On the night of the strawberry moon, a sailboat made its way on the Mississippi River. Drenched in moonlight, the boat moved along the places where the pelicans come to sit in the evenings. Barges passed by as they hauled their goods to ports in the…
This photograph, from the archives of area historian and collector Doug Smith, was recently featured on the Facebook page of Davenport Iowa History. It captures the St. Paul’s Sunday School float in a June 1910 parade. At the time, St. Paul was locat…
Gayle Bisesi first set her sights on music at the young age of 3 – when her stage was her living room couch and her microphone a vacuum cleaner hose. “My earliest memories of music were in my home and at church, growing up in Decatur, Illinois. My mo…
Every Wednesday in July, St. Paul pastors and staff will guide a conversation about saints. The sessions begin July 1, noon-1 p.m. in the Library Commons. Bring a sack lunch and settle in for some thought-provoking discussion. Each week will feature…
The name is Junebug, and it is setting out on a 2,000-or-so-mile journey along Route 66 from Missouri to California. The journey is called the Great Race, where the “newest” car is a 1972 model, and the oldest is from 1915. Junebug is a 1971 V…
She had just returned from a backpacking trip in Colorado with fellow St. Paul youth when the blurry vision, weight loss, tiredness, and having to go to the bathroom all the time put her at the doctor’s office. Aryn (Zager) Lloyd was 17 years old. An…
Summer at St. Paul equals a different beat, a different harmony for music around this place. Three opportunities are available this summer for kids and adults who want to sing or play an instrument. Men’s choir: Calling all St. Paul men. A men’s choi…
At St. Paul, the Living Room is one place where relationships with God and others bloom. With blue floral couches, a fireplace, and a coffee table, it is comfortable and familiar. And as the rhythms of time pass by, this place is a regular meeting sp…
Welcome to West Acres, established in 2002, a collection of John Deere and other farming equipment. Yes, it’s an intriguing collection of tractors, plows, bicycles, and all sorts of other things. But it’s also a collection that showcases the challeng…
It all started with a group of (mostly) musicians from the Open Spirit contemporary service. Brad Suhr. Jeff and Jamie Carroll. Hans Schnekloth. And “the Steves” – Steve Baril and Steve Anderson. They are Ten Mile Radius. Their most recent gig? Playi…
Lyle Sheldon grew up in rural Clinton County, working as a farmhand until he was drafted by the Army in 1941. After training in Louisiana, his division was loaded up on ships and sent to Northern Ireland…then to Scotland…then to Africa. His unit was…
Lauren Schroeder heard the name Dietrich Bonhoeffer mentioned in a sermon at St. Paul, as well as in her confirmation studies. Lauren, a student at Rivermont Collegiate, was intrigued by what she heard about the theologian and Nazi dissenter – so muc…