by mcl | Jan 1, 2019 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By Jenny Cox Holman Dyslexia doesn’t have to spell doom Reading to a classroom filled with third-graders, a young man named Steven dreaded their teasing and taunts. In the 1950s, Steven was the brunt of jokes as he struggled academically,...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2019 | Columns, Community Outreach, Lifestyle
By Kasey Shackelford Mission First opens PK–3 program Seeing the extreme need for transformation of a community through the power of Jesus, Mission First was started in 1999 as a ministry of First Baptist Jackson. The blighted Rosedown Apartments...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2019 | Columns, Lagniappe, Lifestyle
By Kari Thomas Are ‘new year blues’ a thing? New year, new me! That’s what we love to tell ourselves. We hope the next year is better than the previous, and we leave the holidays with cheer and optimism. We make New Year’s resolutions and look...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2019 | Columns, Inspiration, Mission Mississippi Moments
By Neddie Winters Communities come together The purpose of Mission Mississippi is to encourage and demonstrate grace in the Body of Christ across racial lines so that communities throughout Mississippi can see practical evidence of the gospel message....
by mcl | Jan 1, 2019 | As I See It, Columns, Inspiration
By Dan Hall Leading 2018 by the hand into 2019 Anyone who knows me knows my love for astronomy. I used to crawl out my window as a boy (against my parents’ directives, sorry dad!), lying on the roof of my house to study the stars and...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2019 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Ted Crawford, LMFT Walk before you run Many people welcome January with a full-body hug, as it means they’ve gotten through yet another holiday of drama and craziness. For others, the holidays are time for a little self-indulgence, and January...
