by MS Christian Living | Aug 1, 2024 | Inspiration, Outside In
By Chris Bates We were building a gazebo in July in Mississippi. The heat was oppressive, and it was a cloudless weekend without a wisp of wind. In those conditions, just standing outside can be draining, but we were constructing a slab with no shade while working...
by MS Christian Living | Aug 1, 2024 | Columns, Feature Story, Inspiration
Public school educators and coaches are some of the hardest-working individuals we know, and we asked YOU to name your favorites. Read on to meet just a few of Mississippi’s brightest lights – and be on the lookout next year to submit YOUR tributes! Jennifer...
by MS Christian Living | Aug 1, 2024 | Columns, Inspiration, This Is My Story
By Julie Liddell Whitehead On August 27, 2023, my church had been doing a fundraising campaign challenge. And as clear as day, before the sermon started on the day we were to make our pledges, I heard God telling me to say that I would give my first book advance to...
by MS Christian Living | Aug 1, 2024 | Columns, Community Outreach, Inspiration
By Kiel Higginbotham With fall quickly approaching, many families with young kids will find themselves flocking to ball fields and courts throughout Mississippi. Sports certainly have the attention of our culture. Research shows that over 50 percent of kids aged 6-17...
by MS Christian Living | Jul 1, 2024 | Columns, Feature Story, Inspiration
We asked Mississippi wedding vendors, “What’s the biggest piece of advice you would offer your clients?” Their answers provide lots of helpful hints that will make the big day go better – and even some good advice for the marriage itself. The Chapel at...
by MS Christian Living | Jul 1, 2024 | Columns, Inspiration, This Is My Story
As told to Courtney Ingle Patsy and Michael Holyfield served as missionaries in Russia for 23 years – with their four children! – until Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Here, Patsy shares her story of how the mission field tested her and Michael’s marriage...