Addicted to Distraction

Addicted to Distraction

I noticed something as I watched the MLB All-Star Game last week on TV from Dodger Stadium, where fans sit super-close behind home plate. On most pitches, about 80 percent of those front-row fans were not watching the game, but looking down at their phones. I turned...
Jesus, John Wayne and the church

Jesus, John Wayne and the church

Any opinions expressed here are mine, and do not necessarily reflect those of First Free Rockford or its leadership. I didn’t want to read Jesus and John Wayne last year. I knew it might take me to a dark place, and 2020 was already dark enough. Here’s why I chose to...
Q&R with Meredith Domanico – Part 2 of 2

Q&R with Meredith Domanico – Part 2 of 2

Part 1 of this conversation focused on students’ recent experience at Summer Camp. As the conversation continues, we talk about opportunities and challenges of student ministry today. Jim Killam: I know it’s different today than it was 14 years ago when you...

Mickey Mouse only real when shared

Life in community is important. By Jim Killam | Illustration by Nathan McDonald As a newspaper reporter, I once attended a media event at Walt Disney World. We journalists would attend morning press conferences about new rides and attractions, and then the rest of the...