PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE — Developing a biblical worldview in a postmodern world

Dr. Ronnie Falvey Developing a biblical worldview in a postmodern world   The world bombards us every day with different ways of looking at life. New ideas and alternative perspectives are on...

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE — How to engage in politics (without becoming toxic)

By Donovan Thigpen     How to engage in politics (without becoming toxic)   Psalm 133:1 How truly wonderful and delightful to see brothers and sisters living together in sweet...

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE — 10 Questions to ask before you post

By Wade Phillips   10 Questions to ask before you post   Social media has turned us into a nation of cable TV pundits. We have the ability to discuss and debate politics the same way...

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE — Reconciliation: More than a buzzword

By Bartholomew Orr   Reconciliation: More than a buzzword   “He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves. What a blessing was that stillness as He brought them safely into...

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE — 4 lessons for high schoolers

By Robert Green   4 lessons for high schoolers   This is an important time. Faith is tested. Friends are made and betrayed. Love is lost and found. Hormones rage. Temptations entice....

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE—So, What’s Your Plan?

By Rob Futral   So, What’s Your Plan?   Being a husband and a dad is the greatest privilege of my life. I think it is the highest calling of every man’s life as he enters into a covenant...

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE—The Heart of the Gun Issue

By The Rev'd Canon B. Keith Allen     The Heart of the Gun Issue   The tragedy of the Ash Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has dominated the daily news. It...

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE—Joy to the World?

By Randy Rhea Joy to the World?   Well, it’s that time of year again! The season is upon us, our hymns are being played in the malls, and it’s the time for happiness and wonder and joy. Anyone...

PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE—Thankful for the Disagreements

By Matt Olson   Thankful for the Disagreements   With the arrival of Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, I imagine the disagreements around the dinner table in many homes. As the pleasing...

Pastor’s Perspective—The College of Prayer: It’s Not What You Think

By REV. BILL HYER   The College of Prayer—It’s Not What You Think   College of Prayer International is a global ministry that has mentored, trained, and equipped over 1 million Christian...

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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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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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    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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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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AUTHOR Q&A — 1 pilgrim, many interruptions

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....