Late last year, Illinois Baptists celebrated the 50-year anniversary of relocating the IBSA staff and building to Springfield from Carbondale. It was a difficult decision at the time, to move further from where most of IBSA’s current churches were located, and toward the mostly unreached mission field of central and northern Illinois. But Illinois Baptists […]
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Dreams lost, assurance found in tornado-ravaged Kentucky
(Editor’s note: Brent Cloyd made two trips to Kentucky after the December tornado that left 77 people dead, serving with the Disaster Relief team from Greater Wabash Baptist Association. There he found hurt, hope, and promises from God holding fast. He offered these reflections.) The churches of our association were generous in their efforts to […]
Worth a thousand words
(Editor’s note: This picture may be worth two thousand words, or more. Pastor Jon Sedgwick recently reported on a special baptism service at New Hope Baptist Church in Coal Valley. The explanation of the photo sent by Sedgwick (third from the left) is a wonderful and emotional testimony.) It was a great day in the […]
What’s happened to our confidence?
If you watched the recent World Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros, perhaps you noticed a 31-year-old reliever for Atlanta named Tyler Matzek. Many pundits talked about how he was the most dominant reliever in the playoffs this year and a key reason why the Braves won. This young man was a […]
Christmas conversations
In this heavily commercialized time of year, advertisements constantly call for our attention, from Halloween to Thanksgiving and on through Christmas. There’s always something to sell, it seems, whether candy and costumes, turkey and travel, or presents and poinsettias. One major retailer’s Christmas television commercial has especially caught my eye this season. It doesn’t feature […]
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