches set aside the Sunday after Easter as a day for baptism. When the day came, 185 people said yes.
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