Opponents say Planned Parenthood facility is more about money than women Planned Parenthood (PP) expects to open a large clinic this month in Metro East Illinois that will serve 11,000 patients a year. A Planned Parenthood press release called the new Fairview Heights clinic a “regional haven for abortion access,” as Illinois’ neighbor states have […]
Contentment is theme of annual IBSA women’s fellowship
IBSA’s annual gathering of ministers’ wives will focus on cultivating contentment in the place and circumstances where God has positioned you. The IBSA Ministers’ Wives Fellowship is Nov. 6 at Cornerstone Church in Marion. The theme “Bloom Where You’re Planted” speaks specifically to ministry wives and women in ministry, said Brianna Trowbridge, president of this […]
Attorneys share best practices for abuse prevention
Sexual abuse prevention experts Kimberlee Norris and Gregory Love spoke to Southern Baptist ministry leaders gathered in Dallas Oct. 3-5 for a conference designed to help churches navigate the abuse crisis. The attorneys, also a married couple, founded the MinistrySafe child safety system after decades of litigating sexual abuse cases. Norris and Love train churches […]
Churches urged to prevent abuse, care well for survivors
The Caring Well Conference began in Dallas Oct. 3, bringing together more than 1,300 Southern Baptists watching online to mourn sexual abuse, work toward its prevention, and pursue strategies to care well for survivors in the church. Russell Moore opened the conference with the sobering story of a 1960s church bombing. When 16th Street Baptist […]
Following God’s odd road map
On my last Sunday at my southern California church ten years ago, my pastor surprised me by calling me up to pray for my upcoming move. Friends surrounded me as his voice echoed across the school gym. “Lord, be with Meredith as she moves to Indiana.” My head still bowed, I cracked open one eye […]
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