(SPOILER ALERT) I fell sound asleep for about ten minutes during the most recent installment in the Star Wars franchise, The Last Jedi. This was not only because the narrative had wandered down a very tedious alleyway, but because Star Wars in general has lost its way. What began as a thrilling exploration […]

    People often lament that in our celebration of Christmas, we tend to lose sight of its true meaning. Not to be a contrarian, but I don’t think the two are mutually exclusive. At Christmastime, we celebrate family, giving, tradition, friendship, community, love, goodwill and so much else that is great and good about […]

  Last night, with Christmas nearly here, my wife, Polly, and I found ourselves explaining to our sons (now 18 and 15) what people in Houston, South Florida, and Puerto Rico are actually experiencing. They were shocked and a bit skeptical. “This is happening right now?” they asked. “Yes,” we assured them. “Right now.” “Dad…” […]

  Just in time for Christmas, folks. The holiday story we’ve all been waiting for. Destined to become a fireside classic that you’ll read to your children and your children’s children. Santa’s Husband, a children’s book from renowned publisher Harper Collins, tells the story of “a black Santa, his white husband, and their life in […]

The Alabama Tourism Department has named OWA its Attraction of the Year in the 2018 Alabama Vacation Guide and Calendar of Events.

There are thousands of disadvantaged kids that, despite having big dreams and capabilities, will be excluded from Alabama's best opportunities.

          Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: TOM LAMPRECHT:  Harry, today is our final broadcast prior to Christmas Day 2017. Today, I’d like to have a discussion on what is Advent? For many of us, we think, “Well, it’s a season between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.” Is that […]

The Alabama Policy Institute staff made a list and we’re checking it twice as we think back on 2017 and what was “naughty” or “nice.” What made your list this year? Nice: The legislature passed four pro-life bills this year… This year, the legislature passed four bills each that aim at protecting the sanctity of […]

Jon Michael Ogletree of Hoover, Alabama, couldn’t reach the piano pedals when he began playing at 3 years old and he can’t reach them now, three decades later. Ogletree calls himself a “little person” and says his dwarfism has come with its share of challenges … and unique blessings. “The outsider looking into my life […]

  (SPOILER ALERT) Greta Gerwig’s new film, Lady Bird, has taken the critics by storm. It is the most-reviewed movie in the history of the website Rotten Tomatoes to have sustained a 100% positive rating, and it is receiving serious Oscar buzz for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress. Having seen the coming attractions, I knew […]

    Alabama teachers are one step closer to sparing the rod after the state’s local school board members recently voted to encourage policies that prohibit corporal punishment, also known as paddling. But does that mean they’re one step closer to spoiling the child? Almost every leading education and child psychology association says no, and […]

A conservative writer for the Washington Post asked this week what many in our movement nationally have been pondering while watching Alabama creep ever closer to sending Roy Moore to the U.S. Senate: “What’s the matter with Alabama?” Examining a recent poll, columnist Jennifer Rubin bemoaned that Moore received nearly 60-percent of the female vote, […]

How do we deal with a Matt Lauer? The State protects the freedoms of the Church and Family so they can come and help a Matt Lauer to be restored in life.

This is a direct lesson to the evangelical church in America – any time the church wants to be a player in the culture, it will be played by the culture.

    A billboard in front of Living Way Ministries in Opelika is making news for its rather odd comparison. “They falsely accused Jesus,” the sign read. “Vote Roy Moore.” Several members of the congregation have keys to the sign, church officials told WHNT News 19. After it was left up for an unknown length […]

Could anyone possibly contest that the last half-century has witnessed a significant breakdown of marriage and a lowering of moral standards?

Celebrations for Christmas are not things that we would bind any church to do, but it’s good to have feasts, it’s good to call for a fast.

This is what the movies told us happiness was, this is what our children went to see, this is what our culture embraced and we are amazed...?

Pro-life candidates in the Alabama Democratic Party have long been on the political equivalent of the threatened species list. Abortion rights extremists have hunted them mercilessly, their numbers have dropped precipitously, and their once vast territory has shrunk to a few measly electoral acres on the outskirts of their party. But has the nomination of […]

The Museum of the Bible opened this month in Washington, D.C., and it's a great idea. But Christians should consider a few caveats.

  Remember that adage about not putting all of your eggs in one basket? That has happened to the anti-abortion movement. All of our votes are in the Republican Party’s basket. So too are the lives of millions of unborn babies, all depending upon the unpredictable success of a single political party, and at times […]

    Doug Jones would likely swamp Roy Moore in next month’s special election if the Democrat didn’t hold such extreme pro-abortion views. Consider this: — Nearly 60 percent of adults in Alabama believe that abortion should be illegal in all or most cases, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. They found […]

    Every fall I tell myself not to get too emotional about Alabama football. “It’s just a bunch of guys I don’t know, who are going to a school that I didn’t attend, who are playing a game with a ball, a game that I have no control over, and whose result doesn’t have […]