Jack Benny was from Waukegan. The renown comedian of the mid-twentieth century mentioned it occasionally on his radio show and later on The Jack Benny Program on television, along with his screechy violin skills and his miserliness. But even if this Scrooge who played it for laughs had never referenced his hometown, viewers could have […]
‘Buckets’ bless children and migrants
Marion | A steady stream of red, orange, yellow, green, purple, and blue buckets flowed into the lobby at Cornerstone Church during the IBSA Pastors Conference and Annual Meeting November 7-9. The blue five-gallon buckets were new this year, signifying an addition to the ministries supported by the collection of goods for Illinois Baptist entities […]
Nave urges ‘honest assessment’ to ministry after his crisis season
Marion | Cornerstone Church Pastor Michael Nave was candid about the crisis season that resulted in the termination of a staff member on moral failure and the month-long public examination of the church’s actions and responsibility. He called it a time for “honest assessment”—and the lessons in transparency should steer actions in all kinds of […]
Pastors Conference offers hope for weary, failing brothers
Marion | Stephen Love of Indiana opened with a joke: “I can’t move back to Illinois. It’s not because I’m spiritual; it’s because of property taxes.” There was laughter across the room. Then the Illinois native quickly turned to a hard subject: sin in the lives of pastors. Love, planting pastor of Redemption City Church […]
Pastors invoke Spirit in Conference opening
Marion | The IBSA Pastors Conference opened with praise and teaching on Life in the Spirit at Cornerstone Church in Marion October 7. The Conference precedes the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Baptist State Association. “You cannot get rid of the law of gravity, but you can transcend it. You cannot get rid of the […]
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