by mcl | Jul 1, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, Living Truth
By THE REV. BRADFORD MERCER I recently received a letter I will never forget. Why? Because it was sent to me by a young U.S. Army paratrooper serving on the front line in Afghanistan with my son, Harry. The letter is tinged with urgency. He was wrestling with life’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 | Jul 1, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, This Is My Story
By KERI WOOD Ever since I can remember, I was always rescuing creatures. Whether it was a young bird, fallen from the nest high in the trees or a kitten that no one wanted, I would bring animals home. My freshman year at the University of Southern Mississippi in the...
by mcl | Jun 1, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, Quips & Quotes
by mcl | Jun 1, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, Living Truth
By DR. DARRYL CRAFT “Haters!” Arguments about gender and sexuality are not going away. If anything, they are becoming more intense and in your face. Adults and children alike hear terms like “LGBT, transgender, and gay” daily. In this tsunami of social...
by mcl | May 31, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, This Is My Story
By MARILYN TINNIN The day that changed their lives began without a hint that it would be anything other than a routine workday for Gary and Kym Heine of Madison. The accident on Highway 49 North that October afternoon in 2014 turned their comfortable lives...
