Effingham Magazine

It’s A God Thing

Many of us have heard the phrase “It’s a God thing” used many times over the years. Evangelists have used it, pastors have used it, and we have even heard someone in our own family use it to describe what might be happening in their lives. We have even probably said it ourselves at one [...]

In The Zone On The Ballistic In The Zone On The Ballistic Eagle

What is red, white, blue and gold and can reach 202.55 miles per hour in 7.887 seconds in just a quarter mile? Superhero fans would say Superman, but the answer is actually something and someone from this world.
The Ballistic Eagle, piloted by Effingham resident Kevin Martin, is the answer to the question.
What, you say, is [...]

Another Movie Filmed Here

“They built a battlefield out there,” said Norman Vincent Turner about a corn field that is on the farm that belongs to him and his sister,
Jocelyn Turner Porter, “but you won’t recognize this farm (in the movie). They dug a big bunker – I call it a ditch, and the special effects people had [...]

Whether Painting Portraits or Murals, Morgan Webb’s Artwork Creates Special Memories

Springfield’s local artist, Morgan Webb, specializes in two artistic genres. She paints portraits on canvas and murals on walls, and she’s equally adept in both. But her work isn’t just “all business” -she finds joy in making memories for her family and for others.
As a child she enjoyed drawing and painting, and drawing people’s faces [...]

Music That Reaches The Soul

Music is, by one definition, an art form whose medium is sound. We enjoy various genres of music and are compelled at times to search for particular forms of music to fit our moods. Music has always been a means to bridge gaps and has been used over long periods of time as a means [...]