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Welcome to the audio digest of this week’s issue of The Alabama Baptist newspaper presented by TAB staff members, correspondents and volunteers. The audio digest includes news, features, Dr. Jerry Batson’s Theology 101 column and Sunday School commentaries for LifeWay’s Explore the Bible and Bible Studies for Life curriculums.    While you’re here, check out our other podcast: Stories. Stories is a deep dive into people’s lives, hosted and produced by Grace Thornton. Each week you’ll hear the next chapter in their story, in their own words. New episodes are released on Friday mornings.    Articles of interest:    Annual ‘Night to Shine’ prom event adapts to pandemic concerns (6:17)  Huntsville churches merge to reach community (13:54)  Theology 101 (18:58)  Explore the Bible (22:10)  Bible Studies for Life (29:34)    Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

Stories is a deep dive into. people's lives, hosted and produced by Grace Thornton. Each week, you'll hear the next chapter in their story, in their own words. New episodes are released on Friday mornings on the Stories podcast channel.   Subscribe to Stories HERE

TAB Briefs provides listeners with three current faith-based news and culture stories. Watch the roughly 10-minute unedited recording of the podcast on Facebook Live on TAB’s Facebook page at 8:45 a.m. each Friday and find the audio podcast here at noon the same day. Texas, other states cope with snow, ice, frigid temps; churches offer aid (00:47) French bill to combat Islamist extremism could prohibit all religious freedom, critics say (1:51) 125 come to faith in Christ during retreat in Europe (4:07) Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

Welcome to the audio digest of this week’s issue of The Alabama Baptist newspaper presented by TAB staff members, correspondents and volunteers. The audio digest includes news, features, Dr. Jerry Batson’s Theology 101 column and Sunday School commentaries for LifeWay’s Explore the Bible and Bible Studies for Life curriculums.  While you’re here, check out our other podcast: Stories. Stories is a deep dive into people’s lives, hosted and produced by Grace Thornton. Each week you’ll hear the next chapter in their story, in their own words. New episodes are released on Friday mornings.  Articles of interest:   Lion opens doors for unlikely hunger ministry across state (9:21)  Beeson launches Center for Women in Ministry (14:16)  Theology 101 (19:12)  Explore the Bible (22:46)  Bible Studies for Life (29:59)    Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

TAB Briefs provides listeners with three current faith-based news and culture stories. Watch the roughly 10-minute unedited recording of the podcast on Facebook Live on TAB’s Facebook page at 8:45 a.m. each Friday, and find the audio podcast here at noon the same day. Headlines: Alabama legislature considers legalized gambling expansion bill(0:45) Church curriculum publishers face challenges due to pandemic-related reduction in sales(2:29) Simplified financial aid form for college students coming next year(5:10) Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

We did things a little differently this week and made the interviewer the interviewee.   In this episode of TAB Talks, Jennifer Rash is interviewed by TAB’s Debbie Campbell, Margaret Colson and Maggie Evans on her 25 years with the state Baptist publication turned media group. What Jennifer thought would be a stop-over while she was in seminary at Beeson Divinity School at Samford University turned out to be the ministry that God had for her to invest deeply into.  Jennifer shares about those who took a chance on her, her seminary training at Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, the Baptist organizations that she has “grown up” with, the changes she’s seen over the years and where TAB Media is heading in the future.   Keep an ear out to the end of the episode to hear about the changes coming for TAB Talks!  Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

Welcome to the audio digest of this week’s issue of The Alabama Baptist newspaper presented by TAB staff members, correspondents and volunteers. The audio digest includes feature stories and Sunday School commentaries for LifeWay’s Explore the Bible and Bible Studies for Life curriculums.  Articles of interest:   Helping students succeed and connect with others in the online classroom (00:59)  ‘Nurturing student development’ priority among universities, not only professionally, but personally and spiritually (9:06)  Explore the Bible (17:31)  Bible Studies for Life (24:24)      Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

This week on TAB Talks, cohosts Jennifer Davis Rash and Debbie Campbell are joined by Peter Lublink and David Ng’ang’a of Bethany Kids to talk about being the hands and feet of Jesus to children in Africa. BethanyKids is a compassionate Christian mission organization that provides pediatric surgeries in 6 African countries.   But giving these children medical care is just one aspect of the organization; they also strive to spiritually care for them by sharing the gospel message and love of God with children and their families. Even amid a global pandemic, the Lord has used this organization to bear fruit for His kingdom.  To learn more about Bethany Kids, visit https://bethanykids.org/.    Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

We’ve all seen burnout – in ourselves, in our church leaders, in our friends and family members – and we all want to avoid that. But is that even possible in our fast-paced culture?  In this episode of TAB Talks, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith shares with co-hosts Debbie Campbell and Maggie Evans the concept of sacred rest that God modeled for us at the dawn of creation. As a board-certified internal medicine physician, Dr. Dalton-Smith encourages her patients and fellow believers to seek to integrate rest into their daily lives instead of striving for an unattainable balance, even going as far as to write a book on the subject.   For more information on Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, visit http://www.drdaltonsmith.com/.  To take the rest quiz that we talk about in this episode, visit https://www.restquiz.com/quiz/rest-quiz-test/.    Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

TAB Briefs provides listeners with three current faith-based news and culture stories. Watch the roughly 10-minute unedited recording of the podcast on Facebook Live on TAB’s Facebook page at 8:45 a.m. each Friday and find the audio podcast here at noon the same day. Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams respond after tornado hits Fultondale (00:46) Decision fatigue negatively affects pastors in pandemic era (1:46) Half of U.S. Protestant pastors say congregation members are spreading conspiracy theories -- and half say their congregation members aren’t (3:15)   Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

