by MS Christian Living | Nov 28, 2025 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Chris and Stacy Bates Outside Darby came home to us just a few months ago. There is nothing like the experience and joy that go along with a new 10-week-old puppy. Besides the playfulness and fun, there is also a fascination with newness. During the first few...
by MS Christian Living | Nov 28, 2025 | Columns, Feature Story, Inspiration
By Laura Lee Leathers Have you ever driven around the Barnett Reservoir and noticed the floating leaves of the water lilies around the edges? The lily’s root is in the mud at the bottom of the water. It produces a stem that extends upward to the surface, making the...
by MS Christian Living | Nov 1, 2025 | Columns, Community Outreach, Inspiration
By Chrissy Sanders As a mom to three boys, Elsa the ice queen just isn’t a big deal in our house. No, the movies in our usual rotation are mostly those involving superheroes, dragons, and lightsabers. However, one movie that I introduced my boys to recently was...
by MS Christian Living | Nov 1, 2025 | Columns, Inspiration, Living My Call
By Bethany Atkinson “God always writes stories for our lives that are so much better than we can write for ourselves.” – Suzannah Britt For Anthony and Suzannah Britt of Madison, life in 2019 felt settled. With two high-schoolers, Hannah Rae and Russ Taylor,...
by MS Christian Living | Nov 1, 2025 | Columns, Feature Story, Inspiration
Interested in fostering, adopting, or supporting those who do? Here are just a few Mississippi ministries that focus on adoption, foster care, or simply helping every child achieve a better future. Hearts of Compassion Hearts of Compassion is a ministry of Colonial...
by MS Christian Living | Nov 1, 2025 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Chris Bates Outside: In early fall several years ago, I spent a cool, clear, high mountain day trout fishing alone along Colorado’s Taylor River at about 8,000 feet elevation. I slowly worked my way wading upriver, pausing at each turn and eddy area to run my flies...