Ten years after our premarital counseling, the piece of advice that sticks out above the others is a Bible verse. I wish I could report that Paul’s encouragement in Colossians 3:16 to “let the word of Christ dwell richly among you” has seasoned all of my speech for the past decade. I can’t. But we […]
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Two scoops of courage
A friend of mine opened an ice cream shop in May. She dreamed a dream, a big dream, and made it happen during a pandemic. She wrestled with construction, permitting, sourcing, bidding, hiring, marketing, and taste-testing. She cultivated relationships with local officials, churn experts, shop owners, potential staff, and her community. No one told her […]
Investing in younger leaders benefits everyone
When our team is working on a project or event, it often becomes apparent we need other voices in the process. We identify a gap in our collective knowledge about a particular topic or task. Then we need to expand the table to make room for a leader to bring her own skills and experiences. […]
Enduring value
Each year across our nation various professional associations recognize the top performances or achievements in their respective fields. The two primary peer groups for a Christian newspaper like the Illinois Baptist are the Baptist Communicators Association (BCA) and the Evangelical Press Association (EPA). As their names indicate, one consists of Baptist publications, while the other […]
Raising Generation C
Gen Z is now Gen C. Social scientists are using the term to describe the youngest children who are growing up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Generation C, the thinking goes, will be forever marked because of how the crisis is shaping their formative years. It’s a heavy label with a lot of uncertainty. But as […]
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