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features

24 Ed and Dana Trim Not Ashamed of the Gospel

32 Deciphering Initiative 26 Looking at Both Sides

columns11 The Way I See It

Hold on Loosely

21 HomeWorks Your Purse

22 Salt & Light Delta Streets

23 Think Tank What Are We Living For? Titles or Testimonies

35 Living My Call Pastor Hosea Hines of Christ Tabernacle Church

37 All In The Family A Practical Reason for Being Thankful

38 Modern Motherhood Easy Not Like Sunday Morning

39 Education Connection Does My Child Have ADHD? (Part II of II)

40 Legal Advice How Many of These Do You Have Covered?

41 Let’s Talk It Over Healing Under God’s GuardianshipNew Things are Happening!

42 This Is My Story Giving Thanks

departments19 Our Daily Bread

How Do You Keep the Faith?

29 Food For Thought Gather at the Table

30 Fresh Finds Handcrafted for the Holidays

34 Christian Commerce CornerCallaway’s Yard and Garden

36 Welcome Home Cultivate A Thankful Heart This Year

44 Rave Reviews Books, Movies and Music

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45 Event Calendar46 Quips & Quotes46 Ad Directory

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A GRATEFUL HEART

❝We have not receivedthe spirit of the worldbut the Spirit who isfrom God, that wemay understand whatGod has freely givenus.❞

– I Corinthians 2:12

Ithink the best part of growing older is the way one starts to view his life as something akin toa puzzle in progress. My grandmother taught me to love puzzles. My granddaughter Allie lovespuzzles, too. It is so much fun to set the box top beside the pieces spread across the table and see the

picture come together—from abstract nothing to a fine replica of the picture on the box. There arealways a few pieces that seem not to fit anywhere, but eventually with some patience and perseverance,they find their place, too, and every piece takes you a little closer to matching your puzzle to that imageon the box.

I see that God did indeed have a master plan and He doesn’t make mistakes. Therefore, from thevantage point of age, I see as I did not see decades ago how every circumstance—even the hard ones—came filtered through His gracious hands. I am thankful, too, that whatever it took to reach my hardheart and to teach me gratitude…God’s grace provided that, too.

Is it just me—the girl who watches too much news talk—oris it fact that the world seems to be increasingly negative? Ithas become quite countercultural in this politically correct dayto embrace the tried and true values of our forefathers. I foundnumerous articles on the internet telling me that the firstThanksgiving was more myth than fact. It really had nothing todo with giving thanks to God. In fact, one article compared itall to a three-day orgy of sorts where the Pilgrims and the 91Indians present just ate, drank, and partied. I can justimagine what my American History teacher Coach Bartonwould have to say about that version! You know what irritatesme most? I am really tired of the prevailing attitude of thosevocal pundits who tell us in condescending ways that Christians are just not smart or educated and wehave misunderstood our heritage altogether if we read “Christian” into the principles our foundingfathers cherished.

So this is my politically incorrect Thanksgiving letter from the editor…with no apologies for the factthat we plaster the word Christian across the front cover and we love Jesus and we are incredibly gratefulto our God for life, breath, freedom, and every good and perfect gift which He tells us in His Wordcomes from Him (James 1:17).

I heard Governor William Winter speak at a Mission Mississippi luncheon years ago, and he spoke ofthe cynicism, apathy, and greed that threatened to tear our blessed land apart. Sadly, his words werealmost prophetic. If we, as Christians, are called to be the light of the world, we can start with anintentional search for grateful hearts in the very place we are today. Might it be contagious?

By the way, some of my “Google” research uncovered numerous articles on how gratitude canimprove our well-being by boosting our immune systems, lowering stress hormones and allowing forimproved sleep. The writer encourages people to focus on good things, look for small pleasures in thesmile of a child, the smell of your first cup of coffee in the mornings, the beauty of a sunset. I recall Paul’sadvice in Philippians 4:8 “to think on whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whateveris pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious.” Is that practical or what?

It just so happens that Thanksgiving is our theme this month. So if you relish pessimism, put thismagazine down. Otherwise, you might discover a whole new reason to celebrate, to love even thechallenging folks God has put in your life, to welcome every new day as a gift straight from the Father’sheart, and to possibly do something radical. Be politically incorrect and tell someone why and to whomyou are giving thanks.

Happy Thanksgiving! Y

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the way i see itby MARTIN E. WILLOUGHBY, JR.

Hold on LooselyCorrie Ten Boom and her family

were Christians living in theNetherlands during the Nazi

occupation. They were active participants inthe Dutch underground and provided shelterfor Jews seeking safety. On February 28, 1944,they were betrayed, and the Gestapo arrestedher and several members of her family. Thefamily was separated, and Corrie and her sisterBetsie were sent to Ravensbruck concentrationcamp. In this Nazi camp, the sisters ministeredand shared the Gospel with the other prisoners.Betsie died in the camp, and because of aclerical fluke, Corrie was released. Corrie wroteseveral books about her traumatic experiencesincluding the moving best-selling autobiographyThe Hiding Place. Reflecting back on the deathof her sister, Ten Boom said, “Hold everythingin your hands lightly. Otherwise, it hurts whenGod pries your fingers open.”

Ten Boom’s profound quote strikes at theheart of one of the realities of our faith. I findthat one of the greatest challenges is mywanting to be in “control” of my life. In reality,any control I think I may have is an illusion—itis a false security. I find that the tighter grip Itry to have on my life the more miserable Iactually become. Whether it is my health,wealth or family, I don’t really have control.Going back to the Ten Commandments, we arewarned in Exodus 20:3 that, “thou shall nothave any other gods before me.” We see thispoint dramatically illustrated when God toldAbraham to offer his cherished son Isaac as aburnt offering. Abraham’s willingness to do asGod commanded is a model for us ofobedience.

It has been said that our hearts are “idol

factories.” We want to “worship” our careers,our sports, our kids, and other objects of ouraffection. It is hard to keep the big pictureperspective of Job that, “Naked I came frommy mother’s womb, and naked I will returnthere. The Lord gives, and the Lord takesaway. May the name of the Lord be blessed!”The giving part is great, but it is the takingaway that is painful! I find that keeping anopen hand is a real challenge. As the 80’s band38 Special said in their 1981 hit, “Just hold onloosely, but don’t let go. If you cling tootightly, you’re gonna lose control.”

Whether it is dealing with the loss of a lovedone, the plummeting or our financial portfolio,or health challenges, we are challenged to “holdon loosely.” How much heartache could beavoided, disputes resolved, and stress relieved ifwe kept a lighter grip and treated our“possessions” as simply opportunities forstewardship. Ultimately, our comfort is inknowing that God is in control. This does notmean that we should be “couch potato”Christians. Instead, we can boldly, confidently,and passionately be engaged in beingambassadors of Christ during our brief timehere on earth. The final victory has been won,and we have assurance in our final destination.As we acknowledge Christ as Lord as well asSavior, we can experience the joy of surrenderand to “hold on loosely.” Y

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About 2000 members fill threeSunday morning services to capacityand sit under the teaching of Pastor JoelSims who brings a message each weekthat is biblical and relevant tocontemporary issues everyday peopleface. Potential visitors frequently want toknow the average age of themembership, but Word of Life has no“average” anything. Some describe usas “beyond diverse,” because at Wordof Life you will find all ages, all races,and everything in-between learningtogether, working together and growingin relationship with God and others.

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Children’s ministries and youth ministriesthrive at Word of Life also. Every componentof worship and teaching is carefullycombined to draw the young people tounderstanding the love of God. You will findkids who love to be here!

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This column is for sharing our faith with other readers. Sharing with and serving otherschanges us and reminds us that our time on earth is about much more than our own needs.

To share your story or favorite scripture, please e-mail us at [email protected].

“Be devoted to one another inbrotherly love. Honor one anotherabove yourselves.” – Romans 12:10

How Do You Keep THE FAITH?

Melissa BournAs we walk with God each day, we are strengthened for the tough days

that may come our way. Little did I know just how tough it could get until8 years ago, when my husband, a minister, was diagnosed with Burkett’sNon-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He lived only 7 short months. I prayed,“Lord, you promised to be faithful—I need you to prove it!” and He didjust that.

As I walked down the “road of grief,” I was amazed how sweet andfaithful God was to me. I had the support of my family, my “work” family,my wonderful pastor and “church” family and many dear friends. I wasdetermined to become better—not bitter. I questioned myself–could I beused in ministry alone? Could I be used to help and encourage othersfacing their toughest times?

Colossians 3:23 really spoke to my heart: “Whatever you do, work at itwith all your heart, as working for the Lord, and not for people.”Taking this approach, I asked the Lord to help me find “my place.” Ibecame more active at my church, serving where I was needed, and

reaching out to others that were hurtingand discouraged at church and work.

My sister and friends had asked me to join them on Facebook, but Ireally wasn’t interested. Several months ago I finally joined, purposing inmy heart that my “wall” would be uplifting and encouraging. I connectedwith friends and classmates and made many new friends. I began sharingscriptures and quotes along with personal comments daily. As I postedabout God’s love, goodness and faithfulness to me, my friends sharedthings with me that they were facing in their lives. I have been amazedhow God has blessed our friendships through sharing His Word onFacebook.

No matter what you are facing in your life, you can find your “specialplace” in Him. When you do, just do it with all your heart!

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as the bag lady, or if your purse is so heavy thatit hurts, consider switching to a clutch and totebag combo. Whether you buy two stylish look-a-likes or pick two favorites from your closet,there are many advantages to this option. Theclutch (or any small purse or large wallet) isperfect for your wallet, keys, and lipstick. Dropit down into your carry all, which holds all ofyour other essentials: umbrella, gloves, shoppinglist, kids items, a water bottle, files from work,and more. Running in the bank? Having lunchwith a friend? Leave the tote in the car andgrab your clutch and go.

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you, try organizing your large purse with kits.Have a zipper bag for makeup items, handsanitizer, tissue, and the like. Another kit mightbe for pens, paper, receipts, a calculator. Havingyour purse organized in this simple fashionmakes it easy to store and retrieve items andeven better, to switch purses in a hurry. Pencilpouches on the school supply aisle work great!

✽ Same Place HabitTo make your purse the most functional,

drop items in the same place every time-whether its your lipstick, a pen, or sun glasses,

having the same go to spot makes them easierto retrieve. Choosing a purse with amplepockets is helpful. Also be sure to leave yourpurse in the same place every time you walkthrough the door.

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place, Install a hook somewhere near the backdoor just for your bag (or try a wreath hook ona door). Hanging purses is also great forstoring them- my favorites are peg board(hung lovingly by my husband on a wall in thecloset- who wouldn’t love a wall of purses?Closet art!) or a coat tree (which may standnicely in your closet and look just fine withlarge cup hooks added to it).

✽ Clean it OutMake it a habit to sort your purse quickly on

a regular basis. Whether you clean it out infront of the TV or routinely while you are onthe phone, a quick clean out a few times a weekmakes a tremendous difference inyour purse’s functionality. Y

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The shouts of young boys playing basketball, balls bouncingand shoes squeaking echo off the empty buildings nearbyand make it easy to find Delta Streets Ministry in

downtown Greenwood. In the garage bay of an old car dealership on a Wednesday afternoon,

there is a hive of activity. Young boys voices ricochet off the walls and intothe street as they play basketball and shoot pool.

After school every day, right in the middle of homework, sweaty boysand squeaking sneakers is where you can find T. Mac Howard, founder ofDelta Streets. Howard grew up in the Reservoir area outside Jackson andwas pursuing a degree in Math Education at MSU when a mission trip toNew Orleans in 2005 to work with Desire Street Ministries changed thecourse of his life.

“I realized that if I was going to live out the Gospel I wasn’t going tobe very effective moving back home after school. All these scriptures likeIsaiah 58 and Matthew 25, where we are told to take care of the poor… Icouldn’t do that where I was. I didn’t know anybody who was hungry.”

After completing his degree T. Mac was offered the position ofassistant football and head baseball coach at Greenwood High School.He jumped headfirst into the job but realized quickly the demands ofhis job restricted the time he could spend ministering. “I was with theboys all day and I was getting to know them but there wasn’t time forreal discipleship.”

Howard got radical. He bought a house in South Greenwood, analmost exclusively African-American neighborhood and quit his job.He explains his move, “They don’t have to tell me what went down intheir neighborhood the night before. If there were shots fired, I heardthem too.”

In the Fall of 2008, Howard went into full time ministry by startingDelta Streets, an after-school mentoring program for at risk boys. Theboys walk to Delta Streets after school, where T. Mac puts his degree togood use tutoring for an hour in math and reading. Then they playbasketball, shoot pool or just hang out and talk. Thursday nights T. Machosts a Bible study in his home for the boys, and feeds them dinnerprepared by volunteers from area churches.

Howard has taken the boys bowling, to Six Flags and an AtlantaBraves game. Last year he took them to Memphis to watch an NBAgame. For weeks before their trip, Howard arranged work days so the

boys could earn money to pay for their own tickets. A disagreement breaks out from the basketball court and a chorus of

voices yells, “COACH!” T. Mac listens to them briefly, calls the ball like aseasoned referee and all six boys return to their game without anotherword. Their respect for him is evident.

Jaelin Wilson,13 years old, is in the fifth grade. He met Howardwhile playing pee-wee football and has been hanging around DeltaStreets ever since. He was quiet and respectful when talking aboutschool and Delta Streets but when asked what he liked about “Coach”his face broke into a grin. He laughed, “He’s really funny.” Wilson’sgrades have gone up significantly since he started hanging aroundDelta Streets. For some of the boys at Delta Streets, Howard’sministry may be their best chance at graduating.

Many of the boys come from troubled homes and have fallen behindin school. Howard has met with guidance counselors of area schoolsseveral times to ask, “If I can get this student caught up a reading levelbefore school starts can we bump him up a grade?” In the public schoolsystem this simply isn’t possible and leads to a high level of frustration instudents who have fallen behind.

“If you are 16 or 17 in the ninth grade, a lot of these kids don’t see thepoint in finishing school,” Howard says.

But T. Mac has a plan for the boys who are falling through the cracksin public education. In the Fall of 2012 Howard will launch Delta Streetsas an all boys academy. His goal is to have 20 to 30 seventh and eighthgrade students his first year. Being in a private school environment willgive these children a chance to catch up. They will be able to work attheir own pace and be rewarded by being promoted to a new grade levelas their skill levels increase.

“It seems impossible, but I am praying for 1000 people to give $1000to start the academy.” With fundraising efforts underway, Howard is busypreparing for the future. He is pursuing his Master’s degree in RuralDevelopment and Public Policy at MVSU, and is in the beginning stagesof renovating his building to accommodate the new school.

T. Mac’s dreams might be too big for man, but for God and a handfulof boys in the Delta, they are just the right size. Y

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T here was a study done on fiftyelderly folks who were asked whatthey would do differently if they had

their life to live over again. A summary oftheir answers:

■ They would have reflected more.■ They would have taken more risks.■ They would have done more things

that would live on after they are dead.There were over 500 people at Bubba Cox’s

funeral a few years ago. Bubba was a booksalesman, had cancer for nearly 17 years andwas told several times that he wouldn’t liveanother six months. His wife had multiplesclerosis; therefore most all of their moneywent for medical bills. What amazed me wasthat most of the 500 people at Bubba’s funeralthought he was their best friend, including me.How can someone with no fancy titles, verylittle money, no place of prominence in societyor business be one of the few special peoplethat we remember and still talk about yearsafter his death? The answer I think; Bubba wasa living testimony. His life was about helping,encouraging and giving himself to others.

What about you and me? What are we livingfor? Titles or testimonies? For too many yearsof my life I focused on plaques, titles, awards,money and approval. I still struggle with mostof those each and every day. OK so I am a slowlearner! Give me a little slack. I am a work inprogress, sometimes very slow progress. Howabout you? There is nothing wrong with beingsuccessful, earning money, being the best atwhat you do. It is just when those things get inthe way of the most important thing theproblem develops.

In Tony Campolo’s book Who Switched thePrice Tags, he tells of the College StudentAppreciation Day in his Baptist church. Thepastor got up and said, “Children, you’re goingto die. You may not think you’re going to die,but you’re going to die. One of these days theyare going to take you out to the cemetery, dropyou in a hole, throw some dirt on your face andgo back to the church and eat potato salad.”

He continued, “When you were born youalone were crying and everyone else was happy.The question I want to ask is this: when youdie, are you alone going to be happy, leavingeveryone else crying? The answer depends onwhether you live to get titles or testimonies. Arepeople going to stand around reciting the fancytitles you’ve earned, the money you made orare they going tell the testimonies of the good

things you did for them? Will the newspaper,internet and Facebook tell people howimportant you were, or will you leave peoplecrying giving testimonies of how they lost thebest friend they ever had?”

Want to try to start being “A LivingTestimony”? Try these three simple activitiesand do at least one each week:

■ Write a note – of thanks, encouragementor appreciation to one person.

■ Make a telephone call – to someoneyou haven’t talked to in a while (just tocheck on them).

■ Compliment someone – job well done,their attitude, their dependability, theirfitness, etc. Want to multiply thecompliment? Do it publicly.

Do this with no agenda, just a note, a call ora compliment. Develop this habit and in just afew short weeks you will feel and see adifference in how you feel about yourself. I stillremember the notes, phone calls andcompliments that Bubba gave on a very regularbasis to me.

Titles or Testimonies? My vote is for thetestimonies. Y

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Strange BeginningsIt was a robbery that set into motion an

unexpected business opportunity for Ed Trim.The owner of Pennington and Trim AlarmServices thinks it was by “Divine Appointment”that as a young man working for anothersecurity company he was assigned to install analarm system in Mr. and Mrs. NormanPennington’s South Jackson home following aburglary in 1987. Ed completed his work andtook a few extra minutes to demonstrate thenew system to Norman. “Mr. Pennington justtook a liking to me,” he says.

Security systems, especially residential ones,were not as commonplace as they are today.The industry was barely getting cranked uphere in Mississippi, but Pennington, who wasthe General Manager of Borden Milk at thetime, was intrigued by the future prospect ofthe industry and impressed with this youngman’s knowledge and genuine concern for hiscustomer. He told Ed, “If you’d ever beinterested in starting your own business, Iwould be interested in talking to you.” He waslooking for both an investment and somethinghis wife could do part time. Ed took him at his word. At the time, he was

making eight dollars an hour, working 80 hoursa week but only getting paid for 40. He was oncall 28 out of every 30 days and needless to say,he was quite unhappy. The thought of workingfor himself rather than someone else resonatedin his very heart and soul! He spent the nextfew evenings with a yellow legal pad writingdown everything he could possibly think hewould need to start that company. He presentedhis rough plan to his potential partner asking for10,000 dollars.

Within a few days, Pennington called himback and said, “Ok. Here are my conditions.One, you are not my partner yet. You are myemployee. When you give me back my tengrand, then we’re fifty/fifty. The secondcondition is this is all you are getting. This is theonly investment I am going to make so youbetter make it with this.”

Ed Trim was many things, but lazy was notone of them. His dream of owning his ownbusiness was closer than it had ever been and

he poured himself into being sure it came tofruition. Twelve hour days, six dayworkweeks…if this is what it took, then he was100 percent into it. His job was to knock ondoors and sell the systems as well as do theactual installations. The only other person

Ed and Dana Trim Not Ashamed of the Gospel


involved in the day to day operationswas Virginia Pennington, who kept thebooks and paid the bills from herhome. There was no storefront.Inventory was kept in a small storageroom at Ed and Dana’s house.

Pennington and Trim began togrow in no time at all. Within the firsttwelve months, Ed had paid back theten thousand and he was half-owner inthe business. The customer basecontinued to expand and Virginiafound herself far more involved thanshe had intended. After Ed and Dana’sfirst son was born, Dana left her full-time day job as a secretary with a

downtown insurance company to become thepart-time secretary and relieve Virginia of someof the overwhelming paper work. Ed was stillthe man who did all the selling and all theinstallation until 1989 when they hired thefirst technician.

Today Pennington and Trim has 22employees on the payroll, 12,000 customers inthe metro area, and has become one of thelargest security companies in central Mississippi.

In 1998, the Trims bought out thePennington’s. Ed and Dana became fifty/fiftyshare holders in their own company.

“We’ve been blessed,” says Ed.

Call to Missions From the beginning, Ed did not view his

business as an end in itself. He orders his entirelife around being a good steward of everyblessing. Therefore, the business is not just aseparate compartment that allows him to feedhis family. For Ed and Dana it is the means bywhich they support missions and help spreadthe gospel. There are no flashy cars in thedriveway, no elaborate homes or expensiveclothes and jewelry announcing God’s blessingon this couple. Their monetary blessingssimply provide daily opportunities to careabout those they serve. As Dana says, “Ed isalways looking for a way to be ‘salt and light’to everyone he meets.”

Left to right: The first homeof Pennington and Trim wasa storage room in Dana andEd’s first tiny home. Today’s

company home has beenenlarged several times and

boasts 22 employees!

Ed speaks before apacked house in

Bungoma, Kenya.

Left to right: PastorOchuro, Dana and Ed

work together in teachingand preaching to a youngchurch outside Bungoma.

Ed prays with one ofthose who respond to

Christ in Bungoma.


Ed and Dana took a mission trip toBungoma, Kenya in 2004. That was a definingmoment in their faith journey. They werehooked. Since then, they go at least once a yearon a foreign mission trip—frequently back toBungoma where Pastor Justus Ochuro has aBible School training the African people to bepastors and plant churches. There is noelectricity, no running water, so much povertyand so many who are hungry for the word ofGod. Ed and Dana frequently teach togetherand have derived much satisfaction from seeingthe people receive the word with such joy.

In 2009 God impressed on Ed’s heart theidea of raising money to actually build thephysical building for a new congregation inKenya. Ed just began sharing with people thevision God had put on his heart and he was ableto present this little fledgling group of Believers15,000 dollars, enough to cover buying a plot ofland and building their church building. Theywere also able to buy 50 new mattresses for theBible School students and enough food to stockthe Bible School pantry for an entire year.

As the couple began to regularly take weeksoff at a time for their mission trips, friendsfrequently asked how they managed to walk offand leave their business. “God just keptsending us good people who made it possible,”Ed says. One day it occurred to Dana and Edthat it would please God if they gave time tomission projects right here in their communityand wouldn’t it be a great team-builder toinvolve these good people who worked withthem right here?

“Each quarter we let a different employeechoose a place they want to go to give our timeand money in support,” Dana says. “It has beenreally neat. We’ve done Ronald McDonaldHouse, Catholic Charities, Animal RescueLeague, Stewpot, Healing Touch Ministriesand more.”

Those days begin with an inspirationalspeaker and breakfast together, followed byseveral hours of mission work, lunch together,and a time of team competitions with sillygames and prizes. The winning team also getsbonus time off! Ed and Dana laugh as theydescribe some hilarious adventures.

They have found these projects to be such ablessing as well as the opportunity for them toshow their “team” how valued and appreciatedthey are.

Story Behind the StoryEd grew up in South Jackson attended

neighborhood public schools and graduatedfrom Jim Hill High School in 1981. Althoughmoney was always tight and college was notreally an option, Ed’s mother’s faith was great,

and she put a high priority on raising herchildren to know the Lord. “I don’t remember atime when I did not have a relationship withJesus,” Ed says. But like many of us, there wereseasons when he was running in anotherdirection sowing a few wild oats. Even then, heknew that everything his mother had taught himabout God was true. He just procrastinatedsurrendering his will and his plans to God’s willand God’s terms for living life.

Dana’s dad was a career naval officer whohad raised his family all over the country. Theylanded in Jackson just about the time Danabegan her first year of college at Hinds in 1983.Her mother was a devout Roman Catholic andDana considered herself to be the same. Prayerwas the bedrock of her faith, but she did notknow a lot about words like “grace” or“salvation,” and she had never spent a great dealof time in scripture. In fact when Ed asked herone day if she was “saved,” she replied, “Fromwhat?”

Dana was an eager student of faith, however.She has a soothing presence about her; she is agood listener; and she was willing to try outsome of the core principles that seemed to beso important to Ed. For instance, in 1986 theywere newlyweds living in what they describe asa “dumpy little apartment” where mice androaches were not uncommon. They were barelymaking ends meet when Ed said, “We need totithe. The Bible says we are supposed to givethe first ten per cent of all we earn to God.”

Dana was handling the checkbook, andalthough tithing was a foreign concept thatmade no sense to her, she agreed to give it a try.They never went hungry and somehow theymanaged month after month to pay their bills.She began to see the reality of God’sfaithfulness. God’s “loaf and fish principle ofmultiplication” was demonstrated to her overand over again as their income seemed tostretch enough to get them through month aftermonth. They were finally able to leave the dingylittle apartment behind and move into a modest

home. Dana was growing daily in herrelationship with Christ. The more she read theBible and prayed, the more treasures shediscovered there and the more she wanted toread and wanted to understand...In fact, oneevening while Ed was working, Dana flipped onthe television and found Pat Robertsonexplaining how one could be sure they weregoing to heaven. She listened intently andwhen the invitation was given at the close ofthe broadcast, she bowed her head and prayedas instructed.

God was working on Ed as well, taking the“head” knowledge he had and turning it into“heart” knowledge. However, he had a few areasof life he simply was not ready to relinquish.

On the evening of Ed’s thirtieth birthday heattended a Jackson Homebuilders Associationmeeting. Some of his friends insisted they takehim out for drinks and a birthday celebrationafterward. One stop turned into another stopand then another stop, and by the time he

started home, it was past midnight and thealcohol hit him immediately. Somehow, by thesheer grace of God he got home without hurtinghimself or anyone else. He vowed that he wouldnever touch alcohol again, and he hasn’t.

But with that vow, he also went forward thevery next Sunday to rededicate his life to Christ,to ask God to help him keep that promise tolive for Him. Something caught fire in his heartthat day. Though the fire has never diminished,testing was close at hand.

HeartbreakTragedy struck within the month. Their baby

girl, one year-old Nicole woke up one Fridaymorning vomiting uncontrollably. Mid-afternoon Dana called Ed from thepediatrician’s office telling him to come to thehospital because they were going to run sometests. A cat scan revealed five brain tumors. Abiopsy proved them not only malignant butinoperable. Day after day the doctors workedon their baby trying radiation and one thing

The Pennington and Trim family take their quarterly local mission trips all over the Metro area.

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after another. Every day, despite theprayers of so many, Nicole spiraleddown farther, and on the ninth day shepassed away.

The Trims’ life had turned upsidedown overnight. They were devastated.Ed says, “If I had to pick a day thatchanged my life I would say that day.”

All the promises and all the scriptureand all the blessings they had beenexperiencing in their marriage, in theirbusiness, in their family…how did theymake sense of something so hard aslosing a child? They clung to God knowing thateven in their brokenness, God was still God,and His plans are ultimately for good in thelives of believers. But they needed to find thestrong comfort of the Heavenly Father in adeep and personal way if they were ever to heal.

Ed suggested they seek out a church like thechurch he had attended with his mother as achild. He wanted to be comforted by the Wordof God.

Several weeks earlier Ed had installed asecurity system in the home of Pastor RonnieSims of Word of Life Church. He did not knowa lot about him or his church but he knew heknew how to pray. Ed had reached out andcalled Pastor Sims during Nicole’s illness. There

was such an outpouring ofconcern from Sims and hiscongregation that the Trimsdecided to visit the church.

It was there healingbegan and the couple couldget past the “Why Nicole?”

It was there anotherspiritual growth spurt moved Ed and Dana to anew level in their faith journey. Ed compares hisrelationship with Christ to the building of ahouse. “My mother laid the foundation. PastorRonnie built the four walls, and his son PastorJoel Sims is putting the shingles on it.”

This big burly man with a big heart for God

and others quotes scripture likea seminary professor andreiterates that he believesscripture is indeed the inspiredword of God and theinstruction book for successfulliving. He has remained steady

in his commitment to tithein lean times and fat timesalike, and he has astorehouse of personalstories on amazing waysGod has provided over andabove their wildest dreamsin the worst of times.

Ed and Dana are abreath of fresh air. Theybring to my mind theperfect illustration ofChrist’s “salt” and “light”analogies. Authentic peopleof faith who are willing to

live somewhat counter culturally in today’s Post-Christian environment stand out from thecrowd, and who doesn’t notice? The Biblerefers to King David as “a man after God’s ownheart.” Well, that being true, me-thinks Ed andDana just might be close ‘kin-folk!’ Y

Left to right: TheTrim sons: Joshand MatthewBelow: Matthew


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1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Bring water to a boil. Add the hot water tothe jello packets and orange juice and dissolvethoroughly. Chill in a 9 by 9 or 9 by 13 dish.Chop celery finely in food processor; removeto a small dish and set aside. Peel orange rind.Grind orange rind and raw cranberries in foodprocessor. Add sugar right into the processorfor one less dish. When Jell-O mixture issyrupy, add cranberry mixture, nuts, and finelychopped celery. Mix well.

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Melt butter in hot drippings over mediumheat; add onion, and sauté until tender.

Whisk in flour and salt until smooth andbubbly. Whisk in sour cream until smooth;cook, whisking often, 3 minutes. Stir in cornand cook until thoroughly heated. Spoon intoa lightly greased 8-inch baking dish; top withcrumbled bacon. Bake at 350 degrees for 15to 20 minutes or until bubbly. Yields 4 to 6servings. (Can easily be doubled and madeahead.)


Two of the region’s favorite festivals are just in time forthe holidays. Handworks Holiday Market, held the weekendbefore Thanksgiving each year, is its customers’ “favorite shopping

party” for those who want the trendiest gifts created in the southeast. Thisyear’s dates are Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th. It is a“stroller-friendly” show and features children’s clothing, Christmasornaments, candles, delicious packaged food items and much more! Checkout the website at www.handworksmarket.com for more details.

Chimneyville Crafts Festival is celebrating its 35th anniversary thisyear and is always the first weekend in December. Held at the MS TradeMart, the Collector’s Preview Party is Friday, December 2, from 7-10p.m. and the festival is Saturday, December 3rd, from 10 a.m.-5:00 p.m.and Sunday, 12 noon-5:00 p.m. Preview Party tickets may be purchasedon the website at www.mscrafts.org and entitle the purchaser to return toall days of the festival.

If you miss these festivals, these artisans’ work may be viewed at theMississippi Craft Center, 950 Rice Road, Ridgeland, Mississippi, 7 days perweek, 9-5, or by calling 601-856-7546. These exhibitors will showcase andsell their products at both festivals.

1Whether you want an heirloom to pass along to daughters orgranddaughters or something to wear on an everyday basis,

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for her pins and ornaments. Begin a collection of her Santas to hangon the Christmas tree or elsewhere in your house. They look vintageand will work with any décor. Whether she is autographing her booksor showcasing her ornaments, she is an artist worth meeting atHandworks Holiday Market and Chimneyville Crafts Festival.

4 Sisters Rose Ellen Lindsay and Mary McGregor, N’Krebl Pottery,are potters who enhance the holidays and beyond with their

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Editor’s Note: The Personhood Amendment is one of threeinitiatives Mississippi voters will have the opportunity todecide on November 8. Seldom have I seen such passion onboth sides, and unlike most issues that divide the electorateaccording to one’s moral values, there are Christians whoconsider themselves pro-lifers on each side of this issue.Find out all you can and consider this issue prayerfully.

YES on the Personhood Initiativeby TERRI HERRING

Christians will have the opportunity to agreewith God’s Word by voting YES onInitiative 26. The Lord told Jeremiah,

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you”(Jeremiah 1:5). If The Church does not lead inprotecting life, no one else will. The Church hashistorically led the way in the fight for socialjustice but for far too long has been silent on theissue of abortion. Our silence is our consent.

This Amendment simply clarifies what ourFounding Fathers intended when they used the used the word “person”in the Mississippi Constitution. They could not have imagined the needto state the obvious—that an unborn child is also a person.

The courts will continue to be a battle ground in trying to gainprotection for the unborn but we on November 8th can vote toprotect life.

Abortion has made the womb the absolute most dangerous place inthe world. What God intended to be a protective sanctuary for theunborn has become a most hostile place. More people die in the wombthan from heart disease or any other cause. With over a million coupleswaiting to adopt these newborn babies, isn’t it time to stop thesenseless killing?

Unborn children are not the only ones who are victims of abortion. Iknow far too many Christian women who have become the second

victim of abortion. Women who have hadabortions often suffer guilt, shame and regret.This generation does not have to pass this curse ofdeath to our children’s children. Ending theholocaust of child sacrifice must beginsomewhere. Why not here in Mississippi and why not now?

Resources are available for any woman who is willing to simply givebirth to her baby and allow others to lovingly parent when she is unable.Mississippi has over 44 pregnancy resource centers and adoptionagencies. You can see a list at www.chooselifems.org.

The Personhood Amendment is a decision about when life begins.Don’t allow fear to rule the day and don’t be misled by erroneousinformation from Planned Parenthood and the ACLU and others whopurport to be pro-life. The best thing you could do would be to beinformed. Please go to www.yeson26.net for answers to all yourquestions and concerns regarding “personhood.”

Initiative 26 will not take away any birth control thatprevents pregnancy, but it would end abortion as a means ofbirth control. If any birth control is ending a pregnancy instead ofpreventing pregnancy Mississippi women should know about it.Christian women need to ask their doctors if their “birth control” isactually preventing conception.

Science continues to reaffirm what we already know - yet many stillrefuse to acknowledge. Yes, a person really is a person no matter howsmall. At fertilization the small embryo has the exact same DNA the babywill have at birth and nothing changes except God knitting it together inthe mother’s womb. Science needs to respect the lives of these small livesby not using them for experimentation.

Mississippi has never had the opportunity to vote on abortion. Roe vs.Wade was decided for us in 1973 by activist judges and most states,including Mississippi allowed abortion in rare cases. Roe was based ona rape that was never committed and abortion that never took place.But the fear lives on. Less than 1percent of all abortions are a result ofrape and when reported and treated, conception resulting from rapecan be prevented.

This vote is not just the court of public opinion. God is truly settingbefore us LIFE and DEATH… and He has already given us instructionin Deuteronomy 30:19.

I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have setbefore you LIFE and death, therefore CHOOSE LIFE, that BOTH youand your descendants may live…

Your vote is your voice, and it matters. We can gladly say in OURlifetime we voted to choose life. This is a powerful moment in history.Mississippi can be first in granting human rights to unborn persons. Y

Terri Herring is an Advisory Board Member on YES ON 26 .

SECTION 33. Person defined. As used in thisArticle III of the state constitution, “The term‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include every humanbeing from the moment of fertilization, cloning orthe functional equivalent thereof.

NO on the Personhood Initiativeby DR. D. PAUL SEAGO

A s an ob/gyn physician/surgeon whopractices in the specialty of gynecologiconcology, I am opposed to Initiative #26 as

a matter of conscience and because it is bad forthe health of women, bad for Mississippi familiesand bad for us as taxpayers. This initiative is deeplyflawed and represents an unprecedented andextreme government intrusion that goes too far.

The Mississippi State Medical Association’sBoard of Trustees voted NOT to support Initiative


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#26 and sent the following statement to all Mississippi doctors.Their decision was the result of overwhelming opposition from itsmember doctors.

“We fear that it will place in jeopardy a physician who tries to savea mother’s life by performing procedures and employing techniquesphysicians have used for years.

The common procedures we use now could be interpreted as murderor wrongful death if (Initiative) #26 passes. This justifiably will limit thephysician’s options and deter use of common lifesaving procedures.

It is for this reason only; the MSMA Board of Trustees cannotsupport Initiative #26.”

This extreme initiative is so poorly written and so broad as to havedangerous potential in its present form. Not only will it put women’shealth at risk, it will likely outlaw methods of birth control such as theIUD, and regulate the common use of birth control pills. It will denycouples unfettered access to In Vitro Fertilization, therefore denyingthem the dream of a family.

This American Society for Reproductive Medicine opposed thisinitiative. This is their statement.

“Amendment 26 not only threatens the reproductive rights ofwomen, it also thwarts the ability of those who suffer from infertility toseek treatment appropriate for their disease.

It would unduly restrict an infertile patient’s right to make decisionsabout embryos created as part of the in vitro fertilization process.”

As a Christian, who does not believe that abortion should be usedfor contraception, I join many other Christians in opposing thisinitiative because of its unintended consequences. The CatholicBishop of Mississippi, as well as the Eagle Forum and the FloridaConference of Catholic Bishops opposes the initiative because theybelieve it harms the federal effort to ban abortion. This is the quotefrom MS Catholic Bishop Latina’s website.

“As Bishop, I join with Catholic Bishops in several other states innot endorsing these Personhood petitions to be circulated in ourCatholic parishes. We have committed ourselves to working for afederal amendment and feel the push for a state amendment couldultimately harm our efforts to overturn Roe vs. Wade.”

Initiative #26 outlaws the termination of any pregnancy withoutexception for rape, incest or life of the mother, and runs afoul of theUnited Methodist Church’s Statement Social Principles.

“We recognize tragic conflicts of life with life that may justifyabortion, and in such cases we support the legal option of abortionunder proper medical procedures.

It violates women’s rights and endangers the lives of womenneeding lifesaving therapies for ectopic pregnancy or choriocarcinoma.

It will drive up Medicaid costs, health insurance and malpracticeinsurance rates, costing millions to defend in the courts.

This initiative gives the same legal status to a cancerous growth asto my 16-year-old daughter. It would force a 13 year old rape victim tocarry this pregnancy regardless of their situation.

These decisions are best made by families and their pastors, asfamilies in the midst of a crisis do not want the State of Mississippimaking decisions for them.

I would encourage every Mississippian to learn more aboutInitiative #26 and then vote. There is a comment page on theSecretary of State Delbert Hoseman’s website, and there arenumerous forums and websites from which information can be gleaned.Y

Dr. D Paul Seago, MD is a gynecologic oncologist at Jackson GynecologicOncology.

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MCL: What are the foundational principles that havecontributed to Callaway’s long success?

I think that offering the best merchandise that we canat the best prices we can has been important. We believein taking care of our customers and want the best result foreach of them. We really value long term relationships withour customers.

MCL: Callaway’s has one of the largest, if not thelargest, selections of Christmas décor in the South. Itmust be something you have to plan for and thinkabout all year long. Tell us a little about what goesinto the Callaway’s Christmas?

Planning is started early in the year and all of ouremployees are involved in some way in preparing for Christmas—fromthe stockroom to the finished product. We want to be ready for ourcustomers by the first Open House in November. Families aredecorating earlier every year. Many families celebrate Christmas whentheir entire family can be together, and this often happens atThanksgiving.

MCL: How do you employ your Christian faith in the workplace? We treat our customers as we would want to be treated with honesty

and integrity. We value our relationships with our co-workers. We alwayscarry a large selection of Nativity Sets and items for our customers. Mostimportantly, we always want to remember what Christmas means. Y


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As the son of a Baptist preacher, Pastor HoseaHines observed the sacrifice, endless hours, andhard work involved in pastoring a church. The seventhof eight children, he never considered another vocation. Forty years later,he has no regrets as he describes blessing upon blessing and too manycoincidences along the way to discount God’s favor in directing his path.

Pastor Hines was born in west Jackson, but his family moved toRockford, Illinois, when he was twelve years old. He attended college atJudson College in Elgin, Illinois and American Baptist TheologicalSeminary in Rockford. There was a time when he thought he wouldnever return to Mississippi. He had vivid memories of the civil rightsstruggles during his childhood, but he relates how God removed thatbitterness by giving him a white neighborhood friend in Rockford whochanged his prejudice. He sees that friendship as God laying thegroundwork for calling him back to his native soil.

When College Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson called himto their pulpit in 1990, he accepted. Under his leadership, this historicchurch tripled their membership, built a 1.5 million dollar family lifecenter, added an additional Sunday morning worship service and paid offall debt. In 2009 God began to speak to Hines’ heart about a newventure. It was time for him to step out on faith again.

He resigned from College Hill on July 12, 2009, knowing only thatthis was what he was supposed to do. “A new breed of believers” is theway he describes his vision. He is committed to building the body ofChrist on sound Biblical principles, providing the kind of nurture thatbuilds Christ-like believers who will make an impact in the city ofJackson. “What you see in crime are the repercussions of sin. When livesare changed, crime goes down,” he says.

In the first weeks after his resignation, his telephone rang constantlywith calls from people who wanted to be a part of this new movement.They located a temporary building on I-55 North and hoped to havetheir first service on August 2. Things fell into place as things do whenGod is in charge. The owner of the building handed over the keys and

told him to do whatever wasneeded to configure the spaceto be suitable for their needs.People Hines barely knewbegan offering everything fromoffice furniture to computersand copiers. One family foundan Oak pulpit, communiontable, and 26 sixteen foot pewson E-Bay for $99.

Christ Tabernacle Church held their first service on August 2, 2009.By February of 2010, the new congregation was bursting at the seams.Pastor Hines’ original thought was to stay in the temporary facility forabout five years and then to search for land and begin a buildingcampaign.

When a realtor friend called him telling him that she had found theperfect property for Christ Tabernacle, he thanked her but told her theywere not in the market. She was persistent about his coming to look at it,and so he took his wife and son and headed to meet her one afternoon.

1201 Cooper Road was the home of First Assembly of God. They hadrecently purchased the former Word of Life property off Highway 18.Twenty-two beautiful shaded acres surrounded two large buildings, anauditorium, many classrooms and office space all in pristine condition.There was room to grow, to build a school, a college, and a wholecommunity for the “new breed of believers.” This young congregationhad not amassed a huge bank account and as a non-denominationalchurch, they lacked the backing of a national entity.

There was a spirit of rapport and unity from the first moment PastorHines and a few representatives from Christ Tabernacle met with theleadership of First Assembly. Christ Tabernacle held its first services intheir new facilities on April 18, 2011. With more` than 600 members andministries that reach every age, this vibrant church under the leadershipof Hosea Hines is indeed building “a new breed of believers!” Y

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A Thankful Heart This YearIt would be an understatement to

say that it takes a lot of effort tocultivate an attitude of thankfulnesswhile trying to get the Thanksgivingspread on the dining room table,especially if your family’s custom is tocarve that bird at noon. Combine theculinary pressure with those of unrealisticholiday expectations and a grumpy familymember or two and you may end up with one ofmy sweet potato bombs. The recipe soundedgood enough. Basically, you were to wrap ahandful of sweet potato casserole around a largemarshmallow, roll it in a cinnamon and sugarmixture and bake the little nugget until it waspuffed up and golden. My young grandson’seyes expressed his wonder at such a delicacy.With military assurance and accuracy he aimedhis junior-size fork at the sugary goodness whichpromptly blew up and then deflated into a massof, well, very ordinary sweet potato casserole. Iwanted something special. Boy was it ever. Icould see the headline, “Local Boy SurvivesThanksgiving Potato Bomb.”

It’s not just the potato that’s the bomb. Moreoften the bomb has to do with our thanksgiving,lack of it, or misunderstanding of whatThanksgiving is in the first place. Not just ameal, a houseful of family and friends, or asentimental emotion, Thanksgiving is a year-round life-long attitude concerning thecharacter and the works of God.

Thankfulness presupposes there is One towhom sincere thanks is due. “Great is the Lordand greatly to be praised… All your workspraise you.” (Ps.145). God is worthy of ourthankfulness because of who He is, a Spirit,infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being,wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness andtruth. His attributes alone are reason enough fora lifetime of gratitude. It’s not just what Hedoes. He is due thanks because of who He is,what He is. Oswald Chambers once said that ifGod never chose to bless him again, Chamberswould still have reason to thank Him every dayof his life for who and what God is.

Thankfulness is not dependent on mycircumstances, those I deem pleasant or lessthan. James tells us in chapter one that “every

good and perfect gift comes down from theFather of lights in whom there is no change orshifting shadow.” Every gift He sends me isperfect for me because He can send onlyperfect gifts and because He never changes, theperfection of what He sends me never wavers.Both bright and dark providences reveal to meand have revealed to me the faithfulness of myheavenly Father, the depth of His love for Hischildren, and the truth that Jesus is reallysufficient. God does not prove His love for mewith a new car, a doting husband, or a trip toParis, just as His love for me has not beenwithdrawn when I experience an economicdownturn, a painful fracture in relationship, or aprolonged disappointment. Thanksgiving is nota feeling that can be based on a sense of well-being any more than it can be one that has to bemustered up in spite of circumstances.Thanksgiving is a way of life that responds toGod and His character that always seeks what isbest for those who love Him. This kind ofThanksgiving is the seedbed of Christian joy.

“What shall I render then, to the Lord for allof His benefits toward me? I will lift up the cupof salvation and call upon the name of theLord.” Ps.116:12-13. How shall I respond toGod in this season of Thanksgiving for both whoHe is and what He has done? I will receive thegift of Him and my salvation through His son,Jesus Christ. When someone offers you a gift,accepting the gift is the first step in expressionof gratitude. Take the gift given you. Thenrespond accordingly with the offering ofThanksgiving. Lift up the cup. This cup ofsalvation is most likely in reference to the drinkoffering given in gratitude for one’s salvation,but it is as well a picture of Christ’s receiving adifficult cup, a bitter cup that was nonethelesspart of God’s perfect gift giving. And so it is withus. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised.Every good and perfect gift has come to mefrom the Father. I will lift up the cup, call uponHis name, and open my lips that my mouth maydeclare Thy praise. Y

Shirley Windham is a wife, mother, grandmotherand a teacher in the MOMS ministry of FirstPresbyterian Church in Jackson.

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all in the familyby DR JOHN L. COX

A Practical Reason for BeingThankful

Happy Thanksgiving,gang! Thanksgiving ismy favorite festivity. It

feels like the only one wehaven’t screwed up yet. (Cynically speaking,I bet that before too long, we’ll be telling ourchildren if they are good this year a Big Turkeywearing a funny hat will bring them lots oftoys…but until that happens, I still loveThanksgiving.) But the real reason I like theholiday Thanksgiving is because I believe thata genuine heart of thanksgiving is a rare andprecious commodity. Being “Thankful” is arare thing.

The opposite of gratitude is something wecall Entitlement, and unfortunately it is not arare thing. Entitlement is the belief that what Ihave is not enough and I am owed more. It isthe theme statement of 21st century Americaand could replace E Pluribus Unum as ournational motto. Entitlement is that irritationthat I’m not getting what I think I deserve. Andit is the opposite of Thanksgiving.

Marriage is one of the favorite playing fieldsfor the “entitlement games.” I mean, how oftendo you have that feeling that your spouseshould be more (fill in the blank here),sensitive, careful with money, more emotionallyintimate, less emotionally expressive, helpfulwith the kids, get you a better house, etc.Marital Entitlement says “You don’t appreciatehow hard MY day is. (Haven’t y’all ever havethe “whose day was worse” fight?) Because ofentitlement, I’ve always thought the marriagevows should be changed to be a little morehonest: “I Bob, take you Sally to meet myevery need - to anticipate my moods anddeliver on my wildest desires. With this dreamI thee wed.”

As much as we hate to admit it, however,entitlement is FUN. I mean, what’s more funthan feeling that you deserve the best? What’smore fun than feeling that all those BADpeople don’t appreciate how wonderful youreally are? And besides, look at your options ifyou aren’t Entitled: Humility and Gratitude?Come on!

Yes, Entitlement can be fun. But do youwant to know when it stops being fun? (Andthis is ironic, so hold on tight). Entitlement

stops being fun when we actually GET what weare demanding. Why? Because when you GETwhat you feel entitled to…you feel NOTHING.Why should you? You’ve just gotten what youdeserved anyway. No love, no surprise, nodelight. The giver is just back to a “net zero;”they have done what they should. Think aboutif you demanded that your husband bring youflowers…and he does. That doesn’t produce alot of warm fuzzies does it? He’s just donewhat he’s supposed to. In other words, thedownside of demanding what you deserve isthat THAT is all you will get, WHAT YOUDESERVE, and nothing more. (And by theway…trust me on this…you don’t want whatyou really deserve anyway.)

A Heart of Thanksgiving, on the other hand,is about giving up the position of having a rightto what you want, and in fact acknowledgingthat you really don’t deserve anything. I knowthat sounds about as much fun as sittingthrough the Ole Miss vs LSU game willprobably be this year, but it actually is the onlyway that we can ever feel loved. When we stopbeing entitled, we can begin realizing that weare blessed to have what we have. We canbecome the little children Jesus loved, whocome to Him empty handed and asking for loveand offering it in return.

So the question is, when we sit at theThanksgiving table, or in our relationships, canwe leave my Entitlement out in the car? That iswhat Jesus does in Philippians Chapter 2.Though his “equality with God” was somethinghe had, (he was entitled to it) he laid it downand became a servant. As a result, God gavehim All Things. Can we step out of ourexpectations for what we deserve and insteadwonder that we are loved so much? That isgratitude. That is Thanksgiving. Y

Dr John L. Cox is a clinical psychologistin practice here in Jackson. He workswith adults, marriages and children. Youcan contact him at 601-352-7398


that will change her life forever. A whisperedpromise, an answered prayer, the beginning ofher journey.

We hurry to a lunch buffet where I makethree plates of food before I make my own.Sadie, my two year old, takes off her socks andshoes and throws them under the table. Asympathetic friend and father of four, smilesand says, “It’s like herding cats.” Exactly.

I scheduled a photographer to take familyphotos during nap time. Not because I’m acomplete idiot but because it was the onlytime our schedules would allow. I begged forsmiles and pleaded for good attitudes. Mytoddler did flips in the grass and showed offher Elmo panties. There scowls and armsangrily crossed at my outfit choices butmagically, there was one moment capturedforever, when all five of us sat together in ourbackyard that looks a little bit like perfectcontentment.

Sometimes Sunday isn’t a day of rest butevery once in a while, it’s a hiccup of God’sgrace. I’ll hold my breath and take eachmoment He gives me. Y

Robin O’Bryant is mother to threedaughters, wife to one husband, anddebut author of “Ketchup Is A VegetableAnd Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves,”available November 2011. She sharesthe drama and hilarity of motherhoodin her syndicated family humor column, “Robin’sChicks” and on her blog by the same name.(www.robinschicks.com)


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I’m pretty sure my Sundays are notwhat God had in mind when he was all,“And then I rested.”

On a typical Sunday morning my husbandlets me sleep late because he is a morningperson and I am not. He gets up, makescoffee and feeds our three girls breakfast. Istumble into the kitchen a couple of hourslater (Don’t hate me. My husband is amazing.And spoken for.) to pour a cup of coffee andstart getting everyone ready for church.

Me and all of my kids have hair that issome varying degree of curly. Emma, my five-year-old, wants me to wash her hair and haveit blown straight, every single day. And ya’ll? Ijust don’t have that kind of time on my handsbecause every night she goes to sleep and getsall sweaty and her hair curls right back up.

