Take part in our annual Big Day of Serving on Saturday, May 22. Help beautify Rockford and impact our city with the love of Jesus. You can serve alongside family, friends, your life group, coworkers, whomever you like.
How was Easter for you and your family? It was great. Most of my family was in town from Minnesota, so we spent the weekend together. We enjoyed the weather—we were outside all weekend. I always think about pastors immediately after Christmas and Easter. All of the...
May he give you the desire of your heartand make all your plans succeed.May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God.May the Lord grant all your requests.Psalm 20:4–5 Quick: What was the second-largest peacetime gathering...
We may not think about it much, but a Bible might be the most important purchase a Christian makes. The Scroll Resource Center at First Free Rockford can help you sort through innumerable choices. BibleGateway.com lists 61 different English...
by Jim Killam | 2-minute read These recommendations all can be found in The Scroll Resource Center. The Scroll is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays; Wednesday evenings; and Sunday mornings. Pastor Luke Uran recommends: The Imperfect Disciple by Jared C....
by Kathy Holliday | 5-minute read This year’s Lenten season finds me with more discretionary time, which has been a bonus for my devotional life. Redeeming my lack of follow-through on last year’s good intentions, I’ve been using a 2020 devotional guide to focus...
by Mary Harker | 3-minute read Growing up, my church did not emphasize Lent. To me, Lent meant we had macaroni and cheese and fish sticks in the school cafeteria because the Catholic kids couldn’t eat meat, or that they (the Catholic kids) gave up eating candy from...
by Jessi Uran | 1-minute read Are we back here again? The short but gruesome season Of cold that burns more than skin, But reaches frozen fingers inward And incinerates the heart of hope? Is it impossible to write? To find order, Rhythm or song in things like...
by Jim Killam | 5-minute read Between services on Sunday morning, Feb. 14, First Free Rockford resumes a ministry called Encouraging Prayer. It’s an opportunity to have someone pray for you, but not necessarily for a pressing need. Rather, this is about listening to...
by Jim Killam | 8-minute read In 2013, Forbes magazine listed Rockford as one of the most miserable communities in the United States. It was the latest in a decades-long series of slams by various national media. Transform Rockford exists to change those perceptions,...
by Jim Killam | 4-minute read People who teach writing like to talk about the basic elements of any good story. Characters. Setting. Conflict. A 350-foot-tall lizard that breathes lightning and threatens humanity. Stick with me here. Any story needs a monster, and...
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