THIS IS MY STORY — How I made it through my unplanned pregnancy

By DANIELLE (last name withheld for privacy)   How I made it through my unplanned pregnancy   When I first found out I was pregnant, I was devastated. I was scared, angry, bitter and lost....
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THIS IS MY STORY — Where would we be without praying mothers? 

By MICHAEL HICKS THOMPSON Where would we be without praying mothers?         City girl Olga Wright Thompson never made it to the Big Apple. She became a farm bride.         She raised four...
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THIS IS MY STORY — What I learned from dating someone on the spectrum

By CASSANDRA ACKER   What I learned from dating someone on the spectrum        Before COVID-19, I had already made up my mind about what I was going to do.         I became a...
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THIS IS MY STORY — How Jesus got me out of body-image bondage

By REBECCA TURNER          When asked, “What led you to the field of nutrition?” I always respond that I find it incredibly empowering that, to some extent, you can control your health by...
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THIS IS MY STORY — Experiencing ‘Phenomenal’ healing

By CLARA MONCRIEF     Experiencing ‘Phenomenal’ healing        To the one and only true and living God, Creator of all, the God of Job and Daniel. He’s my God too, and sovereign in my...
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THIS IS MY STORY — Seeing God’s perfect timing on the Mobile Bay bridge

By JANIE MALONEY     Seeing God’s perfect timing on the Mobile Bay bridge        Exactly one week after giving birth to our third child, I survived a massive heart attack. This was...
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THIS IS MY STORY — I was a single adoptive mom of 5 — until now

By ROBIN MOFFITT HUTSON     I was a single adoptive mom of 5 — until now        Most every little girl dreams of a prince sweeping her away to live happily ever after. I had the same...
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THIS IS MY STORY — How my son’s illness made me long for heaven

By EMILY GREGORY   How my son’s illness made me long for heaven         Giving my life to the Lord meant longing for eternity in heaven with Jesus, right? Knowing that this life on...
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THIS IS MY STORY — Why socializing at revivals wasn’t wasted time

By WILLETTE MYRICK   Why socializing at revivals wasn’t wasted time        There are different stages and seasons of physical and spiritual growth.  From the womb we enter into the infant...
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THIS IS MY STORY — Defying the odds after abuse

By TRISTYN HOLCOMB   Defying the odds after abuse        My name is Tristyn. I am 21 years old and a sophomore at Jones College, studying to achieve my associate’s degree in Animal...
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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 PROFILE—Angie Camp—Real-Life Fiction

by | Sep 1, 2017

Author Profile Angie Camp—Real-Life Fiction   MCL: The description on the cover reads, “A Christian fiction inspired by true life events.” Can you tell us briefly what those events were? Angie Camp: The true life events brought into the story of Hells Bend are testimonies of several different...

AUTHOR PROFILE—Terri Blackstock

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By Susan E. Richardson   Author Profile—Terri Blackstock   In Sunday School I used to see the friend who had invited me to come with her, the one who made me welcome every Sunday, and assured me a “go to” place to sit. She had a kind word for everyone and made other visitors feel as...

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