A letter to our Christian Leaders of the Future

A letter to our Christian Leaders of the Future

By Katie Ginn Dear 2024 Christian Leaders of the Future, As I write this, our scholarship awards program is only two and a half weeks away, and I can’t wait to meet all of you. I’m so excited to...
On Stanley tumblers and stewardship

On Stanley tumblers and stewardship

By Katie Ginn Can we talk about the Stanley cup for a minute? No, not the golf tournament - the 14- to 64-ounce tumbler that recently replaced Yeti as that most enviable of objects, the Trendy...

What does God want for you in 2024?

By Katie Ginn I’ve never been what you’d call a church hopper. I was part of one congregation from pre-K through high school; attended my “hometown church” or my “college town church” for four...

Count your Blessing

By Katie Eubanks Ginn I don’t know how to say this without bragging, but I had a pretty fantastic Thanksgiving. (The one disappointment was that my parents couldn’t make it to the Eubanks family...
Climbing the plum tree in our backyard in Dardanelle, Arkansas

Editor’s Letter: On climbing trees and learning to rest

By Katie Eubanks Ginn My first memory of a tree involves climbing one. A plum tree grew in our backyard in Dardanelle, Arkansas, and while the fruit didn’t thrill me, the tree did. I was happier...

Editor’s Letter: The power of God to salvation

By Katie Eubanks Ginn In the 2006 thriller “Déjà Vu,” Denzel Washington asks: “What if you had to tell someone the most important thing in the world, but you knew they’d never believe you?” To which...

EDITOR’S LETTER – Yes, God cares about your mental health

By Katie Eubanks Ginn I was watching an episode of “The Crown”* the other night, and at one point I was struck by how closely Queen Elizabeth’s aides were following her.    In the scene, the queen...

EDITOR’S LETTER – Where do you get your worth?

By Katie Eubanks Ginn I recently attended a Pro-Life Mississippi luncheon. Before I even sat down, somebody asked, “How’s married life?” It’s the question of the hour, and I’m happy to answer: Being...

EDITOR’S LETTER June 2023

    On becoming Mrs. Ginn        Yes, it’s finally time to write about the wedding! First, I want to tell y’all how I found out that my husband is, in fact, an imperfect human.  ...

EDITOR’S LETTER May 2023

  On writing for the Lord        Well, my signature has changed. I’m officially Katie Ginn now! I won’t have time to write about my wedding before we go to press, but in the meantime,...

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