Religion
KEEP GOD FIRST
EXODUS 20:3 –“You shall have no other gods before me” (NKJ) Introduction: Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you can only spend it once. Choosing one thing […]
Religion
Culture
South Star: Large scale music festival coming to Huntsville from producers of Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza
By Austen Shipley Get ready Alabama, a new music festival that is being hailed as one of the largest in the South is coming to Huntsville this fall. The event is set to take place […]
Obituaries
OBITUARIES 4/24 – 4/30/2024
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. LEONARD SPINKS B.K.A “LEO” AUGUST 13, 1947 – APRIL 15, 2024 The funeral service Mr. Leonard Spinks b.k.a “Leo” will be 12:00 noon,Monday, April 22, 2024 at the Saint Bartley Primitive […]
Culture
TRINITY RICHARDS, TEEN WHO BARELY SURVIVED DADEVILLE SHOOTING: ‘I WAS SAVED TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE’
By Carol Robinson Today is a new beginning for a Trinity Richards and her family. One year ago – on April 15, 2023 – Trinity was at her friend’s Sweet 16 birthday party when gunfire erupted inside a small […]
Religion
Beloved Birmingham pastor who rebuilt church destroyed by 2011 tornado retires after 42 years
By Greg Garrison The Rev. Tommy L. Lewis, who has been pastor of the 2,000-member Bethel Baptist Church of Pratt City since 1982 and oversaw rebuilding after its campus was leveled in a 2011 tornado, has […]
Religion
Alabama student travels to UN in Switzerland to tell story of being kicked out of school
By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes A young man who was kicked out of school in Alabama will tell his story on the world stage this week as he meets with leaders at the United Nations in Geneva. CJ […]
Commentary
“FAITH OF A CENTURION”
By Rev. Dr. Isaiah Robinson Scriptural text: Luke 7:1-10Lesson Context: The physical content of today’s lesson is the village of Capernaum. I was located on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, a freshwater […]
Obituaries
OBITUARIES 4/17 – 4/23/2024
TRAGIC DEATHS ‘I just held him and prayed,’ 16-year-old boy killed in Birmingham shooting died in parents’ arms ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. JAMES CLEVELAND ADAMS AUGUST 27, 1956 – APRIL 11, 2024 The funeral service […]
Commentary
Opinion | Weaponizing faith threatens democracy
By Bill Britt, editor-in-chief, Alabama Political Reporter and host of The Voice of Alabama Politics Last week, I ventured an optimistic prediction regarding the trajectory of the 2024 Legislative Session, anticipating a pivot away from […]
Culture
Roy S. Johnson: We all need a hype mama like Lameka Sears
By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. I want a hype mama. I need a hype mama. A bold, sequenced-up, God-lovin’, yeah-that’s-my boy hype mama. Yeah, that’s right, craft that sentence! Amplify those adjectives! Spin-move that […]