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Life pursuit: Couple clings to hope on adoption journey

January 11, 2021 By Meredith Flynn

Editor’s note: January 17 is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. “Are you sitting down?” When adoption specialist Regina Thompson called Jennifer Money in October 2019, she knew what she had to say was potentially life-changing. Money and her husband, Daniel, had recently adopted a little boy after years of struggling through an often difficult process. […]

Here for the long haul: Missionaries stay committed to difficult field

December 7, 2020 By Meredith Flynn

Uganda | When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the world, residents of remote islands in Lake Victoria got the latest news from the village loudspeaker. One pastor seized the opportunity to preach over that loudspeaker twice a week, to around 700 people within earshot. A Muslim man who heard the sermons told the […]

Food giveaways launch holiday season for Illinois Disaster Relief

December 2, 2020 By Meredith Flynn

Just as the semitruck full of food pulled into the parking lot at Second Baptist Church in Granite City, the skies opened up, said Pastor Chris Sedabres. But even as the rain poured down, people came to the church to receive free groceries and supplies. And many of them stayed to help, Sedabres said. “We […]

Churches navigate COVID spike

November 24, 2020 By Meredith Flynn

Briefing

Illinois congregations in familiar territory as new mitigations take effect Increases in testing positivity rates and hospitalizations triggered Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations Nov. 20, closing indoor dining, theaters, and museums. Churches were not mentioned specifically in the mitigations, but congregations across Illinois again weighed competing priorities in deciding whether to stay open for in-person worship […]

Virtual worship returns amid surge in COVID cases

November 23, 2020 By Meredith Flynn

Springfield | Just head of the holidays, churches are again weighing whether to stay open for in-person services as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect communities across Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker renewed some statewide restrictions after confirmed and probable cases of the virus surged across the state. Increases in testing positivity rates and hospitalizations triggered Tier […]

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Praying to satisfy a deeper hunger

Doug Munton

Editor’s note: Pastor Doug Munton posted this column on his website just as the first COVID-19 restrictions were implemented. Now, many months later, it seems an even more vital word as we contemplate life after the pandemic. Personal revival is a challenge in isolation; now our churches—and we ourselves—need a fresh wind of the Spirit […]

‘Sanctity’ beyond the unborn

Eric Reed

Ahead of each January issue, our editorial team asks, “How will we report on ‘sanctity’ this year?” The Sunday before the anniversary of the 1973 decision legalizing abortion in the United States is observed as Sanctity of Human Life on the SBC calendar. This year it falls on January 17. For many Southern Baptists, that […]

Start fresh with family worship

John Yi

Before my wife, Gloria, and I even married, we vowed to establish a rock-solid family tradition of daily devotions together. But after almost 25 years of marriage and building a family, we could count on a single hand the longest streak of consecutive days when every member had come together for family worship or devotions […]

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Are you weary? Run on.

Aubrey Krol

We set up a makeshift pulpit in our dining room. With the camera balanced on cardboard boxes and books, my husband preached while I served as executive producer—a role I gained overnight. Immediately after his sermon, I taught children’s church via video conference from a desk in our bedroom. I also held an open invitation […]

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Anne Graham Lotz to speak at Priority Women’s Conference

Eric Reed

Evangelist and teacher Anne Graham Lotz will be the keynote speaker at Priority, an annual conference of Illinois Baptist Women to be held at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield April 23-24. Lotz is the daughter of renown preacher Billy Graham, and the author of 19 books, including “Jesus in Me.” “Anne will help […]

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2021 Forecast: Hope for the year ahead

Illinois Baptist Staff

Editor’s note: For the January 1 issue of the Illinois Baptist, pastors and leaders from IBSA shared their thoughts on the challenges and opportunities facing the church in 2021. You’ll see them here every Wednesday this month. Rayden Hollis, pastor, Red Hill Church, Edwardsville A recent “Thanksgiving Song” by musician Ben Rector sums up 2020 […]

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