Families urge more accountability during annual prison oversight public hearing
In an emotionally charged hearing, criminal justice advocates and family members of inmates in Alabama prisons detailed the mistreatment, drug problems and unexplained deaths within the system at the Alabama State House Wednesday (July 29).
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Missionaries offer light to spiritual darkness in Himalayas
Snowcapped mountains stand tall, sprinkled with forests of greenery against backdrops of blue sky.
Faithful prayer, witness lead to 22 gospel responses in Mexico
The last day of the mission trip to Mexico was as focused as the first day — on evangelism. Nick Walburn and a small group of pastors made a stop at a souvenir shop and, as they had been doing through the week, struck up a conversation.
Alabama college graduates increase but wages vary sharply
Alabama has more college-educated adults than it did 10 years ago, but the gains – and the wages tied to them – vary sharply across the state, according to a new report from the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
Birmingham pastors work together to help senior adult ministry thrive
During a weekly senior adult lunch, three pastors — Rob Paul, Bill Sears and Gary Fisher — sat down to share how churches can work together to minister to senior adults.
Convictions overturned in burning deaths of Christian couple
The convictions of three men sentenced to death in the fiery 2014 slayings of a Christian couple in Pakistan were overturned in July.
Alabama prime-age workforce participation rises as unemployment reaches 3%
Alabama’s labor force participation rate among workers ages 25 to 54 rose to 79.6% in May, up from 78.7% a year earlier, even as the state’s unemployment rate increased to 3% and the broader participation rate fell to 57.2%.