When messengers from our IBSA churches gather for the 2024 Annual Meeting at Ashburn Baptist Church in Orland Park November 12-13, they will receive something we call a Book of Reports. In addition to a program for the meeting itself, it will provide numerous documents that overview the cooperative work and ministries of our network […]
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What to bring into the voting booth
Tuesday is the day we’ve been anticipating (or dreading) for a long time. Election day in America. Perhaps like me you’ve already voted or perhaps you are waiting till the official day. Regardless, as a Christian, you have an opportunity this week to be a witness for Christ in your community. First, you can demonstrate […]
Biblical Civics 101
If you were as fortunate as I was, you may have had a teacher like Richard Stubblefield, my Mt. Vernon High School civics teacher. He made the class so enjoyable. He also did a fantastic job of speaking about the checks and balances of government. He inspired generations to take our civic duties seriously. (Big […]
Lessons from a waiting season
I have a friend who is particularly good at identifying spiritual seasons in her life. With or without the benefit of hindsight, she seems to be able to “sit” in whatever season she’s currently in, while also enumerating the blessings and challenges of seasons that have passed. She told me recently of a prolonged “waiting […]
Stumbling blocks & steppingstones
Our youngest son, Ethan, and his wife, Alyssa, just adopted a beautiful little baby girl. My wife and I happened to be visiting them when they received the long-awaited call saying that if they could book a flight that day, they could be holding their newborn baby daughter that evening. A few hours later we […]
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