Posts By Rev. James McDonald

Is the Church Alive Worth the Drive?

I am blessed to serve a wonderful church full of many unique and gifted households. While there is great diversity in our congregation, we also share many important commonalities and goals, one of which is to fill the earth with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. This… Read more »

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Guarding the Garden Without Bruising the Fruit

We live on two beautiful acres in the middle of nowhereIllinois. When God moved us from the concrete suburbs ofKaty,Texasto the fertile soil of theMidwest, we had dreams of a lush garden filled with easy-to-grow vegetables and fruit trees. Though we had enjoyed our backyard garden in southeastTexas, we looked forward to a more extensive… Read more »

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    Rev. James McDonald.

    Rev. James McDonald, Pastor of Providence Church, Peoria, Illinois: He is husband to Stacy and the father of ten children, and grandfather to one. James is also the president of Family Reformation Ministries. Things He likes: The Word of God and the dead guys (Augustine, Calvin, Luther, Edwards, Spurgeon, Whitfield, Van Til, a number of puritans), warm camp fires, a decent Cabernet, walking with his bride.
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