THE DOCTOR IS IN — New Capital Ortho surgeon views his work as a calling

By MOLLY STALEY          “I view my work as my calling. I am called to do my best unto the Lord. In some way, I feel that my work is an extension of helping to redeem God’s creation by...
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OUTSIDE IN — Strength in Numbers

By CHRIS BATES          We had been waiting and anticipating for months to breathe the cool morning air and step into the chilly river water in far western Montana. Much preparation went...
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HEALTH & WELLNESS — Don’t be taken in by foolish health advice

By CHRIS FIELDS          If you happened to pass by two people arguing passionately over something minor, such as whether to stop at a yellow light or speed up to get through before it...
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HEALTH & WELLNESS — The Lord’s Prayer and your health

By CHRIS FIELDS          As Christians, our go-to prayer is the Lord’s Prayer. It’s always being recited, whether corporately during church services, in the home among family, or...
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HEALTH & WELLNESS — How to develop the will to obey

By CHRIS FIELDS          Last year I set out to read the Bible all the way through for the first time. This was a practice I’d heard other Christians boast about, but I always felt it was...
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LAGNIAPPE — Heart-healthy tips for Heart Month (and anytime!)

By KATIE EUBANKS     Terry Sensing is a registered nurse in the Healthy Heart program at  St. Dominic Hospital. She recently spoke with MCL Editor Katie Eubanks about heart health.   ...
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HEALTH & WELLNESS — Rock Steady: Boxing for health, self-defense, and even Parkinson’s

By DR. RANDY VOYLES   Gloves up! Protect your head!         Your opponent is a 90-pound heavy bag or a 6-pound speed bag. No, it can’t hit back. This is one-way contact boxing. Still, we...
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HEALTH & WELLNESS — Physical therapists can help you overcome barriers to physical activity

Submitted by CAPITAL ORTHO   Physical therapists can help you overcome barriers to physical activity        More than 80 percent of American adults do not get enough physical activity,...
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AUTHOR Q&A — Brandon resident’s book can help you win financially

By ANNA CLAIRE O’CAIN          Bassfield native Neal Broome is a nearly 20-year resident of Brandon, a proud husband and father, a deacon and stewardship leader at his church, and has...
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HEALTH & WELLNESS — 5 healthy tips for the holidays

By CHRIS FIELDS          The Lord has tasked me with a couple of callings, and one is serving as a diabetes educator.  Being a health professional, especially one who deals in lifestyles,...
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  Katie Eubanks: What is Jackson Leadership Foundation?      Samuel Bolen: We are a ministry to ministries. Our desire is to work with ministry leaders in Jackson to help (them) grow as leaders, and grow their ministries to the scale of the vision that God has...
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Michael and Julie Estes Finding a ministry home at Ridgecrest

By KATIE EUBANKS   Michael and Julie Estes Finding a ministry home at Ridgecrest        In 1998, Michael Estes finally worked up the nerve to ask out Julie Stone.  They’d both grown up in Clinton, and probably met on a Clinton High School...
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Shower Power — Jackson organization empowers people experiencing homelessness

By KATIE EUBANKS   Shower Power Jackson organization empowers people experiencing homelessness        Lying in the shade, a young man named DJ spreads his Bible on top of his face and reaches his arms up to the sky. He doesn’t take medication...
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Anne Graham Lotz talks cancer, loss, and seeing God’s blessings

By KATIE EUBANKS     Anne Graham Lotz talks cancer, loss, and seeing God’s blessings        In early 2019, Anne Graham Lotz — daughter of the Rev. Billy Graham — was scheduled to speak to the women at First Baptist Jackson. A brutal round...
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Sean Milner: He grew up at a children’s home — and now he runs it

By KATIE EUBANKS   Sean Milner He grew up at a children’s home — and now he runs it        Sean Milner remembers the gunshot from when Oma wounded herself in the shoulder.      “(My siblings and I) ran out on the back porch and...
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FEATURE — But God Ministries finds a home in the Delta

    JONESTOWN — Linda McGrew thought she had grown up poor — and she had. But then she visited some homes in Quitman County.   “I (was) inspecting the units that we were to rehab (at a nonprofit). You could look through the ceiling and see outdoors. You...
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SPECIAL FEATURE — Doing diversity in the local church

By Katie Eubanks   Doing diversity in the local church     Sunday morning is still the most segregated hour of the week, but not if these churches have anything to do with it. In the greater Jackson area, leaders at several churches — from a megachurch...
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DYNAMIC DADS—Stories of Fatherhood

Introduction and Questions by Marilyn Tinnin Dynamic Dads   We have looked for a few wise men here in Mississippi Christian Living’s Annual Man Issue. We have loved gathering these stories and getting these guys to put words to the heart issues of priorities,...
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MILLENNIAL MOMS—Stories of Motherhood

  Fenley Akers Davis Age 28 Married to Price Davis (5 years) Mother to daughter Paschal (Newborn)   Work Background: Administrative Assistant to Governor Phil Bryant; Account Executive WLBT News Channel 3; Co-Founder + Director of Development Club Sally;...
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2018 Christian Leaders of the Future Event

  2018 Christian Leaders of the Future Event     Mississippi Christian Living, in partnership with Belhaven University, honored our tenth class of Christian Leaders of the Future at an afternoon event on Belhaven’s campus March 5. Two...
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AUTHOR Q&A — 1 pilgrim, many interruptions

by | May 4, 2022

By KATIE EUBANKS          Author and Jackson native Susan Cushman will release her eighth book, “Pilgrim Interrupted” — a memoir in the form of an essay collection encompassing faith, mental health and more — on June 7. She will be at Lemuria Books in Jackson for a signing on June 11....