(ANALYSIS) It will be years before we know all the causes and contributing factors for these California fires. What I can say, though, is that local, faith-based efforts are – once again – among the first responders. They ignore the political questions and arguments about blame and are instead rolling up their sleeves and getting to work.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Christmas is a good news, bad news situation in Pensacola, a tiny community in the Cane River Valley, high in the mountains of North Carolina. The good news is that Hurricane Helene’s flooding — which washed away almost everything at the town's crossroads — was followed by waves of volunteers and relief shipments from churches, nonprofits and businesses large and small.
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