Once I roll out of the bed on Sunday andguzzle a cup of coffee, I spend the next hoursaying things like:

“Stop licking your sister. You are not a cat.”“No you can not wear your Princess

Jasmine outfit to church.”“It’s 47 degrees outside, I think you’ll be a

little chilly in a sundress and flip flops.”“Quit drinking my coffee! You do not

NEED it you are two years old!” “I am not going to flat iron your hair. You

are five years old.”“I will not pick your clothes out for you.

You are thirty-two years old.”I hustle. I bustle. We rush. I yell. (Yep.) “Get in the car. GET IN THE CAR!”“Don’t take your shoes off! Don’t take your

DRESS OFF!”“You can NOT take a naked Barbie to

church.”“BECAUSE I SAID SO.”I walk into church during the

announcements without a second to spare.The back of my hair is all sweaty and startingto curl up even though I flat ironed my ownhair. I have a fake smile plastered on my faceas my adrenaline rush fades and my coffeeloses it’s steam. I try to focus on the pastor’swords instead of what we will eat for lunch. Ishush my daughters and shoo my middle childto children’s church. I wonder if it’s evenworth the fight to get out of the house in themornings to be there.

Then, in the middle of chaos, right smackdab in the middle of life, somethingmomentous happens. While the communionplate passes, my daughter tugs on my sleeveand whispers in my ear and makes a decision

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In the October issue we looked at the symptoms of ADHD andlearned that all ADHD is not characterized by hyper activity. Thismonth we discuss the treatment options. Seewww.metrochristianliving.com for entire series.

What type of medicine is given and how does is help? No treatmentshave been found to cure ADHD, but the treatment that results in thegreatest degree of improvement in the symptoms of this disorder is theuse of stimulant medications (Concerta, Focalin, Vyvanse, Adderal) areexamples of stimulant medications). The stimulant goes to the frontal lobeof the brain where the dopamine and norepinephrine is made andstimulates the brain to make more of these two essentialneurotransmitters. The very best results come from a combination ofmedication management and therapy. In therapy the parent learns whatADHD is, what medication can and cannot do and how to provide morestructure in the home, use a positive reinforcement system to helpmotivate the child, and how to help their child or teen improveorganizational and study skills.

One aspect of treatment of ADHD that is often overlooked isdetermining how many skills have been missed prior to diagnosis. It isestimated that a child with ADHD who is unmedicated misses 50 percentof what is presented in the classroom; medications cannot teach missedskills. Medicine can only help your child focus on the skills that arecurrently being presented. If a diagnosis of ADHD is not made untilsecond or third grade or later; it is imperative to have a thorough diagnosisof mastered and missed skill in reading and math. Then the parents canprovide tutoring to help the child “catch up” on those missed skills.According to October 2009 issue of Clinical Psychiatry News, in an articleentitled “Stimulants Fend Off Comorbidities in Boys with ADHD”; oneyear out 80% of children who start medication for ADHD are no longertaking their medications. There are several possible explanations for thislow rate of compliance: parents abandoning treatment after one side effectoccurs, failure to return to the physician when ONE medicine does notwork, or failure to get the tutoring needed to get the child on grade levelin reading and math. Then the parents concludes “the medicine did notwork for my child”, and/or failure to follow up with frequent medicationchecks with the pediatrician or psychiatrist.

The good news is this developmental disorder can be effectivelymanaged, and your child can not only do well in school but enjoy learning.The following email was sent to me after several family sessions thissummer and one month into the new school year: “ I could not wait untilour next appointment to tell you how well Taylor is doing. He is a differentchild; he is more focused and homework is not a nightmare now. He canread and carry on a conversation without getting distracted and hismaturity level has already improved. He woke up Tuesday morninghappy and ready to go to school, came into the kitchen and asked if hecould have his medicine. He says he can tell a difference and he canpay attention and focus on his work. He is not the last one to finish hiswork now. “

TREATMENT WORKS. Unfortunately, ADHD assessment is rarelycovered under the services of Special Education. If you suspect your childor teen has problems concentrating and retaining information, you willneed to seek the help of a Licensed Professional Counselor and aClinical Psychologist. Y

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people that will be looking at spending some timein a nursing home is approaching 50 percent. Thequestion then arises: How will you pay for it? Thiscan be a very expensive proposition. There arethree ways of paying for nursing home care. Themost popular method and the one that mostpeople think they will utilize is referred to as“private pay.” That means paying out of yourassets for your long-term care. That may be analternative if you have lots of money and if youdon’t mind spending it that way. Anotheralternative, and one becoming increasinglypopular, is a policy of long-term care insurance.This is a way of paying for that nursing home staywithout depleting your own resources. Of course,the third way is to become totally impoverished(which most people in the private pay situation doeventually) and then they have their nursinghome care paid for by the government under theMedicaid program. There are some planningoptions for this last alternative, but they must bedone with great care and precision.

Planning in any of the above three areas isimperative. It is important not only for your well-being, but for the well-being of your family, and,most of all, for your peace of mind. Y

W hen planning for our personal andfamily future, considering the things

that could befall us physically, there areseveral items to consider. Looked atsimplistically, there are three areas that needyour attention.

1. At Your Death. Death When you passaway, any assets that you may own at the time willneed to be dealt with. The simple ways of puttingsomeone’s name on as a beneficiary may besatisfactory, or it may lead to complications,particularly if that person passes away before youdo. There may be court involvement, which youwould just as soon pass up (probate of your will),and there may be other issues that you wouldprefer your family not to have to deal with. Somepeople elect to have a Living Trust as a method ofavoiding probate and providing for thedistribution that they choose without courtinvolvement, delay and expense.

2. If You Become Incapacitated. Many ofus will become incapacitated due to a stroke, orAlzheimer’s or other types of dementia. Whatwould happen if you should becomeincapacitated for a period of time before you passaway, unable to manage your personal affairs, to

pay your bills, to handle your assets? Who wouldtake over? And, more importantly than the“who” is the “how” they would be able to act onyour behalf.

Some people rely upon a Durable Power ofAttorney, and that will many times suffice, but notalways. No one under our state law is required tohonor a Power of Attorney, regardless of how wellwritten. Some people elect to put someone else’sname on their account so that named person candeal with their asset if they become incapacitated.While that has a disarmingly simple sound, it canlead to big problems because that action exposesthat asset to that named person’s creditors, be ittheir divorce, car wreck, bankruptcy, or whatever.Many have chosen to use a Living Trust to grantauthority to a trustee to be able to handle theirbusiness affairs in the event they becomeincapacitated, and to do so without thecomplications of other alternate methods. Inshort, a Living Trust cannot be turned down as apower of attorney can.

3. How Will You Pay the Nursing Home?The fact of nursing home care being required isnot going to hit everyone, but in the future, basedupon current projections, the percentage of

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Join us January 2012!Summit Counseling

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let’s talk it overby BARBARA KNOPES • Photo by LIBBIE THOMAS

S ummit Counseling at First BaptistChurch in Jackson has been helpingpeople for decades —grounding their

counsel in the Word of God and skillfullyusing state of the art counseling practices.

There are times however, when counseling isneeded more than once or twice a week, but fulltime inpatient services are too extreme, tooexpensive or not possible due to job or personalobligations. Thankfully, different from inpatientservices, an intensive outpatient program (IOP)allows the person to stay employed and tend totheir daily responsibilities while still receivingcomprehensive, insurance eligible counseling.This intensive outpatient option is proving to be abetter choice for many people. Research showsthat skillful integration of a variety of counselingmethods in these types of settings can acceleratehealing in ways not experienced by traditionalone-on-one treatments. This is good to know.

As Christians, we also know something elsethat is good. We know that scripture is living andactive (Hebrews 4:12). We know that it is inspiredby God and useful to equip us (2 Tim. 3:16-17).We know that His Word makes us wiser than theworld (Psalm 119:98). We know that The Wordperforms God’s work in us (Thess. 2:13). Weknow that transformation (2 Corinthians 5:17) isto be a regular part of our lives.

We KNOW that real, lasting change is onlyachieved by using His Word as the ultimateauthority while courageously integrating otherrelevant advances in treatment services.

Summit’s Intensive Outpatient Program(IOP) offers exactly this type ofcomprehensive integration.

Has God yet showed you that yourfrustrations, struggles, pain, disappointments,failures and suffering are purposeful?

In his book, The Problem of Pain, CSLewis writes “God whispers to us in ourpleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shoutsin our pains; it is His megaphone to rouse adeaf world.”

