by MS Christian Living | Nov 1, 2024 | Columns, Modern Motherhood, Relationships
By Dr. Teena Welborn In 2023, adoptions occurred for only 644 out of the approximately 4,000 children in the system in Mississippi (Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services, 2023). These children have a smile, a name, and a story. Adoption can change a...
by MS Christian Living | Sep 27, 2024 | Columns, Modern Motherhood, Relationships
By Sarah Beasley Rein Each week as my husband and I worship with our faith family at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, I’m observing my children. Sometimes I don’t have a choice because they are poking me to ask for a pen or whispering too loudly with one of their...
by MS Christian Living | Aug 30, 2024 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Christina Dent When Dr. Bruce Alexander arrived at an addiction clinic on his first day of work as a psychology student in the 1970s, he was nervous because he had grown up hearing that people addicted to drugs are bad people. But he quickly saw that the people he...
by MS Christian Living | Aug 1, 2024 | Columns, Modern Motherhood, Relationships
By Courtney Ingle Back to school is upon us yet again. If you’re like me, you’re searching for ways to make the transition a little easier: meal prep, planning outfits for the week, and so on. But as I started acting on these systems, I felt a little convicted: What...
by MS Christian Living | Jul 1, 2024 | Columns, Modern Motherhood, Relationships
By Dr. Teena Welborn “Be completely humble and gentle: be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” – Ephesians 4:2-3. In last year’s Marriage Issue, I wrote about the importance of...
by MS Christian Living | Jun 1, 2024 | Columns, Modern Motherhood, Relationships
By Sarah Beasley Rein A few years ago, our school created a hymn canon, with great hymns of the faith chosen to correlate with the seasons – the beginning of a new school year, Advent, spring. Each song ushers us into a different rhythm, a slight change in the...
