Friends and classmates from the Baptist Student Union at Southern Illinois University will gather Sept. 23-24 for their 28th annual reunion. Canceled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the reunion is an opportunity to celebrate the lasting impact of campus ministry. The gathering started informally 35 years ago when some of the former classmates […]
Leader’s Devotional
Lifting our shields of faith, together
I love being in a room where I’m meeting women in our IBSA family. As I talk to them and learn more about their stories, I start to get a sense of their scars—those things that have cut deeply, caused trauma, and left a mark. We all have multiple scars, and in those rooms, I […]
Finish well
Read: Acts 20:24 ESV Pastoral ministry is tough. I believe it is one of the toughest jobs in the world. So tough in fact that no pastor can do it well without constantly depending on God. So many pastors start off strong but fade out before they cross the finish line because in an attempt […]
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 […]
The toughest day of the week
As an introverted pastor and ministry leader, Monday is the toughest day of the week. After a Sunday of ministry where I find myself around lots of people, on Mondays I’m tired, depleted, and sometimes discouraged. (It is rumored that most pastors quit on Mondays.) I was bemoaning my plight to my wife after a […]
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