Rev. Erin Hicks

Advertiser Spotlight: A reflection from Methodist Rehabilitation’s chaplain

By Rev. Erin Hicks I came to chaplaincy in the midst of COVID, partly because, while it scared me, I knew that was where God was leading me. In my years serving as a chaplain, I have found people...
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Warning signs and tips for your teen’s mental health

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)*, “nearly all indicators of poor mental health and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (among high-school students) worsened from 2013 to 2023....
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Laura Leathers

Wisdom and ‘numbering our days’

By Laura Lee Leathers Decisions. Choices. Preparing for the future. I don’t know about you, but at this stage of my life, I believe I need wisdom more than ever. According to gotquestions.org,...
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Jackson-area independent schools share updates

As K-12 students move up to their new grade levels this year, metro Jackson’s independent schools are upping their game, too. Following are a few updates, upgrades, and improvements you can expect...
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CARF recognizes St. Catherine’s for excellence

Submitted by St. Catherine’s Village In its latest accreditation survey, CARF International recognized St. Catherine’s Village for its exceptional leadership, financial strength, employee...
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Gearing up for Nana’s Summer Camp

By Laura Lee Leathers Now that you are retired, if you have grandchildren, have you considered creating a special time of “summer camp” for you and your grandkids? This means a few days at your...
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Ole Miss alum co-founds the Maker Institute, a new kind of art school

By Katie Ginn Mississippi native and Ole Miss alum Garreth Blackwell has gone from teaching undergrad magazine design to co-founding the Maker Institute of Studio Art and Theology, based in...
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Exploring the arts in Mississippi

Whether you want to dip your toe into the arts yourself, give your child the chance to develop a new passion, or simply enjoy the rich artistic outpouring of the Magnolia State, here are just a few...
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Before and after: Kitchen Tune-Up

Submitted by Kitchen Tune-Up “HOW BEAUTIFUL! Now I’m crying! A good cry. You truly made my vision come alive! Thank you, Carlos. The pictures didn’t do this kitchen justice! It is absolutely...
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Laura Lee Leathers

One woman, one home, into the world

By Laura Lee Leathers   If you and I could have a face-to-face conversation, how would you answer the following? When you think about missions, do you usually consider going to a particular place...
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Cindy Townsend: On life, ‘lemons’ and the Lord

By KATIE EUBANKS          Cindy Townsend picks up a plastic lemon and turns it over in her hands. At first glance, it’s just a lemon — one of many she’s used to adorn her kitchen table, where we now sit with her husband, as well as other surfaces in their...
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Jackson Leadership Foundation Supporting leaders, transforming lives

  Katie Eubanks: What is Jackson Leadership Foundation?      Samuel Bolen: We are a ministry to ministries. Our desire is to work with ministry leaders in Jackson to help (them) grow as leaders, and grow their ministries to the scale of the vision that God has...
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Michael and Julie Estes Finding a ministry home at Ridgecrest

By KATIE EUBANKS   Michael and Julie Estes Finding a ministry home at Ridgecrest        In 1998, Michael Estes finally worked up the nerve to ask out Julie Stone.  They’d both grown up in Clinton, and probably met on a Clinton High School...
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Shower Power — Jackson organization empowers people experiencing homelessness

By KATIE EUBANKS   Shower Power Jackson organization empowers people experiencing homelessness        Lying in the shade, a young man named DJ spreads his Bible on top of his face and reaches his arms up to the sky. He doesn’t take medication...
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Anne Graham Lotz talks cancer, loss, and seeing God’s blessings

By KATIE EUBANKS     Anne Graham Lotz talks cancer, loss, and seeing God’s blessings        In early 2019, Anne Graham Lotz — daughter of the Rev. Billy Graham — was scheduled to speak to the women at First Baptist Jackson. A brutal round...
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Sean Milner: He grew up at a children’s home — and now he runs it

By KATIE EUBANKS   Sean Milner He grew up at a children’s home — and now he runs it        Sean Milner remembers the gunshot from when Oma wounded herself in the shoulder.      “(My siblings and I) ran out on the back porch and...
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FEATURE — But God Ministries finds a home in the Delta

    JONESTOWN — Linda McGrew thought she had grown up poor — and she had. But then she visited some homes in Quitman County.   “I (was) inspecting the units that we were to rehab (at a nonprofit). You could look through the ceiling and see outdoors. You...
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SPECIAL FEATURE — Doing diversity in the local church

By Katie Eubanks   Doing diversity in the local church     Sunday morning is still the most segregated hour of the week, but not if these churches have anything to do with it. In the greater Jackson area, leaders at several churches — from a megachurch...
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DYNAMIC DADS—Stories of Fatherhood

Introduction and Questions by Marilyn Tinnin Dynamic Dads   We have looked for a few wise men here in Mississippi Christian Living’s Annual Man Issue. We have loved gathering these stories and getting these guys to put words to the heart issues of priorities,...
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MILLENNIAL MOMS—Stories of Motherhood

  Fenley Akers Davis Age 28 Married to Price Davis (5 years) Mother to daughter Paschal (Newborn)   Work Background: Administrative Assistant to Governor Phil Bryant; Account Executive WLBT News Channel 3; Co-Founder + Director of Development Club Sally;...
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AUTHOR Q&A — 1 pilgrim, many interruptions

by | May 4, 2022

By KATIE EUBANKS          Author and Jackson native Susan Cushman will release her eighth book, “Pilgrim Interrupted” — a memoir in the form of an essay collection encompassing faith, mental health and more — on June 7. She will be at Lemuria Books in Jackson for a signing on June 11....