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Welcome to The Weekly, produced by TAB Media Group, which publishes The Alabama Baptist and The Baptist Paper. Each episode features news headlines read by TAB Media Group staff and volunteers. New episodes are released weekly on Wednesday mornings. Articles featured in this episode:

First person: Staying in step with the Spirit takes discipline

First person: 3 clear reasons why the virgin birth matters

‘God, take me or fix me’: Former addict, now pastor labors to help the broken

Educators offer tips for foster parents, church preschool workers who care for children with trauma

Church finances: Guarding against fraud, missteps

Ready for 2026? Digital shifts that will redefine ministry

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First person: Discover the great stories within congregations

Study: Churchgoers tipping toward socialism, away from Scripture?

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Families file class-action suit to stop Ten Commandment displays

December 4, 2025

Eighteen families filed a class-action lawsuit Dec. 2 to stop the display of a prescribed version of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms of every Texas school district not already involved in related litigation or subject to an injunction.

First person: 15 ‘surprising’ goals to set for 2026

December 4, 2025

You might be already thinking about goals for the upcoming new year even though we’re a few weeks away from 2026, and I assume that some of those goals are related to your spiritual walk.

Miss Georgia urges Baptists to use influence to reach lost

December 3, 2025

“My goal in life, my calling, is to know Christ and to make Him known. Everything that I do is situated under that purpose,” said Miss Georgia 2025 Audrey Kittila, a member of First Baptist Church Alpharetta.

Student takes stand after receiving failing grade for Christian views

December 3, 2025

Samantha Fulnecky’s final grade won’t be negatively affected by her Christian views on a controversial issue. The University of Oklahoma student recently complained she was discriminated against after receiving a zero on her essay that expressed her Christian views on gender.