“Your partnership is needed now.” That sentence jumped out as I looked over this year’s Mission Illinois Offering materials. This time of year always reminds me of the things that unite Illinois Baptists: the shared prayer that more people will come to know Jesus; the shared burden for our communities in need of transformation; and […]
When love feels hard
One of my dad’s favorite sermon illustrations is a story from our family’s theme park vacation. On a particularly hot, crowded day, my sister and I were standing in line with our parents to ride something that would offer, at most, one minute of breezy relief. Flying elephants. Just in front of us, a child […]
Are the kids alright?
I spent every Wednesday night of my childhood at church. From children’s choir to Girls in Action, where I learned about missionaries, it was a night focused on education and learning to live out my faith. And for a few weeks in my teen years, Wednesday night was when I learned to talk about that […]
Let’s be honest about church
My daughter said, “I don’t want to go to church tomorrow.” Nothing quiets post-dinner chatter quicker than a 7-year-old’s honesty. Eyes wide, my mind reached for the right response. It was the first time I can remember one of our girls admitting ambivalence about church, but it wasn’t that surprising. It had been a full […]
Priority Women’s Conference is a launching pad for mentoring & ministry
As hundreds of women searched the convention center for the right breakout room, it became apparent that Room B9 was a hot ticket. A crowd packed into the room for Stephanie Shouse’s session on strengthening personal Bible study. It was 10:30 on a Friday morning, but not too early to dig into a spiritual discipline. […]
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