Pat’s Playbook

Behind-the-scenes; Political pawn

June 20, 2016 By Pat Pajak

Pat Pajak takes on a sticky question about local politics: “The mayor tells people he’s a member of our church, but he isn’t. He rarely attends, and most of us don’t like his politics. Should we ask him to stop staying he’s a member?” Read…

Surviving, reviving, thriving

Nate Adams

This past summer, our weekly chapel times at IBSA were devoted to a series titled “Summer in the Psalms.” This book of songs and poetry, of course, gives expression to a wide range of emotions, from the lows of our woes to the heights of our worship. In doing so, it reassures us that God […]

The church still matters

Doug Munton

I’ve never seen the idea of the church so marginalized in all my lifetime. The secular world mocks the church and the Christian world devalues the church. The local church is seen, even by believers, as unnecessary and antiquated and optional. You can kind of understand the issues perhaps. After all, churches are filled with […]