Last year, Illinois ranked 17th on Wallet Hub’s list of best states to live in based on 51 key indicators. Health and safety were among those factors, of which Illinois ranked 30th. But we’re a fun state. Illinois’ family fun rank was listed at 2nd. Still, there was a catch. A fun state to live […]
Reporter’s Notebook
A cornucopia of thanks
(Editor’s note: Each year our Illinois Baptist team offers a Thanksgiving prayer in the way of Chicago Tribune columnist Joan Beck who annually published her list in free verse, interspersing lines from hymns and ending in Paul’s crescendo from Romans 8.) As we gather together to count the Lord’s blessings…405 years after the first Thanksgiving […]
My friend, Kay Arthur
When I ran into Kay Arthur on the campus of New Orleans Seminary about 30 years ago, I was surprised. No one had announced she would be there. We students thought we knew all the campus news, but apparently not. For me, this was a big deal. “Kay Arthur!” I exclaimed. “Why are you here?” […]
Reporter’s Notebook: SBC Edition
Groucho Marx once said, “If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.” Although I have been accused of having a “resting serious face,” I also know the importance of having fun, especially together. So here are a few moments at SBC ‘25 that had us […]
Reporter’s Notebook: An astronaut’s lesson in church attendance
What does an astronaut do immediately after nine months in space? Go to church, of course. Butch Wilmore and his Space-X crewmate Suni Williams returned to earth after their epic and unplanned hermitage on the International Space Station March 18, and on March 23 Wilmore was back in church—giving thanks to God for his reunion […]
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