NASA astronaut and test pilot Butch Wilmore is back home on earth after 286 days on the International Space Station. His mission, along with fellow crew member Suni Williams was extended from a planned 8 days to 9 months when trouble with their Boeing Starliner vehicle emerged. They shared the ISS with seven other astronauts. […]
BF&M Article II: An expansive, yet precise view of God
The Baptist Faith & Message has always expressed our belief that God is three-in-one. But the brief five lines found in Article II of the 1925 BF&M gave only the most basic explanation of the Three. Attributes and activities of each were sprinkled throughout the other 24 articles (now condensed to 18). But beginning with […]
Update: MIO sees new participants, but comes up short of goal
Across Illinois | Receipts for the 2024 Mission Illinois Offering (MIO) totaled $307,486.41, below the goal of $350,000, and 6.8% below the 2023 total. The annual offering, collected by churches throughout the state each September, provides a financial boost for missions and ministry here in Illinois. A total of 312 churches submitted MIO giving with […]
‘Bubble zone’ removed, Court declines to hear challenge
The city of Carbondale repealed a law forbidding pro-life advocates within 100 feet of abortion clinics in late February. At the same time, the U.S. Supreme court declined to hear a challenge to the law brought by Coalition Life which could have clarified the issue nationally. In a dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas regretted the lost […]
Nate Adams announces retirement plans
Springfield | During the February 24-25 meetings of IBSA Board Committees, Executive Director Nate Adams shared with Board leadership his desire to begin working with the full Board on a timeline for retirement as Executive Director. Adams has served IBSA since March 2006. Adams said that during past discussions, Board leadership had asked for at […]
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