by mcl | Apr 6, 2016 | Columns, Lagniappe, Lifestyle
By Marilyn Tinnin An Invitation Our January 2016 cover story profoundly touched us. The AIDS epidemic and the orphan crisis in Lesotho and Botswana might as well have been right here in Ridgeland, Mississippi. I could not look at those little faces, hear the hearts of...
by mcl | Apr 6, 2016 | Columns, Community Outreach, Lifestyle
By Marilyn Tinnin “America is at a crossroads, and I believe we should take every opportunity to stand up for the things of God and His Word. The most important thing we can do as Christians is to pray. ” So said Franklin Graham four months ago when he announced that...
by mcl | Apr 1, 2016 | Columns, Lifestyle, Rave Reviews
Reviewed by Susan E. Richardson Author Candace Calvert, a former ER nurse, offers a look into emergency medicine and emergency services with By Your Side, a Crisis Team novel set in Sacramento, California. Sparks fly along with bullets when trauma nurse Macy Wynn and...
by mcl | Apr 1, 2016 | Columns, Food for Thought, Lifestyle
SPRINGTIME FAVORITES Spring is here! Let’s welcome it by cooking with the many colorful fruits and vegetables in season—plus these colorful foods offer a boost in nutrition! Crawfish is seasonal and one of my favorites. Why not try a new recipe and prepare Crawfish...
by mcl | Mar 7, 2016 | Columns, Lagniappe, Lifestyle
By Courtney Layson College Adjustment 101 for Parents and Kids I still remember standing there in my newly decorated dorm room at Mississippi College. All the pictures were hung. The two twin beds were made with matching spreads and more pillows than I could...
by mcl | Mar 7, 2016 | Columns, Lifestyle, Welcome Home
By Marilyn Tinnin At this time of year, most of us are looking forward to the season of outdoor grilling and all the outdoor living that follows the winter blahs. Maybe this is the year you make your own backyard into something that invites the whole family outdoors....