Just before Independence Day, a friend and I hiked less than 2% of the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin on an overnight backpacking trek. Sounds rather insignificant, I know. But keep in mind the Ice Age Trail is 1,000 miles long—and all in Wisconsin! Hiking west to east, the trail…
A couple years ago, while attending a conference for those in Christian ministry, I attended a workshop on avoiding burnout. Within the previous year or two, I’d come across colleagues in the ministry who shared their experience of being burned out, and they were men in the same stage of…
Not sure about you, but around this time every year I get to thinking about the next. The new year is fast approaching, and it’s time to evaluate, plan, and set goals. I’m not a natural at this whole process, so in the past few years, I’ve turned to some…
For four days, September 7-10, Faith Baptist will be hosting the Eternal Issues Bible Conference, with Pastor Tom Robbins from Faith Baptist Church in Camp Point, Illinois, who will deliver five messages from the one-chapter books of the Bible. Why are we doing this? Aren’t schedules busy enough? Don’t we…
