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...
by mcl | Mar 2, 2015 | Columns, Legal Advice, Practical Living
By Elizabeth Wynn As spring quickly approaches and you are planning your annual cleaning, remind yourself to also “clean up” your estate plan. How long has it been since you’ve really looked at your documents? Have you recently reviewed your plan with the lawyer...
by mcl | Mar 2, 2015 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By Mandi Stanley, CSP Pretty much everything I learned about student leadership came seated at the feet of the late Dr. Donald W. Zacharias, then president of Mississippi State University. In the spring of 1987, four Mississippi high school seniors were awarded the...
