Earlier this month, the calendar passed what would have been my dad’s 88th birthday. Dad died 12 years ago, just one month after I began serving IBSA as executive director. And because he had decades of experience with Illinois churches and with IBSA, I have wondered many times since then, “what Dad would have thought […]
Nate Adams
In the presence of a pioneer
Not long ago, I was invited by the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau to represent IBSA at a local event, recognizing organizations that have helped attract business to the Springfield area. IBSA was among that group because, in both 2015 and 2018, we hosted the Midwest Leadership Summit at the Springfield Crowne Plaza, drawing more […]
Nate Adams: What really counts
Big birthdays have a way of getting our attention, as they should. Sometimes they even alarm us. Can my parents, or grandparents, really be 80? Am I really 50? Is my church really a hundred? Time really does seem to fly, whether you’re having fun or not. And so maybe it snuck up on you […]
Our journey together
I suppose the most self-indulgent car I’ve ever owned was one we purchased just after Beth and I were married. It was a sporty little Honda Prelude, with barely any back seat and just enough trunk space for the two of us. Then, as our family grew, we found we needed cars with bigger back […]
Miss Myra’s (Illinois) mission
Last Saturday I received three voicemail messages from the same number. I suspected it was a mistake or a telemarketer, because the number wasn’t familiar, and I recognized the area code as being from out of state. Read…
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