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Children and the importance of stories

By Annalissa Cochran I admit it. I am biased. J.R.R. Tolkien made his mark on me when I was 12 and captured my heart and imagination in tandem. Reading “The Hobbit” for the first time is a memory...
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Modern Motherhood

Balancing hospitality and hustle in motherhood

By Courtney Ingle Before kids, we had friends and family at our house all the time. We’d host overnight guests. We’d have parties and get-togethers for any random reason. Our door was always open!...
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Rochelle Thompson with her godchildren

Mother’s Day is for ‘mother figures’ too

By Rochelle Thompson On many Mother's Days, I have heard the sentiment that if you are not a mom, the day doesn't apply to you. However, being a mom is about much more than giving birth. Biological...
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Shay Greenwood

Lessons from parenting adult children

By Shay Greenwood Even though our first four children are grown and living on their own, it doesn’t mean that my calling as their parent is over. I have found it’s important for me to be intentional...
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Courtney and Jeremy Ingle with their kids

How your marriage impacts your kids

By Courtney Ingle As parents, it is our divine duty to raise our children to glorify God. We are trusted to raise them up, protect them, teach them, and lead them. But in some ways, it isn’t about...
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Young girls walking

Recognizing the signs: How to spot child abuse early

By Breanna M. Little, LMSW As a parent, think about the first signs that let you know your child is sick. It might be that they are more sluggish, they turn down their favorite food, or they...
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Mary Grace Tomlinson

A closer look at a young Christian leader

By Dr. Teena Welborn   “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who...
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Every heart prepare Him room

By Sarah Beasley Rein We made it. January is over, and I for one am never sad to see her go. In December, we had a solid excuse for just about anything: Haven’t gotten out of your pajamas at 3 p.m....
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pregnant mom with sonogram

Why abortion is a gospel issue

By Erin Kate Goode Pregnancy has a way of pulling back the curtain of the soul. The news alone of an unborn baby’s existence stirs up something holy in us, inviting questions about God, life,...
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Shay Greenwood

Do you have hurry sickness?

By Shay Greenwood I’m convinced many of us have hurry sickness and don’t even realize it. Hurry sickness is that chronic state of being overwhelmed, feeling anxious, and constantly convinced you...
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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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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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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....