Welcome to the audio digest of this week’s issue of The Alabama Baptist newspaper presented by TAB staff members, correspondents and volunteers. The audio digest includes news, features, Dr. Jerry Batson’s Theology 101 column and Sunday School commentaries for LifeWay’s Explore the Bible and Bible Studies for Life curriculums.  Articles of interest:  Human trafficking enslaves image-bearers of God (5:21)  Cecelia Walker finds ‘deep joy’ amid ‘resident sadness’ (14:45)  Theology 101 (19:17)  Explore the Bible (22:50)  Bible Studies for Life (30:31)  Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

One out of three people will be diagnosed with cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. That creates a vast need for spiritual and practical care, as well as an open dialogue around it.  Cancer survivor Rev. Percy McCray Jr. joins TAB Talk’s Jennifer Rash and Debbie Campbell to talk about educating and equipping believers and churches to care for those suffering through and alongside cancer diagnoses. For nearly 25 years, Percy has been providing spiritual support for cancer patients and their families as the director of faith-based programs for the Cancer Treatment Centers of America.  For more information about cancer care ministry, visit ourjourneyofhope.com.  To listen to Percy’s podcast on cancer care ministry, visit www.healthhopeandinspiration.com.    Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

TAB Briefs provides listeners with three current faith-based news and culture stories. Watch the roughly 10-minute unedited recording of the podcast on Facebook Live on TAB’s Facebook page at 8:45 a.m. each Friday and find the audio podcast here at noon the same day. Today is National Sanctity of Human Life Day (00:44) Religious highlights of Inauguration Day 2021 (2:41) NASA astronaut Victor Glover posts Scripture, view from International Space Station (Find out how to view the ISS as it orbits the earth at https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/) (4:19)   Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

Welcome to the audio digest of this week’s issue of The Alabama Baptist newspaper presented by TAB staff members, correspondents and volunteers. The audio digest includes news, features, Dr. Jerry Batson’s Theology 101 column and Sunday School commentaries for LifeWay’s Explore the Bible and Bible Studies for Life curriculums.  Articles of interest:  Extremists use COVID-19 to perpetrate persecution (5:02) Montgomery ministry meets spiritual and physical needs (13:31) Theology 101 (18:90)                                                                  Explore the Bible (21:53)                                                                  Bible Studies for Life (29:41)  Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

Our adventures and experiences shape our viewpoints and our trajectories, and oftentimes the most memorable and impactful adventures take place outdoors.   On this week’s episode of TAB Talks, fellow podcasters Bryan Gill and Brad Hill share about their most recent project – The Storied Outdoors. Bryan, director of university assessment and professional studies for Samford University, and Brad, worship and missions pastor for Mars Hill Church in Mobile, have known each other for nearly 20 years, and they share about the connection between personal stories and adventure and how those shape us.  To listen to The Storied Outdoors, visit https://apple.co/3bFkE52.  For more information on The Storied Outdoors, visit https://www.thestoriedoutdoors.com/.    Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

TAB Briefs provides listeners with three current faith-based news and culture stories. Watch the roughly 10-minute unedited recording of the podcast on Facebook Live on TAB’s Facebook page at 8:45 a.m. each Friday and find the audio podcast here at noon the same day. New report looks at religious attitudes of Gen Z (00:44) Open Doors USA releases its 2021 World Watch List of countries where Christians suffer the most persecution (2:15) Each year, 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam (4:40) Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

Welcome to the audio digest of this week’s issue of The Alabama Baptist newspaper presented by TAB staff members, correspondents and volunteers. The audio digest includes news, features, Dr. Jerry Batson’s Theology 101 column and Sunday School commentaries for LifeWay’s Explore the Bible and Bible Studies for Life curriculums.  Articles of interest:  Baby once called ‘incompatible with life’ brings life to her family and others (6:17)  Bible Gateway shares top online searches for Scripture passages in 2020 (16:26)  Theology 101 (20:40)  Explore the Bible (24:02)  Bible Studies for Life (31:44)    Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

University of Mobile President Dr. Lonnie Burnett joins co-hosts Jennifer Rash and Debbie Campbell to talk about higher education amid a global pandemic in this week’s episode of TAB Talks.   Dr. Burnett also shares about UM’s rich Baptist heritage and the shifts and pivots that the institution made in the unexpected and unprecedented year that was 2020. Dr. Burnett has been an educator for more than 25 years and at the helm of UM since 2019.  This year marks the 60th anniversary of the university’s founding.  For more information about UM, visit umobile.edu Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

TAB Briefs provides listeners with three current faith-based news and culture stories. Watch the roughly 10-minute unedited recording of the podcast on Facebook Live on TAB’s Facebook page at 8:45 a.m. each Friday and find the audio podcast here at noon the same day. Baptist leaders call for peace and prayer following Jan. 6 protests at the U.S. Capitol (00:43) New COVID-19 relief legislation includes provisions for churches, ministries (1:18) Most popular Bible verses and top search terms tell a story of faith in 2020 (1:54)   Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

Welcome to the audio digest of this week’s issue of The Alabama Baptist newspaper presented by TAB staff members, correspondents and volunteers. The audio digest includes news, features, Dr. Jerry Batson’s Theology 101 column and Sunday School commentaries for LifeWay’s Explore the Bible and Bible Studies for Life curriculums.  Articles of interest:   Americans’ support for religious freedoms strong in 2020 (6:06)  Denomination-wide study of First John focuses on living out faith in ways pleasing to God (15:46)  Theology 101 (20:53)  Explore the Bible (24:22)  Bible Studies for Life (31:50)    Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE