by mcl | Jun 1, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, Living My Call
By Catie Stewart Jody Schmelzer had spent over nine years investing in his local church in Madison, Mississippi, when God called him to uproot his life completely. For him and his family, that meant abandoning their comfortable home and moving 150 miles away to do...
by mcl | Jun 1, 2015 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Charles A. Boudreaux, EdD, LMFT, LPC As I sat in our sunroom and watched the bluebirds check out our birdhouse, I rejoiced when they chose it to be the home to build their nest! In the days that followed the nest was built, eggs laid, and the mother...
by mcl | Jun 1, 2015 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By Carolyn R. Tomlin Near a window of our home, I watched as a pair of gray Mockingbirds built a nest in a willow tree. For several days they gathered bits of straw, tiny twigs, and even a length of red yarn found in the yard. When time came for the female to lay eggs...
by mcl | Jun 1, 2015 | Columns, Lifestyle, Rave Reviews
By Susan E. Richardson Uncompromising and compassionate are two words you don’t see paired often, but are perfect to describe When Homosexuality Hits Home by Joe Dallas. He holds firmly to the truth of Scripture that homosexuality is a sin even as he offers...
by mcl | Jun 1, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By Martin Willoughby Father’s Day Reflections Almost 23 years ago, I lost my father. While I am sad that he never got to know my wife or kids, I am thankful for the time I did have with him and the impact he continues to have on my life. As I reflect on Father’s Day...
by mcl | Jun 1, 2015 | Columns, Editor's Letter
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of...