Learning Life Lessons while picking pecans - who would've thought? But here are 5 Life Lessons Learned in the Harvest. One week left of October, and Mississippi has finally realized it's fall. The temperatures are falling, and so are the pecans. I spend hours each day walking circles around the trees, picking up the nuts one by one and thinking about life in ...
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Holy Hospitality: Opening Your Home & Heart to Others
Do you struggle to practice hospitality? I know I do sometimes. 1 Peter 4:9 tells us to "offer hospitality to one another without grumbling." But how can we do it? Read on to find out! "Wakati wa chai (Time for tea)," I would say as I walked through the door of our organization's regional office. Holding roasted maize or pastries and looking forward to ...
What it means to be SO LOVED
The small house was dimly lit and fairly shabby, marked by an air of neglect that went deeper than a need to sweep. The woman who lived in it wore the same expression of being tired, overlooked, unwanted. Her small house was a symbol of her status: she was the wife who was unworthy. In her culture, multiple marriages were common, and often the importance of the wife ...
Don’t miss Arise 2016!
If you're in the Metro Jackson area or anywhere in central or south Mississippi, you DO NOT want to miss this event! Merchant Ship Ministries is holding Arise 2016 on Friday, January 22, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Magee, MS. Featuring Christian Speaker Rochelle Frazier and Worship Leader Kayla Bailey, the night will be an awesome way to kick the new year off right! The Mkono ...