I find myself thinking about Jack Anders* right now. Jack was relatively a young man when he accepted the pastorate of a large established church in a popular oceanside community in Florida. The church was approaching 100 years old and so were many of its members. Jack lived not far from where I did. We […]
Wilma Booth of Elgin died on Good Friday
Wilma Booth of Elgin died from Coronavirus complications April 10 at Sherman Hospital. A lifelong Southern Baptist and leader in Baptist circles, Booth, 81, is being remembered fondly for decades of service to her church and to Illinois Baptists. “Wilma was a rare jewel,” said Nate Adams, executive director of the Illinois Baptist State Association. […]
Illinois Baptist delivers online: Print edition goes monthly in crisis season
The number of visitors to online Illinois Baptist media has more than doubled during the Illinois stay-at-home order, and in some cases, traffic has increased more than 500%. To accommodate the staff time needed to produce extra news reports and online resources for the local church’s Coronavirus response, the Illinois Baptist newspaper will adopt a […]
Monumental: Before we take up the cross, we should consider the cost.
Rounding the bend where I-57 meets I-70 at Effingham, there rises on the east side of the highway the largest cross you may ever have seen. In fact, it’s the largest cross in the United States. Bud Althoff wanted it to be so. The Effingham resident had seen a similar cross while passing through Groom, […]
Rural resurgence: Millennials are leaving the city
Millennials are leaving the cities and finding “home” in small towns and rural areas. That’s the latest trend reported by recent research. The young adults, born from 1981 to 1996, are no longer finding urban centers and metro areas attractive. Why? They’re looking for community and opportunity. 30,000 Millennials left metro areas in 2018, the […]
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