by mcl | Jul 1, 2017 | Columns, Lagniappe, Lifestyle
By ALLISON TALLEY Jackson’s Remarkable Heroes A history teacher asked her 10th-grade class one day to research and submit a brief history of the American Revolution. The next day, the brightest student in the class turned in a one-page report that simply...
by mcl | May 31, 2017 | Columns, Lagniappe, Lifestyle
BY CAROLYN TOMLIN Biblical Guidelines for Fathers The origin of a day to honor our fathers is uncertain. Many credit Ms. Sonora Louise Smart Dodd of Washington with creating a day to honor fathers. After hearing a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909, she...
by mcl | May 1, 2017 | Columns, Lagniappe, Lifestyle
By Carolyn Tomlin Lessons from Mom— Bits of Wisdom to Last a Life Time Honoring and celebrating our mothers goes back centuries—even to the ancient Greeks and Romans. However, recognizing Mother’s Day in the U.S. is a more recent event. Thanks to the...
by mcl | Apr 1, 2017 | Columns, Lagniappe, Lifestyle
By Amanda Adams One Loud Voice for Children “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.” Matthew 18:10 April is National Child...
by mcl | Mar 2, 2017 | Columns, Lagniappe, Lifestyle
By Amanda Adams Caring for the Suffering—The Effects of Abuse on Children The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 On my second day of working at the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi, I went to a...
by mcl | Jan 3, 2017 | Columns, Lagniappe, Lifestyle
By Jimmy Reed The Pencil Parable Storytelling takes many forms, but stories that endure, that remain popular down through the ages, have in common certain elements that cause listeners or readers to remain attentive from the first word to the last: They...
