by mcl | Mar 4, 2015 | Columns, Lifestyle, Rave Reviews
Reviewed by Susan E. Richardson In 1891, Kate Livingston works as a statistician and helps her parents run their Washington, D.C. boarding house. Many statesmen and ambassadors, sometimes with their wives and families, live under their roof, adding interest to...
by mcl | Mar 4, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, Living My Call
By David Sprayberry With low approval ratings and distrust among many in the public, the political landscape can sometimes seem more like a desert than fertile land. Americans do not paint a good picture of their public servants. In the new national Reason Rupe Poll,...
by mcl | Mar 4, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, This Is My Story
By Ruth Ann Rigby I love Mississippi—our state and our culture! I love that when I say I am from Mississippi, the response is usually, “You’re from the Bible belt.” I respond back with pride, “Yes, I am!” I grew up in a Christian home, nurtured at First Baptist...
by mcl | Mar 2, 2015 | Columns, Food for Thought, Lifestyle
By Lydia Bolen I grew up in Southwest Mississippi in the 1950s and 60s. What to serve at an afternoon club meeting was always discussed for weeks before my mother or my grandmother were to be a hostess. Memories of tomato aspic, creamed chicken on toast points, cheese...
by mcl | Mar 2, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, Pastor's Perspective
By Robert Green When I was twenty-five, I believed I could change the world. Now, well into my 40s, I have come to the realization, that I cannot change my wife, kids, or church—to say nothing of the world. Try as I might, I have not been able to manufacture outcomes...
by mcl | Mar 2, 2015 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Will McNeese It’s that time of year. The holidays are over and graduation is right around the corner. The training wheels are coming off and the implementation of your best efforts to raise a successful adult is about to begin! Sending your teenager to college is...