“We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, ‘Blessed are they that mourn,’ and I accept it. I’ve got nothing that I hadn’t bargained for. Of course it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to...
No one likes to think about death—especially their own. That’s true even among Christians, for whom death represents entering the presence of God. But a large church like First Free, with many older members, addresses death often. This summer has seen a funeral at...
Periodically over the past two years, we’ve spoken with several local Christian counselors about emotional and spiritual health during times of tension and uncertainty. For this week, we spoke again with David Creek. I heard someone joke that COVID is entering its...
by Jim Killam | 7-minute read First Free Rockford offers a list of recommended marriage and family counselors. One of those is David Creek. In the second of two parts, Dave talks about finding God working in us and through us during this challenging year....
by Jim Killam | 7-minute read First Free Rockford offers a list of recommended marriage and family counselors. One of those is David Creek. In the first of two parts, Dave talks about spiritually healthy ways to deal with this high-pressure year. ...
by Jim Killam | 6-minute read One in four. That is the number of American adults ages 18-24 who “seriously considered suicide” in the month before a national survey this summer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the alarming statistics from a...
