Teena Welborn's adopted sister Judy

Welcoming non-biological children into your home

By Dr. Teena Welborn “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.” - Matthew 18:5. Bringing non-biological children into your home, whether you are planning on...
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How mentorship changes a child’s story

Submitted by Palmer Home for Children An interview with Kiona Pharr, LSW, Senior Director of Children’s Programs at Palmer Home for Children. When children grow up without a consistent role model,...
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ONLINE - Students reading at St. Augustine School in Ridgeland

Filled with wonder

By Sarah Rein Exodus 15:11 is the beginning of the Song of Moses, praising God's unique greatness and power, particularly after the Red Sea deliverance, by asking, "Who is like you, O Lord, among...
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Always connected, but more anxious than ever

Submitted by Capstone Wellness Today’s teens and young adults are growing up in a world saturated with screens. Smartphones and social media have become constant companions, so much so that for...
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Shay Greenwood

Abiding in Jesus in the midst of overwhelm

By Shay Greenwood It was December 2023, and I found myself pushing through my day, feeling weary, overwhelmed, discontented, and not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I called the Center...
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Little girl writing

How God prepared us for homeschooling

By Courtney Ingle This back-to-school season brings a new vibe to our home. Homeschooling our two kids had become a desire of my heart, and the Lord, in His graciousness, granted us that...
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Modern Motherhood ONLINE

Children and the benefits of the arts

By Dr. Teena Welborn Research shows strong evidence that children should be involved in the arts, which can include music, visual art, drama, dance, puppetry, and storytelling. All of these...
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Our homes will never fully satisfy – and that’s OK

By Sarah Rein This spring, my husband and I hosted a weekly small group gathering in our home. Our church does this periodically, and it’s particularly enjoyable because the groups are a mixture of...
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Shay Greenwood

Encouraging words as your child prepares for college

By Shay Greenwood I read the other day online,  “You will spend the majority of your life knowing your children as adults, but for a brief moment you will get the chance to know them as kids.” As we...
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Let's Talk It Over ONLINE

How AI is impacting child protection

By Didi Ellis  Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of society, influencing sectors from healthcare and business to entertainment and law enforcement. AI offers powerful tools...
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Cindy Townsend: On life, ‘lemons’ and the Lord

By KATIE EUBANKS          Cindy Townsend picks up a plastic lemon and turns it over in her hands. At first glance, it’s just a lemon — one of many she’s used to adorn her kitchen table, where we now sit with her husband, as well as other surfaces in their...
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Jackson Leadership Foundation Supporting leaders, transforming lives

  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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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....