by mcl | Feb 2, 2015 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By Marilyn H. Tinnin On the day that her life turned upside down, Beth Weilenman O’Reilly was in the prime of life. The year was 2004, and she was just 48 years old. Married for 29 years to her college sweetheart who was and is still very much the love of her life,...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2015 | Columns, Editor's Letter
Thou changest not. Thy compassions they fail not. Great is thy faithfulness, God, unto me. From “Great is Thy Faithfulness” by Thomas Chisholm “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, my...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2015 | Columns, Covers, Recent Cover Stories
J.J. and Melanie Jasper have lived every parent’s nightmare—the sudden loss of a child. Five-year-old Cooper Jasper lost his life on a beautiful summer afternoon in the middle of a special father and son activity the two had enjoyed countless times on the family farm....
by mcl | Dec 1, 2014 | Columns, Editor's Letter
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 …Long lay the world in sin and error pining, till he appeared and the soul felt its worth. From “O Holy Night” Light has always made me happy. My family and close friends know well that I...
by mcl | Dec 1, 2014 | Covers, Recent Cover Stories
By Nancy Flowers When Mike Campbell was a boy in Bluefield, Virginia, he never imagined the work God would equip him to do in Jackson, Mississippi. Mike is senior pastor at Redeemer Church, a multi-ethnic community of Christians affiliated with the theologically...