by MS Christian Living | Jun 28, 2020 | Columns, Covers
By KATIE EUBANKS Jackson Police Chief James E. Davis Learning to hear from God When you walk into Jackson Police Chief James E. Davis’ office, you’re immediately drawn to the open Bible on the windowsill. The window offers...
by MS Christian Living | May 31, 2020 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By KATIE EUBANKS Stan Buckley had plans … But God! From lawyering to pastoring to starting a nonprofit In July 2010, as senior pastor at First Baptist Jackson, Stan Buckley had an appointment that would change his life. ...
by mcl | Apr 3, 2020 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
by KATIE EUBANKS ‘We’re God’s adopted kids’ How Amy and Cliff Bates went from ‘easy street’ to mixed-race adoption Seven-year-old Levi Bates appears, for a second, at the front door of the house — he’s a flash of pink...
by mcl | Feb 1, 2020 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By KATIE EUBANKS Jerry and Helen Young 40 years at New Hope Baptist Church “The decision was made particularly during our senior year (of college),” says Dr. Jerry Young when telling the story of marrying his wife, Helen, in 1974....
by mcl | Jan 1, 2020 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By KATIE EUBANKS Barry and Angelyn Cannada ‘It’s all been a gift’ Every Christmas, Jacksonian Barry Cannada and his brother Ric gather their families, hold hands and recite Psalm 139 together. They do this not to...