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Christy and Jameson Haygood: What are you providing?

By Katie Ginn When Christy and Jameson Haygood married in 2012, Christy was training in gynecologic oncology. She’d be making good money soon, and Jameson considered that a personal challenge.  “I...
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MCL’s Christian Leaders of the Year

By Katie Ginn Each year, MCL asks for nominations for Christian Leaders of the Year to be featured in our December cover story. This year’s honorees shared about everything from church planting to...
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Adoption: A glimpse of the heart of God

By Katie Ginn In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month, we talked with four adoptive families from Mississippi who shared their stories. These stories are all different, but they’re all about...
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6 pastors share their heart for the body of Christ

By Katie Ginn October is Pastor Appreciation Month, and we thought it only fitting to interview a few! These six servant leaders sat down with MCL Editor Katie Ginn to talk about their ministry...
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Heath & Emily Ferguson: Addiction, recovery, and transparency

By Katie Ginn Emily Guthrie grew up in northeast Jackson. As a teen, she went on mission trips. Heath Ferguson grew up in rural Copiah County. As a teen - starting at age 11, in fact - he abused...
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Teachers & coaches share encouragement for parents

By Katie Ginn MCL Editor Katie Ginn recently interviewed eight teachers and coaches from metro-area independent schools. These leaders discussed why they do what they do, how they’ve seen God move...
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2 couples on laughter, trials, and prayer

By Katie Ginn For our Marriage Issue, Katie interviewed two wise and witty power couples: Joel and Peppi Sims, senior pastors of Word of Life Church, and Felix and Rashida Walker, broker and realtor...
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Chris and Polly Kellum: From pain to purpose

By Katie Ginn Chris Kellum was a husband and father who worked in medical sales, served faithfully at his church in northeast Jackson, and did sports ministry on the side. Check, check, check.  Then...
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Transforming our capital city: The women of Jackson Leadership Foundation

By Katie Ginn Editor’s note: For this year’s Women’s Issue, we’re highlighting eight women who serve Jesus on staff at Jackson Leadership Foundation (JLF).  JLF partners with Christian ministry...
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Debi Green: Surviving cancer, thriving in faith

By Katie Ginn In Debi Green’s living room in Brandon, a canvas illustration hangs on the wall. In the foreground of the picture, a lamb stands alone on a muddy trail in the woods. The lamb is...
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St. Catherine’s expands Memory Care residences

Submitted by St. Catherine’s Village St. Catherine’s Village kicked off the holiday season with the opening of the Camellia neighborhood in its acclaimed Campbell Cove building. This brings the total number of Memory Care residences within Campbell Cove to 36. To...
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By Courtney Ingle  The Christmas season is upon us! Christians will celebrate the birth of our risen Savior, Christ our Lord. It is such a joyous season — and for Christians, one of peace, as we reflect on the promise of what that perfect baby in a manger represents....
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St. Dominic’s celebrates 50 years of healing hearts in Mississippi

Submitted by St. Dominic’s For five decades, the people of central Mississippi have entrusted their hearts to St. Dominic Hospital and the Mississippi Heart and Vascular Institute (MHVI). This milestone is not only a celebration of 50 years of groundbreaking care but...
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By Lamar Harrison Having been a registered nurse for 40-plus years, I cared for the physical body. I grew up nursing critically ill patients who often required life-support measures. I knew I was called to be a nurse and thought that was my ministry in life.  Most of my nursing career was in...

How sharing abortion stories can SaveOne

by | Jan 1, 2025

By Laura Knight “What if I shared my secret? How would they react? I have carefully hidden this secret, but I am continually reminded of it. Memories of the abortion I had as a college student keep emerging from the furthest recesses of my mind. Yesterday, I saw a family pushing a baby stroller,...

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By Sara Bannerman I pick up a string of garland and read the yellow tag attached to it. “East entrance to living room.” The cursive is a bit squiggly, like a ripple in water. Mom insists it wasn’t a stroke that weakened her writing hand and created a very slight droop on the right side of her...