I can only speak for myself as a Samson guy whilst answering this question.
Some veteran Jackson Mississippi Samson guys' musings, recommended resources, and Samson Society news / updates (all written by 100% Grade A - Human Intelligence)
Weekly meetings available to you are as follows:
Tuesday at 6:30 PM, Truitt Baptist Church - Pearl. Call Matt Flint at (601) 260-8518 or email him at matthewflint.makes@gmail.com.
Wednesday at 6:00 PM, First Baptist Church Jackson - Summit Counseling Suite - 431 North State St. Jackson. Call Don Waller at 601-946-1290 or email him at don@wallerbros.com.
Monday at 6:30 PM , Vertical Church - 521 Gluckstadt Road Madison, MS 39110. Mr. Roane Hunter, facilitator, LifeWorks Counseling.
Wednesday at 7:00 PM, Crossgates Baptist Church. Brandon Reach out to Matthew Lehman at (601)-214-4077 for further info.
Sunday night at 6:00 PM, Grace Crossing Baptist Church - 598 Yandell Rd. Canton. Call Joe McCalman at 601-201-5608 or email him at cookandnoonie@gmail.com.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
What Does It Mean To "Do The Work"?
Monday, October 2, 2023
Give Yourself Credit Where Credit's Due / Look Towards The Future
The first Samson Society National Retreat I attended was during the fall of 2017 (I believe it was the first weekend of November). The venue was a Tennessee state park smack dab in the middle of the Volunteer State. The weather was perfect that weekend. I vividly recall the fall foliage being spectacular.
The (earlier in 2017) email invitation which touted this retreat described it initially as a Samson Society meeting facilitators' retreat. And it's important to note that back then, there were no virtual Samson Society meetings. Every meeting across the country was face-to-face.
Friday, September 29, 2023
Communication (Within Samson Society) Is A Key To Success
Saturday, (10/7) is slated to be the day Mr. Nate Larkin hosts the second official "Samson Society Meeting Host Training" via Zoom. The first one occurred back in February of this year. Throughout all my years of involvement within Samson Society (since August 2014), there's been nada training for meeting hosts. Hence, this is a surprising, very exciting change that's immensely helpful to all of us involved.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
"I Found Jesus In Prison..." Ethan #12
"For it is true, we can seldom help those closest to us. Either we don't know what part of ourselves to give or, more often than not, the part we have to give is not wanted. And so, it's those we live with and should know who elude us. But we can still love them - we can love them completely without completely understanding."
Rob's Sobering Drive Home
I'm fortunate to live within a metro that simply doesn't have a snarled traffic expectation attached to it. Hence, unless its holiday season (Xmas), I'm not at all constrained to come and go from home undeterred as I please. As a result, Jackson, Mississippi and its surrounding suburbs feel more like a big-small town than a thriving urban metropolis. As such, vehicular transportation flows relatively freely, and much of this can be attributed to the fact that a large majority of the city's (Jackson) impoverished (black populace) simply do not own cars.