Hello,
I have been on Puritan Board since February. Have been lurking around reading the posts, sorry for not introducing my-self earlier.
I am James N. Walling, and I live in Troy IL. I attend Center Grove Presbyterian church (PCA), which is located in Edwardsville IL, just right up the road from where I live.
I grew up Southern Baptist, but while attending Boyce Bible School at Southern Seminary in 1994 I was introduced to reformed theology, and it changed my life forever. Unfortunately I had to leave and ended up back in WV for awhile. The local Southern Baptist churches in the area where not too friendly with reformed theology. This and several other issues lead me to the PCA denomination and the current church I am attending.

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James N. Walling
Center Grove Presbyterian Church (PCA)
IL

κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς

Welcome and where in good ole WV were you?

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Benjamin P. Glaser
Pittsburgh, PA
Fairmount ARP Church
Student of Theology
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary
My Blog

"Nothing is sweet to me without the enjoyment of Christ in it." -- Thomas Brooks

Welcome.

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Rev. Daniel Kok
Pastor of Grace Reformed Church (URCNA)
Leduc, Alberta CANADA
Church Blog

"there is no creature, either in heaven or on earth, who loves us more than Jesus Christ"
Belgic Confession, Article 26

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Greetings and Mega Ditto's!



Another Midwesterner! Let the Corn Revolution begin.

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Timothy Johnson
First United Presbyterian of Moline
PCUSA (Yea, I know)
Theology/Philosophy Sunday School Teacher
Davenport, IA

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~James Helbert~, Wytheville, VA
Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church, RPCUS
TheBibleAlone.com / The Edinburgh Inn
"Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?” - Zechariah 3:2

Welcome!

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Dennis E. McFadden, Ex Mainline Baptist (in Remission)
Atherton Baptist Homes, CEO
First Baptist Church of Alhambra, Member, Transformation Ministries (CA)

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Davidius
Husband of Emilia
Member: First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Durham (RPCNA) - Durham, NC
Currently in the process of transferring membership to an as-yet-undecided church in Chapel Hill
Student: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, German Literature and Classics

Welcome,

I think you are the closest PB member I know of(except my wife of course). I am up in Girard,IL , about an hour north of Troy. Glad to have you brother.

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Paul W.
Pastor, SBC, soon to be leaving
Girard, Illinois

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R. Martin Snyder
1689er
Harmony Baptist Church (Member)
PuritanCovenanter MSN Blog
PuritanCovenanter's MySpace Page

"Our object should not be to have scripture on our side but to be on the side of scripture; and however dear any sentiment may have become by being long entertained, so soon as it is seen to be contrary to the Bible, we must be prepared to abandon it without hesitation."
William Symington

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Welcome.

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Bill Brown
Elder
Grace Baptist Church
Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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I lived in the slightly NE of Charleston in a town called Elkview.

Welcome James! I know your area very well!

I grew up near New Douglas, IL on a farm, not far from Troy, although you may not have ever heard of it....a very small town. I went to Highland High School, arch-rivals of Triad High School. I went to SIU-E and lived on campus. I was pastor of First Baptist Church, Granite City about 20 years ago.

I'm up in Poplar Grove, IL now, near Rockford.

How 'bout dem Cards?!

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor
Maranatha Baptist Church
Poplar Grove, Illinois USA
www.maranatha-sbc.org/
The greatest enemy to human souls is
the self-righteous spirit which makes
men look to themselves for salvation.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Know that area quite well. I lived in Chas for 9 years back in the 80's. My Dad grew up in South Charleston. (Went to 1st Pres South Charleston).

A lot better than last year! Reading some of your posts on being mentored I noticed you attended and served at the 1st Baptist Church in Granite City. Every time I go to Granite City it grieves me to see a town that was once so prosperous and vibrant suffering from a spiral of decay. Yes, Highland and Triad are still bitter rivals.

I lived there from 6th grade to 12th grade. Graduated from Herbert Hoover HS in 1990. I moved back there 1995 so I could take care of my family. We moved to IL in 2003 for a better job opportunity. I still go back once a month for drill duty.

I imagine Granite City has declined more since I left years ago. FBC was in a tough neighborhood back in my day. My family and I lived there. We had our third daughter while living there. When I arrived at FBC there was a very small group of elderly members, average age was probably in the late 60's at best. When I left the congregation had grown quite a bit (from 30 to 100) in my three years there and the average age was around 40. However, it was evident that the church didn't really want to grow and didn't want to reach out to its immediate neighborhood.

Ah, the good old days!

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Daniel Ritchie
Saintfield, Northern Ireland - Queen's University, Belfast:History/Politics
Member of Dromara Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland (Covenanter)

Welcome to the Puritan Board!

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole

HA, GO CUBBIES!!!

I'm from NW IL.

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Andrew Barnes
Husband of Dena
Tchula Presbyterian Church (PCA)

Welcome!

Highland and Triad will always be bitter rivals...those kids have to have something to do out there

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JC
URCNA
PA

"Forgiveness is primarily for our own sake, so that we no longer carry the burden of resentment. But to forgive does not mean we will allow injustice again." --Jack Kornfield

Greetings and Salutations.

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How often have you wondered why Christ should set His heart upon such a one as you! --Octavius Winslow

Lon Wadkins (Jesup, Iowa)
New Covenant Fellowship, OPC
Independence, Iowa

Greetings and Salutations.

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Donald Jacobs
Marysville. WA
Cascade Church (CRCNA)

Cum vero infirmor tunc potens sum.

(WOW...been here 6 years and finally hit 300 posts.)

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soli Deo gloria!
~N!ck Nap!er~
Ordained Pastor, Associate, Cornerstone Church, NC
Christians are like snow covered dung; it is the purity of the covering which the Father sees.
-Luther-
There is nothing more ugly than a Christian orthodoxy without understanding or without compassion. -Francis Schaeffer-

to the PB. Nice to have you.

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~Jay~
Husband of ENS, father of J II. | Indian Trail, NC
Teacher Aide, Union County Public Schools, NC
Communicant Member, P