It’s a long drive back to Illinois from the mountains of Colorado. When our family, or one of my mountain-climbing sons and I make that drive, we are often physically exhausted from the past week of hiking. Yet our homebound conversation always includes one key topic—what are the next mountains we will climb? That conversation […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: 3 views from Marion
As you prepare to turn the page to our coverage of 2019 Annual Meeting, please consider these observations from our reporting team in Marion. It’s a brief look at our yearly big Baptist family reunion. The Meeting that almost wasn’t Some years, the Annual Meeting theme emerges quickly, and with it the content to populate […]
The Counselor: Get ahead of holiday drama
Question: It’s almost Thanksgiving, and I’m dreading dinner at my parents’ house. We have deep political and religious differences, and somehow can’t seem to stay away from those topics when we’re all together. I want to be “salt and light” when I’m with them. How do I know when to speak up and when to […]
A thank you note
Read: Psalm 30:1-5 David composed this psalm after God delivered him from a near-death experience. It was a dark time in David’s life when he thought his life would come to an end. This psalm is a thank you note to God for deliverance. David’s prayer for help had been answered, so in return for […]
Pat’s Playbook: Shift the focus
Question: There’s change coming to our church, and while it doesn’t affect me directly, I find I’m not handling it well. Do you have any spiritual advice? Answer: The key to accepting change is often to put aside our own preferences and focus on the real reason for the change. Churches often make changes to […]
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