Be assured that God will purposefullyorchestrate ‘megaphone moments’ in our lives.This is a gift. He is trying to get our attention.

Don’t waste these moments! When youexperience God’s megaphone in your life, dareto be ‘roused’!

Don’t be afraid to ask the hard questions thatrise up in your soul. Don’t be afraid of the‘giants’ that try to intimidate you from goingtowards His healing and restoration.

Trust God’s guardianship as you take stepstowards Him. Remember God guards your

coming and going (Psalm 121:8).Take courage that God is in your midst, a

great and awesome God, a victorious warrior—including during times of pain and suffering.(Deuteronomy 7:21, Zephaniah 3:17)

Work with others. Scripture recommends it.(Ecclesiastes 4:9-10) “Two are better than onebecause they have a good return for their labor.For if either of them falls, the one will lift up hiscompanion. But woe to the one who falls whenthere is not another to lift him up.”

At Summit, we are taking these scriptures toheart and opening our insurance eligible, 10week, unapologetically Biblically based andpsychologically sound Intensive OutpatientProgram in January 2012.

You don’t have to struggle alone. We have a group of master’s and doctorate

level therapists who are familiar with helpingthose experiencing personal battles. We willhelp you ‘have a good return for your labor’.

So—I encourage you: Don’t be afraid of your dark nights. Go into them with worthy companions and

God’s faithful guardianship. It’s yours for theasking—we’ll help you with the doing.

Learn more about how we can help andwhat our program is all about by visitingwww.counselingministry.com.

Free assessments for January 2012enrollment begin December 2011 by calling601-949-1949. Y

Barbara Knopes, LMFT, is Manager ofthe Intensive Outpatient Program atSummit Counseling. Questions about theprogram can be directed to her at 601-949-1949 or at [email protected]

Healing Under God’s Guardianship


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Looking back over the years thereare so many things for which I amthankful. God’s hands have guided

me into a profession where I can truly begrateful every day. I am blessed to havespent a lifetime working with students. Inreflecting, I am amazed by how powerfulstudents are at shaping and transforming theworld. They are not only my students, but alsomy teachers. I have learned the joy ofcontinual learning and that every day bringsnew knowledge and a chance for growth. Thiskeeps not only my mind, but my spirit young.With each passing year, I realize it is notsimply one class after another moving towardgraduation, but individuals in whom I haveinvested in for life. I have been blessed withthe opportunity to influence and be influencedby my students. I know that once thesechildren leave the classroom they are not justformer students, but also my investment,which is transforming and shaping both mycommunity and world. During the holidays Iwill inevitably reflect on how thankful I am fortheir efforts and abilities and for the impactthat my students have made on my life.

Thanksgiving gives us all a chance to reflecton what we have been through and howblessed we really are. However, it is also a timeto look to the future. It’s important to not onlyremember, but also to cherish and foster theseblessings. During breaks and holidays we havetime to relax and rejuvenate. It is important toembrace this time with family and loved ones,but it is imperative not to forget what we havelearned so that we can move forward with ourfull energy and devotion. It is crucial to beprepared to return to school and a normalroutine once the holidays have passed. Part ofNew Summit School’s curriculum is toencourage and promote not only academicsuccess, but to build strong values andcharacter. At New Summit School we knowparents and families are an integral part offostering these goals and can encouragegrowth during the holidays. During this winterbreak we encourage families to take advantageof teachable moments and to keep a routine sothat students enter back into school ready totake on the New Year! Families can make timein the day for open discussion with children.This time could be used to discuss things they

have already learned or things they are excitedto learn about when they return to school. It’seasy to get a little lazy over breaks, and althoughit’s great to kick back, staying active helps thebody and mind and is fun too! Leave time tomove around and have fun with your kids, takethem to the park, go for a walk or even play asports game on the Wii, just keep moving!Keeping structure is important for returning toschool. Having a general agenda your childrencan follow helps them stay on track and keepseveryone ready to get back to work.

So to my students, their families, andcommunity thank you for your support, loveand efforts. You are the reason we are blessedat New Summit School. We appreciate all thatyou do and know that the investments wemake today will brighten our communities oftomorrow. Y

Dr. Nancy New is the ExecutiveDirector of New Summit SchoolServices and the MississippiCommunity Education Center. Formore information on New SummitSchool’s services, call us at (601) 982-7827 or visitour website at www.newsummitschool.com.

Giving Thanks


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Anyone who follows the news might wonderwhat we have to be grateful for this Thanksgivingseason. We receive a steady bombardment ofcrime, poverty, and suffering through various media.By contrast, author Bradley Wright offers goodnews in his new book Upside. Though the world isnot perfect, many areas are improving.

Wright begins with income and poverty, usingthe best available statistics and adjusting numbersfor inflation to make fair comparisons. Despite whatthe news media may have told us, Americans todayhave more money than in past generations.Determining the state of world finances is morechallenging, but good news follows a careful lookthere, too.

From education to health and environmental issues, most measures showimprovement over the past decades. People are living longer and healthierlives, and have more free time than ever. Divorce rates and crime rates haveboth dropped.

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events calendar


JACKSON November 2-5 Mistletoe Marketplace’s Simply Sparklingshopping extravaganza is coming to theMississippi Trade Mart to bring in theChristmas season. Come and enjoy shoppingat its finest featuring merchants locally andfrom afar. For additional information go towww.mistletoemarketplace.com

Belhaven Pavilion will be the site of an outdoorinteractive production of “Everyone Knowswhat a Dragon Looks Like”. This Chinesefable tells of the faith of a child and is sure tobe a hit for the entire family. Performancesbegin at 7:30 p.m. with special matineeperformances throughout the day on Saturday.

November 8The Mississippi Museum of Art, inpartnership with St. Andrew’s Cathedral, hostharpsichordist John Paul. Music begins at5:45 p.m. and is free to the public withdonations being accepted.

November 14Friends for a Cause is hosting their 28thAnnual Squat & Gobble beginning at 7 p.m.

at the Northpointe Barn. From simplebeginnings in 1980, this group has continuedto grow to an organization of friendsvolunteering their time and resources all in aneffort to spread God’s word. This year’sproceeds benefit Domestic Violence Sheltersof the Jackson Metro area. Information can befound at www.friendsforacause.com

November 16The many merchants of the historic FondernDistrict invite you to Fondern Unwrapped, auniquely Fondern experience which gives anopportunity to stroll from shop to shop andenjoy an evening of holiday shopping, festivemusic and delicious food. For moreinformation, call 601-981-9606.

November 18-19Browse hand-made arts and crafts fromvendors during “Mississippi’s favorite arts andcrafts shopping party” at Handworks HolidayMarket located at the Trademart on theMississippi State Fairgrounds. Moreinformation can be found atwww.handworksmarket.com

December 2 & 3Bring your blankets and chairs to enjoy the79th Annual Singing Christmas Treepresented at the Soccer Bowl on the campusof Belhaven University. Festivities begin at7:30 p.m. and are the sure way to get youinto the true meaning of Christmas.

December 2 & 3The Ag Museum is going to be the filled withshoppers at this year’s Gingerbread GiftMarket. Come enjoy shopping at its bestalong with carolers, cooking demonstrations,arts and gifts. Shopping begins at 5:00 p.m.until 9:00 p.m. on Friday and continuesSaturday morning at 9:00 a.m.

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➺quips & quotes

“Whether God’s answer to our prayers is“Yes,” “No,” or “Wait,” his answers arealways the perfect expression of his loveand power in our lives.”

– Gary Yates

“How great are his signs, howmighty his wonders! His kingdomis an eternal kingdom; hisdominion endures fromgeneration to generation.”

– Daniel 2:3

“What we’re really talking about isa wonderful day set aside on thefourth Thursday of November whenno one diets. I mean, why elsewould they call it Thanksgiving?”

– Erma Bombeck

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Cut out the scriptures and quotes and place them around your home for daily encouragement!{ }

“The fewer thefacts, the strongerthe opinion.”

– Arnold Glasow

May your stuffing be tastyMay your turkey plump,May your potatoes and gravyHave nary a lump.May your yams be deliciousAnd your pies take the prize,And may your Thanksgiving dinner

Stay off your thighs! – Anonymous

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“People nowadays take timefar more seriously thaneternity.”

– Thomas Kelly

“Here is a trustworthysaying that deserves fullacceptance; Christ Jesuscame into the world tosave sinners…”

– 1 Timothy1:15

“An optimist is a person whostarts a new dieton ThanksgivingDay.”

– Irv Kupcinet

“May the God of hope fill you withall joy and peace as you trust inhim, so that you may overflow withhope by the power of the HolySpirit.”

– Romans 15:13


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Metro Christian Living November 2011

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