by mcl | Aug 10, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, Pastor's Perspective
MCL: Despite years of using the term “racial reconciliation,” it seems that racial tension in this country is more intense than ever. From your perspective, where do we even begin to have a meaningful conversation that can move us forward, not backwards....
by mcl | Aug 9, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, Living My Call
By MARILYN TINNIN Dolphus and Rosie Weary grew up in the backwoods of Mississippi in rural Simpson County. Their story of leaving Mississippi for Los Angeles Bible College in the late 1960s is told in Dolphus’ first book, I Ain’t Comin’ Back. Appropriately...
by mcl | Aug 9, 2015 | Artist Profile, Columns, Lifestyle
By DAVID SPRAYBERRY Just last year, Mississippi lost one of its modern masters and most celebrated visual artists, Andrew Bucci (1922-2014). Over the course of eight decades, he produced a dazzling and timeless body of work while establishing a style that was...
by mcl | Aug 9, 2015 | Columns, Lifestyle
By SONI GUICE BUCKALEW “He has showed you, O man (and woman), what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8, RSV). Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly. The events of the...
by mcl | Aug 9, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, Salt & Light
By REA WATERS These words are to a song entitled “The Potters Hand.” They are also words of meaning to LeiAnn Waters as she has learned to express herself through clay. LeiAnn was introduced to clay at an early age while I was attending Mississippi College studying...
by mcl | Aug 9, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, The Middle Ages
By SHERYE S. GREEN A recent radio broadcast introduced me to a new term —“room to live.” The program, an interview between the radio host and a law enforcement safety officer, encouraged safe driving. The officer recounted investigating numerous wrecks from which...
