by mcl | Sep 3, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, Living My Call
By Sherye S. Green Luke Thompson has tried many times to leave law enforcement, but God has never allowed other doors to open. The assurance that he’s “in the right place” provides Byram’s Chief of Police a sense of calm on days when it seems as if the world’s...
by mcl | Aug 4, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, Living My Call
By Marilyn Tinnin Michael Joe Cannon, proud native of Calhoun City, Mississippi, has, over the last decade, become something of Mississippi’s very own “Car Czar.” With stores in eight cities and franchise rights to eleven different brands, Michael Joe’s...
by mcl | Jul 1, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, Living My Call
By MARILYN TINNIN Cheryl Bruce’s only child, Dustin Ryan, enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 17. He adapted well to the discipline, the structure, and the demands of military life, and it was his intention to make the Army his career. He was deployed to Iraq in 2005 at...
by mcl | May 31, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, Living My Call
By MARILYN TINNIN Chaperoning a school field trip here and there is just one of those duties that come with the parenting role. Volunteering to herd children, keep them safe, count heads, and assume responsibility is not always on the short list of favorite...
by mcl | May 2, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, Living My Call
By CHRISTINA DENT “The girls were five days old and three years old. It had been 16 years since we had a baby in our home!” remembers April Selman. “We had hours, not days or months, to prepare for their arrival, so we were running around frantically...
by mcl | Apr 6, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, Living My Call
By Nancy Flowers Each morning DeSean Dyson greets every student at The Redeemer’s School with a handshake. He wants them to see him, not to fear him as the head of school, but to know he is there, a constant, abiding presence that represents peace and strength,...