by mcl | Jan 12, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, Salt & Light
By Leigh Ramsey In Spring 2014, several ladies sat around Barbara Beavers’ dining room table. Mrs. Beavers is the director of the Center for Pregnancy Choices for Jackson. The diverse ensemble of women had something in common—their calling. Throughout the metro...
by mcl | Jan 12, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, The Middle Ages
By Sherye S. Green On a bright September day my life changed forever. Even now, I don’t know exactly what happened. One day everything was fine, and the next it was if someone had flipped a switch. What began as a seemingly routine eye infection morphed into a chronic...
by mcl | Jan 12, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By Martin E. Willoughby, Jr. When I was young, my parents would hang up a special Christmas decoration for my sister and me to count the days until Christmas. Each day we were allowed to untie a candy cane to celebrate being one day closer to that magical morning. I...
by mcl | Dec 1, 2014 | Columns, Inspiration, Pastor's Perspective
By Robert Green There is a very real problem and it’s only getting worse. I blame other people for this problem. It adversely affects me, and millions of others. The problem: people driving in the left or “passing” lane despite the fact that they are not...
by mcl | Dec 1, 2014 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Shawn Dean A friend of mine was at Dick’s Sporting Goods the other day looking for some fishing gear. A man he didn’t know approached him and asked him if he was a bass fisherman. Yes was the answer, so the conversation led to rods and reels. The stranger wanted...
by mcl | Dec 1, 2014 | Columns, Inspiration, Salt & Light
By Tyler Raborn “It all started with a 17-year-old boy in hot pink Nikes.” Shelby Ausband was on a mission trip to Guatemala when God began to lay out his plan for Pur[SHOE]ing Joy. One day when she had some free time during the trip, Shelby spent time getting...