by mcl | Mar 4, 2014 | Columns
Ross Bell Germantown High School — Broadmoor Baptist Church A Situation Where I Lived Out My Faith I strive to live out my faith every day no matter where I am. God puts me in situations to make a difference, whether it is witnessing to schoolmates, doing an act...
by mcl | Mar 3, 2014 | Columns, Editor's Letter
By: MARILYN TINNIN “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.” Matthew 5:14 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5 Just looking at this month’s cover makes me smile. It makes me smile in the same way...
by mcl | Feb 21, 2014 | Columns, Inspiration, Sports Victories
By ROBERT WILSON Sarah Thomas of Brandon made sports history as the first woman to officiate a major college football game in 2007, the first woman to officiate a bowl game in 2009, and could possibly be the first woman to be a permanent official in the NFL in the...
by mcl | Feb 20, 2014 | Columns, Inspiration, Living My Call
By MARILYN TINNIN Every weekday, Mr. Torris Bell heads to Baker Elementary School at 300 Santa Clair Street in South Jackson. He is the resident Maestro for 382 students, pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, and he creates musical experiences for everyone within the...
by mcl | Feb 18, 2014 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
We know that our population is growing older and living longer. The first of 78 million baby boomers started turning 65 in 2011. Life expectancy in the United States is at an all time high. Those ages 85 and over are the fastest-growing segment of the population. Did...
by mcl | Feb 17, 2014 | Chewed Petunias, Columns, Relationships
“Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns,” (Matthew 14:13). Weak ankles have plagued me all my life, so the afternoon somewhere during my teen...