 Southern Illinois is a great place to live, work, and do business. A message from your friends at River Radio in partnership with SI Now. I would hear Bible stories as a kid, but often they just seemed like fairy tales. I grew up going to church, but I don't remember hearing the word sin. I thought most people were good. I had a friend share his faith with me a few years ago. I realized I had gone to church for 20 years, but I didn't know what the gospel was.