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Poet, writer, rapper, and teacher, Jackie Hill Perry, opens up about marriage, mother­hood, and ministry. Words to Live By by HOLLY BASHAM JACKIE HILL PERRY has a way with words, and people can’t stop listening. In the last six months, this gifted poet, rapper, writer, and teacher has launched her second hip hop album, released […]

A Boomer’s LAMENT How we relate to the next generations has timeless consequences. by KERRY NATIONS I HAVE A HEART FOR YOUNG ADULTS and emerging adults — Millennials and what we are currently calling Generation Z. In full disclosure, there’s good reason for it. I’m the father, father-in-law, uncle, and uncle-in-law of seven Millennial young […]

Keeping It Real Blessings from a birth mother allow me to be a mom. by Allison Dellinger WELL, IT HAPPENED — right in the middle of the Fuzzy’s Taco Shop restroom. I was com­pletely caught off guard. I had been waiting for this moment for five years; but in all honesty, I thought I had […]

The Prayer Cup It sat on the edge of his desk, but their hearts centered around it. by JIM DUNBAR FOR SOME YEARS, I POSTED notes around my office computer monitor. The notes contained the names of family and friends whom I wanted to remember and pray for during my workday. I didn’t surround the […]

HE IS WITH YOU by Jennifer Rothschild IT WAS A TRENDY RESTAURANT with birdcages hung across the ceiling and old church pews for seats. The menu was eclectic — have you ever eaten a brussel sprout goat cheese pizza? And the com­pany? Well, I was with my husband, Phil, so I loved the place — […]