An eight-foot boa constrictor recently escaped from its owner’s home on South 24th Street here in Quincy. City residents were understandably nervous as the days dragged on with no sign of the snake. Then yesterday afternoon (Sunday, July 19), my sister-in-law, Haley Deming, 21, and her cousin, Taylor Stark, 17, decided to take the dog [...]
Those of you who pay attention to my Twitter feed may have noted that our family dog, Sophie, was injured yesterday afternoon in a very brutal dog attack. A couple of you have asked about this, so I thought I’d fill everyone in on the details. I went jogging after work on Wednesday and, as [...]
The last couple weeks have been a whirlwind of activity. Last Saturday, Tollie,Nolan and I moved everything we owned from Macomb down to our new home in Quincy. You never realize how much stuff you have until you decide to move, and trust me, we’ve got a lot of stuff. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, [...]
It’s Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer – and what a summer it promises to be for the Mohrs. After six years of ministry in Macomb, we’re moving back to Quincy to work in our home church, Calvary Tabernacle. This has necessitated several changes, not the least of which is the impending sale of [...]
Our son, Nolan, is rapidly growing both physically and cognitively. He’s nearly 10 months old, crawling everywhere, getting into everything and surprising us daily with new motions, sounds and actions. For instance, when Tollie raises her outstretched palm, Nolan has learned to give her a high-five. Does he understand exactly what this means? Probably not, [...]
United Pentecostal Church Evangelist T.L. Smith, of Kinder, Louisiana, preached a revival at Calvary Tabernacle in Quincy, Illinois, where he accurately prophesied the birth of Jonathan and Tollie Mohr’s baby boy.
This past Wednesday was Earth Day, a quasi-holiday for modern-day pagans who worship at the altar of environmentalism. The next day (Thursday), my grandmother was babysitting her youngest grandson (my cousin), who happens to be a kindergartner in the same small Midwestern school district where I received my K-12 training. My grandmother, a fan of [...]
Calvary Tabernacle in Quincy had a great Easter Sunday morning celebration this year. We had 125 (?) present in our morning worship service, including 40 (?) kids in Children’s Church. (Someone correct me if I have my figures wrong.) Our pastor, Randy Pate, preached about being “Afar Off” (Luke 22:54), and we had a great [...]
