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Dr. Farrah Newman’s eyes of faith

By Katie Eubanks Ginn Growing up in a single-parent household in Columbus, Mississippi, the future Dr. Farrah Newman spent a good amount of time alone. Her mother worked full-time while attending classes at night. Getting on and off the school bus each day, Farrah saw...
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Feature Story: Service, sacrifice fuel 2 Mississippi authors

By Courtney Ingle Veterans Day is November 11. American servicemen and servicewomen are honored for their dedication to the country — a dedication that requires sacrifice of their time, safety, and sometimes even their lives. Two Mississippi authors have recently...
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Feature Story – Two Museums offer free admission for church groups

Submitted by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History October is Racial Reconciliation Month in Mississippi. Christians are encouraged to find ways to improve race relations. One of the best ways to promote racial reconciliation in the present is to better...
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FEATURE STORY – Robert St. John celebrates 40 years of sobriety

By Katie Eubanks Ginn Restaurateur Robert St. John owns six eateries in Hattiesburg and metro Jackson; writes columns and cookbooks; travels to Europe for work and play; produces documentaries on notable Mississippians like Walter Anderson and Eudora Welty; and...
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FEATURE — French Camp Academy: Stability, structure, and spiritual growth

By Courtney Ingle     When one hears of a boarding school, thoughts begin to circulate. Hollywood stereotypes boarding schools as places for wicked stepparents to send children viewed as burdens. Other times, boarding school has been used as a threat to...
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Engagement 101: How to prepare for marriage (and the wedding) without losing your religion

  Read any bridal magazine or blog, and you’ll find an epic, chronological punch list to complete before the big day. But what about that first week after the honeymoon? What about 10 years down the road, or 50? We reached out to MCL supporters, Christian...
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Seminary celebrates 50 years of teaching truth

By KATIE EUBANKS          At her seminary graduation last month, Lindsay Williams — an associate pastor in Jackson who was receiving her master’s of divinity — said Ridgeland-based Wesley Biblical Seminary (WBS) had equipped her to “preach the plain truth.”...
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Helping mothers ‘One by One’

By ANNA CLAIRE O’CAIN      One by One Ministries is a 501c3 nonprofit that partners with Mississippi pregnancy centers to educate and mentor new mothers so they and their babies can thrive. Kristy Dunaway, community ministry director at One by One, shares how she and...
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Libbo and Clay Crosswhite — Keep it real, keep it simple

By KATIE EUBANKS        When Libbo Crosswhite thinks of Valentine’s Day, she thinks of when Clay, her now husband, brought her roses in eighth grade.      “He made sure to tell me there were only 11 and they were on sale.”      The following year, when all their...
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Amanda Scott — Abortion, healing and hope

By KATIE EUBANKS     Editor’s note: This article contains a partial description of a late-term abortion.      In 2012, Amanda Scott was at a follow-up appointment with her chiropractor/nutritionist, Dr. Debra Barnes, 18 years after having an abortion as a...
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St. Dominic’s sister receives lifetime achievement award

by | Dec 2, 2023

Submitted by St. Dominic’s Sister Mary Trinita Eddington, OP, MSN, RN, FNP, of St. Dominic’s was recently honored with the 2023 DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award. “St. Dominic’s and our nursing team nominated Sister Trinita to honor and celebrate her remarkable contributions and leadership over...

Jump into the new year with both feet

by | Dec 2, 2023

By Dr. Daniel Ross The foot is a complex part of the human body composed of 33 joints, 26 bones, and more than a hundred muscles, tendons and ligaments, all working together to provide support, balance and mobility. The average person has walked about 75,000 miles by the time they’re 50 years...

Health & Wellness: A combat strategy for diabetes

by | Nov 2, 2023

By Tameka Johnson, RDN Did you know diabetes is one of the fastest-growing chronic illnesses in the world? Did you know more than 35 million Americans have been diagnosed with it? This means 1 in every 10 people you encounter have had to learn how to wisely manage their glucose or blood sugar...

Community Outreach – Find your place of impact in Jackson

by | Nov 2, 2023

By Samuel Bolen I remember it like it was yesterday. I was 22, fresh out of college, and eager to be involved in my community. There was just one problem: I didn’t know where to start. I had a degree, a promise of a part-time job, and no idea how to put what little I had to good use. I recalled...