A recent survey by security company SafeWise found 82% of Alabamians are fearful of rising violent crime. Trends suggest those fears are well-founded. While overall
Alabama has an incarceration crisis. In 2018, 946 out of every 100,000 residents were incarcerated, placing the state in the top five within the United
People are growing restless, waiting month after month in this long and disturbing “Meantime.” Since last March, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought fear and grief
Some years ago on a Sunday before Christmas our pastor at the time, Charles Carter, preached a sermon at Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Vestavia Hills,