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...
by mcl | Feb 16, 2014 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
By MARCIA G. HALE “My mom can live in one half, and my dad can live in the other half, and me and my brother can live in between where they live.” What does this statement mean to you and me, being that we are adults? Silliness? Unsophisticated chatter?...
by mcl | Feb 16, 2014 | Columns, Inspiration, Salt & Light
By NANCY FLOWERS “A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, is God in His holy habitation,” (Psalm 68:5). It is Tuesday afternoon at 2:10 p.m. and, just like every weekday afternoon, John Williams cranks up an old school bus and drives the short distance...