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Good News — Latest Stories
Stories of faith, recovery, and grace, from friends, neighbors, and fellow travelers on the road.
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The Homing Beacon
A poem my friend Roberts Scott shared at 4 a.m. asks the questions most of us carry quietly, and lands right where they were always…
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The Stone the Builders Rejected: Jesus, Solomon, and the Mystery of Freemasonry
King Solomon, ancient stonecutters, the Freemasons, and Jesus Christ all have one thing in common: a stone. Here’s why the one the builders threw away…
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There Is Still Hope for Liberty
There is still hope for liberty. As long as people speak the truth, respect their neighbors, and defend freedom of conscience, liberty lives on. Now…
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Miles from Perfection — Part Three: Doing the Dang Thing
Another letter from Miles, God’s soldier, about the mundane, the slip, surrender, and moving from talking about the thing to doing it. Plus a reply…
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The Old World Is Running Out of Lies
David Gornoski says the unraveling of our political institutions isn’t proof that darkness is winning. It’s proof the Cross worked.
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Growing Weary in the Matrix
There comes a point when you grow weary of the matrix. Not because you’ve given up on life, but because you’ve begun to see how…
Good Music — Latest
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Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder recorded “Higher Ground” in 1973 for Innervisions, playing nearly every instrument himself, because apparently one Stevie was plenty. Days after the album’s release, a car crash left him in a coma. A friend sang this song into his…
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Good Works — People Making a Difference
Meet the neighbors, organizations, and volunteers turning compassion into action. The newest Good Works stories appear here automatically.
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Good Works: Grace Klein Community and the Leftover Miracle
Grace Klein Community rescues good food headed for the dumpster and gets it to Alabama families who need it.
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Good Works: Jimmie Hale Mission and the Long Road Home
Since 1944, Jimmie Hale Mission has been giving Birmingham folks who’ve hit bottom a free way back up.
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Good Works: The Center Goes Where Most of Us Won’t
The Center for Executive Leadership in Birmingham does a lot of good, but its prison ministry may be the best of it.