Weekend headlines: News you might have missed
September 19, 2026
Here are a few headlines from the week you might have missed …
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Study: Why are a record number of young U.S. men single?
September 18, 2026
More young American men are single now than ever before. The question remains: why?
Opinion: Are our loved ones looking down from heaven?
September 18, 2026
When someone we love dies, we often hear, “I know they’re looking down on us,” or we see messages posted to them on Facebook as though they can read them from heaven. But how does this line up with Scripture?
First person: What do Christian funerals really communicate?
September 17, 2026
Something isn’t adding up. Nearly every Sunday we sing about heaven. We preach the resurrection. We quote Paul’s words that “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” But do we really believe it?
Solution to pastor shortage is sitting in your pews. Here’s why.
September 16, 2026
When Richard Ulrich offered to teach a summertime preaching class, he expected a handful of men in his congregation would be interested. “I thought we’d have five
Concerns over AI advancements, apocalypse stir mixed opinions
September 15, 2026
AI experts are continuing to sound the alarm that growing advances in artificial intelligence could lead to the end of humanity as we know it. Meanwhile, other prominent leaders don’t appear quite ready to hit the panic button.
Connecting reliable data with Kingdom growth
September 14, 2026
Over the past four years, I have written more than 100 columns for TAB Media Group through The Alabama Baptist and/or The Baptist Paper, focusing on congregations and associations. Now it is time to make a shift.
‘Quiet time’: Mark Fugitt puts focus on personal Bible study
September 13, 2026
Mark Fugitt is wondering why nearly unlimited access to the Bible has not made people holier in general. The Southwest Missouri pastor explores this in “Quiet Time: The Past, Present, and Potential Power of Personal Bible Study.”
Study finds shared concern over AI misinterpreting Scripture
September 12, 2026
Ask a chatbot about a disputed Bible verse and you may get a tidy answer. Ask America’s pastors about the AI response, and you get a warning: That tidy answer could be a real problem.
Hope at NYC morgue: Chaplain offers listening ear to 9/11 survivors
September 11, 2026
Rickey Hargrave said he saw the same two women standing at the morgue every time a body was brought in by ambulance.
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