by mcl | May 1, 2019 | Columns, Inspiration, The Middle Ages
By Sherye S. Green Don’t make Christopher Columbus’ mistakes Italian explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips to the New World between 1492 and 1502. At the time of his death in 1506, Columbus believed he had achieved his lifetime goal of...
by mcl | May 1, 2019 | Columns, Feature Story, Inspiration
By Katie Eubanks Women we love These ladies are living out the gospel in ways that can inspire us all. The women of New Hope Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Jackson At a recent gathering at First Baptist Jackson, around 60 women greeted each...
by mcl | May 1, 2019 | Columns, Inspiration, This Is My Story
BY DESEAN DYSON How this rebellious ‘PK’ learned to live for God As the son of a pastor, I grew up around and in churches. Sadly, I treated a lot of what I heard like white noise. Even when I moved into a suburb that would at first glance appear...
by mcl | May 1, 2019 | Columns, Inspiration, Mission Mississippi Moments
BY KAREN HATTEN Just friendly — or friends? Let me take you back a spell. I wasn’t even born during the Freedom Summer of 1964 and too young to remember the later years of the civil rights movement. I’d always gone to school with black students, so I didn’t...
by mcl | May 1, 2019 | As I See It, Columns, Inspiration
BY DAN HALL 3 things my mom taught me My mother slipped into eternity just over three years ago. I deeply loved her, but I wasn’t necessarily close to her. I was always “daddy’s boy.” If my dad was around, I wanted to be where he was. He traveled two out...
by mcl | Mar 31, 2019 | Columns, Inspiration, Quips & Quotes